Quote Originally Posted by Carbon View Post
Good point, NHRA is moving to get fans farther from cars, bc of broken parts and errant vehicles.
At Firebird a couple years ago, I saw the tire that came of Antron Browns car that ultimately killed the lady spectator. Even catch fences would not have prevented that fatality bc the tire had so much velocity it just bounced higher each time it hit the ground. Went completely through a Sportsman trailer in the pits too!


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In Havasu there were concrete barriers between the water and the fans. Anyone below the concrete (like yours truly) had to be media, crew, etc and had to sign a waiver to be there. So in my opinion, it was perfectly safe for everyone. Especially the fans.

Firebird has a catch fence. And there was another 20' or so of barricaded real estate between the catch fence and spectators. Again, anyone inside the barriers and catch fence had to be waivered to be there. So again, in my opinion, perfectly safe for everyone especially the spectators.

Lucas has been doing this for a long time. They know what they need to do to keep the general public as safe as possible. I didn't feel in any danger whatsoever at either venue and I was below the spectator barriers both times.