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- Опубликовано: 19 апр 2023
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When it comes to the NHRA's new Factory X class, Geoff Turk has been the first at a few things. He was the first to display a completed race car at the 2022 PRI Show in Indianapolis, and almost four months later, was the first documented of the next level of Factory Stock Showdown cars to hit the track.
The first two out of three aren't bad. It's just the third one of the firsts that has Turk kicking himself.
Turk also became the first to crash a Factory X car.
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Don't look away from the track at speed, that chute handle is bright enough. He twicked the steering wheel looking around for the lever. Glad he is ok.
That’s kind of what it looked like, but I wasn’t sure.
100% correct….
@@michaelsimpson5964 Don't know about 100%, but it seems that way. He stayed in it past the stripe a bit and got in the marbles on the left, then they spun and slipped. Then, couldn't figure out the problem quick enough. A fumbled chute lever didn't help, but would have felt better.
Absolutely spot-on observation my friend 💪 Didn't have a clue what caused the crash, not until I watched the in-car footage & the second I saw him look up, well I knew the cause then 😒 smh. Glad he's ok, that's what really important.
I didn’t the wheel when I looked up for the poorly placed chute button I stupidly insisted in trying to make work, and the easy to see, get to handle was right next to it. I steered the car to the right intentionally because it made a move to the left at about the first MPH cone, as I was correcting to the right I reached up to find the button. If you had the lateral Gs and steering, plus you can see the car move left before the stripe, you’d understand more and wouldn’t need to speculate. Lastly, all that and the car was still well under control, the real problem and the hard move left happened when I got into the finicky, lock prone carbon brakes, mandated in the class, at first no real response, and no chutes out to slow or straighten, I mistakenly pressed harder, not extremely hard, as only the fronts then locked, sending the car hard left.
..and that, kids, is why speed-certified tube chassis aren't just a good idea, they're the rule. Deepest sympathies to Geoff and hope he's back soon!
That little wheel twitch when reaching for the chute was a bad choice
That’s not what happened. The wheel twitch was an intentional correction from the car moving left. There were bad choices, a poorly placed chute deploy button that I insisted to make work vs. just use the handle, and not fully fearing / understanding the lock prone, reverse input / response nature of the class mandated carbon brakes.
Very sad. Geoff is a great guy and will return stronger. These cars are no joke.
Darn sorry to see that beautiful new BalckbirdX wiped out, so thankful Geoff is ok 😢
It appears that he wasn’t as familiar in this cockpit as one would think.
The slightest wiggle of the wheel turns out to be a travesty.
Hope he’s fine.
didnt know were the chute handle was
A Seriously Well Built Car, Glad he's Ok.👍👍🏁
Looks like he reached for the chute lever and lost control of the wheel . You need a button on the steering wheel to flick....
Glad you’re going to be ok Geoff. What a shame. Beautiful car. Looking forward to this new NHRA class!💪🏼👏
The final comment says it all.
Glad your ok dude. Hope to see you back out there kicking ass soon.
Damn! That hurts on every level!😢
Sorry for the loss of the car it looked great. This will be a cool class when 16 of them are out there
That was 1 hell of an impact! Glad he was ok. The car can be repaired.
If only the chute lever was a touch further forward smh
This kind of makes a case for the chute release to be the button on the steering wheel like some guys use. That keeps your hands on the wheel and eyes on the track. I hate the car got destroyed I am glad Geoff is okay.
It's hard to watch when this happens. I'm glad head a full cage and he is OK. You can't have to much safety equipment.
I’m very sorry to see what happened. I sure hope he is ok.
Terrifying !!! Thank goodness for the safety equipment . Drag racing drivers are fearless . That was one badass drag car I hope another one is being built back better .
Fuuuuuuck I was so excited for this car and class. Glad he’s good and surely will be back strong
Shouldn't drivers of seriously quick cars know where every piece of safety equipment is on a car and locate them while blind, if need be? I thought that was a thing.
Boy, it was beautiful until it wasn't. Hope he has the mental, physical, and financial means to continue the pursuit.
Glad he got out and is all right
Damn it! Glad he's ok.
He missed the chute handle, carbon brakes got him.
Nooooo, dang at least dude alright I wanted to see these debut in charlotte
Dont know if this is 2 blame -- did notice he moved the wheel when reaching 4 chute lever -- why some drivers drive with 1 hand and have the other one on the lever -- think n !!!
Damn man. Sorry that happend to ya. Hopefully chassis isnt bunched up too bad
Just want to cry for him, feel the pain😢
Sucks to see but he was a good second late on the chutes, and took his eyes off the primary mission of driving the damn car! The run ain't over at the stripe. That being said I pray he's ok.
I’m sure these cars will replace Pro stock one day which is fine with me. Is all pro stock is today is a Chevy show
These cars are closer to the road going versions too. Pro Stock is slowly becoming a watered down version of Pro Mod!
He looked up for the chute release and lost focus on where he was going.
yep 100%
that.....that really hurt to watch
That makes me sick seeing that.
I hope he is alright.
Hate to see that happen to any drag racer and his car. Glad he’s ok. That’s the main thing
The only thing that hurt was the pocket book hopefully.
He is ok, but his wallet suffered a serious internal injury 😉
His missed the shoot and lost control when he hit the brakes?
What happened??
Damn that sucks bad, hope hebis ok
Man that just
Totally sucks
driver error got to own it, glad hes ok
Hard to watch glad he’s ok
Probably would not of been as bad if he would of tossed the chutes. Looked like he missed the lever
A button on the ceiling? 🤦
Looks like he was used to pulling down for the chute instead of pushing forward builder should have set that up correctly for the driver or driver should have insisted on his routine for the design. Either way glad he is ok cars can be fixed and yes "FUCK"""!!!!
If the crosswind is that bad at top end you should never do more than an 8th mile pass
beech bend hardly ever has crosswinds he missed the chutes i race there alot never out of shape on big end they make the track as tight on the topend as they do the starting line
Wow looks like he jerked the wheel to the right when he pulled the chute
That sucks no matter what
Damn!!! Good he’s ok, everything else…shit!!
GOOD JOB 🐿️
He looked up and lost it
A little compound.......
For what happened the driver didn't hold the handle to pull the shoots and g forces shank the rear of the car and what made the car crash at the far end after the quarter mile. If the division comes this year all drivers must hold the handle to pull the shoots
No one wants to see a race car crashed. Bet he moves the chute lever on the rebuild.
Chute faulure??
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He missed the chute button mounted above the roll cage hoop. The carbon fiber brakes got him. That is the one thing that always worries me with my Top Sportsman car, getting the carbon brakes too hot and having them lock up.
Maybe change the location of the chute handle?
@@QR3550 You don't need to keep the carbon brakes on it, no reason not to swap to steel rotors. I kept cast vaned rotors (wilwood) on our car, granted it was only a mid 7 second 180mph car but had no problems stopping at short tracks in neutral when chute didnt deploy or conditions were poor.
@@QR3550 Yes indeed, I recall back when carbon brakes were a new thing, none other than "The SNAKE" his Royal self, damn near flipped his Top Fueler after winning the Final round at Houston in 94. They work too well sometime's 😉
Lack of preparation will do that to anybody. Know your car inside and out.
The NHRA is starting to ruin this class already. Ford and Mopar run one supercharger, while GM has another. Ford runs the smallest engine, and they can't run turbos like they come from the factory with. In the 60's you ran what came from the factory. It was competitive and fun. Chevy had little success. While Ford and Mopar dominated. The NHRA will continue to favor certain teams and Chevy, they always have. That is why attendance is way down, and they are dying. Next the sponsors will move on. That is what happens when you slant the rules.
If you can't dodge it ram it🤣🤣
Funny 😆
Well there went a couple hundred grand down the toilet 😂
😂
Another engine to the junkyard. These fools can’t handle that kind of horsepower.
Come on out and show us how.
@@geoffturk2966glad your all right man it's just the unfortunate part of racing
@@geoffturk2966 That clown hasn’t driven a legit 12 second car and he is going to criticize someone. He’s an idiot. Glad you’re ok. Can’t wait for points to start.