Watch Jack Beckman Suffer One Of The Worst Funny Car Explosions Of All Time At NHRA Epping

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The NHRA New England Nationals event had already delivered some pretty amazing stuff by the time that Saturday afternoon had rolled around. Historically quick runs in classes from super stock to funny car kept two days of packed house attendance entertained. Track records were leveled multiple times in multiple categories and things were really set […]

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[studemax]

Cataclysmic unleashing of power.
Internal combustion truly went external.

[anotheridiot]

yeah, big explosion, the body was waving in the wind like the old Skoal bodies use to before they were sucked in on them self and disintegrated. This one split clearly in half first, probably pinned the burst panel in place. Force removed the burst panel on his new camaro, instead put two burst panels on the side. I did not see any burst panel let go on Beckmans. Are they that focused on aerodynamics that they wont allow the burst panels to slip out and ruin a run? Sounds like its costing them some 60K for their gambles. I cannot see how these teams are taking away a spec part and replacing it before they go thru an explosion.

[studemax]

Come on, man! These guys are driving a 10,000 horsepower bomb. No one knows when it's gonna go boom.