Scott Kalitta

Hey everyone, welcome to this week's Karma of the Week. For those of you who are coming here for the first time, this is what I do each and every Sunday. I will give you the top-3 good and bad karma examples of this past week. Usually is pertains to the sports world, sometimes I go outside into the real world. And I will top it off as always this baseball season with the "If the season ended today." Now for the karma. Here it goes again! Bad Karma Honorable Mention- Tragedy in NHRA This entry...Read Full Story

Latest news about NHRA Death, Neal Parker NHRA Death: Neal Parker’s fatal accident during qualifying this afternoon, pondered what the drag racing community’s reaction would be. At that precise moment, her neighbors in the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park pits fired up their engines, warming up for another qualifying run for the National Hot Rod Association SuperNationals. “That’s the NHRA’s response,” she said. “The show goes on.” It did today, despite the midday death of the Parker...Read Full Story

Following the accident in Englishtown, NJ that took the life of driver Scott Kalitta, the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced on Wednesday that beginning with the Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver, July 11, both Top Fuel and Funny Car classes will race to 1000 feet, rather than the traditional 1,320 feet (one-quarter mile). Kalitta, 46, died after his Toyota Solara Funny Car burst into flames near the end of a qualifying run and his parachutes failed to fully deploy. The car...Read Full Story

On May 26th, Kalitta Air B7470200F  N209CK crashed on an aborted take off from Brussels Belgium enroute to Bahrain.  The aircraft was on charter to DHL Express.   There was no loss of life, but the aircraft was a complete loss, having broken its back in multiple places.  European air safety authorities have now ruled that the crash was a result of ingestion of a bird into the number 3 engine.  The resulting loss of power created an overrun of the runway and loss of the aircraft.   Belgian...Read Full Story

NHRA Death – Driver Neal Parker Killed Alcohol Funny Car driver Neal Parker is dead today after he was unable to stop in the shutdown area at Raceway Park, also known as Englishtown. Reports indicate that he suffered multiple head injuries after crashing into the nets and was dead at the scene. Parker was 58 years old. The skies were extremely heavy and cloudy, which suited the mood at the track perfectly. According to the NHRA website, Parker ran his career best ET and speed before...Read Full Story

By Chris Haak 07.03.2008 The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced late yesterday that in the wake of the recent tragic death of popular Funny Car driver Scott Kalitta on June 21, it is immediately shortening its race distance by 320 feet to 1,000 feet for its Top Fuel and Funny Car classes. The change goes into effect next weekend at the Mopar Mile High Nationals in Denver (July 11-13Read Full Story

Scott Kalitta, 46, champion hot rod driver died while doing the sport that he loved.  His car was going 300 miles per hour when it burst into flames and then hit a wall at the Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in New Jersey.  Scott Kalitta is the son of racing legend, Connie Kalitta, and had been Top Fuel champion in 1994 and 1995 and won a total of 18 events over the course of his career. Scott is survived by his wife, Kathy; and sons Corey, 14, and Colin, 8. Source and whole story...Read Full Story

Yesterday Auto Sport Blog was one of the first to notify you guys of the unfortunate and tragic accident that took Funny Car Driver Scott Kalitta 's life in a qualifying race. Here is the video of the incident. I must warn you though, it isn't for the faint of heart. R.I.P. Scott Kalitta Josh from RawAutos.comRead Full Story

"Scott was a terrific driver and, perhaps more importantly, a better person and a great father to his two kids," the NHRA said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Kathy, sons Corey and Colin, his cousin Doug, and his father Connie. "He will be truly missed." Photo: APRead Full Story

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