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Scary Video: Watch Two Funny Car Crewmen Get Wiped Out While Starting Said Funny Car – Everyone Is OK

You want proof that just starting a Fuel Car can be dangerous? Watch these two guys get blown off a Nostalgia Funny Car during startup. Multiple angles. Crazy. Click the link to watch.

Posted by Brian Lohnes

We often say that running a nitro car is serious and dangerous business. These videos (one from in the car and one from outside the car) are further proof of our claims. The videos show the crew of Jim Broome’s Candies and Huges nitro funny car starting the beast with driver Mike Halstead strapped in. As soon as the motor lights off, it goes right to the moon causing the clutch to engage and instantly wreaking havoc on the lives of the two guys starting the car. Thankfully both are jettisoned clear of the car and were not dragged a long distance by the headers. Also, credit needs to go to Halstead who got the car stopped and shut off as quickly as humanly as possible. He had a big handful of brake and the thing just powered right through it. Obviously, he whacked the fuel shutoff quickly as the car didn’t even make it close to the starting line from the water box by the time it was all over.

One of the men is thrown clear on the left (driver’s right) of the car quickly while the other dude grabbed onto the injector for a second before being tossed aside. The second guy had his shorts blown up and tattered but was able to scamper quickly up to the car. The other guy was up and moving as well, although he seemed to be favoring his arm significantly.

These guys may have started this car 100 times without incident but something about this time went wrong. When you are in the stands watching a drag race with nitro cars, understand that every person on that team has a specific job and absolutely nothing good comes of mistakes in any part of the operation. Honestly, we’re not sure what happened here but we’re just glad everyone was able to walk away. Someone could have gotten REALLY messed up in this deal.

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