In Sonoma Alexis DeZhoria could not cope with his car, and immediately after the start of the race ended the meeting with the striker. After the incident, doctors diagnosed a fracture of the pelvis racers that could eventually negatively affect its fate in the current championship.
During the races Shootout last Protect The Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals Courtney Force, occupies currently second in the standings, fell into a similar situation. First daughter of the most titled pilot association until recently struggled with the lack of a hook, while the outsider Jeff Diehl quite confident dregster catapulted her to the finish line, but eventually lost control, resulting in a collision with a concrete barrier. The blow was so strong that after the accident, had to be put in place two concrete block uprooted.
The pilots left the mangled car itself, then immediately went to the hospital. Fortunately, after a thorough examination the doctors concluded the absence of fractures and other serious injuries, and at the next event, which will take place in two weeks Brainerd, Courtney will return to the cockpit of his Chevrolet Camaro SS «in 2016.
«I'm really very upset. I needed this victory — shared racer after the incident. — I tried to return the car to the course several times, but in the end, worked the throttle too aggressively. I think I got into a bump in exactly the same place where my sister Ashley ran a few years ago. I have a very strange relationship with this track, I won twice in Seattle and twice got into an accident here. But nothing happened at the exit, and I am immensely glad. We now have two weeks to restore dregster, and my health to step in Brainerd is in order, you can be sure. »
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