Person decapitated at Nola raceway

noob · Sep 22, 2018

So apparently there was a half mile event at Nola motor and a guy with 2000whp was killed

https://www.instagram.com/p/BoCnhGWB5RK/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1i9h36thtl7yh

I’ve driven in modded gtr’s with 1000 Hp and it was absolutely insane. This guy had double that, and apparently no parachute and probably without a roll cage. Heard he was decapitated

KDerekT83 · Sep 22, 2018

Car was roll caged, parachuted, etc.... the car was a 2010 Nissan GTR built specifically for this event. He crossed the line at
216MPH, when he pulled the handle for the chute, the cable popped, he panicked and stood on the brake pedal, due to lack of space after the line for "cool off". when he got on the brake pedal, the car got sideways, back wheel clipped the grass and bit, and that was it. Car started to roll and tumble. Basically, he had enough time to think to himself, "****, this is gonna hurt." He was going for the record of Fastest Nissan in America.

noob · Sep 22, 2018

That sucks, didn't notice the parachute while watching the vid on my phone, but I see it now when I look at it on my laptop.

If you read the comments, there's a lot of talk about the poor track conditions, but ultimately stopping a car at 200mph with not a lot of space left to go is difficult.

KDerekT83 · Sep 23, 2018

Yep.... Track wasn't ready for cars to hit that speed. Not to mention, at 200+, the last thing you do is apply brake pedal. That's a death sentence on its own. I've been 180+ in undisclosed locations, and had to leave enough room for the car to simply coast back down to 140-150 just to be able to very lightly apply pressure to brakes....

John_ · Sep 23, 2018

The dead guy's name is Jeff Hagaman from NC, he has a FB page. All the races at NOLA Motorsports have been terminated for this event.

jcm055 · Sep 23, 2018

I hate that, not just for him and his family but for NMSP as well. That track can't catch a break and I'd really hate to see it fold.

340six · Sep 23, 2018

I was at Baytown and a 300mph Jet car burned the shute. He was able to stop.

SpeedRacer · Sep 23, 2018

jcm055 said:
I hate that, not just for him and his family but for NMSP as well. That track can't catch a break and I'd really hate to see it fold.

Doesn’t exactly sound like the track deserves a break. Apparently the track was not designed nor maintained properly for this kind of event.

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340six · Sep 23, 2018

SpeedRacer said:
Doesn’t exactly sound like the track deserves a break. Apparently the track was not designed nor maintained properly for this kind of event.

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I agree every time something happened there they say it just is having growing pains

machinedrummer · Sep 23, 2018

Once the ambulance chasers do their thing heads are gonna roll.

KDerekT83 · Sep 23, 2018

machinedrummer said:
Once the ambulance chasers do their thing heads are gonna roll.

Suits me... My work has an account with them for their tires and alignments on the super cars that they run. They do their own work on the cars, then bring them to us for alignments. 90% of the time, we have to send them back because something isn't right. If the track is prepped as well as the cars are, I say, Lord help anyone that races there.

jcm055 · Sep 23, 2018

SpeedRacer said:
Doesn’t exactly sound like the track deserves a break. Apparently the track was not designed nor maintained properly for this kind of event.

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340six said:
I agree every time something happened there they say it just is having growing pains

I'm more alluding to the issues they faced with Indy Car when it came a flood followed by a suit from IRL.

The main straight is 3200', and goes beyond that nearly another 2000' I believe (haven't been on the big track, just the autoX pad and kart track). Many other half mile and roll racing events are held with similar run off. This was just a freak accident, the product of a series of unfortunate events. I think the required safety equipment for these events needs to be tightened up. Most newer cars don't have cages because modern cars have very solid crash protection (so much so NHRA changed the roll cage requirement from 11.49 to 9.99 for cars made 2008+). That said, there's no way I would go that fast without a full roll cage...and it may have to come to that for vehicles over a certain mph.

I've been a car guy much longer than a gun guy so I would really hate to see the only real road course in the state go under. I've known some of the instructors and they're good people, and the facility hosts some great events.

John_ · Sep 23, 2018

machinedrummer said:
Once the ambulance chasers do their thing heads are gonna roll.

You can best believe anybody who operates/races a motor vehicle on Nola Motorsports property has signed a release of liability and NOLA has those on file. Anybody can file a lawsuit, doesn't mean they will prevail.

Short of proving gross or willful negligence on the part of Nola Motorsports, litigants pertaining to this matter would be wasting their time and resources.

JR1572 · Sep 23, 2018

If that track shuts down, what will happen to all those people who are members at that range on the property?

machinedrummer · Sep 23, 2018

My dark sense of humor went over everybody’s head.

JR1572 · Sep 23, 2018

machinedrummer said:
My dark sense of humor went over everybody’s head.

It didn’t. It was punny.

noob · Sep 23, 2018

machinedrummer said:
My dark sense of humor went over everybody’s head.

I got it.... Just thought it was "too soon"....lol

machinedrummer · Sep 23, 2018

I’m sorry for the man and his family. Very tragic event. I’m not a racer or have ever been to that track but I would think someone with that type of car would know if the track was sufficient for his run? I was at Gulfport years ago and a pro-stock car ran and wiped out. Guy was banged up pretty bad. It’s a dangerous activity going 200+ hopefully younger whipper-snappers will learn from this before suffering the same fate.

troy_mclure · Sep 24, 2018

i rode the track on a few bike days in 2012. it was a very rough track back then, not that good for bikes.
havent been to any actual events or races tho. sucks for dude and family.

Request Dust Off · Sep 24, 2018

John_ said:
You can best believe anybody who operates/races a motor vehicle on Nola Motorsports property has signed a release of liability and NOLA has those on file. Anybody can file a lawsuit, doesn't mean they will prevail.

Short of proving gross or willful negligence on the part of Nola Motorsports, litigants pertaining to this matter would be wasting their time and resources.

I think the track is not at fault and won't be found to be at fault. Ultimately the driver had participated in several similar events and that will be the key, along with the promoter having put on similar events. The fact the GTR was modified will also be a key factor as well. Too easy to argue his mods or mechanical failure was at fault. I am of the mind that personnel responsibility still matters. Before I'd start assigning blame I would like to get some facts & evidence nailed down, not hearsay. I'd start with some actual numbers on track length and uncut video. Without knowing anything it would be a safe assumption to suspect the seat and belt mounting failed, based on that has been a factor in the past at high levels of motorsport and what is seen at low levels of motorsports. I have never seen a racetrack that didn't have rough spots either. Abandoned airstrips can have some pretty bad expansion joints too. Accidents happen.
None of this changes that a man is dead and his family and friends have a loss to deal with. For us it is not personnel. For those involved it is very much so. I also know some of the people @ NOLA and am sure they aren't uncaring about peoples lives, on a business or personnel level.

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