VIDEO: NHRA Funny Car Driver Scott Kalitta Killed Today In Crash

I feel sorry for his family.

— ILikeLambo (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 7:15:48 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

RIP Scott :-(

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 10:51:37 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

Sad to hear. My thoughts go out to his family and may God be with them.

— drew630 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 11:05:12 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

I remember reading about his dad , Connie Kalita in some of the old Hot Rod magazines from the 60's .He also was a very sucessfull drag racer in the Don Garlits era . He was driving I belive , some of Ford's first V-8 DOHC engines in a front engine dragster and in the effort of saftey , the engine was moved in back of the driver in case of engine explosions What a tragedy for the family especially with his dad seeing his son's sucessfull drag racing career come to such a horrific ending. May God be with the family

— toolatetorace (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 1:08:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

got a chance to see him drag race two months ago. not a good feeling for me. RIP SCOTT.

— S30GTR (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 1:36:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Heartbreaking..to witness a loved one die like that...no words can describe.

— Need4Speed (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 4:27:34 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

stupid, well, american sport.

— andraz (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 5:30:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -11   

I feel sorry.

— EL44 (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 5:30:36 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

He was a good man and his father a true gentleman. Both men promoted the sport in a positve manner and were very generous with charities.

— BostonBiosafety (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 5:55:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

Nothing funny about that.

— henbmw (View Profile)

Posted on 6/22/2008 7:24:24 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

NHRA is highly regulated. I can tell from experience that safety is always first in the NHRA, unfortunately all motorsports carry inherent risk.

Rest in peace Scott and my condolences to the Kalita Family.

— theoptimisticpessimist (View Profile)

Posted on 6/23/2008 3:15:42 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

why do you think he was running the latest safety gear? i wouldn't take that for granted, although i hope he had it. from what i heard, the latest/greatest is not mandated yet, and this could spur even more focus on safety.

— olscuul (View Profile)

Posted on 6/23/2008 8:57:00 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0