Marshmallows anyone? (Travis pastrana's TT crash) [Archive]

Bigburlynakedguy

11-19-2006, 08:54 AM

Anyone see this yet?

The truck was built and owned by a friend of mine's brother. Is that a stretch? Yes, yes it is.

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7135/fire3wc9.jpg

http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23645

Lance

11-19-2006, 09:15 AM

pretty sure it was a class 1 car and not a TT. cool pics, we have seen lots o carnage down here, add this to the total

Bigburlynakedguy

11-19-2006, 09:18 AM

Yes, you are right, class 1.

jedrattle

11-19-2006, 09:20 AM

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: That sucks for the car owner!!

Brian1

11-19-2006, 09:25 AM

I saw that yesterday. It was a brand new car in its first race too I believe. That would suck to loose that car but im glad everyone got out okay.

Here it is earlier in the day:
http://bbs.off-road.com/photobb/data/3736/medium/KH8T1582.jpg

fj40forlife

11-19-2006, 11:08 AM

Wow. Was it a fuel fire or something ?????

AthlonAJ

11-19-2006, 11:24 AM

Glad no one was seriously hurt. From the sounds of it, the vehicle went up in flames in a matter of seconds. Had this happened in a more remote area where no one was around, bad news.

MadRam

11-19-2006, 11:36 AM

Thats crazy. Glad they were ok.

HANGTOWNCRUZR

11-19-2006, 06:00 PM

XJ618

11-19-2006, 06:09 PM

It was a brand new car built by Herman Motorsports. It was a beautiful car engineered to the extreme what a tragedy.
This is the picture we took on contingency row the team was very cool and answered all of our questions about the car.

who gives a shit about the car, it will be replaced. 2 lifes, good luck replacing those had they not gotten them out in time.:shaking:

HANGTOWNCRUZR

11-19-2006, 06:55 PM

2 lifes:

Calm down, we know the drivers are OK your the one that needs to think before you post

XJ618

11-19-2006, 06:57 PM

i read the whole entire thread on the other forum, i know they are ok to....

bigblackblur

11-20-2006, 05:11 PM

Calm down, we know the drivers are OK your the one that needs to think before you post

I think he means that it was obviously not so "beautifully engineered" like you said in your previous post. Evidenced by the fact that it is upside down AND ON FIRE in that pic. They may have engineered performance in, but it doesn't look like they did to well on the safety side.

stover

11-26-2006, 07:48 PM

The story I got was; after the wreck, Travis pastrana wrote a $250,000.00 check to cover the losses. The Cars owner was still bummed out about it. The car was brand new, never been raced before. Sad waste of a awesome machine.

coolcruiserfj40

11-27-2006, 05:08 AM

Alaska ZJ

11-29-2006, 07:55 AM

Sillyneck

11-29-2006, 12:05 PM

Travis pastrana wrote a $250,000.00 check to cover the losses.

must be nice :D :jealousy:

hugh jeffner

11-29-2006, 04:49 PM

I talked to the guys moving that thing up in line at the contingency for about an hour. That machine was one fine piece of work. I don't know who it was that I was talking too, but they were really cool and showed me around the car like they built it.

Sad to see it go down like that.

i'll second that! they parked the car at the end of the contingency line so you could go up close and look. every single weld was perfect and every peice looked to be brand new. it's a bummer it had to happen this way, but i guess that's what happens when the driver has balls like Pastrana

TotalImmortal

11-29-2006, 08:47 PM

I think he means that it was obviously not so "beautifully engineered" like you said in your previous post. Evidenced by the fact that it is upside down AND ON FIRE in that pic. They may have engineered performance in, but it doesn't look like they did to well on the safety side.
bahahhaha STFU desert newb:laughing: :laughing:

let me ask you this:

How much halon does it take to put out 50 gallons of 112?

tacoma73

11-29-2006, 09:28 PM

oooh I'm a desert newb too but I know this one!

"MORE THAN THEY CAN CARRY???"

TotalImmortal

11-29-2006, 09:45 PM

oooh I'm a desert newb too but I know this one!

"MORE THAN THEY CAN CARRY???"
:idea:

Brad

11-30-2006, 01:54 AM

i'll second that! they parked the car at the end of the contingency line so you could go up close and look. every single weld was perfect and every peice looked to be brand new. it's a bummer it had to happen this way, but i guess that's what happens when the driver has balls like Pastrana

Go read the other thread and see if you still think he crashed cuz he has balls:rolleyes: Check out the ditch and you will see WHY it flipped.

XJ618

11-30-2006, 02:02 AM

Go read the other thread and see if you still think he crashed cuz he has balls:rolleyes: Check out the ditch and you will see WHY it flipped.

by saying that, wouldnt that mean that everyone else that went through there should have flipped:confused:

hugh jeffner

11-30-2006, 04:28 PM

Go read the other thread and see if you still think he crashed cuz he has balls:rolleyes: Check out the ditch and you will see WHY it flipped.

hey brad, you feeling alright today, yesterday must have been a rough one, you ever get whiplash from those mood swings? i mean picking a fight with a dude over a comment like that. hope today is treating you better brother.

Randy

12-01-2006, 11:23 AM

1 it wasnt his fault and 2 he has offered to pay for it

when you endo a car, people tell you your on fire and you tell them to role you back over it will be ok and you dont hit the fire out system, yes its your fault and you should definatly pay.:flipoff2:

suzuki2stroker

12-01-2006, 07:51 PM

the lights are still on in that pic. i guess it went up real quick. TP has come so close to death so many times. i have a sad feeling that travis isnt gonna live to be old. live fast die young i guess.:(

Jeepmangled87

12-04-2006, 01:20 PM

man I cant believe that bad ass buggy burned, is there anything salvagable at all???

Alaska ZJ

12-04-2006, 02:56 PM

man I cant believe that bad ass buggy burned, is there anything salvagable at all???

Not after the locals got done with it I am sure...

mark2257

12-07-2006, 12:57 PM

Here are some pics I took of that buggy in Bahia de Los Angeles. The whole crew was there at a hotel the day after the fire. I'm pretty sure that nothing was salvaged.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/th_P1010020-1.jpg (http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/P1010020-1.jpg)
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/th_P1010019-1.jpg (http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/P1010019-1.jpg)
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/th_P1010018-1.jpg (http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/P1010018-1.jpg)
http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/th_P1010017.jpg (http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/P1010017.jpg)

Brad

12-08-2006, 12:42 AM

hey brad, you feeling alright today, yesterday must have been a rough one, you ever get whiplash from those mood swings? i mean picking a fight with a dude over a comment like that. hope today is treating you better brother.

:laughing: All Im saying is that there is a HUGE ditch where he must have slammed the front wheels into and endo'd over. The reason the guys before him didnt was cuz they were flat out on it and probably had the tires floating across the ditch. After the wreck, they slowed people down in that area. Again, read the other thread

XJ618whatever the hell. Shut up, you annoy me on all the boards you are on:shaking:

WOBBLEWAGON

12-08-2006, 02:48 PM

That car was amazingly built. Like stated ealier it was parked at the end of tech and Just sitting there with two beautiful blonds standing next to it. Yes the welds, the interior and just the stance of the car looked sweet. Also the blonds. The gentalmen I was with is one of the master fabricators on the show Overhauling and he said the thing was a work of art. Its to bad to see something like that get burnt up at its first race.

2D EDGE

12-08-2006, 06:03 PM

How were the they guys after the crash? If they walked away I guess the truck did its job,"Sad to say" but it can be replaced!!!!!!!

Geoff Stopherd

bigblackblur

12-11-2006, 04:03 PM

Here are some pics I took of that buggy in Bahia de Los Angeles. http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m190/mark2257/th_P1010017.jpg[/URL]

4 tires like new hardly used! Its like one of those carfax commercials. Sorry had to say it.

stover

12-20-2006, 12:23 AM

Here are some shots I took of it going through Contengcy.
Man that was a sweet car.:shaking:

Scott F

12-20-2006, 07:17 PM

On a positive note, the chassis is now heat treated. :rolleyes:

But seriously, I hope they can reuse something!

Samco Fab

12-22-2006, 09:43 PM

I was co driving the first part of the 1000, and we passed that car twice stuck in the silt, we were in a production Stock Full H2, of course it passed us back when it got moving. When I passed it driving a chace vehicle I had to stop, it was a shocking thing to see in person. I am glad those guys got out ok. The car was COMPLETELY RUINED. The body pannels were melted in puddles on the ground, the shock resivors had burst open from the heat, it was a complete write off. From what I heard a fuel line broke as the car rolled pumping 60 psi of fuel out onto the exhaust, (very fast road), it was burning as it was rolling from what I heard, and we were just mabye 15 miles past the BFG pit, so it was full of fuel. I dont think it would have been easy to put the fire out. It was surreal to see a car you just saw passing you burnt to the ground.

Keep those fire extinguishers easy to get quickly, dont carry a small 5lb, carry a 10lb in a good quick release mount and buy a double layer suit!