jlmiracle 7 #1 November 4, 2012 Just wondering who and or why they hit Kevin Harvicks car with the flag weight? He isn't my favorite driver, but those cars cost about $300,000. Does the USPA pay for this? JBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #2 November 4, 2012 Never mind, they just showed it again and the offending jumper. Nice. JBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pattersd 0 #3 November 4, 2012 Looks like USPA should require someone to requalify for their pro rating. Explain why they did a carving swoop over the crowd line to land crosswind? I thought being over the crowd line was specifically prohibited by the FAA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpdude 0 #4 November 4, 2012 It looked like he profoundly missed his target! Can't say I've ever seen or done any race track demos at the larger tracks that would have the jumper land that close to the cars, spectators or equipment. There was plenty of room in the grass in the front stretch and Start/Finish line.Refuse to Lose!!! Failure is NOT an option! 1800skyrideripoff.com Nashvilleskydiving.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
divnswoop 0 #5 November 4, 2012 I like how the dumbass poses for the cameras...almost proud of his f-up. And the sand bag didn't miss those people by much. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #6 November 4, 2012 http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/8592735/kevin-harvick-car-damaged-skydiver-lands-pits-texas-motor-speedway Tight area for sure... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlhrdY6i4HQ Weight on the leading edge lowers the chance of that happening and definitely reduces the damage if it does...but that would have been a tough one either way. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpdude 0 #7 November 4, 2012 QuoteI like how the dumbass poses for the cameras...almost proud of his f-up. And the sand bag didn't miss those people by much. I feel quite certain that Mr Childress and especially Harvick weren't too happy with that!Refuse to Lose!!! Failure is NOT an option! 1800skyrideripoff.com Nashvilleskydiving.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #8 November 4, 2012 Quotehttp://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/8592735/kevin-harvick-car-damaged-skydiver-lands-pits-texas-motor-speedway Tight area for sure... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlhrdY6i4HQ HUGE grass landing area (pause the youtube video at 9 seconds) with obstacles and people on the one side he chose to fly over. He'd have been fine if he made a sedate final approach into the wind down the middle of the grass instead of approaching over the crowd and making a low turn to a cross-wind landing. Of course doing that wouldn't have looked as good on video as if he successfully pulled off this landing (standing up without damaging the car). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #9 November 4, 2012 QuoteJust wondering who and or why they hit Kevin Harvicks car with the flag weight? It's a case of non-terminal Kodak Courage. Jumpers do stupid things trying to look good in front of cameras and/or crowds. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #10 November 4, 2012 That is the sort of dumbass move that a licensing organization should review with the possibility of having a pro-rating removed. However, knowing the USPA they won't even issue a strongly worded letter. Hell, he'll probably be offered the job of heading up the USPA's pet-project demo team paid for by the members...--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nutz 0 #11 November 4, 2012 Why couldn't he have hit Jeff Gordon's car, or Jimmie Johnson's!? "Don't! Get! Eliminated!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ksjumper 0 #12 November 4, 2012 Looked like the planned target with the wind blade there and the canopies of the jumpers right there also. Interesting placement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarpeDiem3 0 #13 November 4, 2012 He's lucky the weight didn't get hung-up on the car, which would have then pivoted him violently into the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 November 4, 2012 QuoteHe's lucky the weight didn't get hung-up on the car, which would have then pivoted him violently into the ground. No. We're unlucky, since that would have been incredible video and a better ending than the jumper cheesing it up for the camera next to his bad mistake!--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jumpdude 0 #15 November 4, 2012 QuoteQuoteHe's lucky the weight didn't get hung-up on the car, which would have then pivoted him violently into the ground. No. We're unlucky, since that would have been incredible video and a better ending than the jumper cheesing it up for the camera next to his bad mistake! IMO, That was VERY bad taste!!! The TV peeps shouldn't have even given him that little snippet of glory!Refuse to Lose!!! Failure is NOT an option! 1800skyrideripoff.com Nashvilleskydiving.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #16 November 4, 2012 So who's on the remax team? HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlmiracle 7 #17 November 5, 2012 Quote Why couldn't he have hit Jeff Gordon's car, or Jimmie Johnson's!? I was kinda hoping for Keslowski's car....he probably wouldn't have made it out alive if he hit Jr.'s. JBe kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 7 #18 November 5, 2012 Wow - this guy is digging out of this turn big time. He was low - even without the flag. He just barely cleared the car and the concrete and if that weight had hit one of those people he swooped over he could easily have killed them. I hope this shit doesn't just get laughed off. This is really bad for the demo business. And then to have him laugh about it afterwords is as arrogant as you can get. .Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriswelker 0 #19 November 5, 2012 I would bet that RCR will be testing out the Demo insurance that Tom hopefully had for this demo gone wrong. The race car he damaged cost more that the plane he jumped out of. Unfriging believable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 7 #20 November 5, 2012 It sounds like you know this guy. ? .Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #21 November 5, 2012 Somebody's gotta know him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tuffyjensen 0 #22 November 5, 2012 Sandy that looks like organizer Tom Schroeder and makes sense since his home DZ is or at least was Skydive Dallas, hate to say it since I know Tom, but looks like a very bad choice.Be Safe and Have Fun, in that order! Tuffy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chriswelker 0 #23 November 5, 2012 He should have stayed away from the cameras. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougH 270 #24 November 5, 2012 QuoteHe should have stayed away from the cameras. Ughhhh. I don't think he could have had a more I don't give a shit look on his face if he rehearsed it and tried again. Could have been someones head he smashed instead, maybe he would have geeked the camera for that scenario too! Seriously, wtf."The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #25 November 7, 2012 Quote Quote Just wondering who and or why they hit Kevin Harvicks car with the flag weight? It's a case of non-terminal Kodak Courage. Jumpers do stupid things trying to look good in front of cameras and/or crowds. What crowd? The stands looked mostly empty. But yeah, posing with the damage he did with a shit-eating grin "yeah i did that, wahoo!" was just asinine. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
