Terrorist attack at NASCAR race?

[pwjohn]

Unburned gas accumulating in the engine, such as cylinders, the oil pan and exhaust will cause some pretty destructive engine explosions

 

[LoneLaugher]

Guys, this is now trending on social media... an unusual violent explosion of Derick Cope's car during the NASCAR Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. The "official" story is that his engine blew up but people who have been involved in racing for 40 years or more are saying they never saw anything like this before. Others have speculated it was a tire exploding due to overheated brakes... again, not any previous incident of tire explosion has resulted in something this violent.

Look very closely to the left of the car near the ground just before the instant of explosion and you can clearly see an incoming projectile! Something was intentionally fired at this man's car! I feel like I am the only person in the country who is seeing this because it's not being mentioned at all in any of the trending posts... Look closely, tell me what you see?



Engine explosion? Tire failure? Or... terrorist attack?

Man. You have outdone yourself.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Guys, this is now trending on social media... an unusual violent explosion of Derick Cope's car during the NASCAR Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. The "official" story is that his engine blew up but people who have been involved in racing for 40 years or more are saying they never saw anything like this before. Others have speculated it was a tire exploding due to overheated brakes... again, not any previous incident of tire explosion has resulted in something this violent.

Look very closely to the left of the car near the ground just before the instant of explosion and you can clearly see an incoming projectile! Something was intentionally fired at this man's car! I feel like I am the only person in the country who is seeing this because it's not being mentioned at all in any of the trending posts... Look closely, tell me what you see?



Engine explosion? Tire failure? Or... terrorist attack?

why would terrorists attack a slack jaw crowd, they love em like that, notice on 9-11 they didn't attack anywhere in jesusland

I don't know? Why would they attack Derick Cope, an obscure jr. league driver in the jv team race? But someone definitely fired a missile of some kind at this car... watch the video, you can see it clearly! This was NOT an engine explosion as has been reported.

If it is an attack...and that is a huge..huge if........they probably just took the first target of opportunity...he was going slow where they had a shot at him.........

Saying "that is a huge..huge if" doesn't make the asinine theory that you come up with any more credible. It is just your ego trying to warn you that what you are about to say is probably retarded.

 

[LoneLaugher]

Let's keep focused on what is important here, folks. This thread has given us all an opportunity to internalize the thought of a terrorist attack at a NASCAR event. As long as we are constantly reminded that we are in imminent danger of being taken out by a muzzie....all is good.

 

[Dreadnaught1968]

Tire exploded. There's better quality, and longer video at NBC's web site. No flames, so not engine related.

 

[Old Rocks]

A white streak of some sort.....

Well there ya go, those Nascar cockpits are gun free zones, there's ya problem.

Yeah, by God, they should at least have a couple of RPG's in there, maybe a .50 cal on the roof.

 

[Boss]

Okay, this video it's not as visible as the one I originally saw. I think the other was maybe HD...

Here are two frames to show what I am seeing...

Just as the announcer is about to say "bus stop" and the explosion happens.

Look very carefully, I have highlighted the "chem-trail" but I can't isolate it before the explosion. It may just be an optical illusion but it seriously looks like something came flying in from the left and hit the car. Again, the video posted in the OP is not as crisp as the one I originally saw.

 

[Boss]

No projectile. I'm a mechanic. Something came out the left side of the engine. All of the black smoke indicates oil burning. No bomb would cause that to happen. The sheet metal would be blown outward. Instead the engine exploded and caused minimal damage to the sheetmetal other than the hood but the block is toast.

Why it exploded with such veracity at that low engine speed I don't know. I've seen dragster engines blow at high speed and it can blow the car apart but not at idle.

I've been around racing since I was a kid, my dad drove late model stocks with the Allisons back in the day. I have never seen a stock car do this. It was not an oil fire... there are no flames. Dragster engines can blow violently like this but there are always flames.

I cannot find the HD version of the video I watched first. Apparently it has been removed. I'm not prone to conspiracy theories but this is bizarre and I swear I saw something incoming from the left. It's very fast, and it could just be a trick of the camera or something, but it looked like something came in from the left.

 

[LoneLaugher]

No projectile. I'm a mechanic. Something came out the left side of the engine. All of the black smoke indicates oil burning. No bomb would cause that to happen. The sheet metal would be blown outward. Instead the engine exploded and caused minimal damage to the sheetmetal other than the hood but the block is toast.

Why it exploded with such veracity at that low engine speed I don't know. I've seen dragster engines blow at high speed and it can blow the car apart but not at idle.

I've been around racing since I was a kid, my dad drove late model stocks with the Allisons back in the day. I have never seen a stock car do this. It was not an oil fire... there are no flames. Dragster engines can blow violently like this but there are always flames.

I cannot find the HD version of the video I watched first. Apparently it has been removed. I'm not prone to conspiracy theories but this is bizarre and I swear I saw something incoming from the left. It's very fast, and it could just be a trick of the camera or something, but it looked like something came in from the left.

It is obvious that you aren't prone to conspiracy theories. That goes without saying.

 

[Wilbur Right]

I cannot find the HD version of the video I watched first.

How convenient.

'm not prone to conspiracy theories but this is bizarre and I swear I saw something incoming from the left.

Bizarre would be the correct term to describe you and this thread. Weird works as well. Delusional may fit.

 

[LuckyDuck]

There seems to be something on the side of the road (on the driver's side) and the car a explodes as it reaches the item off to the side.

 

[Dreadnaught1968]

Apparently the driver knew there was something wrong with the car. He's actually off the race course at this location on the track.

 

[IsaacNewton]

The projectile was a Mountain Dew bottle thrown by a Jeff Gordon fan. Mountain Dew when mixed with nitrous explodes like that.

I mean you have to be kidding. Research paranoia. A 'terrorist attack' on enemy of Al Qaeda Derrick Cope? LOL

"I'm in position, what should I do with this missile? Nevermind, I see my target. This Derrick Cope guy only makes left-hand turns, he is mocking us and I will be the one to take him out. ffwwoooooshh! Boom! Ha! Let's see you cut off the Hobby Lobby car now Derrick Cope! Go have a pitstop you infidel!"

 

[Fenton Lum]

A white streak of some sort.....

Looks like a bubble gum smear on the pavement.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Looks like a bubble gum smear on the pavement.

fennie knows all about those smears from washing his tighty whities...

 

[Boss]

Apparently the driver knew there was something wrong with the car. He's actually off the race course at this location on the track.

Yes, I understand the details. He was experiencing brake failure and was off course and slowing down. Some have even speculated this may have been an exploding brake caliper... and maybe it was? I clearly saw what appeared to be a missile or projectile coming in from the left at the moment of the explosion, but I've looked frame by frame and cannot isolate it before the explosion. Maybe it's a digital glitch, camera angle, reflection of light, optical illusion... and what I saw was actually moving away from the vehicle after the explosion. It's strange that it's not as clear in the videos online now.

 

[dannyboys]

Brake caliper seized.
Tire exploded do to extreme overheating.
Time to move on please.

 

[Dreadnaught1968]

Apparently the driver knew there was something wrong with the car. He's actually off the race course at this location on the track.

Yes, I understand the details. He was experiencing brake failure and was off course and slowing down. Some have even speculated this may have been an exploding brake caliper... and maybe it was? I clearly saw what appeared to be a missile or projectile coming in from the left at the moment of the explosion, but I've looked frame by frame and cannot isolate it before the explosion. Maybe it's a digital glitch, camera angle, reflection of light, optical illusion... and what I saw was actually moving away from the vehicle after the explosion. It's strange that it's not as clear in the videos online now.

There was no missile, there was no terrorist attack.

A stuck brake caliper would cause excessive heat, and therefore cause the tire to explode. Period. /thread

 

[rightwinger]

Looks like a controlled demo

Obviously an inside job as the car stops at freefall speeds

 

[jc456]

These terrorists want to do max damage, so they shoot the car? Not the crowd? Damn, do you honestly think that they are as stupid as some of the posters on this thread?

I'm not saying it was a traditional terrorist attack. Did you watch the video? What do you see? I see a projectile enter the frame from the left just before the explosion. Who? Why? I have no clue... but this was NOT an engine explosion or tire failure as NASCAR is claiming... something targeted him and some questions need answering on this. That's a pretty dangerous thing for the person in the car, don't you think?

i don't see anything entering from the left.

Freeze at the point you see it and highlight it.

In fact the left side of the car is what blew up, not the right.