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Title: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: IL guy is retired on January 10, 2024, 01:25:28 PM
10 years today since the car slid across the track. I was very fortunate that day to have raced in the 2nd rather than the 4th. Truly awful thing.
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: HarnessFan1981 on January 10, 2024, 03:37:16 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBzDpMzpiOQ
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Generation XYZ on January 10, 2024, 04:18:18 PM
Horrendous memory. Case in point back track maintenance and poor judgement by track officials not to cancel that day. Starting Driver could have easily felt the instability in the track surface.
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Dingus on January 10, 2024, 04:26:41 PM
Cat Manzi never the same after that.
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Jazzman on January 10, 2024, 04:54:57 PM
driver of the grey horse severly injured her daughter jamie used to train for burke at hoosier
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Brown jug on January 10, 2024, 04:55:32 PM
so unfortunate
 once clear and the gate was almost folded  the driver should have just pulled to the side
why he kept accelerating is a mystery
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Mailbox Money on January 10, 2024, 07:52:46 PM
Horrendous memory. Case in point back track maintenance and poor judgement by track officials not to cancel that day. Starting Driver could have easily felt the instability in the track surface.
Yes the track crew could have put some stone down in the 1st turn, however I believe that the incident was proof that racing doesn't get canceled until the damage is done! This time or year as long as most of the entries have arrived,it will be a go! Management doesn't give 2 shits if your 2hr. trip home takes 5 !
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Generation XYZ on January 10, 2024, 08:14:26 PM
Thats clear and evident. Even after this accident, no real precautions have been put in place.
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: FirstUpFrom8Hole on January 10, 2024, 08:52:21 PM
driver of the grey horse severly injured her daughter jamie used to train for burke at hoosier

Debbie's husband Tim was the first person to sign off on my driver's application in the 90s. Nice people.
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: shotgunner on January 10, 2024, 09:27:02 PM
so unfortunate
 once clear and the gate was almost folded  the driver should have just pulled to the side
why he kept accelerating is a mystery
Do you know how the starting gates work?
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Stan durbread on January 10, 2024, 09:41:41 PM
In the case of bad weather the horseman’s association makes the call on whether to race or not. Not the track
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Grandstand Handicapper on January 10, 2024, 10:05:19 PM
driver of the grey horse severly injured her daughter jamie used to train for burke at hoosier

Are you talking about Jamie Rucker (Macomber)?
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: Jazzman on January 10, 2024, 11:11:38 PM
yes
Title: Re: 10 years since Freehold accident
Post by: theokodjak26 on January 11, 2024, 05:45:19 PM
Yes they never should have raced that day for sure. Add to that their starting car looked to be Lincoln Town Car, a real wheel drive nightmare in bad weather.
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