No you kind of got the cause of the wreck misconstrued. It's said that the parachute DID open but some moron was trying to retrieve something off the track (supposedly a dropped can of beer) and got caught up in the parachute. He caused the parachute to snag, pulling at the car and making the driver turn uncontrollably into the crowd. My mother has been talking about this tragedy for over 40 years. She was around 14 when this happened. She was Born and raised in Covington, Ga near Snappy Shoals Creek area. She's been telling stories about that day for years. I'm supposedly named after one of the responding EMTs that she was "friends" with, who responded that day. According to her story.

@rcmcrmc

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I was going by my memory of what happened, thank you for the correct information. Thank you too for commenting and for watching the videos. I hope yu enjoy more of them I have over 2700 videos on the channel now.

You forgot to mention that less than a month after he killed 12 people (the youngest being a 3 year old Child) Platt had another Dixie Twister Funny Car and was racing again.

@rcmcrmc

5 ай бұрын

Thank You, I did not know that, and thank you for watching the videos

@hillbillyhitman8506

5 ай бұрын

@@rcmcrmc I enjoyed it. Thanks for having me.

I wonder how many people that live there know the history of the dragstrip or if they know it was even a dragstrip at one time??? Some friends of mine were there but luckily they were near the starting line and weren't hurt. They said they'd never forget that day

@rcmcrmc

2 жыл бұрын

I think that most probably know about it just because of how people talk. I drove by there that day helping my brother n law move before going into the Army but did not go in.

@greatscott625

Жыл бұрын

@@rcmcrmc I wouldn't bet on that. I lived there and never knew it at the time. I only learned about it around 2-3 years ago.

@wadewilson8011

2 ай бұрын

​@@greatscott625you're just out of the loop. My mother has been talking about this tragedy for over 40 years. She was around 14 when this happened. She was Born and raised in Covington, Ga near Snappy Shoals Creek area. She's been telling stories about that day for years. I'm supposedly named after one of the responding EMTs that she was "friends" with, who responded that day. According to her story.

I live out this way but never heard of the place. When I first noticed your video, I thought you might be talking about the raceway next to it (I-20)!

@rcmcrmc

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is next to I-20 on the access road.

I’ve always heard about the dragstrip but never knew exactly where it was. One thing though, that mobile home park floods like crazy after a heavy rain.

@rcmcrmc

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, the RV park is right next to the river and very low there. Joe South also had a song about that place. "Don't it make you you wanna go Home"

I lived in that MHP back in 89/90 and didn't know the history until I talked to someone in Watkinsville about 2-3 years ago. During the time we lived there, there was a terrible storm and some idiot left his garbage can lid loose and took out about 1/4 of our skirting. Also, the Gold Dome (aka the Ga Capitol Building) was being worked on and the steeplejacks doing the work stayed in the part of the RV park fronting I-20

@rcmcrmc

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for letting me know, and for watching the videos