Re: Hobbs Hit The Wall....

DILLIGASDAVE June 6th 2010, 10:17 am

Man that sucks. Shocked

Glad there wasn't need for a trip to the emergency room.

richter69 June 6th 2010, 10:30 am

Sorry for the luck Dan, on the bright side you built a hell of a car to take a lick like that and keep you safe.

hillbillyerv June 6th 2010, 10:47 am

glad to hear your ok Dan, sorry bout your beautiful blue bird .

Erv.

512Fairlane June 6th 2010, 11:10 am

Man that sucks Dan. That thing is nice. At least you are OK. Race cars can be fixed. Good luck with the rebuild.

Wheelie58 June 6th 2010, 11:21 am

56Tbird wrote:Just got home after driving all night..I'm going to bed and will get started tearing the car apart in a little while. It took a hell of a lick!! Just feel lucky to be able to still drive it in the trailer. I'm a little sore,but not as bad as I figured I'd be. Thanks for everything guys, it means alot to have friends when this shit happens.It's got to have a rear wheel ,the whole passenger side gotta be fixed ,front and back end ..Wheelie bars are bent, fuel pump is leaking, and alot of sheet metal work....plus any unseen stuff.....almost saved it ,just got too far down track when it swapped ends. It hit the wall at about 340 feet.It's just been a shit year all around....it'll get better

Dan-O,
I saw the picture on my cell this am and have been trying to call. Good to hear that you are not wounded too bad.
Call me if there is anything I can do to help.
I have a bit of a thrash this week getting ready for the NHRA Unleashed race in ATL next weekend.
I can take a day or 2 off and come up there if needed. Still in Kansas City...on the way home.
Later.....
Keith

Yoeman June 6th 2010, 12:10 pm

Wow, very happy you didn't get banged up too bad, sounds like you went on a high pucker hell ride! Hate to see the damage to Tweety, but 'glass and steel can be fixed, and you certainly know how to do it right.

badnotch June 6th 2010, 12:12 pm

sorry to hear that dan - hope your ok and looks like an easy fix

jasonf June 6th 2010, 4:06 pm

Well Dan-o when I told Lisa this is what she said....

man those poeple have no luck and we think ours is bad

She said her new name for you guys is going to be "The bad luck gang".

billandlori June 6th 2010, 4:10 pm

Did you find out what caused it to trun on you? Just track prep or suspension breakage?

Bill

richter69 June 6th 2010, 4:11 pm

Just a crap weekend all together, I had a close encounter myself Friday night, and a 10.5 car smacked the wall hard yesterday. I guess we don't realize just how much power and fast these cars really are.....you get so used to it I rekon. We had 140* track temps before the sun went down, combine that with some power and you have a recipe for disaster.

Pro98Mustang June 6th 2010, 4:32 pm

Dan; I was really sorry to hear about your bad luck at Jackson last night. Derek was just telling me what happened and man that was awful. I hated that I was not there last night but I have missed some races here lately because of health issues but hope to be back at the track within 3 to 4 weeks if all goes well. It would have been great to have been there and talked with you and Randy as we did not make it to the Bash this year. I truly hope you get your car fixed soon and can pick up where you left off, winning!

MsKYMustang June 6th 2010, 5:15 pm

What a night . . and morning . . we finally got home about 6:15am! First there was Dan's accident, our shifter problems in qualifying, and Derrick Anthony's fuel issue, plus four or five other DDS cars had engine problems before the night was over. We were really proud of Derrick getting one of the Ford's in the semis, since we are so out numbered by those other brands.

Here are a few pics I took of Dan's car and the marks he left behind on the wall.

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Race Ready Fabrications June 6th 2010, 5:54 pm

Dan glad you are ok. Let me know what kinda help you need and I'm sure me dad and the 'ol chicken farmer can drive down to help. I might have a set of wheels if they're the right size. Brian

stangr8cr June 6th 2010, 6:35 pm

Glad to hear you're alright Dan, sucks about tweety but she can be fixed! Hope you get her back together soon buddy!! Cool

Boo Boo

56Tbird June 6th 2010, 7:44 pm

Race Ready Fabrications wrote:Dan glad you are ok. Let me know what kinda help you need and I'm sure me dad and the 'ol chicken farmer can drive down to help. I might have a set of wheels if they're the right size. Brian

Brian ,the back are 15 X 14 pro stars with 3.5" backspace on 4.5" ..The front are 4.5" center 15 X 4 ..Let me know what you got..Thanks

hayhauler June 6th 2010, 8:37 pm

glad you are OK Very Happy

TravisRice June 6th 2010, 8:39 pm

56Tbird wrote:
Race Ready Fabrications wrote:Dan glad you are ok. Let me know what kinda help you need and I'm sure me dad and the 'ol chicken farmer can drive down to help. I might have a set of wheels if they're the right size. Brian
Brian ,the back are 15 X 14 pro stars with 3.5" backspace on 4.5" ..The front are 4.5" center 15 X 4 ..Let me know what you got..Thanks

Dan you have a PM.

342g June 6th 2010, 8:55 pm

Just got home and read this Dan, really sorry, if I can be of any help, call me I will help in any way I can.

dfree383 June 6th 2010, 8:58 pm

Sucks to hear Dan ! At least you kept it on it's wheels and it looks like everything thats hurt should be a easy fix, glad your ok, that's the tough stuff to fix.

Wes Littrell June 6th 2010, 9:15 pm

Sorry to hear.Just glad your ok.Could have been much worse. Wes Littrell

Treeyasoon June 6th 2010, 9:23 pm

Wow...sorry to hear that....glad you are O.K...that is the main thing. That sucks man....the car can be fixed though.

Did it get into the chassis?

whitefield June 6th 2010, 9:25 pm

Sorry Dan ! I hope you get better and get the car back together soon.

patfromjersey June 6th 2010, 9:29 pm

Thank God you're okay Dan. You can always fix the car, but there's only one Dan Hobbs. Cool

bbf-falcon June 6th 2010, 10:15 pm

Dan, I have a set of Front Pro Stars if you need them. I will send them out. Send me your mailing address.

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