![]() He was waiting for the starter to drop the flag for his second run of the day. Ted Arnold (second from right), Vance Hunt (far right)īuried: Plainsburg Cemetery, Merced, Californiaĭrag Strip: Madera Drag Strip, CaliforniaĮvent: Madera Clutchers monthly drag raceĬar: 1927 dual-engined Ford Model T coupeīiographical: His fuel tank exploded as he gunned his engine at the starting line during time trials on the Madera Municipal Airport drag strip. “Parachute fails, hot rodder dies,” Pasadena Star-News, Sep. "7 killed, several hurt in speedway accidents," Corpus Christi Times, September 2, 1963īob Wolcott, e-mail communication to site administrator, Feb. ![]() "Brake failure fatal to racer," Victoria Advocate, September 2, 1963 "Braking fails race driver killed," Oxnard Press-Courier, September 2, 1963 A resident of Arlington, Texas, he was an assembler for General Motors. The accident may have been triggered by a blown clutch. Some reports say he also smashed into a pole at 180 MPH and/or smashed into a tree. ![]() As the car ran under one of the cables anchoring the safety net, the cable clotheslined Arnold's neck, causing him fatal injuries. Some thought he may have passed out as neither the chute nor the brakes were used to stop the car. Buried: Moore Memorial Gardens, Arlington, Texasĭrag Strip: Green Valley Raceway, Smithfield, TexasĬar: Vance Hunt Chrysler Hemi-powered AA/FDīiographical: He purportedly suffered heat exhaustion from sitting in the lane too long while fully suited. ![]()
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