Kevin Chapman - Huge Funny Car Crash (Santa Pod, Main Event 2022)

[@keithmyers1454]

EVERYBODY'S SAYING, " IT HAPPENED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME " there MUST be a lot people sitting in each other's laps

[@11clarkm]

It’s a drag strip

[@jbin2424]

People saying 'it happened right in front of me in the stands, I could feel the heat!" ... However all year the grandstand at the Pod has had the last section closed for repairs and you can't sit there. That same closed section is where the car hit the wall and exploded.. and you got fuck nuts saying it happened right infront of them and they 'could feel the heat' 😆 I was there, in my usual grandstand seat that I've sat in for 20+ years, 2 rows from the top, directly in line with the startline / staging beams. I filmed this crash too, and if you go on Santa Pod's KZbin or Instagram and see the video compilation of this crash, mine is the second video.. credited to 'designbybinnie'. I managed to witness it and film it without making some shit up about how I was dodging debris and melting from the heat. Bunch of sad weasels you are..

[@TheDieselndust]

It happened right in front of me right here on my I-Pad watching KZbin. I could feel the heat.😅

[@Itchytastyjillsandwich]

I witnessed this crash and it was absolutely horrifying. Glad he’s ok

[@stevehiatt848]

ypu didnt see Owen hayward flip Houndog 9 then?...Or Sheavills bend his fueller, Micky naylors wheelstand?

[@Justin225]

Just got home from Santa Pod, was very dramatic to see in front of us esp with the fireball. Glad he walked away from it and the safety team was there so quickly.

[@bikingnutcase0]

Christ! I had the live stream on all day, my son and mother-in-law watched it and were talking about it, I only saw the clean-up after, thanks for posting this I now know what they were on about 😂

[@bravoA-su8xm]

looks like the burst panel on the body got up into the throttle blades or linkage and somehow was keeping it from closing or pulling was the linkage opening up the blades

[@backofficeshow]

This was insane to see today, it happened right in front of me at the stands and you could feel the heat! Amazing how far the car continued to slide. Lucky he walked out. I should think this must be a massive blow for any team.

[@brianreynoldson1965]

Things happen quick in a nitro funny car. Luckily, he wasn't hurt. Financially, that will be another issue for that team to rebound from.

[@chaleclair5650]

Yea as soon as I saw this, I also witnessed this in person, it made me feel actually sick and I was preying to god that he’d be ok!

[@backofficeshow]

@@chaleclair5650 yeah super quick. Literally blink and you could miss it

[@chaleclair5650]

@@backofficeshow exactly it happened so quickly!

[@catman2629]

He was probably already up to 140 mph or more , I was watching on live stream , glad he was ok , it looked horrible

[@womenslayernumber1]

was on the grass bank and saw that today, good thing the driver was ok

[@chrisandrews5129]

I was 15 feet away from that crash. Thought we were going to be hit. Staring death in the face. The fireball was intense. Glad he was ok though!!!!

[@SeanBoweVideos]

Glad nobody was involved in terms of people in the grandstand being hit by debris or burnt by the fireball! Is that where you were sat?

[@stephenbillings]

Bad crash, but due to the safety equipment he was OK.

[@peteredge7798]

This boys and girls is why safety equipment should be embraced ! It's not a nanny state party pooper, it works !

[@WoodyAtWar]

We saw this too today. So relieved he's OK.

[@coldhardart]

You can see the backfires pops the burst panel out then get stuck in the throttle blades then it just spins outs. Scott Kalitta had that happen in 2005 phx testing

[@jakerichards3117]

Was sat at 1000ft where the car came to stop, super scary incident glad to see that Kevin was unharmed

[@joeyprem]

Saw this in person today. Driver bit wobbly after getting out but seemed OK. Amazing considering how dramatic it all looked

[@RobwithScoobyScooby]

OMG, Only vlogged these guys the other month at the festival of power , never expected that Horrible to watch , thankfully the protective gear did its job , how long would that take to rebuild .

[@jacobfernandez-green3949]

It all happend right infront of me. Scary crash, the driver was alright which is great to know

[@timothycarrig1492]

Thank God no one died in that crash!! I hope he gets back to racing soon!!

[@lighterstyle]

That's me standing in the all black at the very end of the front row at the point of impact, filming away, didn't flinch! Mental to see close up, could feel the flames.

[@simonsmith2901]

We were on the bank , pretty scary crash, pleased to see him out and walking around just moments later

[@rael1999]

Main thing is Kev's okay and lives to fight another day !

[@baldrick650]

What time did this happen, I was there yesterday but missed this!

[@DavidBrown-bs7gg]

We were in the front row of the grandstand on the far right hand side, as the car spun round it was pointing right at us, the heat from the explosion was intense

[@sellis330]

How do you get to that caliber of racing, driving like that? Burst panel or not, he knocked the tire on the hit… let out, stay out, and take your bye run.

[@adrianharris9091]

So glad the driver was okay. The last time I visited Santa Pod - possibly 20 or more years ago - an accident like this happened and they picked up the driver piece by piece. Never forgot it and haven't been able to go back since.

[@stnldvs]

the last death at santa pod was 1986

[@TheoneGodfather]

Damn, in the states there would have been a super loud announcer yacking non stop explaining every little detail that everyone just watched.

[@Jude22Coates]

What day was this on?

[@brianiswrong]

Was the track in decent condition ( had it been prepared for the fuel cars)?

[@SeanBoweVideos]

Always is prepared for Fuel cars if they're running! This is Round 1 of the 2022 European Championships, so it's prepped properly! (Though Funny Car doesn't run in the European series')

[@sib4780]

What a silly comment

[@benlowes8570]

The track was ok, the driver was an idiot for getting back on the throttle, it’s a qualifying run and he had already run the track in 4.8, after the shake he’s never beating that time and he trashed his car trying to do so.

[@bravoA-su8xm]

@@benlowes8570 if you notice the burst panel popped when he launched I'm thinking it may have got into the linkage or blades and took control of the throttle

[@benlowes8570]

@@bravoA-su8xm that is possible, hadn’t noticed it, but the funny cars have been peddling a lot this season, especially this one and the gci car since they own the car so they aren’t under instructions to not peddle.

[@krogersucks45]

Glad he's ok but the audio was great. No announcers yelling over the PA like they do here in the States.

[@SeanBoweVideos]

Yep, as soon as there's an incident, they go quiet. So as not to speculate etc. and just let the safety crew do their thing.

[@andrewcarter504]

have been watching some fantastic racing today this must have happened when I was on my way home , so shocked to see it ,so glad he walked away from this terrible accident just goes to show the safety of these cars and the emergency services were brilliant .

[@SeanBoweVideos]

You know you share the name with the 4xEuropean FIA Top Fuel Champion - Andy Carter!? Is this you Andy?! Ahah!

[@tootallbob]

That looks like one of Robert Hight's old bodies from John Force Racing. Well, not any more!

[@Anarchy-Is-Liberty]

Guy crashes, car explodes, track puts on party music!! WTF? LOL

[@fboest]

Thank god Kevin is Ok

[@topfuel333]

Amazing reading the comments that some people obviously have not watched a drag race in maybe a decade? But feel the need to put judgey and condicending comments regarding the track perpetration the design on the car and Kevin's driving. Experts everywhere it seems?

[@slowpoke96Z28]

facts man.😊

[@richardmountz3865]

He didn't steer at all?!!?

[@SeanBoweVideos]

He did, to the left, to get away from the centre line. As he did, he went up in smoke (the tires spun...) and so rotated left.

[@andrewverity3846]

THAT MADE NEARLY ME CRAP MY PANTS!

[@groomlake51]

It’s like he peddled it because it was driving through the clutch bad making a small move to the center. Then it did the exact opposite and spun the tire well he has a bunch of left steering input trying to drive it back into the groove. If it’s a real force mechanical clone it almost looks like the NHRA legal Hi/Low clutch map got another unexacting victim. It happened a few time with new driver in the states

[@annaleebliss4618]

Im glad he walked away. Cars can be replaced human beings can not!

[@samuelgarrod8327]

This didn't happen right in front of me.

[@NANDOFFDataRecovery]

I seen it live too. The car came to a stop right in front of me. I swear I held my breath until he got out of the car. Was horrible . Main thing is, he was ok!

[@tomsmith2331]

Bad way to start the day

[@MrNealeChidler]

I was in the grand stand just where the drag came into contact with the wall, its on my channel if you want to watch.

[@SeanBoweVideos]

Just watched, wild that it happened right in front of you! Must have been hot-as-hell! I'm sure I remember feeling it from where I was stood!

[@outlawbillionairez9780]

He had a good 60 time. (That's as far as he got)

[@Paul-zm1hb]

I think I saw some of the people who attacked the Capitol at this race

[@precbsfender]

That's Robert Hights old AAA car..it's done now.

[@slowpoke96Z28]

I figured it was at least an old jfr body with that X

[@VR6_SKC]

Not gonna lie i didnt even hear the music playing, when we wash standing there

[@ldnwholesale8552]

I bet the other driver is happy he broke. Otherwise he may well have been caught by this car.

[@IDontModWTFz]

2 hour cleaning commences hope he's alright!

[@vertisjohnson219]

John Force, Robert Hight's old car

[@stevencoward3895]

allan ritmeister rip back in the day went in top fuel sharp right straight the the metal barriers in those days no concrete barriers then ,killed instantly that happened just about where the funny car is now

[@butchcassidy3373]

Some people are made to drive. Others should just watch

[@davekreitzer4358]

This is what happens when you try to steal someone else's paint scheme ( Robert Hight ) ! Carma can be a bitch , lesson learned ! ✔️😜😎

[@SeanBoweVideos]

You're mad! John Force Racing sold the body to Kevin Chapman! How could you not think that JFR aren't fully aware of exactly where their bodies go and what colours they're running them in?! Mad man!

[@davekreitzer4358]

@@SeanBoweVideos Nope , not MAD 😡 Not my car ! 😁✔️

[@SeanBoweVideos]

But how can you say something like this is "karma"?! Totally uncalled for. Not cool. Kevin's an awesome guy, nobody deserves this. If one of the terms of buying the body from JFR was to repaint it, then he would have. Your comment is null and void.

[@topfuel333]

Absolute lunacy of a comment from an absolute idiot, essentially wishing Ill on someone doing what they are love doing and who has a family simply because they kept some it the design of the people they bought the car from, there's a guy in Australia this weekend running one of Matt Hagan's old Mopar designs, do you wish him to crash? What a tool.

[@trimhead7510]

Me and my dad was right at the start line when that happened gonna be a long weekend for them lmao

[@teresagoodwin7458]

PRAISE GOD FOR THIS PRECIOUS DRIVER BEING OKAY AFTER SUCH A SCARY HORRIFYING WRECK/FIREBALL EXPLOSION 💥 HE DEFINITELY HAD GUARDIAN ANGEL'S RIDING WITH HIM ON THIS PASS🙏🤗❤️🇺🇸🙏👍🙏❤️🙏 I can only imagine what impact that had on his body and I pray there's no lasting effects of being in such an explosive wreck 🙏🙌🙏Thank GOD for all the safety built in these cars and the fire suits and gear they're required to use plus the quick response by the safety and emergency crews!!!!🙏🙌🙏

[@wdfaws8124]

His tires probably cooled off too much.

[@jarnosaarinen4583]

They should call these cars Stupid Cars not Funny Cars, cause they look stupid these days!

[@hughtempleton737]

Glad he is OK

[@redblue40rc33]

Should've idled thru the finish line....nobody in the other lane....waste of car.... PFT

[@noelsalisbury7448]

Guy coulda been burnt bad. " I make you laugh ? I'm here to fuckin' amuse you ? What do you mean, 'funny' - 'funny' how ? How am I funny ? Joe Pesci, Goodfellas.

[@SAM-zt2uy]

Scary stuff 🙁

[@Troyjr2423]

Jesus, glad he was able to walk away from that! Hmm did he buy that body from john force and them or something though?

[@northleftdirt1122]

Maybe driving isn’t for him, cooking is safer

[@groomlake51]

Talk about running out of talent on a peddle job🤦‍♂️ poor guy😢 did the down nozzle line come loose on the left side? I can’t tell if he was reacting way behind the car or just got something under the left rear tire.

[@anteburazin69]

Fancy sticking those big ugly electric ⚡️ generating grotesque things there? Unimaginable. Can't leave anything alone .:(

[@handwrittencycles]

Bloody brilliant idea they are. The way the worlds going. When the green police start crying that there is a big nasty polluting drag strip there - great. It pollutes during the weekend in the summer. But produces clean energy 24/7 365. There’s also a large solar farm hidden behind too.

[@tyrannaturkey4896]

My dad was right in front of the wall of death he nearly got killed

[@painintherc7771]

When you can't handle the heat stay out of the kitchen

[@stephenjohnson7519]

Am happy he is 👌

[@campusman1957]

ok it was a crash which is bad but it wasnt horrifing come on people

[@SeanBoweVideos]

It was at the high-end of the scale of spectacular! Though, yes, in reality, it wasn't too bad. The fuel tank exploding made it seem a lot worse than it was. Still, it wasn't good... bent chassis etc.

[@kclark0395]

Glad he's OK. Just goes to show, with more than 10,000 HP, if it's not pointed straight when you hit the gas you've got trouble.

[@jimmoody9782]

Holy crap.....

[@jboland1192]

Not nice to see someones hard graft and money slammed and burned, and ive seen a few (Smax, Houndog, Al's gasser, Stripteaser) but hopefully they will be back

[@omarks]

On the hit at 3.04 there's a flash and the burst panel gets into the belt but unclear why he went 180 degrees and hit the wall, breaking a fuel line. the 3 hits on the throttle may have killed the engine and made this worse. Glad he's ok!

[@ruggugglan]

Nogrip just slip. Damn do he regret that he stept on it again. As long as he is ok iam happy

[@davidcarper5411]

Pedaled around and found out..

[@427bullis]

Former hight body

[@garybrown5769]

Why is this funny tho? 😅

[@SJR_Media_Group]

Well that wasn't very 'funny' for a Funny Car. In the 1 second he was on power, car was already going over 100 mph. Even a slight impact on wall hurts both car and driver. We see drivers 'walk away' but we don't see them the next day when they are so sore they can barely walk.

[@mariopacheco3734]

One of John Force's ex funny car , should of left it in the trailer

[@jeancharlesrabaux5658]

🙏😔🤲🇫🇷👉☝️

[@_wimza_7983]

Another crash yesterday with a lovely mach 1 mustang. Poor bastard

[@philipwright2883]

Wow

[@musketman7804]

this was the weirdest scene I have ever ....uhmmm seen. The crowd acting like nothing has happened. Just carrying on laughing and joking. That was weird.

[@SeanBoweVideos]

No, the cheering was because people started seeing that the driver, Kevin, was out of the wreck! So the applause spread! I knew that scene//piece of footage would confuse some people. I know the driver, and he was practically 100% ok, just a tad bruised from what I understand - and, as would always be expected with something like this, a bit hurt emotionally.

[@slowpoke96Z28]

at the beginning you see women losing their minds, thinking the just saw someone die or something.

[@andrewmeadows2596]

😂😂😂

[@Berserk739]

The weakest crash ever

[@Mikeyhoncho1]

Horrible job of driving

[@mrholt3895]

Hey, that's not funny he could have been killed.

[@SeanBoweVideos]

Correct, but the car is called a 'Funny Car', search them up.

[@ByTheGrave]

Funny? 👁👁

[@aoifeclinton7320]

It's called a funny car as the shape makes them look funny/peculiar not that the crash was funny🙂

[@PODWHEELS]

@@aoifeclinton7320 There's always one, isn't there! LOL

[@paulmazzola398]

@@PODWHEELS Always a wise ass in the group! The ones who comment don't have the balls to hop in a race car. Looks like an ex John Force car?

[@ByTheGrave]

@@paulmazzola398 bro I don’t usually watch this kind of thing lmao I’m subbed to this guys channel for concert videos so I was just a bit shocked at “funny” being in the title Not trying to be a smart ass

[@fastlyfe_pryme]

​@@ByTheGrave great question alot of people have no idea what a funny car is. I can see how you would be thrown off by the title. these cars in the NHRA are capable of speeds of 330mph+ in 1000ft no joke 0-100 in less then a second

[@Rich12881]

M G M

[@jockojockoson9995]

I love the part where he destroyed his car

[@cll1639]

Always at least one punk in every crowd who tries to impress everybody with a 10 year old's mentality. Go on back to your basement; adults are having a conversation.

[@jockojockoson9995]

@@cll1639 Jeez that's really a moving passage of words. Did you come up with that all on your own you genius?

[@cll1639]

@@jockojockoson9995 Unless I misunderstood what you posted, which is possible - if so, my apologies - I stand by every word. Grow the fuck up.

[@MisterTwister88]

Copycat John Force paint job

[@SeanBoweVideos]

No, it is a John Force paint scheme. That's who he bought the body from.

[@MisterTwister88]

@@SeanBoweVideos Got it👍

[@sidloose9465]

Not funny at all.