Nitrous Bottle Explodes, Kills Crewmember @ ADRL Race - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

zebra · 04-25-2010, 04:48 PM

somebody mentioned this on my local forum:

Copied from ADRL web site: "In a moving pre-race ceremony, ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling remembered Mike Walker, a co-owner of Blake Housley’s Pro Nitrous team, who was critically injured this morning in the pit area of the ADRL Georgia Drags at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Walker was pronounced dead shortly afterward at Memorial Hospital of Adel in nearby Adel, Georgia."

That is all that has officially been released from ADRL. Word is that he was checking the pressure on a bottle that was in a heat bath when it exploded. Anyone that uses nitrous needs to remember what they are dealing with. Those bottles have a lot of stored energy in them and when something goes wrong it is usually in a bad way. I will be curious to find out more details of this accident. I have heard that it was a carbon fiber bottle but I would like to know how old it was and if it had ever been heated using a torch. Maybe something can be learned this tragedy to prevent others from the same thing. Just be careful with the bottles guys.

"prima"Donna · 04-25-2010, 04:52 PM

very sad to hear.......... :(

*Mr. Wyndham* · 04-25-2010, 04:53 PM

When did this happen?

zebra · 04-25-2010, 04:54 PM

4/24

http://www.adrl.us/live/
it's the second article down under 'event notebook'

*Mr. Wyndham* · 04-25-2010, 04:56 PM

Holy Crap....Not too long after we were there....:(
Sorry to hear this (meant to put that in the first post)

Little · 04-25-2010, 05:17 PM

We went to the races yesterday after the rain let up enough for them to dry the track. There were no more details floating around at the track. I they were all still pretty shaken up by it (understandably so) and did not want to talk about it.

Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and teenage daughter who he leaves behind. I will echo the thoughts of the poster, these are pro's and still things go bad wrong. Be careful out there.

v6sonoma · 04-25-2010, 05:25 PM

How awful.

speedster · 04-25-2010, 05:46 PM

Whoa. That is really bad news. Nitrous has always been a little more on the dangerous side and that is just terrible a bottle let go. It is very rare, especially with the sheer number of bottles out there, but it does happen.
Condolences to the family and team.

2010 SSRS · 04-25-2010, 06:06 PM

That is very sad.

Merc · 04-26-2010, 08:19 AM

That,s very sad and tragic. I have seen nitorus bottles get away before in the pits and had to run for cover. Scary moments. I have crewed on several difffernt teams in the past and still crew on a pro street now. The drag racing community is a very tight family and it's very sad when we lose one of own. My thoughts are with the fellows family and crew members.

Blade · 04-26-2010, 09:54 AM

Never putting that stuff in my car. It pretty much turns your car into a Hindenburg on wheels.

Prayers are with that man's family and may he RIP.

04-25-2010, 04:48 PM	#1
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	Nitrous Bottle Explodes, Kills Crewmember @ ADRL Race somebody mentioned this on my local forum: Copied from ADRL web site: "In a moving pre-race ceremony, ADRL President and CEO Kenny Nowling remembered Mike Walker, a co-owner of Blake Housley’s Pro Nitrous team, who was critically injured this morning in the pit area of the ADRL Georgia Drags at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Walker was pronounced dead shortly afterward at Memorial Hospital of Adel in nearby Adel, Georgia." That is all that has officially been released from ADRL. Word is that he was checking the pressure on a bottle that was in a heat bath when it exploded. Anyone that uses nitrous needs to remember what they are dealing with. Those bottles have a lot of stored energy in them and when something goes wrong it is usually in a bad way. I will be curious to find out more details of this accident. I have heard that it was a carbon fiber bottle but I would like to know how old it was and if it had ever been heated using a torch. Maybe something can be learned this tragedy to prevent others from the same thing. Just be careful with the bottles guys. __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

04-25-2010, 04:53 PM	#3
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	When did this happen? __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

04-25-2010, 04:54 PM	#4
zebra just can't seem to leave Drives: your mom wild!! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: cold & windy Posts: 10,625 View My Garage	4/24 http://www.adrl.us/live/ it's the second article down under 'event notebook' __________________ Eve ('00 FRC): hot-air intake Rowan ('09 H3): 5spd mom-mobile Penny ('99 Sierra): 5.3 / HD 5spd... gone but not forgotten Samson ('18 HD): compounded 408

04-25-2010, 04:56 PM	#5
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Holy Crap....Not too long after we were there....:( Sorry to hear this (meant to put that in the first post) __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

04-25-2010, 05:25 PM	#7
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	How awful. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

04-25-2010, 04:52 PM	#2
"prima"Donna HWAY STR Drives: 2010 RJT VIN#7085 & 2014 CRT C7 Join Date: May 2009 Location: New York Posts: 13,118 View My Garage	very sad to hear.......... :(

04-25-2010, 05:17 PM	#6
Little Drives: 2010 2SS Black Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Thomasville, GA Posts: 61	We went to the races yesterday after the rain let up enough for them to dry the track. There were no more details floating around at the track. I they were all still pretty shaken up by it (understandably so) and did not want to talk about it. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife and teenage daughter who he leaves behind. I will echo the thoughts of the poster, these are pro's and still things go bad wrong. Be careful out there.

04-25-2010, 05:46 PM	#8
speedster SST... Drives: SST Camaro 2010 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: East Coast of Florida Posts: 5,927 View My Garage	Whoa. That is really bad news. Nitrous has always been a little more on the dangerous side and that is just terrible a bottle let go. It is very rare, especially with the sheer number of bottles out there, but it does happen. Condolences to the family and team. __________________

04-25-2010, 06:06 PM	#9
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,187 View My Garage	That is very sad. __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

04-26-2010, 08:19 AM	#10
Merc In The Circle Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS IOM M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abbotsford BC Canada Posts: 11,291	That,s very sad and tragic. I have seen nitorus bottles get away before in the pits and had to run for cover. Scary moments. I have crewed on several difffernt teams in the past and still crew on a pro street now. The drag racing community is a very tight family and it's very sad when we lose one of own. My thoughts are with the fellows family and crew members.

04-26-2010, 09:54 AM	#11
Blade Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS BVM Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Charlotte Posts: 4,689 View My Garage	Never putting that stuff in my car. It pretty much turns your car into a Hindenburg on wheels. Prayers are with that man's family and may he RIP. __________________ Formerly owner of: 2012 2SS/RS Build Thread - Totaled by red light runner 2010 LT/RS Build Thread - Traded in for 2012 2SS 2007 Acura TSX 1992 Oldsmobile Achieva V6 1992 Mercury Sable

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