"It's not like wearing a seat belt in a car," White said. NHRA Top Sportsman racer Randy Alexander of Harvest, Alabama, died Saturday following a high-speed crash during the Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. Scott, whose father also raced drag boats, began in the sport as a child and is known as the "fastest man on water" after clocking 274.927mph in the Spirit of Texas on the Colorado River. "There have been several people who have walked away from these crashes because of safety innovations, and that's what we're proiud of. Enjoy the videos and we hope that you learn from their mistakes! "I envision the day of all drag boats requiring some kind of safety canopy," White said. 'The girl was extracted by a private pleasure boat which was first on the scene and she was conscious at the time. Three large national drag boat organizations the SDBA, the International Hot Boat Association (IHBA), and the St. Louis Drag Boat Association (SLDBA) are likely to discuss a possible rule requiring canopies in all Blown Gas Flat boats. Dual crash in Final. Top 10 Choices for Boaters According to this news … Blown Gas Flat boats race in a 7.7 second division, meaning no boat can complete the quarter-mile course in under 7.7 seconds.Any boat in a division faster than that must protect its driver with a capsule containing a seat belt, a head and neck safety (HANS) device, and an oxygen tank.A rule "strongly recommends" blown gas flat racers to use a safety capsule, but there is no rule requiring them to comply. 'When I came into harbour there were loads of ambulances and paramedics and I saw one guy on a stretcher with a neck brace who didn't look to be in a good way. - YouTube This video helps prevent accidents on boats. An RNLI spokeswoman tonight said: 'It was a tragic accident which happened around one of the navigation buoys off Netley at the top of Southampton Water. 'My understanding is that the boat had left Southampton and was doing a trip out on the water for an hour or so before it was due to return. Smiley has been the president of Racers for Christ for eight years and spends his year traveling to motor sports events across the country to serve as a chaplain. 'Enquiries into the circumstances remain ongoing and we would ask anyone who witnessed the incident, or perhaps captured footage of it, to please contact police. This is the crash that happened during the Top Fuel Drag Boat Final Races on Sunday, June 27, 2010. 'No one in a RIB would be strapped in, he said, because if the vessel were to flip over everyone would be trapped underwater. A passing pleasure boat rushed to the scene, followed by lifeboats, and casualties were ferried ashore before being taken to Southampton General Hospital for treatment.Southampton Harbour Master launch inspecting a buoy off Hythe, Hampshire, after twelve people were taken to hospital. "In an instance like this, wearing a seat belt without a full canopy would be very, very dangerous. 'I assume the poor girl had already been taken to hospital. 'People are usually holding on to the seat in front so you often see crushing injuries because it is decelerating so fast, so you see things like crushed ribs. The driver was taken to the hospital for a possible broken leg. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. He was without a seat belt and his helmet flew off as soon as it struck the side of the boat. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.Pilot Scott Lumbert was critically injured when his top fuel hydroplane span out of controlA 275mph drag racing boat bursts into flames before spinning out of control and disintegrating in a horrifying high-speed crash in front of a crowd of spectators.And amazingly the pilot Scott Lumbert was pulled live from the wreckage and flown to hospital.His top fuel hydroplane boat, named the Spirit of Texas, had reached an estimated 240mph before the gut-wrenching accident that almost cost his life.Scott, 35, had easily won his final heat of the LakeFest racing weekend at Marble Falls, Texas, when flames shot out of the rear engine.The high-powered craft then rolled over and hit the water in a devastating impact that shattered the boat onto thousands of pieces.Police Department Captain Glenn Hanson said: "It looked like there was more fire and water than there should have been once he got to the finish line, and once the water and smoke finally cleared there was nothing left of the boat.
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