I thought I'd pass this incident on to all of the JCNA show organizers. This is the best example on why shows cars should NOT be allowed to be started after placement (unless cars needs to be started for mechanicals). If this rule is not in the rule book, it sure should be! If you know of a local show where the guys fire up the Vipers and Mustangs to impress the public, perhaps you should pass this incident on to the organizers.
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"So... I was at the Sloan museum car show in Flint today.
I'm not sure exactly what happened, but apparently some guy across the way started up his car, which was apparently in gear, and it took off like a rocket!
Fortunately, we were able to get my mom and my daughter out of the way; but it hit our cooler, took out a couple of lawn chairs, FastEddie got hit, and both of my legs got pinned to the rear quarter of my '55. My legs caved in the quarter and bent the bumper of the '55, and the guy's headlight shattered and cut the hell out of my left knee...
I talked to Ed, and he says he's alright, just cut and bruised and a little sore, but I didn't get to see his legs before I went to the hospital...
My right fibula is broken in three places, and my left leg is pretty trashed, but they don't think anything's broken. I'll be picking glass out of it for a while, but I can deal with that.
Things could have been a lot worse... I'm just glad my mom and daughter are alright.
So please guys, pay attention to what's going on around you and PLEASE!!! Don't start your car if you're not in a position to shut it down, or hit the brakes, or whatever."
Thanks....