Abandoned chaser vehicle in OK..............

[Mike Smith]

Lets face it guys, we're not going to pick up babes in the bar by telling her about the last RFD you got hit by.

Speak for yourself!

Mike

 

[Doug Drace]

Wow....hopefully this one's over!!! Chase how you wanna chase!!! As long as it doesnt endanger or ruin everyone elses experience out there including MINE!!! Different perspectives from up close and a far are really cool to have after the chase. Its every individual dedicated chasers choice to make out there. There are very good points made on BOTH sides, but in the end, people are different, some thrive on extremes, while others prefer to be more subtle in their approach, doesnt make either one right or better, although the subtle way certainly is theoretically safer! This whole, who can get the 'closest shot' thing IS getting rediculous now days...and will one day unfortunately make the ultimate example out of someone who lives to chase...its simply bound to happen. Might be me for all I know. Finally, as long as there continues to be a growing market with big $$$'s being thrown at extreme chasers, the Risk/Reward scale will continue to become more and more scewed, but last I checked, America is still driven by capitolism, and its pretty cool that some have been fortunate enough to grasp ahold and make a living doing what they love to do! Wish it was me lol! At the same time, there are plenty of us out there who chase for local news stations....and being close is a necessary evil, in order to accurately name off roads, landmarks, direction of track, tornado intensity and so on for the general publics safety. Hopefully we all will allow common sense to reign supreme when it comes to large violent tornadoes such as the beast we witnessed last monday. and live to chase another day! Thats just my 2 cents.....accidents happen..... Im Glad Andy's alright....Happy Chasing EVERYONE!

 

[Shane Adams]

Doug, your video is my favorite from Nov 7. It's the shot I wished I would've gotten.

 

[Joey Ketcham]

Since I was such a strong critic in this thread, I felt it was only right for me to post this here. I apologize to Andy, and to anyon eelse, who took offense to my earlier comments I made in this thread. I was wrong and I was very ignorant to make such comments without knowing the facts. I wasn't there, I had only seen a video of it and was quick to form an opinion which was entirely stupid and bad judgment on my part.

While we all have our own style of chasing, some which simply isn't for me, I want everyone to know I have no hard or negative feelings against Andy or anyone else for their style of chasing. I was clearly in the wrong for forming such a strong opinion before knowing the facts, and for that I apologize for my moment of ignorance.

I'm glad that Andy was okay, and glad that people rushed to his aid right away to ensure he was okay and to help him out. I hope this is something we can put behind us, and lesson learned on my part.

 

[Mark Blue]

Thanks Joey and what you said didn't fall on deaf ears as far as I'm concerned. It takes a lot of guts to take something back and apologize publicly and what you said will go a long ways in putting things back the way they were before.

 

[J Tyler]

Joey, shows me you've got an open mind, will consider changing it, and are man enough to admit when you feel you were wrong or made a mistake. Sounds like a pretty good guy to me.

 

[Wes Carter]

Joey, I kept my thoughts and opinions to myself about what you posted because I really didn't have anything worthwhile to add to the mix other than more ranting. FWIW, your willingness to look at yourself under the microscope and reevaluate your actions and opinions has earned you my respect, as long as it is sincere. And I don't have any reason to think you are not sincere.

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[Joey Ketcham]

Thanks, Wes, Mark and Jeff. I'm not perfect and I sometimes do and say dumb things that clearly puts me in the wrong, when it happens all I can do is is swallow my pride, man up and just admit to it and take it as lesson learned; to not form an opinion on something simply by what I see on video and instead wait for the facts to come out. While I do play it safe while chasing, I'm honest about the fact that I love watching the close up shots chasers more daring than I am get. What happened to Andy was an unfortunate incident that was out of his control, it could happen to any of us.

 

[hazelmaryjackson]

Just worth mentioning, if you car does roll over and you end up hanging upside down, from the belt, be sure to hold onto seat back and brace yourself against available surfaces before you undo your seat belt. Otherwise when you undo the belt you can drop suddenly and hurt your neck and or back.

 

[J Tyler]

Another tid bit.....If you do roll over, turn the motor off as quickly as possible. Fluids are going places they shouldn't be and will destroy the engine if you let it run. Turn off the motor fast.

 

[J Tyler]

Not to beat a dead horse, but......by doing a little digging I am finding that lose of steering in a 4x4 is not unthinkable. It is what I brought up earlier, the fact that 4x4s that are used in off roading do take a lot of stresses, and if the truck takes a severe hit it can lead to a failure later. Here is a video of a guy who was driving down a highway with a lot of turns and his front track bar snapped. That caused the front axle to be able to move side to side causing loss of control due to lack of steering control. At end of video, he shows how the impact with the hillside pulled the wheel thru the lug nuts, then he walks to the front of the over turned Jeep and shows the broken track bar. Like Andy, he went turtle:

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