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Posted: August 10 2005 08:30 PM
 
Gary Scannevin (aka gman0046) [ View ] [ gman0046@aol.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
Anchorage, Kentucky
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The Streetrodding.com tent is no more. It was wiped out during a severe thunderstorm and high winds that swept through the Louisville Fairgrounds at approximately 3 PM. During the storm, Brian Haney (kyhotrod) while trying to hold the tent down, was stuck by lightning and taken by ambulance to Louisville's University Hospital. Fortunately it appears he will be ok. Numerous vehicles were damaged by flying tents and chairs. I will keep you posted on Brians condition. Not what you expect to happen during a "fun" event.
 
 
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Posted by REBORN55  -  08/05/2005 11:08 PM

Sorry to hear about such a bad start to the weekend. Glad everyone is OK. Hope the weekend turns out better than it started. Keep us posted.
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Posted by brian41chevy  -  08/05/2005 11:19 PM

Sorry to hear that guys. Remember that those tent poles act like lightnig rods in storms. Glad to hear everyone is OK.
There is a fine line between hobby and mental illness [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] New Lenox, Illinois Charter Member since November 2004
 
Posted by 1carguy  -  08/06/2005 12:46 AM
That's really bad news...I've been thinking how much fun it would be to be there sucking on a cool one under the fan cooled tent and never thought about the possibility of the tent being blown away by a thunder storm. Glad Brian is okay. The weather there can be really wild. Has everything settled down and is the show back to normal? Did it damage many cars? Hope all is well.
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Posted by johns56  -  08/05/2005 10:34 PM
glad to hear brian is ok and that nobody else was hurt. hope the damage is not to bad on the vehicles.
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Posted by kyhotrod  -  08/06/2005 02:49 PM

Hey gang. Appreciate everyone's comments. Hope to make it back to Louisville Sunday. I really appreciate everyone gathering up our stuff yesterday and putting it in our truck and helping us out. It was great meeting with everyone, too bad it had to end so soon. I feel really sick about the vehicles next to us that were torn up. Real bummer, but I guess it could've been worse. A Nats to remember, fer sure.



Here's some photos from Friday, plus a couple more videos.



http://kyhotrod4.tripod.com/NSRA_Nats_2005/aug5
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Posted by K1Panelnut  -  08/06/2005 07:12 PM
Gentlemen, you can build more cars but you can't if your dead thank GOD it wasn't your day to meet him and the rest of us left to grieve... shit that was a close one!!!!
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Posted by gman0046  -  08/06/2005 05:24 PM

In regards to some questions about the NSRA Nat's, 3 streetrods across from the Streetrod.com tent were severely damaged. A 39 Chev 2 dr sedan has in my estimation at $10,000 worth of damage, it was a nice car that was for sale at $42,500. Also damaged was a 38 Ford 2 dr sedan and a 37 Chev pickup. Both have thousand's of dollar's worth of damage.



The new building that was under constuction last year is still not finished, a temporary chain link fence around a portion of the construction area came down on several streetrods during the storm. I saw a dumpster on the fairgrounds that was chock to block full of pop canopy frames. They say the storm had straight line wins of 70 mph. It wasn't the place to be.
gman0046 [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Anchorage, Kentucky
 
Posted by MasterDeluxe  -  08/06/2005 08:24 AM
Sure glad to hear Brian is ok.Street rods can be replaced,people can't.I hope the rest of the weekend makes up for friday after noon......Al C
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Posted by orphans2  -  08/06/2005 05:04 PM
Brian, so glad to hear you're okay. As I am sure you know you were one lucky dude. Lightning can leave many permanent scars, not the least to mention, death. Body work on humans ain't as easy or as cheap as it is on cars. Hope you can get past this bad experience and enjoy the rest of the show. BTW, do you glow in the dark or have new super powers??? Just checking.
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Posted by Jaybird  -  08/05/2005 09:59 PM

I was two rows west of the tent when that hit. We were very concerned when we saw what the area looked like afterward. I hope everyone is ok. We had just left. It went from just cloudy to gail force winds and rain in nothing flat. That got pretty ugly. I've been in some storms but that got scary. We took cover under an unattended tent with two other rodders. Took all 4 of us to hold it down. Yikes! Well, hats off to everyone that put out the effort together at the tent. Thanks to Autowire for the much needed refreshments. I hope that the rest of the weekend is better for you all! Jaybird
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Posted by pinhead926  -  08/10/2005 08:30 PM
GLAD TO HEAR EVERYONE MADE OUT OK.....THAT STORM WAS CRAZY.....IF YOU THINK IT WAS BAD IN A TENT ....TRY IT DRIVING IN A OPEN TOP HOT ROD......HAHA AT ONE POINT WE HAD WATER ABOUT 3" UP THE RAILS IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRES.....A BUDDYS CUSTOM 48 BUICK HAD A FLAG POLE LAND ON THE ROOF OF HIS .....ALSO SAW A MODEL SPORT COUPE WITH BARB WIRE LAYING ACROSS THE TOP.....FROM WHAT LOOKED LIKE A TENT CITY ....BECAME A SCRAP YARD OF TENT TUBING.....IT MADE FOR SOME INTERESTING MEMORIES.......BRANDON
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Posted by ahotrod33  -  08/08/2005 09:34 AM
Brian--glad to hear you're OK. The vehicle can be fixed--you're not replaceable.
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Posted by BigAlBre  -  08/05/2005 05:08 PM
man that's awful, please let him know he's in our prayers and keep us up to date!!

Eriq and BigAl
StreetRodding.com

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Posted by gman0046  -  08/05/2005 07:44 PM
I just spoke to Brian Haney (kyhotrod) , he's been released from the hospital and was back driving his streetrod. His truck also suffered some damage when the tent frame came apart but nothing like some of the damage other streetrods I saw had. He was very fortunate his injuries weren't more severe.
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