17 year old girl dies at Cayuga.
10-02-2006 | 01:57 PM
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17 year old girl dies at Cayuga.
17-year-old girl's dragster crashes into wall at more than 480km/h
By KIM BRADLEY, TORONTO SUN
A teen drag racer died yesterday at the Toronto Motorsport Park track after she hit a wall in her jet-propelled dragster at more than 480 km/h.
Not only was 17-year-old Kendall Hebert's death witnessed by horrified spectators including members of her family, but the event was "carried live on the Internet," OPP spokesman Const. Mark Foster said.
"She was not competing today, she was performing for the crowd," Foster said from the park in Cayuga, south of Hamilton.
Hebert was one of several members of the Gladiator Racing Team and was on her way to becoming a competitive racer once she turned 18, Foster said.
"She was up-and-coming in the racing scene," he said.
Hebert had just completed a quarter-mile run down the straight track at speeds in excess of 480 km/h yesterday at 3:20 p.m. when, "for unknown reasons, she hit the wall," Foster said.
Hebert's jet-powered dragster flew over the track's concrete barrier and rolled several times, throwing the teen clear.
According to Hebert's biography on the Gladiator Racing team web site, Hebert had just signed a three-year deal to drive the team's Firestorm car, which she had taken to speeds in excess of 482 km/h.
The site also says the teen, who is from Tecumseh in the Windsor area, "comes from a racing family. Kendall's father, Ken, races a Pro-Modified Volkswagen Beetle and her sister Shelby races a Junior dragster."
When she was just 3 years old, her father modified her Barbie Jeep, making it travel at 40 km/h, the site says.
Hebert was also a good student and enjoyed playing on her high school volleyball, field hockey, rugby and basketball teams.
Members of the Gladiator Racing Team could not be reached last night, but staff at the track were gathered together to mourn the teen.
"We're a family, we're all in shock," said a member of the track's staff who gave her name only as Cindy.
"Our thoughts are with her family."
By KIM BRADLEY, TORONTO SUN
A teen drag racer died yesterday at the Toronto Motorsport Park track after she hit a wall in her jet-propelled dragster at more than 480 km/h.
Not only was 17-year-old Kendall Hebert's death witnessed by horrified spectators including members of her family, but the event was "carried live on the Internet," OPP spokesman Const. Mark Foster said.
"She was not competing today, she was performing for the crowd," Foster said from the park in Cayuga, south of Hamilton.
Hebert was one of several members of the Gladiator Racing Team and was on her way to becoming a competitive racer once she turned 18, Foster said.
"She was up-and-coming in the racing scene," he said.
Hebert had just completed a quarter-mile run down the straight track at speeds in excess of 480 km/h yesterday at 3:20 p.m. when, "for unknown reasons, she hit the wall," Foster said.
Hebert's jet-powered dragster flew over the track's concrete barrier and rolled several times, throwing the teen clear.
According to Hebert's biography on the Gladiator Racing team web site, Hebert had just signed a three-year deal to drive the team's Firestorm car, which she had taken to speeds in excess of 482 km/h.
The site also says the teen, who is from Tecumseh in the Windsor area, "comes from a racing family. Kendall's father, Ken, races a Pro-Modified Volkswagen Beetle and her sister Shelby races a Junior dragster."
When she was just 3 years old, her father modified her Barbie Jeep, making it travel at 40 km/h, the site says.
Hebert was also a good student and enjoyed playing on her high school volleyball, field hockey, rugby and basketball teams.
Members of the Gladiator Racing Team could not be reached last night, but staff at the track were gathered together to mourn the teen.
"We're a family, we're all in shock," said a member of the track's staff who gave her name only as Cindy.
"Our thoughts are with her family."
10-02-2006 | 08:52 PM
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oh my god!!!!!
my prayers go out to the family as i have just lost a 13 year old recently and i know what the family is going through.We should never outlive our kids reast in peace young one.
10-02-2006 | 11:06 PM
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Originally Posted by toofast
my prayers go out to the family as i have just lost a 13 year old recently and i know what the family is going through.We should never outlive our kids reast in peace young one.
10-02-2006 | 11:22 PM
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i thought one day i would be walking down the aisle to be the best man not having to carry my son to his grave its the hardest thing to do in my eyes.yet alone watching your family die right in front of your eyes.
10-02-2006 | 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by toofast
i thought one day i would be walking down the aisle to be the best man not having to carry my son to his grave its the hardest thing to do in my eyes.yet alone watching your family die right in front of your eyes.
10-03-2006 | 11:56 AM
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thats really sad... heres a web site decaited to her http://gladiatorracing.com/
10-03-2006 | 09:19 PM
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well my son and my wife just got back from back to school shopping and he asked if he could go to his friends house he got there and him and his friends wanted to go to the local park 2 blocks away from our house so he was allways a good kid and phoned us to ask if he could go somewhere but this time he was gonna come home as he was on a pay as u go phone and had very little time on it so he started to ride his bike down the side walk when he saw a lady walking towards him with a baby bugy and a small child so being the good kid and using his manners as we allways taught him he jumped the curb to avoid her and did not look behind him and slammed into a truck which projected him over his handle bars and he landed on his head the wrong way and it had shut his brain down right away thankfully he went in peace but the worst part is my wife was one of the first people on the sceen and she held him while his eyes were half closed and bleeding from his mouth nose and ears.if u want we have a website for him its http://tazz.forgottenlink.com
10-04-2006 | 09:34 PM
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well my son and my wife just got back from back to school shopping and he asked if he could go to his friends house he got there and him and his friends wanted to go to the local park 2 blocks away from our house so he was allways a good kid and phoned us to ask if he could go somewhere but this time he was gonna come home as he was on a pay as u go phone and had very little time on it so he started to ride his bike down the side walk when he saw a lady walking towards him with a baby bugy and a small child so being the good kid and using his manners as we allways taught him he jumped the curb to avoid her and did not look behind him and slammed into a truck which projected him over his handle bars and he landed on his head the wrong way and it had shut his brain down right away thankfully he went in peace but the worst part is my wife was one of the first people on the sceen and she held him while his eyes were half closed and bleeding from his mouth nose and ears.if u want we have a website for him its http://tazz.forgottenlink.com
10-05-2006 | 12:36 PM
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Two very sad storys.
I hate that a young lady who was into racing and cars had to have this happen.
I hape this dosen't make parents discourage other young sons and daughters from getting into Racing.
I hate that a young lady who was into racing and cars had to have this happen.
I hape this dosen't make parents discourage other young sons and daughters from getting into Racing.
10-05-2006 | 06:12 PM
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Well, I doubt that will happen. I know my son loves to help out with my MK2 racecar, even if we don't have much to do until I get the body done. But he's still out there helping sand and paint, and all he talks about for hours afterwards is going to the track and racing. I won't discourage him if he decides he wants to race. Or my daughter for that matter either, but I think Heather might have something to say about that.