Two Old Duffers Whacked at High Speed But They Were Stylin'

Two men were killed using the runway at the Buena Vista Regional Airport to test drive a 2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat.  (Colorado Department of Transportation)


That they were driving a Hellcat probably already explains much of this to some of you but there's more.

Note:  the Hellcat is one of America's fastest muscle cars.

Fox News:  Two killed during Dodge Challenger Hellcat test drive on airport runway

2016 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat  (Dodge)

It looks somewhat benign, doesn't it.


Spezze’s office issued a press release Sunday that said that after speeding down the runway and continuing another 315 feet, the Challenger became airborne over a ravine.

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS SAYS THE DODGE DEMON SHOULD BE BANNED

The release went on to say that after striking the ground the vehicle “became airborne a second time flipping end over end over a second ravine before coming to rest on its wheels.”

Deputies found the wreckage about 650 feet past the runway.

- Fox

The insert about the banning the Dodge Demon is the incredible power of the car.


Hold the description of the crash report in your head for this part.

They were likely going more than 100 mph when they ran off the runway, the paper reported. Fitzgerald was behind the wheel.

- Fox

Zen Yogi:  they had to have running way the fuck over 100 mph!

No chance, Yogi, so now get this part.

Lynd Fitzgerald, 71, of Colorado Springs, and Roger Lichtenberger, 76, of San Marcos, Calif., were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

- Fox

Stylin' to the last with those old rascals.  I bet they had a bit of reputation with their pals.

Zen Yogi:  sure they did ... as lunatics!

Lunacy can be a gas, mate.

Zen Yogi:  until you get yourself killed?

Sure and that's the chance you take but they did it willingly and it must have been a blast for them until they crashed.

Zen Yogi:  you actually think it was worth it for them?

Worth doesn't have meaning in this context since they were living their lives to the maximum.

Zen Yogi:  are you going to get Zen with this, Silas?

No need, bud, since you're already there.  Those old duffers aren't schoolboys who got all drunked-up on a Friday night and then did this.  They were clear on what they wanted to do; they made plans for how they could do it;  they got permission and they went for it.  Hat tip to those ol' boys for livin' it right to the end.  In the Rockhouse Rulebook, that's stylin'.