An eight-year-old girl died after a horror crash during a drag race while travelling at 85 km/h, it has been revealed.
Anita Board crashed during a solo sprint drag race at Perth Motorplex about 12.20pm on November 11.
Time sheets show she finished the 200m race in 17.5 seconds, travelling at 85.78 km/h according to Perth Now.
She attempted to turn into an exit about 220m from the finish line but tragically she missed the opening and collided with a concrete wall.
An eight-year-old girl died after a horror crash during a drag race while travelling at 85 km/h, it has been revealed
Anita Board crashed during a solo sprint drag race at Perth Motorplex about 12.20pm on November 11
Junior drag racing has been suspended in Western Australia after the tragic death and police are investigating.
In an emotional post to the West Coast Junior Dragster Association Facebook page, Anita’s father Ian Board said parents should ‘hug their littlies tight’.
He wrote that his ‘heart [is] in a million pieces’.
Mr Board said he wanted junior drag racing to continue, according to the ABC.
‘The history speaks for itself and sadly this one-in-a-million event happened to us, to our little girl,’ he said.
‘We do understand there needs to be a couple of changes but we don’t believe there needs to be major changed.’
She attempted to turn into an exit about 220m from the finish line but tragically she missed the opening and collided with a concrete wall
Time sheets show she finished the 200m race in 17.5 seconds, travelling at 85.78 km/h
People posted tributes to Anita on social media using the hashtag #helmetsoutforanita.
Kidsafe raised concerns with the Australian National Drag Racing Association that young children were not capable of safely controlling vehicles travelling at such high speeds.
The speed she was travelling at falls under ANDRA regulation limits for eight to 10-year-olds which is 96 km/h.
Junior drag racing has been suspended in Western Australia after the tragic death and police are investigating
It is believed Anita was trying to obtain her licence, which she became to qualified to apply for when she turned eight just two days before the horrific accident
Time sheets from the Motorplex on the same day that Anita died show other junior drivers were travelling at speeds of up to 132 km/h.
It is believed Anita was trying to obtain her licence, which she became to qualified to apply for when she turned eight just two days before the horrific accident.