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The second one air born, cockpit first, into the fence above the retaining wall on fire.
Racer Killed in Accident
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The second one air born, cockpit first, into the fence above the retaining wall on fire.
GibbsGrad2002
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RIP Dan Wheldon
Maria the SnakeBabe
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It's a miracle that a half a dozen aren't lost each season, it just goes to show how talented these drivers are... most of the time.
RIP, I hope that pain and suffering were kept to a minimum.
It reminds me of 1999 when Champ Car driver Greg Moore also lost his life in a season finale.
It seems like the least likely time for a racers life to end.
Wot in hail u bass turd! :1orglaugh
RIP, I hope that pain and suffering were kept to a minimum.
It reminds me of 1999 when Champ Car driver Greg Moore also lost his life in a season finale.
It seems like the least likely time for a racers life to end.Wot in hail u bass turd! :1orglaugh
Why was British driver offered $5m to race from the back of the grid around lethally fast 225mph Indy circuit before fatal smash?
* Father-of-two, 33, pushed himself to win as the only competitor to take up the $5million challenge
* 'I could see within five laps people were starting to do crazy stuff,' says fellow racer Dario Franchitti
* Driver was 'frustrated' with car problems in the days before the race but promised 'pure entertainment'
* Voiced concerns about the speeds cars were reaching and crowded 1.5-mile long track
* Shocked Lewis Hamilton says Wheldon was an 'inspirational guy and talented driver'
* Former racing driver Mark Blundell brands Las Vegas track as a 'recipe for disaster'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...dead-15-car-pile-Las-Vegas.html#ixzz1b36NaLQu
Out of control: A close up of the moment of impact shows the rear left wheel of the green car pushed up by Mr Wheldon's vehicle, which reaches a steep angle
'Unsurvivable injuries: Mr Wheldon's head is flung to the left as his 77 car, now without any wheels, spins away from the fence towards the centre of the track
* Father-of-two, 33, pushed himself to win as the only competitor to take up the $5million challenge
* 'I could see within five laps people were starting to do crazy stuff,' says fellow racer Dario Franchitti
* Driver was 'frustrated' with car problems in the days before the race but promised 'pure entertainment'
* Voiced concerns about the speeds cars were reaching and crowded 1.5-mile long track
* Shocked Lewis Hamilton says Wheldon was an 'inspirational guy and talented driver'
* Former racing driver Mark Blundell brands Las Vegas track as a 'recipe for disaster'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...dead-15-car-pile-Las-Vegas.html#ixzz1b36NaLQu
Out of control: A close up of the moment of impact shows the rear left wheel of the green car pushed up by Mr Wheldon's vehicle, which reaches a steep angle
'Unsurvivable injuries: Mr Wheldon's head is flung to the left as his 77 car, now without any wheels, spins away from the fence towards the centre of the track
RIP Dan
Shit can hit YouTube within three to five minutes... There is always someone recording something, or streaming it around the globe on their Peer to Peer channels.
Only in Formula 1, it would be survivable (since nobody has died since Senna)... But Indy? It seems not. :surprise:
It's always sad to see that a racing driver has died, but from the sacrifice of one, it's fortunate that the other 14 weren't as badly injured.
tartanterrier
Is somewhere outhere.
I thought there would have been an investigation into this.I mean surely
they should have checked out the drivers refreshments before they let
them all drive pissed on vodka
On a serious note though RIP :angels:
they should have checked out the drivers refreshments before they let
them all drive pissed on vodka
On a serious note though RIP :angels:
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
As most know, I'm not a fan of the IRL at all. In the CART/IRL civil war, I was with CART all the way. But I have much respect for any driver in any series who is injured or killed. I never met him, but from everything I heard about him, Wheldon was a very passionate and likable driver. And unlike a great many of the drivers/ride buyers populating the IRL now, he was actually quite skilled.
I had the race on DVR and watched it last night. By then I already knew he'd been killed - and I was really shocked. Shocked at his death, but not shocked that there was a big crash. For anyone who has been to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, even a non-racer, it would be fairly apparent that putting 34 open wheel cars on that track, having downforce settings that allow them to average over 220 mph and knowing that a decent portion of the field is crash prone and not overly skilled is a recipe for disaster. The last formula car race I attended was the 2004 Champ Car race at Las Vegas. Champ Cars had more horsepower than these cars but weighed about the same - so they were a good bit faster. But for Vegas, Champ Car (as flawed as it was) decided on downforce settings that limited the speed of the cars to about 205 mph, from what I can remember. Several drivers in that race went lap after lap after lap, side by side, for what seemed like forever. There was none of the darting and cutting across the track that I saw in this race. You don't do that 12 laps into a race like that! They should have listened to Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan, who apparently cautioned that this race, under those conditions, was not a good idea. In my opinion, the "pack racing" that the IRL is known for, is generally not a good idea. I guess fans like it, but these are not stock cars with fenders. In these cars, when wheels inter-lock, the cars launch into the air!
Anyway, I could see the devastation in the faces of the drivers and the fans as this drug on. For people who really love racing, this is the worst time. You want to hear something positive, but the longer it goes on, the chances of hearing bad news increases. After Senna was killed, I almost stopped watching racing. Greg Moore's death affected many of the people I knew. And though I'm not a huge NASCAR fan, Earnhardt's death was also a heavy blow.
R.I.P. Dan Wheldon. And condolences to his family and friends.
I had the race on DVR and watched it last night. By then I already knew he'd been killed - and I was really shocked. Shocked at his death, but not shocked that there was a big crash. For anyone who has been to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, even a non-racer, it would be fairly apparent that putting 34 open wheel cars on that track, having downforce settings that allow them to average over 220 mph and knowing that a decent portion of the field is crash prone and not overly skilled is a recipe for disaster. The last formula car race I attended was the 2004 Champ Car race at Las Vegas. Champ Cars had more horsepower than these cars but weighed about the same - so they were a good bit faster. But for Vegas, Champ Car (as flawed as it was) decided on downforce settings that limited the speed of the cars to about 205 mph, from what I can remember. Several drivers in that race went lap after lap after lap, side by side, for what seemed like forever. There was none of the darting and cutting across the track that I saw in this race. You don't do that 12 laps into a race like that! They should have listened to Dario Franchitti and Tony Kanaan, who apparently cautioned that this race, under those conditions, was not a good idea. In my opinion, the "pack racing" that the IRL is known for, is generally not a good idea. I guess fans like it, but these are not stock cars with fenders. In these cars, when wheels inter-lock, the cars launch into the air!
Anyway, I could see the devastation in the faces of the drivers and the fans as this drug on. For people who really love racing, this is the worst time. You want to hear something positive, but the longer it goes on, the chances of hearing bad news increases. After Senna was killed, I almost stopped watching racing. Greg Moore's death affected many of the people I knew. And though I'm not a huge NASCAR fan, Earnhardt's death was also a heavy blow.
R.I.P. Dan Wheldon. And condolences to his family and friends.
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