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R.I.P. to Dan Wheldon Indy Car Driver

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:08 pm
by DodgeEvo
Not sure who on here watches the Indy car racing, but today they have lost an driver. Rest In Peace Dan Wheldon 1978-2011.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:28 pm
by C1DoG
I caught the very end of it and kept watching when they did the 5 lap tribute. Dan was a great indy driver.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:05 pm
by MoxHair
I had the opportunity to show Dan around when I worked for Target. We did some promo video for getting your beach supplies at Target. Seemed like a pretty cool guy. Autographed all kinds of stuff for me. Feel bad for his wife and kid.. Horrific Horrific crash. Could barely watch it.

Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:54 pm
by iThane
MoxHair wrote: Horrific Horrific crash. Could barely watch it.
+1

i almost wanted to stop the video when the crash begun. i already
knew it was going to end horribly but it all happened so fast it was
really breath taking..

http://www.sbnation.com/nascar/2011/10/ ... vegas-2011

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:07 pm
by rOniN
Great Driver...saw him race a few times. He will be missed.

I watched the replay a few times last night and it was one of the worst wrecks I think I've seen.

Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:33 pm
by racer12306
Very unfortunate that a driver lost his life.


However, very fortunate that only one driver lost his life. That was a lot of carnage that could have ended much, much worse.

Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:26 pm
by dtjackten
i heard about the crash and youtubed it when i got home from work. i was shocked to see something that horrific (good word mox) but like frank said. it is also amazing to me that only one person lost there life... those cars are CRAZY fast. and at over 200mph when something does happen it is suprising that more things do not happen like this.... the safty regulations are incredible. keeping the drivers safe at those speeds can not be easy...