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

DodgeEvo · Post by **DodgeEvo** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 6:08 pm

Not sure who on here watches the Indy car racing, but today they have lost an driver. Rest In Peace Dan Wheldon 1978-2011.

C1DoG · Post by **C1DoG** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:28 pm

I caught the very end of it and kept watching when they did the 5 lap tribute. Dan was a great indy driver.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:05 pm

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.

iThane · Post by **iThane** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:54 pm

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

rOniN · Post by **rOniN** » Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:07 pm

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.

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Oct 18, 2011 7:33 pm

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.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Sat Oct 22, 2011 1:26 pm

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...