F1/IRL/All Other Forms of motorsports Thread

[BurghFan]

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RIP Dan Wheldon

I don't really watch IndyCar but tuned into the coverage after Chaos tweeted about the accident. That was the most horrific crash I have ever seen.

[superjames1992]

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Wow, I just saw this. So sad.

[ExtremeGamer]

This is very hard to watch.


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[Happy29]

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Man this just hurts, I hate saying goodbye to my racing heroes, especially like this. RIP Dan say hello to Dale and Davey for us.

[Bullit]

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This is just sad, I honestly feel sick. RIP and our prayers are with his family and friends.

[Segagendude]

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Just five months ago we watched him celebrate his second Indy 500 win.

What a sad day this is. RIP Dan, you will be missed.


Vid of the crash, if anyone wants to see it:

http://www.youtube.com/v/YcAZ7I_lk7M?version=3

[SidVish]

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RIP Dan.

[rangerrick012]

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Sickening. RIP Dan Wheldon

[Happy29]

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Indy car needs to take a long look at their cars and ways of making them safer in this off season. NASCAR vowed after Dale Earnhardt died at Daytona in 2001 that they would never loose another racecar driver in a crash, and with their new safe cars and soft walls there have been some bad crashes and the drivers have walked away (Michael McDowell at Texas, Jimmie Johnson last night). Indy needs to look into it's safety aspects weather slowing the cars down making a new safe car (the 2012 car doesn't look any safer) that protects the driver more and be as bold as NASCAR in safety innovation to be able to say we will never loose another driver in our sport due to a wreck.

[av7]

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I believe it was Kanaan who said the speeds for tracks are over the top. They need to listen to the drivers if they really feel that the speeds are unnecessary. Strengthen the rollbar/rollcage even if it adds weight to the car

[jasontoddwhitt]

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I've seen some horrific open-wheel wrecks, but that was just....wow.

IRL needs to take a good hard look at themselves. Racing is a dangerous sports regardless of how many safety innovations are made, but when your drivers are saying the field is too big for the size track and speeds they were carrying at Las Vegas, maybe you should listen.

Godspeed Dan Wheldon.

[cubsfan203]

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Just saw the article on Yahoo about this.

I used to be a huge Indy fan back when my family had season tickets to all the races at Texas Motor Speedway, and I had the opportunity to meet Wheldon during one of their fan days. He was a great guy, and kept signing autographs for an extra 100 people or so even after the event people kept telling him to stop. One of them being myself.

RIP.

[Rules]

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Indy car needs to take a long look at their cars and ways of making them safer in this off season. NASCAR vowed after Dale Earnhardt died at Daytona in 2001 that they would never loose another racecar driver in a crash, and with their new safe cars and soft walls there have been some bad crashes and the drivers have walked away (Michael McDowell at Texas, Jimmie Johnson last night). Indy needs to look into it's safety aspects weather slowing the cars down making a new safe car (the 2012 car doesn't look any safer) that protects the driver more and be as bold as NASCAR in safety innovation to be able to say we will never loose another driver in our sport due to a wreck.

Let me tell you that had Nascar not made those promised improvements, I have little doubt Jimmie Johnson would not have survived last nights crash into the wall. Same goes for Edwards in the catch fence and Michael Mcdowell's head on into the barrier a few years ago.

[MizzouBravesFan]

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I feel sick...so damn sad, great racer and by all accounts a really good guy.

Those things are frickin deathtraps, I hope Patrick isn't the only one that decides to bolt.

It's amazing this doesn't happen more often.

RIP.

[mercalnd]

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They need to stop running these things on ovals period. These cars get airborne way too easily because of the exposed wheels.

Indycar has had a pretty horrible record for safety in the last 15 years or so with a few deaths but also many guys being out for several months with serious back injuries. Most of those injuries occurred in crashes on ovals.

It's sickening that they won't just move away from these tracks. It's not like the stands are packed anyway, except for Indy itself.