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post Oct 16 2011, 04:45 PM
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post Oct 16 2011, 04:58 PM
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I was watching the race. Very sad. It's so much more rare that a race driver dies in this day and age.
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post Oct 16 2011, 05:28 PM
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Yes very sad.RIP.
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post Oct 16 2011, 06:07 PM
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Very sad..........not a huge fan of IRL, but watched the man win Indy.....after a while, it's like you get to know these guys after watching them week after week................Tony Roper, Kenny Irwin, Adam Petty, Earnhardt, .wasn't around for Davey allison & Kulwicki.....RIP Dan Wheldon.......
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post Oct 16 2011, 06:31 PM
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I was watching the race. Very sad. It's so much more rare that a race driver dies in this day and age.


I was watching the Race too. Last Death in an IndyCar was 2006. When I was growing up drivers were dying one a Month, I even saw a few in person.

Did anyone else catch the In-Car Commentary before the Race when Wheldon said "This is a Great Way to Go Out", followed by a Pause, then " of the 2011 Season"? I thought at the Time it was eerie then 11 Laps later he was gone.

Dan lived here in the Tampa Bay Area, owned a Porsche and was a Member of our PCA Region. I got to meet him a few times - very enthusiastic guy. He is Survived by his Wife Suzy and two young sons, Sebastian ( 2 Years Old ) and Oliver ( 7 Months)

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post Oct 16 2011, 06:54 PM
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IRL needs to ask themselves if this could be avoided. Thier quest for TV viewers had made them do some stupid things. The cars are too fast for these 1.5 mile tracks. It reminds me of the old movie "Rollerball".
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post Oct 16 2011, 08:08 PM
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I saw the race live,not used to having these pros die in this day and age. A hard reminder that this sport is indeed dangerous. Which is why we are drawn to it.

Godspeed Dan. Thanks for the good memories of Indy.

Thoughts and prayers go out for your family.
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post Oct 16 2011, 08:09 PM
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post Oct 16 2011, 09:53 PM
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I was there today, saw the whole thing happen and I am still in shock. Very sad day indeed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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post Oct 17 2011, 04:54 AM
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IRL needs to ask themselves if this could be avoided. Thier quest for TV viewers had made them do some stupid things. The cars are too fast for these 1.5 mile tracks. It reminds me of the old movie "Rollerball".


Paul, I completely agree with what you're saying. Putting 225mph Indycars on wide high banked tracks is too risky. RIP Dan.
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post Oct 17 2011, 05:00 AM
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post Oct 17 2011, 05:23 AM
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One of the worst crashes I've seen in a long time. R.I.P. Dan
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post Oct 17 2011, 05:28 AM
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post Oct 17 2011, 07:17 AM
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I've felt for years that these cars don't belong on high banked tracks. That was an awful crash. The racing world is fortunate that more drivers weren't killed. There was certainly the potential for it.

Perhaps Wheldons death will have an impact on Indy car similar to that of Earnhardts on NASCAR; meaning maybe now IndyCar will take a serious look at making changes to the formula for these tracks. Or better yet (but unlikely) move away from them altogether. Might take a driver boycot for that, but that is even more unlikely.

R.I.P. Dan. You were a winner and a class act.
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post Oct 17 2011, 08:40 AM
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The dude had talent. Its a shame that he is gone. Hopefully the fallout will result in improvements to safety that don't impede the actual racing.

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post Oct 17 2011, 09:42 AM
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IRL needs to ask themselves if this could be avoided. Thier quest for TV viewers had made them do some stupid things. The cars are too fast for these 1.5 mile tracks. It reminds me of the old movie "Rollerball".


I totally agree! Put chicanes or something in there....I have more fun in the 40-80mph stuff.... 200+ should be for planes or dragsters only...
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I've felt for years that these cars don't belong on high banked tracks. That was an awful crash. The racing world is fortunate that more drivers weren't killed. There was certainly the potential for it.

Perhaps Wheldons death will have an impact on Indy car similar to that of Earnhardts on NASCAR; meaning maybe now IndyCar will take a serious look at making changes to the formula for these tracks. Or better yet (but unlikely) move away from them altogether. Might take a driver boycot for that, but that is even more unlikely.

R.I.P. Dan. You were a winner and a class act.



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post Oct 17 2011, 11:10 AM
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IRL needs to ask themselves if this could be avoided. Thier quest for TV viewers had made them do some stupid things.

I totally agree! Put chicanes or something in there....I have more fun in the 40-80mph stuff.... 200+ should be for planes or dragsters only...


I don't know.
If they lose fan base, the races end too. And it is hard to keep fans when you slow down the races. Thank of all the flap over the "super 2000" changes from a few (11 now?) years back.

NASCAR was able to implement changes that made sense w/o greatly effecting the race itself. It was a model of what a good safety change should be.

Chicanes may be a good solution, but just slowing down the races could remove the interest of the fans.

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