RIP Dan Wheldon

[old mate]

IndyCar racer Dan Wheldon was killed in a race today in Las Vegas.

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As a racer myself these sorts of incidents really hit home hard at how quickly things can go wrong. it doesnt matter what safety precautions are put in place, you can never completely stop people being killed. its just the risks of motorsport.

RIP mate :cry:

 

[monkeys437]

Really tragic news. I cant help thinking that oval track racing in open wheelers is about as dangerous as motor racing can get. The speeds are so high that as soon as wheels tangle it seems the cars end up doing back flips through the air with no run off area......Scary stuff, takes some big Cojones for sure

 

[minux]

Pretty horrific crash, Will Power was very lucky to get away with just a sore back.

Was it wheldon who was meant to drive a V8 on the gold coast???

Video can be watched below...

Dan Wheldon dies in IndyCar crash | Motor Sport | Fox Sports

 

[Jesterarts]

Pretty horrific crash, Will Power was very lucky to get away with just a sore back.

Was it wheldon who was meant to drive a V8 on the gold coast???
Video can be watched below...

Dan Wheldon dies in IndyCar crash | Motor Sport | Fox Sports

That is correct.

I watched the crash just after it happened and before Dan died. At that point the report was that several drivers were taken to hospital and I was thinking that it was bloody lucky no one was killed.

2 hours later the news came through that Dan died. Shattering. He had a young family and all.

I guess this shows just how dangerous oval racing it. The laws of physics dictact that essentially any mistake will put you into a wall.

Live footage:
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Replay in slow-mo:
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It's amazing watching the footage who quickly things happen. If you watch the live footage is BAM and over. But watching the slow mo footage you see how a small incident triggered a sequence of events.

 

[Full Spectrum]

Allways sad and tragic seeing deaths of people trying to entertain us.

 

[Crisis63]

Sad news. I guess we often marvell at how lucky guys are to walk away from these things most of the time. A pity its not all of the time.

 

[minux]

Allways sad and tragic seeing deaths of people trying to entertain us.

Entertain us? Spectators at motorsport are just a bi-product of the racing, these guys are there entertaining themselves.

 

[Evolution_Ends_Here]

sad news for a true legend

 

[Jebadayah]

Was it wheldon who was meant to drive a V8 on the gold coast???

Yes, was booked to co-drive with James Courtney.

 

[detox_nath83]

such sad news... can happen so quickly.....

so what happends for Courtney at the 600??