IndyCar's Dan Wheldon killed

brgman
brgman Posts: 2,859
edited October 2011 in The Clubhouse
Sad day in racing.
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I’M OFFENDED!!!!
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  • Polkersince85
    Polkersince85 Posts: 2,883
    edited October 2011
    Sad indeed. There was nothing he could do. I was watching when they crashed and there was no way to survive the way his car hit the wall. Prayer for his family tonight.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited October 2011
    I love all forms of motorsports and i think we all tend to forget just how dangerous the sport is.
    May he Rest In Peace.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,504
    edited October 2011
    Sad indeed. R.I.P.
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited October 2011
    I was watching and had to do some other stuff, I just got home and heard the news :cry:, Damn It!! Very, very sad day for race fans, he was an incredibly nice man.

    R.I.P. Dan my friend

    IRL made a good call by cancelling the race.
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited October 2011
    Sad news for sure. Bad wreck and terrible outcome.
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited October 2011
    RIP Dan Wheldon
    -Kevin
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited October 2011
    RIP Dan
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
    edited October 2011
    I was at Indy with my wife when he won the 2011 Indianapolis 500. Our seats were right there on pit road, so close that we could easily see everything, including the emotion of the day for the teams, their families and the drivers. Seeing the crash in turn 4 that gave Danny the win and the jubilation that swept through pit road as he won was a testament to the kind of man he was, as even teams that lost were happy to see him claim his second Indy. My wife and I feel his loss today even moreso because we watched his wife, his son, and the crew that brought that car to victory celebrate, and heard his words as he drank the milk, watched him "kiss the bricks"...

    Thanks for the memories Dan, and for being a man of class in a sport that needs a few true gentlemen. May God bless your family in this time of loss.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited October 2011
    Very saddened by this.
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  • IRLRaceFan
    IRLRaceFan Posts: 172
    edited October 2011
    I took my daughter to an autograph session back in 2007, in downtown Jackson (MI), before the IRL race that year at MIS.
    There was a woman in the crowd who passed out from heat exhaustion, waiting in the long lines and Dan was the ONLY driver that walked out into the crowd to see how she was doing. He even stood by her and talked to her while a med crew was giving her treatment. He really was a good guy and will be missed.
    RIP Dan
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  • Joe08867
    Joe08867 Posts: 3,919
    edited October 2011
    I heard this morning on Sirius and literally cried in my car. What a tragic end for such a nice guy and great driver.

    Godspeed Dan Wheldon. My thoughts and prayers go out to his wife and two children.
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited October 2011
    What a trajedy. Dan was a class act. He'll be missed.
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