Dan Wheldon killed

Dan Wheldon killed#361108

By PAmedic - October 16th, 2011, 9:41 pm

- October 16th, 2011, 9:41 pm #361108

horrific crash in the Indy car race at Vegas this am.

very sorry to hear about Wheldon, way too young. Married w/ 2 boys, I believe.

thoughts and prayers to his wife and family.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/17/sport ... dyCar.html

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Re: Dan Wheldon killed#361122

By BJWilliams - October 16th, 2011, 10:26 pm

- October 16th, 2011, 10:26 pm #361122

I watched this crash...absolutely horrific...If you see the video, its a brutal crash. One car literally flew and then hit the fence.

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Re: Dan Wheldon killed#361124

By ToTheLeft - October 16th, 2011, 10:41 pm

- October 16th, 2011, 10:41 pm #361124

The video starts with the in-car cam from Wheldon...

what a tragedy.

Prayers for his family that must live on without him.

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Re: Dan Wheldon killed#361131

By Purple Haize - October 16th, 2011, 10:58 pm

- October 16th, 2011, 10:58 pm #361131

Very eerie. What would have happened had they not switched cam angles?
Didn't get a ride till the last minute at Indy 500 but won it. Lost his ride then gets a special exemption to race in Vegas. Very sad.

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Re: Dan Wheldon killed#361334

By Schfourteenteen - October 18th, 2011, 11:42 pm

- October 18th, 2011, 11:42 pm #361334

The camera would have lost feed upon impact with the catch fence. Some genius would have turned it into a documentary about a driver's last moments.

I'm surprised it's taken this long to look at the structure of those fences, as they've basically acted as cheesegraters the moment they were put up.

Re: Dan Wheldon killed#361364

By Sly Fox - October 19th, 2011, 9:59 am

- October 19th, 2011, 9:59 am #361364

All cameras are recorded by the networks for instant replay. They had to have the video from inside Wheldon's car. They showed great restraint by exercising some good judgement.