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dropit69
10-16-2011, 02:09 PM
Indy car driver Dan Wheldon was just killed in a 15 car pileup at Las Vegas Motor Speedway... thoughts and prayers with his family..
NJSPEEDER
10-16-2011, 02:15 PM
RIP
From all accounts he was a great guy and he sadly leaves behind a wife and an infant son.

My bro and I were talking about how it is never a good sign when the sanction suddenly calls a drivers only meeting and doesn't say anything about what it is for.
SLO_Z28
10-16-2011, 02:24 PM
It was a bad crash. RIP

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solarguy09
10-16-2011, 02:28 PM
I just watched the crash a few times. I have been watching Indy since 1969...I knew this was bad...real bad......Very sad day........Dan Wheldon......R.I.P.
moreHP
10-16-2011, 02:40 PM
Wow. That was a horrible crash. I never follow indycar so I have never heard of the guy but it is very sad to ever hear about a race driver being killed in any series. RIP Mr. Wheldon
The Stickman
10-16-2011, 02:41 PM
RIP. I was watching the race and you could tell from watching the people at the track things were not good. Drivers were opening crying. A hard day to be a race fan.
mpozzi
10-16-2011, 03:44 PM
He was a very talented driver and well liked in the Indycar circuit. Track doctors said it "was an unsurvivable crash." Condolences to his racing and personal family.

Sad day ...

Mary Pozzi
BonzoHansen
10-16-2011, 04:16 PM
Poor kid. Looks like he went cockpit first into the wall.
zbugger
10-16-2011, 06:04 PM
He was one of the better drivers out there. I watched it here in my hotel room across town and it was absolutely horrific. Danica Patrick compared it to what you see in Hollywood movies as they like to make things look much worse than what really happens. She said this looked a lot like that. My respects and condolences to his family who were all at the track and by his side at the hospital. My prayers go out to them and to the other guys that are still in the hospital after the crash.
JEFFTATE
10-17-2011, 09:52 AM
I am so torn up about this , Dan Weldon was a good guy .
It always saddens me to see drivers lose their lives in a motorports event.
They are doing something on a level that most of us only dream of .
They have reached the pinnacle of skill and achievement .
It's almost like a Zen Master getting killed by a lightning bolt ..
To be struck down , doing something that you love ..
JEFFTATE
10-17-2011, 01:29 PM
ATTENTION POSTERS IN THIS THREAD .

PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY GRAPHIC OR MORBID VIDEO of Dan Wheldons fatal accident .

Condolensces are appreciated , but we want to keep this respectful .

Thank You .

I'm not suggesting that anyone would , but just make sure , please .
The Stickman
10-21-2011, 08:14 AM
For anyone that is interested a memorial to Dan Wheldon will be televised on Versus on Sunday. Not sure of the time though.
Chevrolaine
10-21-2011, 10:55 AM
For anyone that is interested a memorial to Dan Wheldon will be televised on Versus on Sunday. Not sure of the time though.

4:00 p.m. Eastern Conseco Fieldhouse
http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izod-indycar-series/50920-public-memorial-service-oct-23-in-indy/