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10-16-2011 #1
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RIP Dan Wheldon
Indy car driver Dan Wheldon was just killed in a 15 car pileup at Las Vegas Motor Speedway... thoughts and prayers with his family..
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From all accounts he was a great guy and he sadly leaves behind a wife and an infant son.
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It was a bad crash. RIP
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Poor kid. Looks like he went cockpit first into the wall.
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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.
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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 ..Jeff Tate
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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 .Jeff Tate
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For anyone that is interested a memorial to Dan Wheldon will be televised on Versus on Sunday. Not sure of the time though.
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