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Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas -- Update: RIP Dan Wheldon

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by westcoastvol, Oct 16, 2011.

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  1. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Guess I should have said "a moddy." Thanks. And regarding the blog 2MCM cited: I'm not sure what could have prevented this death. Not sure how you make a catch fence safer for a driver without making it more risky for hundreds of fans.
     
    dooley_womack1, Oct 16, 2011
    #73
  2. OnTheRiver

    OnTheRiver Active Member

    Words can't do it justice.

    My heart breaks for his family, especially those two little boys.
     
    OnTheRiver, Oct 16, 2011
    #74
  3. NoOneLikesUs

    NoOneLikesUs Active Member

    Did any NFL game broadcast mention this?
     
    NoOneLikesUs, Oct 16, 2011
    #75
  4. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    RIP, Mr. Wheldon. Awful.

    The photos seen here are awful. Have no access to video ... but the photos were bad enough.
     
    Sam Mills 51, Oct 16, 2011
    #76
  5. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    Whenever I see something like this, remember the day Greg Moore died. Met another Canadian driver, Lee Bentham, at the Toronto airport to get clip that night. Bentham asked for a ride home.

    It was the eeriest 40-minutes of my life. Didn't know if I should say anything or just keep quiet.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Oct 16, 2011
    #77
  6. westcoastvol

    westcoastvol Active Member

    It's on YouTube.
     
    westcoastvol, Oct 16, 2011
    #78
  7. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    Respectfully, I ask: What did you do?
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Oct 16, 2011
    #79
  8. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Was posted earlier.

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    MileHigh, Oct 16, 2011
    #80
  9. Elliotte Friedman

    Elliotte Friedman Moderator Staff Member

    JD,

    At the beginning, I asked him a few questions, and he followed with short answers. It was dark and he leaned back, so I kept quiet. There were a few times where I said something to see if he wanted to talk, but there wasn't much.

    It was a pretty solemn ride. He was thankful I did it, though. Weird thing is: I've seen him a couple of times since then, and, while it's very cordial, I get the sense I remind him of that day.
     
    Elliotte Friedman, Oct 16, 2011
    #81
  10. SportsGuyBCK

    SportsGuyBCK Active Member

    Now if they could've done something about that track PA announcer ...
     
    SportsGuyBCK, Oct 16, 2011
    #82
  11. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Really!

    I was watching the five-lap tribute with "Amazing Grace" playing in the background, and all I could hear was some guy droning on over the PA trying to put his two cent stamp on the occasion.
     
    Dick Whitman, Oct 16, 2011
    #83
  12. Birdscribe

    Birdscribe Active Member

    When I heard that they choppered Wheldon out, this was immediately what I thought of: they did the same with Greg Moore at Fontana. And it ended just as horribly.

    This was the worst wreck I've ever seen. Simply horrible. Who was the car that had the other car go airborne right over him?

    Indy Car is a client of ours and my boss spent the last two weeks trying to get interviews for Dan Wheldon. It wasn't an easy sell, especially for sports talk-radio stations that operate on the beat-one-topic-into-the-ground-for-four-hours theory. And Dan was an engaging, good interview.

    RIP to someone who was a better human being than driver.
     
    Birdscribe, Oct 16, 2011
    #84
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