iain10101 Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Dan Wheldon killed in the indy 300 16/10/11 One of the greatest drivers exported from the uk. Rip and prayers go out to your family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BACON Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Just watched this on the BBC news but they didnt report that he had died. If that's the case......RIP Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Confirmed http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/15330202.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manphibian Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Welldone indeed RIP chap, fantastically sad, heart goes out to your young family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Shocking news...worst accident I've seen in the 40+ years I've been following motorsport. RIP Dan. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 It's a dangerous job, for which they are well paid, but very sad to see him loose his life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Was watching it live on SS4 last night, absolutely shocking stuff. Just watching the 5 lap parade tribute now on YT, incredibly emotional to see and whilst I didn't think they should've done it at first, now I can see that I was completely wrong. RIP Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Sad news indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Oh my goodness, that was a terrible accident RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Comprehensive report here http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... Vegas.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Mcgoo Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 RIP Dan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarnie Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 RIP Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Very sad news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldel Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 All over the news this morning, very sad. I watched the video, although it wasn't the main cause of death I suspect, it was surprising how quickly those cars ignited, plenty of them immediately burst into flames - maybe I am wrong but you do not see that in F1 when there are pile ups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 it was surprising how quickly those cars ignited, plenty of them immediately burst into flames - maybe I am wrong but you do not see that in F1 when there are pile ups. To be fair i think most of those were oil fires simply because Indy cars run on methanol fuel and not petrol and normally when methanol burns the flame is very hard to see. But the good thing with methanol fires is the fact that they can be put out with water unlike petrol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R35LEE Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 He was a truely awesome driver! My brother knew him as they started racing together. RIP Dan Wheldon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoker11 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Very sad news, RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leeroy Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 RIP. Having never understood oval racing it's only confirmed the pointlessness of it for me. Apart from the fact that it's dull to watch, the potential for huge accidents like this is frightening. I can see the argument that when cars do have an accident they drift out to the wall in 'relative' safety but this catastrophe shows what can happen when a car gets into trouble at v-max in the midst of a 200mph pack. Really sad and a great loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff-r Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 RIP Dan, time for IndyCar to have a reality check a race like that on a circuit like that should have never taken place with that many cars. Shame on the organisers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vik54 Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 V sad. Although Franchitti is quoted as saying things were getting a 'bit crazy' by the second lap...if he says that then it must've been getting a bit hairy - the video and photos doing the rounds online are horrific. Not comparing them in anyway but reminds me of seeing Senna sitting there twitching as he passed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackosr Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 RIP Dan. Saw the video online after he was airlifted to hospital, never seen anything like it. Almost unreal, make me cold thinking about it. Surely the organisers should have made changes before the race, there was far too many cars on the track. Guess we should be greatful the cars are as safe as they are, otherwise it could have been a lot worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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