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hotpot100 wrote:Yesterday was supposed to be a great day for me. I love motorsport - got up early for the F1, watched NASCAR that I had recorded from saturday night, Touring cars on ITV4 throughout the day, then the Indycar finale.

Those opening 10 laps were ridiculous. Close, exciting racing is what we want - but not at 225MPH with inches between cars (in open wheel cars anyway). You could tell there was going to be a big accident. How Tagliane and Briscoe got away touching wheels a few laps before I'll never know. Racing so close is OK on the slower ovals, but not at these frightening speeds. At Indy, you have to lift, and can't go three wide (very often). At Las Vegas last night, drivers were running flat all the way round. Crazy.

The accident was horrible, and i found myself gapsing in shock as cars continued to pile in and get launched skywards. It was one of the worst crashes I have ever seen. As soon as you saw the replay, and saw how Wheldon hit the fencing, you knew it was going to be serious. During the 2 hours of Red Flag, you always hoped to hear that he had survived.

Once it was announced, I have to say I felt completely empty, and sick. This morning, I felt gutted. I wasn't a big Wheldon fan as such, but always want the Brits to do well. His Indy 500 win this year was brilliant drama.

The world has lost a great racing driving, and to be honest, my love affair with Motor Sport has taken a severe denting.

R.I.P Dan Wheldon.

Author:	Dead Man Walking [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:16 pm ]
Post subject:	Dan Wheldon
The British Indy Car driver has died tonight in a horrific accident at Las Vegas. RIP Dan Wheldon.

Author:	Smiggs [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:19 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Dan Wheldon
Shocking news. RIP. I'd just sat down to watch it when the accident happened, horrendous crash.

Author:	PAUL M [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:46 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Dan Wheldon
Awful news, RIP.

Author:	Catalancs [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:05 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Dan Wheldon
I'd never heard of him till an hour ago. I've just seen the incident on YouTube. How he was the only person killed is incredible. Very sad.

Author:	Stealth Comic [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 11:54 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Dan Wheldon
I will never forget the way he won this years Indy 500. He had a tremendous record there, winning twice and finished 2nd twice. Also won the Indy Car series twice. RIP terrible news.

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Author:	Lawrie L [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:00 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Dan Wheldon
Horrible horrible accident, as soon as the crash happened you knew the consequences wasn't going to be good RIP Dan Wheldon

Author:	hotpot100 [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:31 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Dan Wheldon
Yesterday was supposed to be a great day for me. I love motorsport - got up early for the F1, watched NASCAR that I had recorded from saturday night, Touring cars on ITV4 throughout the day, then the Indycar finale. Those opening 10 laps were ridiculous. Close, exciting racing is what we want - but not at 225MPH with inches between cars (in open wheel cars anyway). You could tell there was going to be a big accident. How Tagliane and Briscoe got away touching wheels a few laps before I'll never know. Racing so close is OK on the slower ovals, but not at these frightening speeds. At Indy, you have to lift, and can't go three wide (very often). At Las Vegas last night, drivers were running flat all the way round. Crazy. The accident was horrible, and i found myself gapsing in shock as cars continued to pile in and get launched skywards. It was one of the worst crashes I have ever seen. As soon as you saw the replay, and saw how Wheldon hit the fencing, you knew it was going to be serious. During the 2 hours of Red Flag, you always hoped to hear that he had survived. Once it was announced, I have to say I felt completely empty, and sick. This morning, I felt gutted. I wasn't a big Wheldon fan as such, but always want the Brits to do well. His Indy 500 win this year was brilliant drama. The world has lost a great racing driving, and to be honest, my love affair with Motor Sport has taken a severe denting. R.I.P Dan Wheldon.

Author:	Conroy [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:14 pm ]
Post subject:	Re: Dan Wheldon
hotpot100 wrote:Yesterday was supposed to be a great day for me. I love motorsport - got up early for the F1, watched NASCAR that I had recorded from saturday night, Touring cars on ITV4 throughout the day, then the Indycar finale. Those opening 10 laps were ridiculous. Close, exciting racing is what we want - but not at 225MPH with inches between cars (in open wheel cars anyway). You could tell there was going to be a big accident. How Tagliane and Briscoe got away touching wheels a few laps before I'll never know. Racing so close is OK on the slower ovals, but not at these frightening speeds. At Indy, you have to lift, and can't go three wide (very often). At Las Vegas last night, drivers were running flat all the way round. Crazy. The accident was horrible, and i found myself gapsing in shock as cars continued to pile in and get launched skywards. It was one of the worst crashes I have ever seen. As soon as you saw the replay, and saw how Wheldon hit the fencing, you knew it was going to be serious. During the 2 hours of Red Flag, you always hoped to hear that he had survived. Once it was announced, I have to say I felt completely empty, and sick. This morning, I felt gutted. I wasn't a big Wheldon fan as such, but always want the Brits to do well. His Indy 500 win this year was brilliant drama. The world has lost a great racing driving, and to be honest, my love affair with Motor Sport has taken a severe denting. R.I.P Dan Wheldon. Not a massive racing fan but saw on SSN that it was the biggest grid of the year. Is that what caused it do you think? Too many cars in such a small space?

Author:	Dead Man Walking [ Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:10 am ]
Post subject:	Re: Dan Wheldon
Conroy wrote:Not a massive racing fan but saw on SSN that it was the biggest grid of the year. Is that what caused it do you think? Too many cars in such a small space? Too many cars definately and the race track is not big enough to hold 35 cars. Jimmie Johnson said Indy Cars should not race on oval tracks as the cars are not suited for ovals and he's right.

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