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Tribute to Dan Wheldon
« on: October 16, 2011, 11:47:11 pm »
Looked like an horrific accident.

In our thoughts........
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #1 on: October 17, 2011, 12:32:03 am »
R.I.P. Dan, many thanks for the great memories and for being a fantastic human being whenever I met you at the race track. I will always remember you telling the security men to back off when I wanted something autographing at Homestead, so that they backed off and allowed him to sign all my items for me.

Emberton's finest will never be forgotten. :'( :angel:
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2011, 12:47:47 am »
RIP Dan Wheldon.

Sat here watching this at home, hoping for better news - I think I knew the moment I saw it all unfold. 

One of Great Britains best racing exports.  Thoughts with family, friends, fans and team members.
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #3 on: October 17, 2011, 01:01:09 am »
Terrible news.  Saw the crash on a live stream, has to be one of the worst I've ever seen.


RIP Dan  :(
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2011, 02:00:48 am »
R.I.P. Dan
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2011, 02:04:42 am »
Emberton's finest
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2011, 09:17:53 am »
RIP Dan.

Didn't look good as soon as the first car got out of shape. A really nasty shunt indeed.

My thoughts to his wife and two young boys.

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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2011, 09:55:54 am »
RIP Dan Wheldon lost at such a young age
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2011, 11:25:30 am »
A terrible, terrible thing.  We just don't expect to lose young drivers like this any more, and such a talent.   :(
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2011, 11:33:02 am »
RIP Dan Weldon.

Terrible accident, lucky that only one was lost.

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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2011, 01:32:52 pm »
Never really watched Indy but it's always a sad day when a driver from any form of motorsport is badly hurt or killed. R.I.P Dan 
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Re: All the best to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2011, 01:40:06 pm »
R.I.P Dan Wheldon

Entertained us petrolheads right to the end.
Media is scary, especially when it films the last moments from the car
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Re: Tribute to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2011, 06:35:32 pm »
RIP Dan .. Massive loss to the motorsport world :'(

Thoughts are with his wife, young boys and family at this time.
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Re: Tribute to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2011, 07:28:42 pm »
Utterly horrific, it was more like a multiple plane crash than a motor racing accident.

i have never seen so many flying cars. I'm sure Fax has been critical of Indy aero properties in the past...
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Re: Tribute to Dan Wheldon
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2011, 08:23:42 pm »
I blame this purely on Indycar and the jackasses running it.  Starting 34 cars on a 1 1/2 mile track was utterly stupid.  It was recipe for carnage.  The way the regs are, with rev limted engines, they run flat out around the track without lifting, as a result they can't get away from each other, much like NASCAR on restrictor plate tracks.  f**k*ng stupid racing, with stupid rules.  Dan wasn't always the most likeable guy, but one never wants to see something like that, leaving his wife widowed and his to boys without a father.
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