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Title: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: JoeBlo on October 17, 2011, 08:17:54 AM: Rest in Piece, Rick Huseman, Jeff Huseman and Dan Wheldon.

My thoughts are with the respective families, you will be missed by many...

:frown:
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Jonzu95 on October 17, 2011, 09:55:20 AM: Quote from: JoeBlo on October 17, 2011, 08:17:54 AM
Rest in Piece, Rick Huseman, Jeff Huseman and Dan Wheldon.

My thoughts are with the respective families, you will be missed by many...

:frown:
What happened?
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: That Robot is a Spy! on October 17, 2011, 09:56:49 AM: I thought only Dan died. RIP to all 3 men :(. My thoughts to their families.
I was up at 23:30 when they confirmed Dan's death on Sky News.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Jonzu95 on October 17, 2011, 10:02:58 AM: Can somebody please tell me what happened? -.-'
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Conraaa on October 17, 2011, 10:04:20 AM: Quote from: Jonzu95 on October 17, 2011, 10:02:58 AM
Can somebody please tell me what happened? -.-'
Is it really that hard to use google? (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/indycar/8830667/IndyCar-death-Dan-Wheldon-killed-in-15-car-accident-at-Las-Vegas-Motor-Speedway-circuit.html)

Source for Jeff and Rick Huseman (http://www.autoweek.com/article/20111017/MOTORSPORTS/111019889)
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: That Robot is a Spy! on October 17, 2011, 10:06:53 AM: Quote from: Jonzu95 on October 17, 2011, 10:02:58 AM
Can somebody please tell me what happened? -.-'
Dan Wheldon was killed in a 15 car pile up in IndyCar racing in Las Vegas.
As for the Husemans, I think it was a plane crash.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Jonzu95 on October 17, 2011, 10:09:29 AM: I saw that crash video yesterday! My dad show it for me... RIP... :frown:
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: JoeBlo on October 17, 2011, 10:43:41 AM: Yeah the Husemans were sadly lost in a plane crash.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: RpJk on October 17, 2011, 12:24:42 PM: 15 car pile up?! Chances of suriving that are zero. That also reminds me of a 14-year-old girl in the city centre getting hit and stuck under a double-decker bus and the screaming you could hear from a mile away. What happened is that they got a forklift under the bus but girl died when the lifting up happened. Sad Story. Oh well time to move on. :(
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Scrap Daddy on October 17, 2011, 03:29:49 PM: I know someone named Dan weldon an when some one said he died I was Likewhat the heck happend
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on October 18, 2011, 11:39:20 AM: It is very possible to survive a fifteen car pile up. Although when those cars are traveling in excess of 230 mph, it's another story.

Dan Wheldon's death is a tragedy, as they were concerned about the speeds at Las Vegas Motor Speedway all week long. The whole thing could have been prevented.

The other two is tragic, too, but sh** happens.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Noodle on October 18, 2011, 12:54:07 PM: >15 car pile up
>three people died
>mfw

(http://www.mazdapedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/tony_stewart.jpg)
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: 090901 on October 18, 2011, 07:44:31 PM: only dan wheldon died was killed in the crash.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: NFX on October 19, 2011, 05:21:34 PM: According to people I've been talking to, they seem to think that Dan Wheldon's death might bring in a new era of safety in Indycar events, in a similar fashion to how Ayrton Senna's death brought in new levels of safety in Formula One here in Europe. Personally, I hope that does happen, it's never an entertaining scenario if a sportsman is killed on the job.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Somebody on October 19, 2011, 11:22:16 PM: And Dale Earnhardt's death in NASCAR.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Noodle on October 19, 2011, 11:31:19 PM: Quote from: Somebody on October 19, 2011, 11:22:16 PM
And Dale Earnhardt's death in NASCAR.

Except with less hillbillies.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Naryar on October 20, 2011, 02:28:34 AM: 15 CAR PILE UP

THAT SOUNDS AWESOME
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Meganerdbomb on October 20, 2011, 03:15:37 AM: Quote from: Naryar on October 20, 2011, 02:28:34 AM
15 CAR PILE UP

THAT SOUNDS AWESOME
It actually kinda was...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsataYtOJfs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsataYtOJfs#ws)

Skip to 2:20 for slo-mo awesomeness.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Somebody on October 20, 2011, 05:49:01 PM: Just an FYI, the car they are onboard with at the start is Dan Wheldon.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Scorpion on October 22, 2011, 07:13:59 AM: Terribly sad and a major screw up to have had that many cars racing in that race in the first place.

Quote from: NFX on October 19, 2011, 05:21:34 PM
According to people I've been talking to, they seem to think that Dan Wheldon's death might bring in a new era of safety in Indycar events, in a similar fashion to how Ayrton Senna's death brought in new levels of safety in Formula One here in Europe. Personally, I hope that does happen, it's never an entertaining scenario if a sportsman is killed on the job.
Yeah, looks like it'll be affecting more than just indy car now. The FIA are apparently discussing closed or semi-closed cockpits again for F1. Could set a precedent IMO.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Somebody on October 22, 2011, 07:50:01 PM: Couple months ago but still relevant

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87HIlOIYFA#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e87HIlOIYFA#ws)
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: HurricaneAndrew on October 23, 2011, 10:55:13 AM: MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli was killed in an accident in Malaysia today.

It's starting to get a bit scary...
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Dangerfield7up on October 23, 2011, 11:03:43 AM: Now Marco Simoncell Off MOTO GP.... Im worried it will be Nascar or F1 next... :eek:
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Jonzu95 on October 23, 2011, 11:27:20 AM: Quote from: Dangerfield7up on October 23, 2011, 11:03:43 AM
Now Marco Simoncell Off MOTO GP.... Im worried it will be Nascar or F1 next... :eek:
Or WRC. :ermm:
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Dangerfield7up on October 23, 2011, 12:06:49 PM: Quote from: Jonzu95 on October 23, 2011, 11:27:20 AM
Quote from: Dangerfield7up on October 23, 2011, 11:03:43 AM
Now Marco Simoncell Off MOTO GP.... Im worried it will be Nascar or F1 next... :eek:
Or WRC. :ermm:

Loeb! :eek:
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Scorpion on October 23, 2011, 06:39:36 PM: Can't speak for Nascar, won't happen in f1 though...
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Somebody on October 23, 2011, 11:13:22 PM: BS. Tire comes into a cockpit and smashes the drivers head in. Happened plenty of times in open cockpit stuff.

Famous people die in threes.

Wheldon
Huseman
Simoncelli

Theoretically this should be it.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Scorpion on October 24, 2011, 04:48:42 AM: Quote from: Somebody on October 23, 2011, 11:13:22 PM
BS. Tire comes into a cockpit and smashes the drivers head in. Happened plenty of times in open cockpit stuff.

Famous people die in threes.

Wheldon
Huseman
Simoncelli

Theoretically this should be it.
How so? Of all open cockpit racing, F1 takes the most precautions against tires flying around like that, in particular since the last death in F1 was caused by a rogue tyre. Think about it, in comparison to pre-2000 racing, how often do you see tyres fly off of F1 cars? It's been happening less and less each year.
The only BS here is that famous people die in threes idea? Why d'you even put that?
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: JoeBlo on October 24, 2011, 05:15:48 AM: Also I might point out that both Rick and Jeff Huseman were sadly lost

So the Motorsport world has sadly lost 4 people in the last 2 weeks.. :frown:
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Somebody on October 24, 2011, 04:56:01 PM: I didn't know that Jeff raced, but I'd heard that he'd been lost too.

@Scorp: Its an open wheel car. If it can happen in NASCAR where a whole car DOESN'T put the entire force of the hit into another car's tire, then it can happen in F1 where a whole car does put the entire force of the hit into another car's tire.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Dexterhunter on October 24, 2011, 09:45:09 PM: I cant derive any potential meaning out of noodles post on the first page
at all

I mean

I really cant
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: Meganerdbomb on October 25, 2011, 11:51:54 PM: Methinks it was a troll attempt, albeit a poor one.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: That Robot is a Spy! on October 27, 2011, 08:43:04 AM: Trolling about someone who died isn't funny.
Title: Re: Sad day in Motorsports
Post by: smashysmashy on October 27, 2011, 08:50:12 AM: I think this is the right place to put it:

Marco Simoncelli. R.I.P. your flamboyant nature and great riding skills will always be missed. Thank you for blessing the MotoGP world and your legacy shall live on.