R.I.P. Dan Wheldon

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Oct 17, 2011 19:21:29 GMT -5 wingnut said:I hope the IRL finds something here that they can use to improve the safety of their cars.

I remember hearing yesterday that they were going to a safer kind of car in 2012, and I think Wheldon was testing the car behind the scenes or something like that. I don't know what's going to be safer about the new cars, though.

EDIT: Okay, I found it. I was right...

Thirty-four cars were entered in Sunday's race, the last for the current Dallara chassis. In 2012, the series moves to a newer, safer car designed to increase manufacturer competition and individualism. Wheldon was the test driver for that car.

Link: http://sports.yahoo.com/nascar/blog/from_the_marbles/post/Where-does-the-IndyCar-Series-go-from-here-?urn=nascar-wp4554]Where does the IndyCar Series go from here?[/url] [Yahoo! Sports - The Marbles]
 
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Oct 17, 2011 19:21:29 GMT -5 wingnut said://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/defaultavatar.pngOct 17, 2011 18:18:54 GMT -5 @rf44 said:Steve Jobs now Dan Wheldon...October is a month of great loss.one big difference though, it was no secret Jobs had health issues. Weldon was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and cya. I hope the IRL finds something here that they can use to improve the safety of their cars. 2deaths since 05' isn't great considering its been over 10years(going on 11) since NASCAR has had a death of any sort. They have had very few major injuries occur during their races even, i think maybe 2-4 broken feet in 10years. Just saying the IRL needs to try to implement the stuff NASCAR uses, I know some of it won't work since the IRL is open wheel but I am sure somethings they could use.

Both are still monumental people in their own areas, jobs for Apple and Wheldon for motorsports as a whole.
 
Jobs was monumental for the whole tech industry, not just Apple. Some technology he invented is used by industry in various items.
 
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Oct 17, 2011 19:21:29 GMT -5 wingnut said://storage.proboards.com/forum/images/defaultavatar.pngOct 17, 2011 18:18:54 GMT -5 @rf44 said:Steve Jobs now Dan Wheldon...October is a month of great loss.one big difference though, it was no secret Jobs had health issues. Weldon was just in the wrong place at the wrong time and cya. I hope the IRL finds something here that they can use to improve the safety of their cars. 2deaths since 05' isn't great considering its been over 10years(going on 11) since NASCAR has had a death of any sort. They have had very few major injuries occur during their races even, i think maybe 2-4 broken feet in 10years. Just saying the IRL needs to try to implement the stuff NASCAR uses, I know some of it won't work since the IRL is open wheel but I am sure somethings they could use.

Both are still monumental people in their own areas, jobs for Apple and Wheldon for motorsports as a whole.
 
Jobs was monumental for the whole tech industry, not just Apple. Some technology he invented is used by industry in various items.
 
Jimmie Johnson said Indy Car should not be racing on ovals because of how dangerous it gets. Especially at Las Vegas cars get over 200 mph. Also I don't like when they show the videos of the actual crash on ESPN.
 
No surprise...I've said before and I'll say it again, ESPN is bunch of pricks. They showed more of the Crosby update conference BS then the crash that killed, at the time, all but 1player on the KHL Lokomotiv hockey team. It took several hours for it to be a featured story on the front page, a crash that killed 43/45 on board took that long to be a big story. It was on that day that I lost what little respect I had for ESPN.
 
Jimmie Johnson said Indy Car should not be racing on ovals because of how dangerous it gets. Especially at Las Vegas cars get over 200 mph. Also I don't like when they show the videos of the actual crash on ESPN.
 
No surprise...I've said before and I'll say it again, ESPN is bunch of pricks. They showed more of the Crosby update conference BS then the crash that killed, at the time, all but 1player on the KHL Lokomotiv hockey team. It took several hours for it to be a featured story on the front page, a crash that killed 43/45 on board took that long to be a big story. It was on that day that I lost what little respect I had for ESPN.
 
R.I.P. Dan Wheldon a huge loss to the racing community and a horrible crash he was in.
 
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Oct 18, 2011 15:57:45 GMT -5 Homerunsox2005 said:Jimmie Johnson said Indy Car should not be racing on ovals because of how dangerous it gets. Especially at Las Vegas cars get over 200 mph. Also I don't like when they show the videos of the actual crash on ESPN.

Average speeds were over 220MPH...and they have NOTHING protecting them. That's ballsy.
 
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