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Racing fan saddness.....
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:51 am
by Andrea(Wa)
My wife and I are race fans. We attend Skagit Speedway during the season.
When the season is over we watch racing on TV
Last Sunday was a nice NW day so we went for a walk on the "Centenial Trail" in Snohomish Co., Wa.
When we returned home, turned on the "Indy car" race. It was "red flagged" due to a very bad wreck involving 15 cars.
After two hours it was anounced that "Dan Weldon" was killed in the accident.
Indeed a very SAD day for all of racing!
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 9:12 am
by Paula G
Yes very sad, a tragic end to a the career of a major talent. There is much talk in Europe of how much more dangerous Indie cars are compared with Grandes Prix, not so much the cars as the race style, and the tracks.
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 10:24 am
by DonnaT
Running an Indy on an oval track can result in speeds of 225 mph, much too fast for the number of cars running in a pack and increasing the risk of going airborn.
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 7:01 pm
by Paula G
And no run off areas or kittie litter and walls
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:23 am
by Andrea(Wa)
Thank you for your posts!
Perhaps the "new" Indy car for 2012 will be safer.....
IMHO....I think "Indy Car" racing should NOT change tracks.
Perhaps they can address speeds in excess of 200 MPH,
much like Nascar has done...???
Thanks...Andrea (Wa)
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:59 pm
by April Rose
There were too many cars on the track. Indy cars trying to act like nascar. When money gets tight, that's when racing gets dangerous. Indy car is in danger of losing it's identity. It is not pulling in the crowds in tight economic times, and this was an attempt to bring them back. It is unfortunate that a talented, likeable and positive person like Dan Wheldon would pay for this experiment with his life.
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 10:14 pm
by Michelle Miller
The sport of auto racing as a whole lost one of it's true greats in Las Vegas, with Dan Wheldon's accident, and it's sad that the man never really got the wide recognition he really deserved for his charisma, his flair and style, and his true talent. 20-30 years ago, he'd have been as much a household name as Andretti, Mears, Unser & Foyt were known in and out of Indy Car racing.
Both his Indy 500 wins were pretty much overshadowed in the media by frivolous other nonsense, his first one by Danica Patrick's first 500, and his second, with the drama that Panther Racing was raising over the supposed 'illegal' pass he made on the last lap to win the race.