Huge wreck at Vegas Indy Car Race [Video] - GoFuckYourself.com

DateDoc · 10-16-2011, 02:09 PM

Wheldon was flown to the hospital. No word on how bad he is hurt other than it is serious and might be life threatening. 3 other drivers taken to hospital. Paul Tracey said there were 20 doctors working frantically on Wheldon at the in-field med ctr before he was flown out.

justinsain · 10-16-2011, 02:36 PM

I watched it happen on TV and I fear the worst

The actions of the broadcast lead me to believe that Wheldon sustained injury he will not survive.
My prayers go out to his family and the racing community.

This will be a sad day.

DateDoc · 10-16-2011, 02:42 PM

They say entire top roll area of his car was sheered off. That is where his head would be! No official word as to his injuries after 90 minutes now is not a good sign. I think we may have lost Wheldon. He was just married in 2008 and has a 2 yr old kid as well as a kid born in March of this year. Very sad! Hope he makes it.

alias · 10-16-2011, 02:44 PM

Damn, 15 out of 34 cars involved.

L-Pink · 10-16-2011, 02:47 PM

As a kid Jackie Stewart was my favorite F-1 driver. When asked why he retired at the peak of his career he said "I've done everything in racing there is to do except die" ............

.

bronco67 · 10-16-2011, 02:48 PM

If that happened 5 times in one race, it still wouldn't be enough to make me sit and watch cars go around in a circle all fucking day.

vsex · 10-16-2011, 02:52 PM

Wow! That's one helluva crash!

bushwacker · 10-16-2011, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bronco67

If that happened 5 times in one race, it still wouldn't be enough to make me sit and watch cars go around in a circle all fucking day.

justinsain · 10-16-2011, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DateDoc

They say entire top roll area of his car was sheered off. That is where his head would be! No official word as to his injuries after 90 minutes now is not a good sign. I think we may have lost Wheldon. He was just married in 2008 and has a 2 yr old kid as well as a kid born in March of this year. Very sad! Hope he makes it.

My first clue was when they took an extra long time to show any replays because I'm sure they didn't want to reveal anything gruesome. Then they covered his car with a tarp. Was said to hold parts together but I'm sure it was to keep it from being photographed and something revealed.

Next comes the drivers meetings and now everyone has their head down and crying because the unofficial word has begun to spread. It truly is sad.

I spend a lot of time at race tracks and the picture I took above of Dan was at a past Rolex 24. Racers and fans are an awesome community.
They are race car drivers. They know the dangers they face.

Today we face reality.

DarkJedi · 10-16-2011, 02:58 PM

The hang-wringing is nearly Holocaust-level hypocrisy. This is EXACTLY what white trash comes to see.

DateDoc · 10-16-2011, 02:59 PM

The drivers are out of the driver meeting and Indy Car has said the drivers will not be giving interviews. Tony Kanaan is being shown on TV balling his eyes out. Looks like we lost one today.

DateDoc · 10-16-2011, 03:00 PM

The race is over. R.I.P. Dan Wheldon!

justinsain · 10-16-2011, 03:00 PM

Dan Wheldon

R.I. P.

Gouge · 10-16-2011, 03:31 PM

R.I. P. Dan Wheldon, you have been one of my favorite Indy drivers for the past 10 years...im going to miss you Buddy

livexxx · 10-16-2011, 03:44 PM

Not good for the charity after he took their challenge to start at the back and aim to get through to the front. Sad he has passed away

Overload · 10-16-2011, 04:45 PM

wtf? "this video is private" ... crappy post

VikingMan · 10-16-2011, 04:56 PM

Sad day but I agree with some other posters that the entire sport is boring and that these crashes are what make it interesting to many people although they would never admit it.

LatinaCrazy · 10-16-2011, 06:02 PM

http://youtu.be/MMMHu8lnepM

MattO · 10-16-2011, 06:22 PM

If you get killed in one of these races do they go ahead and give your family the trophy and say you won?

Spunky · 10-16-2011, 06:38 PM

Just seen it on the news.RIP Dan

brassmonkey · 10-16-2011, 07:15 PM

like i really want to watch that no thanx!

crockett · 10-17-2011, 03:36 AM

I gave up on Indycar when they split the series several years back. IMO those car are too fast to race circle tracks like they do and wrecks like Greg Moore's fatal crash as well as well as Stan Fox's crash (he lived) that prove the point.

As much as I love street course as well they are much the same as circle tracks as being far too dangerous for cars that go the speed of Indy & F1 cars.

Probably the worst crash I ever saw was Jeff Krosnoff's fatal crash in Toronto back in 1996. That crash also killed one of the corner workers and showed how dangerous those temporary courses are that have next to no run off area away from the walls.

Both Moore's & Krosnoff's went cockpit first into fences and they both died because of it. Granted Krosnoff's car actually somersaulted across the fencing till it hit a poll and was ripped to shreds. He probably would of died regardless if he hit cockpit first or not, because there was nothing left of his car after hitting the light poll.

Stan Fox's wreck at the indy 500 was probably the worst crash I've ever seen that the driver lived and ended up barely being hurt. His legs were actually hanging out of the car when the nose of it was ripped off. I thought for certain when I watched that crash live that he was dead.

Alex Zanardi was probably my fav driver in Cart and he also suffered a near fatal crash where both his legs were amputated on circle track when he hit a wall then another car ran into his chopping the nose of his car off.

You rarely see those kind of crashes in F1 because with a very few exceptions like Monaco the courses are all purpose built race tracks with the required run off areas to keep the cars out of the fencing & walls.

The current Indycar series has always been a how soon til a driver gets killed deal..simply because the tracks are far too dangerous.

PromoterX · 10-17-2011, 03:57 AM

No as bad as getting run over by a truck and everyone passing by....

Just sayin.

Scott McD · 10-17-2011, 04:26 AM

Very sad news. RIP

rajs41 · 10-17-2011, 06:42 AM

Dan Wheldon 1978-2011 - RIP

Kenny B! · 10-17-2011, 07:39 AM

Wow how sad, rip

John-ACWM · 10-17-2011, 07:53 AM

Sad yet some hope for that

stephane76 · 10-17-2011, 08:01 AM

RIP Dan Wheldon

10-16-2011, 02:09 PM	#1
DateDoc Outside looking in. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: To Hell You Ride Posts: 14,243	Huge wreck at Vegas Indy Car Race [Video] Wheldon was flown to the hospital. No word on how bad he is hurt other than it is serious and might be life threatening. 3 other drivers taken to hospital. Paul Tracey said there were 20 doctors working frantically on Wheldon at the in-field med ctr before he was flown out. __________________

10-16-2011, 02:42 PM	#3
DateDoc Outside looking in. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: To Hell You Ride Posts: 14,243	They say entire top roll area of his car was sheered off. That is where his head would be! No official word as to his injuries after 90 minutes now is not a good sign. I think we may have lost Wheldon. He was just married in 2008 and has a 2 yr old kid as well as a kid born in March of this year. Very sad! Hope he makes it. __________________

10-16-2011, 02:44 PM	#4
alias aliasx Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 19,010	Damn, 15 out of 34 cars involved. __________________ https://porncorporation.com

10-16-2011, 02:47 PM	#5
L-Pink working on my tan Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida/Kentucky Posts: 39,151	As a kid Jackie Stewart was my favorite F-1 driver. When asked why he retired at the peak of his career he said "I've done everything in racing there is to do except die" ............ . Last edited by L-Pink; 10-16-2011 at 02:49 PM..

10-16-2011, 02:48 PM	#6
bronco67 Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 29,032	If that happened 5 times in one race, it still wouldn't be enough to make me sit and watch cars go around in a circle all fucking day. __________________

10-16-2011, 02:36 PM	#2
justinsain Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,374	I watched it happen on TV and I fear the worst The actions of the broadcast lead me to believe that Wheldon sustained injury he will not survive. My prayers go out to his family and the racing community. This will be a sad day.

10-16-2011, 02:52 PM	#7
vsex Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East and West Coast Beaches Posts: 1,277	Wow! That's one helluva crash! __________________ VSEX.COM AFFILIATES [email protected] New Model Signup Most realistic thing ever written on GFY: Shap: "Solidarity is nice in theory but this industry has proven time and time again it can not stand together. The best advice I can give you is to do what is best for you with both your short term and long term goals in mind."

10-16-2011, 02:58 PM	#10
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	The hang-wringing is nearly Holocaust-level hypocrisy. This is EXACTLY what white trash comes to see.

10-16-2011, 02:59 PM	#11
DateDoc Outside looking in. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: To Hell You Ride Posts: 14,243	The drivers are out of the driver meeting and Indy Car has said the drivers will not be giving interviews. Tony Kanaan is being shown on TV balling his eyes out. Looks like we lost one today. __________________

10-16-2011, 03:00 PM	#12
DateDoc Outside looking in. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: To Hell You Ride Posts: 14,243	The race is over. R.I.P. Dan Wheldon! __________________

10-16-2011, 03:31 PM	#14
Gouge Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,438	R.I. P. Dan Wheldon, you have been one of my favorite Indy drivers for the past 10 years...im going to miss you Buddy

10-16-2011, 03:44 PM	#15
livexxx Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,201	Not good for the charity after he took their challenge to start at the back and aim to get through to the front. Sad he has passed away __________________ http://www.webcamalerts.com for auto tweets for web cam operators

10-16-2011, 04:45 PM	#16
Overload Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Beck's City, North Teutonia Posts: 3,185	wtf? "this video is private" ... crappy post __________________ There aren't enough faces and palms on this planet for an appropriate reaction to religion.

10-16-2011, 04:56 PM	#17
VikingMan Exploiting human weakness Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: next to a salmon stream Posts: 6,529	Sad day but I agree with some other posters that the entire sport is boring and that these crashes are what make it interesting to many people although they would never admit it.

10-16-2011, 06:02 PM	#18
LatinaCrazy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South America Posts: 323	http://youtu.be/MMMHu8lnepM __________________ ICQ: 288-147-085 \| Email: promolata [at] gmail.com

10-16-2011, 06:22 PM	#19
MattO The O is for Oohhh Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: AUSTIN TEJAS Posts: 10,861	If you get killed in one of these races do they go ahead and give your family the trophy and say you won?

10-16-2011, 06:38 PM	#20
Spunky I need a beer Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: ♠ Toiletville ♠ Posts: 133,940	Just seen it on the news.RIP Dan __________________ *YOUR INFORMATION HERE*

10-16-2011, 07:15 PM	#21
brassmonkey Pay It Forward Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Yo Mama House Posts: 77,228	like i really want to watch that no thanx! __________________ TRUMP 2025 KEKAW!!! - The Laken Riley Act Is Law! DACA ENDED - SUPPORT AZ HCR 2060 52R - email: brassballz-at-techie.com

10-17-2011, 03:36 AM	#22
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	I gave up on Indycar when they split the series several years back. IMO those car are too fast to race circle tracks like they do and wrecks like Greg Moore's fatal crash as well as well as Stan Fox's crash (he lived) that prove the point. As much as I love street course as well they are much the same as circle tracks as being far too dangerous for cars that go the speed of Indy & F1 cars. Probably the worst crash I ever saw was Jeff Krosnoff's fatal crash in Toronto back in 1996. That crash also killed one of the corner workers and showed how dangerous those temporary courses are that have next to no run off area away from the walls. Both Moore's & Krosnoff's went cockpit first into fences and they both died because of it. Granted Krosnoff's car actually somersaulted across the fencing till it hit a poll and was ripped to shreds. He probably would of died regardless if he hit cockpit first or not, because there was nothing left of his car after hitting the light poll. Stan Fox's wreck at the indy 500 was probably the worst crash I've ever seen that the driver lived and ended up barely being hurt. His legs were actually hanging out of the car when the nose of it was ripped off. I thought for certain when I watched that crash live that he was dead. Alex Zanardi was probably my fav driver in Cart and he also suffered a near fatal crash where both his legs were amputated on circle track when he hit a wall then another car ran into his chopping the nose of his car off. You rarely see those kind of crashes in F1 because with a very few exceptions like Monaco the courses are all purpose built race tracks with the required run off areas to keep the cars out of the fencing & walls. The current Indycar series has always been a how soon til a driver gets killed deal..simply because the tracks are far too dangerous. Last edited by crockett; 10-17-2011 at 03:50 AM..

10-17-2011, 03:57 AM	#23
PromoterX Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 949	No as bad as getting run over by a truck and everyone passing by.... Just sayin.

10-17-2011, 04:26 AM	#24
Scott McD Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 67,795	Very sad news. RIP __________________ I Buy My High Quality Traffic Here, You Should Too!

10-17-2011, 06:42 AM	#25
rajs41 Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: LA - Sr. Partner, co-CEO & Co-founder of MGA (Miller/Gold Talent Agency) and Owner of TMA (Terrence McQuewick Agency) Posts: 6,470	Dan Wheldon 1978-2011 - RIP

10-17-2011, 07:39 AM	#26
Kenny B! Confirmed Abuser Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,717	Wow how sad, rip __________________ Kenny -at- YourPaysitePartner.com Skype: kennyb514 Do business with us: Your Paysite Partner Kenny's Pennies Sticky Dollars Radical Cash Indie Bucks Stand Ahead Read My Ambush Interview Here

10-17-2011, 07:53 AM	#27
John-ACWM Work Work Work Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: EU Posts: 20,060	Sad yet some hope for that __________________ Video Chat Forum

10-17-2011, 08:01 AM	#28
stephane76 Best VOD Company Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: NC Posts: 3,887	RIP Dan Wheldon