To be honest, I don't know. We'll have to see what happens with the crash investigation.
There is one thing worth noting: many of the drivers were concerned with the speed of the cars on the circuit. The fact that a number of cars had gone airborne (including Wheldon) is rather disconcerting. That being said, the flip side is that there were 14 other drivers who sustained no or minor injuries (three went to the hospital for observations). On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 7:01 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > And here is the story from espn.com: > http://espn.go.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/7111712/dan-wheldon-dies-following-indycar-crash-vegas > > It mentions that Wheldon had trouble getting an Indy Car ride this season, > even though he won the 500 this year (one of only 2 car races I typically > watch each season). It also says that because of this he spent a lot of time > test driving new cars, especially the ones with some improved safety > characteristics that will be required next year. I don't know much about car > racing - is there any chance that the changes he was testing this year might > have saved his life if they had been implemented in today's race? > > > > On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 4:37 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Here was the last 11 minutes of the broadcast, including the five-lap >> tribute. http://youtu.be/X2PMUNsuZWA >> >> On Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> > For those who have not followed the sports news, Dan Wheldon, a >> > two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500, died in a 15-car accident at >> > Las Vegas International Speedway on lap 11 of a scheduled 200. The >> > race was red flagged (stopped) for approximately 75 minutes before it >> > was ended. >> > >> > I was not watching the ABC feed at the time, but managed to jump on to >> > see the driver's tribune: a five-lap trip at slow speeds around the >> > race track. Going into that, Marty Reid (calling the race) said >> > something along the lines of "if you don't mind, we're going to be >> > quiet as well." Coming out, Reid delivered one of the most stunning >> > endings I've ever heard in sports broadcasting. I am hoping like hell >> > that it will appear on YouTube, and if it does, I'll post it here. >> > Reid talked about how the race ended in a way that nobody could've >> > imagined or feared. A champion had been crowned, but no one was >> > celebrating; a fixture was moving on, but no one was happy. The truck >> > ran video of Wheldon drinking the traditional victor's milk after one >> > of his Indy 500 victories. Over that, Reid said this: "People always >> > ask why I sign off with 'Until we meet again'. It's because goodbye is >> > so final. [pause] Goodbye Dan Weldon." Fade to the proverbial death >> > slide (headshot, name, years of birth and death). Slow fade to black. >> > >> > It is outrageously easy to find opportunities to mock/insult/shame all >> > of the various sports outlets. I don't think ABC/ESPN couldn't handled >> > that in any better manner. >> > >> >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
