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Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas -- Update: RIP Dan Wheldon

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by westcoastvol, Oct 16, 2011.

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  1. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    Some asshole's been trolling on the article.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Oct 16, 2011
    #25
  2. wicked

    wicked Well-Known Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    I wasn't going to say this, but I'm glad someone did.
     
    wicked, Oct 16, 2011
    #26
  3. Steak Snabler

    Steak Snabler Well-Known Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    Video of the crash if anyone's interested. If you look closely at about the 15-second mark, you can see Wheldon's car go flying through the air and hit the wall (right in front of the O'Reilly Auto Parts sign, I believe):

    #!
     
    Steak Snabler, Oct 16, 2011
    #27
  4. Stitch

    Stitch Active Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    Wikipedia trolls are worse than newspaper website trolls.
     
    Stitch, Oct 16, 2011
    #28
  5. Johnny Dangerously

    Johnny Dangerously Well-Known Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    There are times when I wish Wikipedia's demise could be reported and not greatly exaggerated.
     
    Johnny Dangerously, Oct 16, 2011
    #29
  6. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    I want to yell at my TV for them to stop talking and talking and talking already, but at the same time I understand that it's got to be tough to fill airtime right now.
     
    Dick Whitman, Oct 16, 2011
    #30
  7. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    the fact that they've stopped showing replays and started showing folks crying is telling
     
    Shoeless Joe, Oct 16, 2011
    #31
  8. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    It works if you have 34 non-idiots racing. Unfortunately, there were idiots trying to win a 15-lap race.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Oct 16, 2011
    #32
  9. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    Madness is what the series was going for. They're desperate for TV eyeballs, fans, money. The drivers knew this was going to be a tough proposition. Still holding out hope it wasn't a fatal one.
     
    playthrough, Oct 16, 2011
    #33
  10. nck228

    nck228 Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    Fake tweets about Wheldon's passing are already sprouting up. Some of them are being attributed to Ashley Judd. Makes me sick to think that some people are this insensitive.
     
    nck228, Oct 16, 2011
    #34
  11. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    I've seen 3-4 tweets that say he's died - unreal. Let's not tweet until you know something, you know?
     
    Moderator1, Oct 16, 2011
    #35
  12. dooley_womack1

    dooley_womack1 Well-Known Member

    Re: Horrendous Indy car crash in Vegas

    Information age!!!11!!1
     
    dooley_womack1, Oct 16, 2011
    #36
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