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Terrible stack.
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IndyCar champion Dan Wheldon accepted a lucrative offer of $US5 million to compete in the race that was to claim his life in a fiery 15-car pile-up.The English driver, one of the sport’s most popular figures who won the series in 2005, was critically injured when his car flew over another and slammed into the barrier fence early this morning [AEDT].
The crash left the Las Vegas track - which had been criticised by drivers prior to the event for being unsuitable for Indy racing - littered with stricken vehicles and debris……
Read more: > http://www.smh.com.au/sport/motorsport/indycar-champion-dead-after-flaming-15car-race-pileup-20111017-1ls2o.html#ixzz1azRSbBW5 -
Tragic! RIP Dan Wheldon, so sad that his young children will never know him.
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Very sad indeed. RIP
It’s a shame the people running the show don’t listen to the drivers … -
Very sad indeed. RIP
It’s a shame the people running the show don’t listen to the drivers …They rarely do….
