Dan Wheldon killed in IndyCar crash

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Oct 17, 2011 10:11 AM
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Oct 17, 2011 12:12 PM
Very sad news. Seemed to be a class act and was going to have a full-time ride this year after only having one for (I think) Indy and this race.
Oct 17, 2011 12:12pm
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Oct 17, 2011 1:39 PM
bases_loaded;936330 wrote:Even more weird was how ABC was on his in car as the crash happened. I was watching the replay thinking that guy is about to die
How many times have you seen the planes hitting the WTC?


Also, this thread belongs in General, not sports.
Oct 17, 2011 1:39pm
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Oct 17, 2011 1:55 PM
dlazz;936631 wrote:How many times have you seen the planes hitting the WTC?


Also, this thread belongs in General, not sports.

I wasn't watching the American Airlines channel watching an inflight cam when they hit. So unless you were you either missed my point or failed at pwning
Oct 17, 2011 1:55pm
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MontyBrunswick

Oct 17, 2011 2:01 PM
bases_loaded;936650 wrote:I wasn't watching the American Airlines channel watching an inflight cam when they hit. So unless you were you either missed my point or failed at pwning
No, but you likely saw the specials with the firefighters in the WTC as the buildings collapsed. Also, ABC was unaware he was actually dead.

Stop blowing it out of proportion.
Oct 17, 2011 2:01pm
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Oct 17, 2011 2:04 PM
dlazz;936654 wrote:No, but you likely saw the specials with the firefighters in the WTC as the buildings collapsed. Also, ABC was unaware he was actually dead.

Stop blowing it out of proportion.

Again. Missing my point.

It was crazy to me that his in car camera was live when the crash happened live on TV.
Oct 17, 2011 2:04pm
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MontyBrunswick

Oct 17, 2011 2:07 PM
bases_loaded;936658 wrote:Again. Missing my point.

It was crazy to me that his in car camera was live when the crash happened live on TV.
Oh, I'm pretty sure they all have in-car cameras on. They showed it from several peoples point of view.

Sorry, we weren't on the same page. I still love you, though.
Oct 17, 2011 2:07pm
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Oct 17, 2011 2:23 PM
**Nevermind**
Oct 17, 2011 2:23pm
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Oct 17, 2011 2:25 PM
The airborne in car I believe was from Will Powers, not Wheldon.

*Nevermind, it was Wheldon.*
Oct 17, 2011 2:25pm
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Oct 17, 2011 2:43 PM
dlazz;936661 wrote:Oh, I'm pretty sure they all have in-car cameras on. They showed it from several peoples point of view.

Sorry, we weren't on the same page. I still love you, though.

They do, and they did show his and others in-cars later... he's just referring to the coincidence that on the initial live broadcast, they were showing his in-car, though it did switch to an aerial shot right before his impact in order to show the whole wreck.
Oct 17, 2011 2:43pm
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Oct 17, 2011 2:46 PM
dlazz;936661 wrote:Oh, I'm pretty sure they all have in-car cameras on.

Not all, but they will put them on about 1/2 the cars in the field.
Oct 17, 2011 2:46pm
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Oct 17, 2011 4:18 PM
Dan Wheldon loved St Pete


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Oct 17, 2011 4:18pm
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Oct 17, 2011 4:29 PM
ts1227;936700 wrote:They do, and they did show his and others in-cars later... he's just referring to the coincidence that on the initial live broadcast, they were showing his in-car, though it did switch to an aerial shot right before his impact in order to show the whole wreck.

THIS thank you
Oct 17, 2011 4:29pm