03-26-2006, 04:07 PM
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IRL driver died today
It seems he wasn't paying attention to his spotter, RIP Paul Dana, he is Danica Patricks team mate as well. The video shows how it happened.
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/news/s...d=1&id=2384873
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03-26-2006, 04:56 PM
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just read that, luckily he didnt hit directly the other driver, other wise we would be looking something like zanardi or a double death... i guess they should evaluate this kind of accidents to prevent them...
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03-26-2006, 05:41 PM
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Very sad.
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03-26-2006, 05:55 PM
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RIP
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03-27-2006, 12:17 AM
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Was there a yellow that came out? It seemed like the other cars slowed, but the guy who hit dana didn't.
What a tragedy. R.I.P.
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03-27-2006, 12:19 AM
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The yellow was out for 6 seconds, and Dana is the one who hit the crashed car.
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03-27-2006, 03:27 AM
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Horrible...RIP
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03-27-2006, 04:27 AM
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it's a risk he knew he was taking... RIP
It's a sad day for all racing fans...
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03-27-2006, 06:39 AM
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Strange incident, why didn't he slow down like all the others?
RIP.
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03-27-2006, 08:58 AM
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Saw this on the news today. Sickening impact. Very sad, probably hard to avoid, given the circumstances.
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03-27-2006, 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by dingo
Strange incident, why didn't he slow down like all the others?
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Haven't you seen the video? It didn't seems like he had time to even think about it...
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03-27-2006, 12:30 PM
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Well supposdly the spotter had already warned him, and once a spotter warns you of an accident ahead you should be on the brakes right away, not going a 176 mph.
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03-27-2006, 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by gobs3z
Well supposdly the spotter had already warned him, and once a spotter warns you of an accident ahead you should be on the brakes right away, not going a 176 mph.
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he came 8 seconds later, supposedly the spotter didnt warn him
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03-27-2006, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
A co-driver last friday at the RallyRACC Catalunya, and now Dana - sad weekend for motorsports indeed  RIP.
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both RIP
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03-27-2006, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
A co-driver last friday at the RallyRACC Catalunya, and now Dana - sad weekend for motorsports indeed  RIP.
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My condolences to their parents and friends. RIP.
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