# R.I.P dan wheldon **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 16, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884 "2011-10-16T15:04:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yetti\_VR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yetti_vr/32/6357_2.png) [@Yetti\_VR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Yetti_VR)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/1 "2011-10-16T15:04:40Z")
Sad to see a great driver pass ---
**Author:** ![Mark355](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mark355/32/6528_2.png) [@Mark355](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mark355)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/2 "2011-10-16T15:11:36Z")
Been watching the race. The crash was terrifying. This a tremendous loss for the sport. ---
**Author:** ![psi2high](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/psi2high/32/6320_2.png) [@psi2high](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psi2high)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/3 "2011-10-16T15:11:41Z")
Just saw this on tv and its very sad. R.I.P ---
**Author:** ![ReDevil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redevil/32/6385_2.png) [@ReDevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ReDevil)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/4 "2011-10-16T15:13:49Z")
Yeah been watching for a bit. rip ---
**Author:** ![MikeyB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mikeyb/32/6448_2.png) [@MikeyB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeyB)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/5 "2011-10-16T15:15:30Z")
Just turned the race on to see who won and caught this,very sad.RIP Dan Wheldon. ---
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/6 "2011-10-16T15:22:17Z")
Poor guy was only 33, very sad. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_GSR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin_gsr/32/6412_2.png) [@Justin\_GSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin_GSR)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/7 "2011-10-16T15:40:59Z")
To many cars out on the track, RIP ---
**Author:** ![JVG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jvg/32/6348_2.png) [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/8 "2011-10-16T15:45:18Z")
My dad told me about this and I was like IndyCar wrecks always look worse then they are. Saw this scroll under the dallas game and went on to espn and that was a mess. RIP sad to see talent lost like that. Nothing he could do at that speed to avoid it. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/9 "2011-10-16T15:48:49Z")
yeah that was an ugly wreck. such a huge loss :’( ---
**Author:** ![HudsonFalcon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/hudsonfalcon/32/6460_2.png) [@HudsonFalcon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/HudsonFalcon)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/10 "2011-10-16T16:17:15Z")
Here is the crash itself if anyone missed it: [youtu.be/TVu7iTf59SQ](https://youtu.be/TVu7iTf59SQ) ---
**Author:** ![Kicklow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kicklow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Kicklow)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/11 "2011-10-16T16:33:24Z")
awful! ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/12 "2011-10-16T16:58:39Z")
Those cars dont look safe at all. ---
**Author:** ![TurboTravis](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbotravis/32/6406_2.png) [@TurboTravis](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TurboTravis)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/13 "2011-10-16T18:47:06Z")
Far too many open wheel cars (of that performance level) on that track. RIP. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/14 "2011-10-16T19:00:32Z")
> [@FS: \*\*\*MINT\*\*\* 1998 Pontiac Firebird (MUST SEE)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fs-mint-1998-pontiac-firebird-must-see/45913/20): > > Those cars dont look safe at all. Pound for pound, speed for speed, or any other way you want to look at it…safer than anything you drive on the street. obviously doesn’t mean shit can’t happen, as in this case. ---
**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/15 "2011-10-16T19:11:58Z")
> [@WTB: 17in tires](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtb-17in-tires/46030/5): > > Pound for pound, speed for speed, or any other way you want to look at it…safer than anything you drive on the street. obviously doesn’t mean shit can’t happen, as in this case. and dont forget all the experience those guys have, these races are probably safer than doing 20 in a residential neighborhood. ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/16 "2011-10-16T19:13:21Z")
They seem about as safe and protective as a motorcycle. ---
**Author:** ![Boxersix](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxersix/32/6327_2.png) [@Boxersix](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boxersix)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/17 "2011-10-16T19:14:19Z")
and /pjb ---
**Author:** ![Skidplate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c2a13f/32.png) [@Skidplate](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skidplate)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/18 "2011-10-16T19:15:40Z")
probably true, but you cant discount the availability of rescue units, multiple saftey restraints and other shit ---
**Author:** ![PJB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pjb/32/6389_2.png) [@PJB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/PJB)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/19 "2011-10-16T19:17:13Z")
but youre going 200 mph in a roofless car that probably weighs 1500 pounds, maybe less and in the video is going thru the air like a flaming missile ---
**Author:** ![LKSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lksi/32/6316_2.png) [@LKSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LKSi)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884/20 "2011-10-16T19:20:07Z")
Yea paul, that’s why most walked away from a 200+mph crash. RIP [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/r-i-p-dan-wheldon/260884.md?page=2)