Indy Car's Dan Wheldon dies in crash

[griz37]

Pretty crazy to watch someone die live on TV.

http://espn.go.com/racing/indycar/story ... rash-vegas

[Grizalltheway]

Damn. My dad's dad drove sprint cars and died in a crash, so I'm sure this brings back painful memories for him. RIP.

[SuperHornet]

Holy crap. He was always one of the major thorns in my favorite driver's side. This is crazy....

[Willie]

Watched the race in it's entirety. Pretty surreal to watch a crash of that magnitude.

RIP Mr. Wheldon, and God Bless his wife and children.

[SuperHornet]

Watched the race in it's entirety. Pretty surreal to watch a crash of that magnitude.

RIP Mr. Wheldon, and God Bless his wife and children.

[Grizalltheway]

Jesus, the replays of that are just sickening to watch.

[grizzaholic]

Not much of an Open Wheel guy. Sucks.


Sorry to hear.

[Grizalltheway]

Not much of an Open Wheel guy. Sucks.


Sorry to hear.

Thanks, St. Onge.

[grizzaholic]

Not much of an Open Wheel guy. Sucks.


Sorry to hear.

Thanks, St. Onge.

Hey fuck-nugget. I said it sucks...and sorry to hear. I just saw the wreck and it looked really bad.

Should I have posted WGAF? What is the weekly death toll on the AUTOBAHN? HUH?

[JayJ79]

my condolances to his family and all,
but that is part of the risk you assume when you drive a racecar.

[BlueHen86]

my condolances to his family and all,
but that is part of the risk you assume when you drive a racecar.

What a great sentiment, I hope someone passes that thought along to the family. Maybe Hallmark could put it on a card.

[DSUrocks07]

my condolances to his family and all,
but that is part of the risk you assume when you drive a racecar.

What a great sentiment, I hope someone passes that thought along to the family. Maybe Hallmark could put it on a card.

"Sorry for your loss, but he knew what he was doing"

[UNHWildCats]

There was a promotional thing going where a non full time driver had a shot to win $5 million if they won this race, Wheldon was chosen to be that driver and otherwise wouldn't have been in the race.

Would be nice for the sponsor to step up and give the money to his widow and two young sons.

[SuperHornet]

There was a promotional thing going where a non full time driver had a shot to win $5 million if they won this race, Wheldon was chosen to be that driver and otherwise wouldn't have been in the race.

Would be nice for the sponsor to step up and give the money to his widow and two young sons.

[SDHornet]

RIP.

[89Hen]

Watched the race in it's entirety.

So you were the one.

[Willie]

Watched the race in it's entirety.

So you were the one.

Had a migraine so I had nothing better to do all afternoon. The NFL games that were on here blew so I watched the race.

[AZGrizFan]

Go ahead and flamespray all you want, but his death means absolutely NOTHING to me. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. I got nuthin'....I mean, feeling sorry for a guy who dies while racing cars at 200+ mph for a living would be like shedding a tear for a guy who plays russian roulette for a living.

[93henfan]

Go ahead and flamespray all you want, but his death means absolutely NOTHING to me. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. I got nuthin'....I mean, feeling sorry for a guy who dies while racing cars at 200+ mph for a living would be like shedding a tear for a guy who plays russian roulette for a living.

Do you have the same attitude when football players are paralyzed or killed?

[DSUrocks07]

Go ahead and flamespray all you want, but his death means absolutely NOTHING to me. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. I got nuthin'....I mean, feeling sorry for a guy who dies while racing cars at 200+ mph for a living would be like shedding a tear for a guy who plays russian roulette for a living.

Do you have the same attitude when football players are paralyzed or killed?

Or workers in mining accidents? There are plenty of other examples of where the threat of death is a part of the job description. Not knocking you for feeling that way, just saying.

[JayJ79]

Go ahead and flamespray all you want, but his death means absolutely NOTHING to me. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. I got nuthin'....I mean, feeling sorry for a guy who dies while racing cars at 200+ mph for a living would be like shedding a tear for a guy who plays russian roulette for a living.

Do you have the same attitude when football players are paralyzed or killed?

tackling/getting tackled carries far less inherent risk of death than driving at 200+ mph in close proximity to other cars (and walls).

[travelinman67]

Go ahead and flamespray all you want, but his death means absolutely NOTHING to me. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. I got nuthin'....I mean, feeling sorry for a guy who dies while racing cars at 200+ mph for a living would be like shedding a tear for a guy who plays russian roulette for a living.

Same for the bankers who get Louisville slugger'd by the Occupy Wall Street folks.

[clenz]

Do you have the same attitude when football players are paralyzed or killed?

tackling/getting tackled carries far less inherent risk of death than driving at 200+ mph in close proximity to other cars (and walls).

http://www.kwwl.com/story/15710097/16-y ... et-contact" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

HOMER, New York (KWWL) -
Authorities say a 16-year-old high school football player who died after collapsing during a game suffered bleeding on his brain, apparently from a helmet-to-helmet collision.

Cortland County Coroner Kevin Sharp says Ridge Barden died from a massive subdural hematoma, a traumatic brain injury.

The lineman for John C. Birdlebough High School in the Oswego County village of Phoenix was hurt during Friday night's game at Homer High School, south of Syracuse. Authorities say he was able to sit up after the play but complained of a headache and collapsed when he tried to stand.

Sharp says there's no evidence of any pre-existing injury or condition that contributed to Barden's death.

He says the fatal injury was consistent with the helmet-to-helmet hit reported between Barden and another player.

[Grizalltheway]

tackling/getting tackled carries far less inherent risk of death than driving at 200+ mph in close proximity to other cars (and walls).

http://www.kwwl.com/story/15710097/16-y ... et-contact" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

HOMER, New York (KWWL) -
Authorities say a 16-year-old high school football player who died after collapsing during a game suffered bleeding on his brain, apparently from a helmet-to-helmet collision.

Cortland County Coroner Kevin Sharp says Ridge Barden died from a massive subdural hematoma, a traumatic brain injury.

The lineman for John C. Birdlebough High School in the Oswego County village of Phoenix was hurt during Friday night's game at Homer High School, south of Syracuse. Authorities say he was able to sit up after the play but complained of a headache and collapsed when he tried to stand.

Sharp says there's no evidence of any pre-existing injury or condition that contributed to Barden's death.

He says the fatal injury was consistent with the helmet-to-helmet hit reported between Barden and another player.

Obviously, he deserved to die for doing something he loved, that also happened to be dangerous.

[AZGrizFan]

http://www.kwwl.com/story/15710097/16-y ... et-contact" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

HOMER, New York (KWWL) -
Authorities say a 16-year-old high school football player who died after collapsing during a game suffered bleeding on his brain, apparently from a helmet-to-helmet collision.

Cortland County Coroner Kevin Sharp says Ridge Barden died from a massive subdural hematoma, a traumatic brain injury.

The lineman for John C. Birdlebough High School in the Oswego County village of Phoenix was hurt during Friday night's game at Homer High School, south of Syracuse. Authorities say he was able to sit up after the play but complained of a headache and collapsed when he tried to stand.

Sharp says there's no evidence of any pre-existing injury or condition that contributed to Barden's death.

He says the fatal injury was consistent with the helmet-to-helmet hit reported between Barden and another player.

Obviously, he deserved to die for doing something he loved, that also happened to be dangerous.

Yeah. There's an obvious direct correlation between football and open wheel racing. And where, pray tell, did I say he "deserved it"?

Everything has inherent danger. Driving to work has inherent danger...as does mining, farming, and yes T-Man, even banking. But I will not feel the same sympathy for a guy who knowingly and willingly puts his life on the line EVERY SINGLE TIME he goes to work (and I use that term loosely) that I would for someone who dies doing something that 999,999 out of 1,000,000 results in no harm being done.

People watch auto racing for one reason: the wrecks. Then the feign horror and shock when one happens that actually results in someone dying.