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  1. minimark

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    #21 minimark, Oct 17, 2011
    Less downforce.
     
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    #22 Sideways, Oct 17, 2011
    This was truly like watching a movie...there were 4 cars airbourn and never have I seen anything remotely close to this in all my years of watching racing...Prayers go out to Dan's family. I will be surprised if IRL survive after this...pardon my pun
     
  3. Steve

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    #23 Steve, Oct 18, 2011
    Dallara To Dedicate 2012 Car In Honor Of Wheldon (speedtv.com)
     
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    #24 Redbeard, Oct 18, 2011
    IRL will survive. The Vegas race will not. IRL, CART, & ChampCar have had nothing but bad luck in Vegas. I doubt the IRL will ever come back.
     
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    #25 Nathan, Oct 18, 2011
    Dallara is saying they are going to name the 2012 car after Dan Weldon.
     
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    #26 Steve, Oct 18, 2011
    Yup, see article above. :wink:
     
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    #27 bullet1, Oct 19, 2011
    While open wheeled events at circle tracks can be amusing to a degree, these cars were built for handling and downforce. Those attributes should be put towards the street and road course tracks rather than super speedways. Can you imagine a F-1 Race on a circle track?.... zzzzzzzzzzz.... I love watching F1 and seeing how amazing the drivers of these cars are ripping through the gears like they do. Seeing someone go flat out all the way around a track just isn't that fun. Sure, it still takes some skill but sometimes it comes down to how much intestinal fortitude you have which then ends up with someone making a stupid play and causing huge accidents.

    Sure, its always easy to second guess after the fact, but when IRL/CART/etc switched to mostly circle tracks, that was when I stopped watching.

    RIP Dan Weldon.
     
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    #29 Steve, Oct 24, 2011
    Good, light-hearted stuff here. Good friends Tony Kanaan, Dario Franchitti and Brian Herta telling stories. Love the impression of Wheldon in his tight racing suit (second video). :D

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_YbEC2ZUxE]Dan Wheldon Memorial Service - YouTube[/ame]

    [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob7OjHO18SM]Dan Wheldon Memorial 2 - YouTube[/ame]
     
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