gbdolfans Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 I have not seen any post on this yet.Indycar driver Justin Wilson succumbed to injuries from a wreck at Pocono this past weekend.He was hit by debris from a wreck in front of him.In the story,they said Indycar was going to review safety,including the use of canopies over the cockpit.In NHRA,there are teams in Top Fuel that have them.
Daddyfink Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 Bummer, may he Rest In Peace. NHRA teams have them for aero reasons, not really safety.
PatW Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 I worked on Air Traffic at the Silverstone ciruit and met Justin a number of times when he came in, in the lower formula's and then in F1 with the Jaguar F1 team (previously Stewart F1).A very nice and decent young man. One of the first tributes on TV here in the UK today, was from his sister, the widow of Dan Wheldon!RIP Justin and condolences to his wife and two daughters and the rest of his family.
Lunajammer Posted August 25, 2015 Posted August 25, 2015 One of the first tributes on TV here in the UK today, was from his sister, the widow of Dan Wheldon!You've got to be kidding.Other than the Indy 500 (loyally), I don't watch a lot of Indy races. But I happened to watch this one. I think the last, full, non-500 race I watched was the Las Vegas race that claimed Wheldon. Though Wilson was not proclaimed dead earlier, I always suspected he essentially expired at the track and was being kept alive by life support. I fully expected the final word to be within hours. Bummed the rest of that day.
PatW Posted August 26, 2015 Posted August 26, 2015 Yes we were in Vegas the week before the IndyCar race when Dan crashed. We were (my two boys at the time, 30 years ago) big into BMX, friends of ours lived in a village about 20 miles away. Dan grew up next door to them!He used to race and do show races and tutoring to kids at our local kart track, Daytona Raceway.
Gt fan Posted August 27, 2015 Posted August 27, 2015 A sad day...I was at pocono on Saturday. Talked to him briefly about indy cars and f1. Couldn't of been a nicer guy. I knew it was bad when they showed the car heading toward the wall. You could see his head slumped. It was a hit worse than Massa took a few years back. I feel bad for his family. There is a support tee that indy is selling to donate the funds to his family.
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