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Old 2011-10-16, 08:59 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by MattR View Post
That was one of the worst motor racing wrecks I've ever seen. It was surreal looking the way multiple cars went airborne. RIP Dan Wheldon, he was a great driver and good ambassador for drivers in general. I hate any loss in motorsports, it's a sad day.
Yeah, it was a messy, awful wreck. Only 12 laps in... so everyone was full of fuel, and every other car in the wreck was on fire. That just doesn't seem acceptable.

Apparently, Wheldon was the test driver for the new, safer cars debuting next season.
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