IndyCar 2013

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Re: IndyCar 2013

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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by Vlad-SRB » 07 Oct 2013, 22:24

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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by TheViewer » 08 Oct 2013, 18:59

donald29 wrote:This video is insane.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/local ... index.html
Very frightening! Lucky that the injuries were not fatal.
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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by Joey Zyla » 20 Oct 2013, 01:03

Awful crash for Dario, I hope he'll be back next year.

Last race of the season about to start.

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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by Joey Zyla » 25 Oct 2013, 07:47

Congratulations to Scott Dixon.

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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by phil1993 » 14 Nov 2013, 20:26

Franchitti has been forced to retire due to his injuries :(

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Post by François » 15 Nov 2013, 08:20

That is sad news. He is 40 and has had a great career, though, so he shouldn't feel robbed - but rather be thankful he still has his life after such a vicious accident. As I have said, IndyCar urgently needs to look in the mirror and address majors safety issues (specifically: circuit safety and driving standards), preferably before the next fatality or carrer-ender.
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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by Joey Zyla » 15 Nov 2013, 18:09

phil1993 wrote:Franchitti has been forced to retire due to his injuries :(
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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by TheViewer » 20 Nov 2013, 21:46

François wrote:That is sad news. He is 40 and has had a great career, though, so he shouldn't feel robbed - but rather be thankful he still has his life after such a vicious accident. As I have said, IndyCar urgently needs to look in the mirror and address majors safety issues (specifically: circuit safety and driving standards), preferably before the next fatality or carrer-ender.
It's sad to see Franchitti retire. It's an unfortunate reality that motor racing is dangerous, and yes he's retiring with his life which is the most important thing.

Honestly, I only disagree with you on driving standards. I don't think they are bad - there is a great level of professionalism within the series.
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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by François » 10 May 2014, 20:08

So the inaugural Indianapolis road course GP started with a massive crash right at the start, when polesitter bogged down and didn't get anywhere, before he got collected by two cars from the back of the grid.

Standing starts generally are a good thing, but it seems to me that IndyCar is still putting spectacle before safety. Thankfully nobody got hurt this time.
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Re: IndyCar 2013

Post by François » 11 May 2014, 11:53

Oh, Jesus. And those restarts are the stupidest thing I've seen in a while (and I've seen quite a bit).

http://youtu.be/wx0dJctN8kc?t=2m11s
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