Greg Moore Deadly crash

[xJohnx228x]

It's scary that Dan Wheldon was killed an IRL Season finale as well in 2011. It annoys me a little that, well i understand why they got rid of almost all the ovals for next season. But they bring Fontana BACK??? What are they trying to do?

[xenabledx01]

eh de recordar que aquel dia llore,y me dije que un corredor como tu no habra!!! audaz como pocos,perseverante como otros,gracias por tu pasion!!! un argentino

[destruktor1996]

I saw there a little explosion when moore was crashing on the wall. He hadn't any chance to survive there. R.I.P. Greg

[themayor911]

Very odd that both Moore and Wheldon were transported in a Mercy Air medivac

[legoproductions1100]

There was no way he could have survived that crash.Like Dan,his car hit the wall in the exposed area,which is the head.Even is he had survived,it would have easily been the end of his career.

[Colddeed]

Wow, both Greg and Dan started from the back in the races where they were fatally injured. And both accidents happened on lap 10.

[kingofrunescapepking]

@Colddeed And both drivers hit the barriers head first

[GingerDeadBoy]

Do you guys think it is any hidden footage from the angle showed at 0:31?

[55mrfuckhead]

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[azapro911]

Everybody at that race did seem a little cold about Greg's death, particularly the TV announcers - except Gary Gerould. I wasn't expecting tears, but it was like people just kept on making jokes, fretting about the title etc. Like saying: "Oh, well, Greg hasn't done a lot the last few races, so it's not important". Mind you, it was even worse for poor Gonzalo Rodriguez at Laguna Seca 6 weeks earlier. Seeing Bryan Herta and the Rahal team celebrate like that still makes me sick to this day...

[TittyTittyBangBangXX]

@azapro911 I'm surprised that they finished the race. I guess they had to crown a champion.

[azapro911]

@TittyTittyBangBangXX Then presumably standards must have changed 12 years later. If that had been Andretti or Unser, the race would have been called off and five days of national mourning declared. They didn't give a shit. It was almost seen as an inconvenience on a day of celebration. Pit reporter Gary Gerould shed heartfelt tears, which I fully commend him for. Montoya and his crew celebrated even after they heard the news. They were a little upset, but still smiling. Sickening.

[TittyTittyBangBangXX]

@azapro911 Yea I saw that Montoya interview after the race. He started smiling at his team right after discussing the crash. The announcers made it seem like this kind of stuff happens all the time in the IndyCar series. Greg was an extremely talented driver with his whole future ahead of him and that awful crash robbed him of everything.

[azapro911]

@TittyTittyBangBangXX It's like, if he'd died at Motegi after winning the season-opener, then it would have been the sport's hugest story. But because the second half of the season hadn't gone well, it was as if to say, "Oh, well, we don't really care about Greg until he lines up in Marlboro paint at Homestead next March, so never mind." 12 years on and it still makes me angry. Adrian Fernandez mourned Greg properly too, I must point out, but only him and a select few other respectful souls.

[Ralroost]

@azapro911 why is that? just because he was canadian?

[azapro911]

@Ralroost To be honest, I'm not sure. Greg was extremely popular in the CART paddock and was touted as the charismatic face of the series for the millenium and beyond. The lack of attention toward his death, even during coverage of the race that he died in, was truly appalling. Imagine this happening, fast-forwarding 12 years: "Dan's died. Oh well, drag Will Power's broken carcass off that gurney, we've got a title showdown to decide, Yeee-haw!" Sickening, huh? That's what Fontana '99 was like.

[Bru1nsFOX2433]

this is so much like dan wheldons crash, sad

[MrBillydoo]

Greg would have been so good on team Marlboro Penske!

[JustWaIkAway]

On the ESPN Latin America broadcast they called him "El Rompecorazones Canadiense", meaning "The Canadian Heartbreaker".

RIP Dude.

[inacarjam]

Need more R&D for impact bearing walls!!

[skippingrhyme]

Different time zones probably

[BlueBlazer89]

news guy says he died at 4 15 but the doctor at the race track said 1 21

[RotaxKarting12]

@BlueBlazer89 4 15 eastern standard time. that is 1 15 pacific

[Rollingrock991]

He was obviously killed after that horrific crash and they did'nt even stop the race or anything...that was bullshit.

[jaryd12345]

@Rollingrock991 What would stopping the race of accomplished? Keeping the race going under caution didn't stop him recieving medical help. This isn't like Dan Wheldon where the race clearly had to be stopped because of all the debris, and the reason the race wasn't even restarted, although they say it's out of respect to Wheldon, I would summise is also because the crash highlighted that track was just completely and utterly unsafe to race on

[Rollingrock991]

@jaryd12345 Why did'nt they stop the race when Krosnoff was killed at the Molson indy in 1996 in a horrific crash which took his life along with one other person. After that accident debris was everywhere and it was a street race..the molson indy isnt even a real track..talk about dangerous. They handled it wrong along with Moores death in 1999...They showed a lot of class though and compassion for Wheldon which was the right thing to do...It would ve been disgusting if they just went on with it

[jaryd12345]

@Rollingrock991 I'm not talking about Krosnoff I was referring to this incident only. And my point is it wasn't just out of respect for Wheldon it was also because it fundamentally showed that track was too god damn dangerous for open wheelers to race on

[Rollingrock991]

@jaryd12345 I think anytime a race car slams into a retaining fence going 225 MPH and disintegrates shows the track isn't very safe and they should show some compassion and respect for the young man who died. Indy showed a lot of respect for Wheldon and that was good to see because in my opinion they dropped the ball over the years in doing so with the likes of Krosnoff and Moore...I think these days Networks like ABC/ESPN are way more sensative about stuff like this and they should be.

[jaryd12345]

@Rollingrock991 The TV networks don't run the races... and if they do I'm so glad I'm British and into Formula One (where they are sensible enough to not run ovals it should be noted!)

[Rollingrock991]

@jaryd12345 You make good points..I just think it's wrong to continue a race like nothing happened after such a horrific deadly crash...i thought Moore deserved a little more respect...I also thought the way they annouced he died was very matter of fact...like they were giving a weather update or something.

[jaryd12345]

@Rollingrock991 Wow, I'm shocked that there is a youtuber in the world that has the balls to say the other guy has a good point! haha.

As far as when they announced his death. You've got to remember the guy announcing it was the doctor of the series, and therefore he has to remain professional, doctors are trained to distance themselves from situations emotionally and he had to make the official statement as such. Then the commentary team sombrely carried on.

[oasisbeyond]

Was an amazing racer, would have probably make it in F1 next.

[cjwright79]

God I hate everything about car racing. If this happened to every professional driver on the planet I'd be fine with that.

[TehStarrz]

@cjwright79 Fucking asshole get back in your cage

[Mulsanne917flatout]

@cjwright79 I can only hope you meant to say instead: "If this NEVER happened to every professional, [You would| be fine with that?

While I love the sport myself too, I do also hate the tremendous toll it demands from those who love it..and particularly from those who love it as participants. I'ts costlier than any sport I can think of, in fact..with a close second perhaps being "mountain climbing." Both demand from those who participate on the cutting edge that they also give their all.

[mr10am]

@cjwright79 i would love to see someone in your family die. not you but a relative so that you can watch them suffer. it would be great if one of your family members had something like pancreas cancer. that way, you would watch them suffer great pain and die a slow death . it would also be a absolute thrill if u got to witness one of your children die .

[elpactodejohnson1]

i always wonder what happened seconds before, how he got into the inside grass at that speed?

[TittyTittyBangBangXX]

Worst crash I've ever seen

[nascargo19thesecond]

these cars need to have more protection around the drivers area. Having a helmet on doesn't do much when your head hits a hard wall at over 200mph. I don't know how often wrecks like these kill people since I watch NASCAR a lot more then this style of racing. But these open-wheel cars just NEED to have at least a roof over them.

[shanraedeux]

this makes me so saddddd i mean he was 24 doing wat he proubly loved racing and he died i follow nascar and they do everything they can 2 make it safe and exiting most of the time it works r.i.p greg

[hothotheat3000]

ABC 11? NC REPRESENT!

[otochari]

I know a bit about this crash as I have a friend who worked at the track in some capacity at that time. According to him, there was no resucitating done or even really possible. Greg was dead before the rescuers even got to him. His head injuries and upper body injuries from striking the wall killed him instantly. R.I.P.

[Fermino10]

Deus o tenha

[gamrguy101]

I was 1 1/2 years old. Greg Moore is now my favorite driver. Him and Ryan Briscoe. This is a very odd way to "like" a video.

[GeneralKenobiSIYE]

Did anyone else see he was actually hanging out of the cockpit and was being flung around like a rag doll as the car was tumbling to a stop?

[Sacriphyx]

@GeneralKenobiSIYE - Yeah, alot more entertaining then, right?

[GeneralKenobiSIYE]

@Sacriphyx More horrifying I'd say. If he wasn't dead after he hit the wall, he was surely dead from hanging half out of the car while it flipped over and over. I actually felt sick the first time I noticed it...

[cpcomedy314]

RIP greatest Canadian driver in history...

[clubhouseme]

Good BC boy.Damn I remember that day, miss you Greg

[mrmonkeyballs14]

you people are stupid, no car at that speed even a full body car wouldn't have helped because the g's from stopping instantly would have killed him in any car, its simple physics, F1 cars dont go 240 mph, because the races are on the queerest tracks on earth. Cant compare a man series to a euro-fag series.

[palinsux1]

@mrmonkeyballs14 Let me guess a stupid American IRL and Nascar sucks bud and quit screwing your sister.

[Gostek166]

That was a very sad day for me. I was only 9 years old.. R.I.P from Poland

[NOXXism]

What a SHIT car it was just torn into pieces!

[Eyeolus]

@NOXXism ok, lets see your car do better at 200mph, faggot.

[NOXXism]

@Eyeolus Any 1999 F1 car would have kept the driver alive.

[Eyeolus]

@NOXXism Too bad this isn't F1. Js.

[NOXXism]

@Eyeolus That's why he died IMO.

[palinsux1]

@NOXXism He was killed because it is an open cockpit and his head hit the wall so no any F1 car would not have kept him alive, F1 cars have open cockpits too and he would have hit his head in a F1 car and died just like here.

[ExplodingPivot]

he was in nooo shape to be racing.. :(

[MrJoebroyea]

@SamirNasri1011 fuck u dick

[MildlyAnnoyedAHM]

I was a huge fan of Cart Racing as well as Formula One. I went to the inaugural Molson Vancouver Indy in 1990. Unfortunately, I was on the overhead walkway when the track worker was killed. We didn't know he had been killed, but we knew it was bad. Then I followed local boy Greg Moore's career as a rising star in the sport. Losing him was devastating. I attended his public memorial service in Maple Ridge. I haven't had the heart to watch open wheel racing since.

[Hiei2k7]

24 years of age, sad accident.

The car is turned around and clips that bit of grass, airborne, and on review it looked like the top of his helmet or the car view camera hit the concrete wall. From there, it rolls around and you can see the helmet flapping, and as it stops, it looks like part of his shoulders are out of the car when the cockpit comes to a stop upside down on his neck.

[xKriZ765x]

Fuckin huge crash. They should of not let him race after the incident the day before

[panhead1219]

@xKriZ765x I totally agree. They pumped him full of pain killers.

[SavxgeX420]

I met greg twice when i was 15 or 16 and when i was 18 not 3 months before he died. my mom worked at imperial tobacco, the main sponsor for the players racing team, he came for a couple employee meet and greets. was the nicest guy you could ever meet and a racing legend to boot. he signed a couple pics and a hat for me, still have em to this day. R.I P . greg moore. one of CART greatest drivers

[movielife4083]

i was watching this when it happened, one of the wrose things i can recall. i was about 15 and was really getting into the CART series at the time. greg was one of the drivers that brought me back eatch week. he is missed by many.

[mnpd007]

When you can die instantly without premonition or suffering, and doing something which you love, it is a good end. Everyone must meet that end, and almost none get to end it under these circumstances. The only real tragedy is that Greg was so young.

[hearts76100]

These are the risks these guys take! Trully horrific crash though.......AWFUL!!!

The only good thing is that he would have been killed instantly and felt nothing!

R.I.P

[readersx]

I'm lucky enough to have his autograph, never seen the crash until now though, thing is going in a frame now

[sirjohnny1974]

worked in his house today in maple ridge .. kinda weird feeling walking around there

[TonyPizzaro]

i don't like news reporters, they don't show enough compassion

[hearts76100]

Look at it this way..........at least he would have known very little about it!

R.I.P

[Gbrltr]

What kind of idiots put unpadded concrete walls where race cars can crash into them? How much does some straw bales cost? Too much apparently.

[jonahmoffatt]

@Gbrltr a straw bale would have been as much use as tits on a bull at those speeds

[stzzla]

@jonahmoffatt A straw bale like you say would have been like tits on a bull, but what about a tire-wall? I assume a tire wall also would not be perfect for crashing into at 200mph (nothing is going to be), but its got to be better than creaming into concrete. I think the point the guy was trying to get at with his straw bale comment was that ANYTHING is preferable to creaming into an exposed concrete wall.

[jonahmoffatt]

@stzzla dont think anything would of helped at that speed

[onewildcarl82]

Moore was so unlucky, few laps earlier I seem to remember someone crashed in the same spot but actually missed the wall that Greg hit

[MrMasterSteven]

Oh My God!

[DBDMotorsports]

Jesus... no chance, his body took like the whole impact here. RIP

[marcomariaz26]

why is the concrete wall so close? why not make it a fence or pad it with tires to cushion the blow?

[livewiremjk]

i hate to tell you e521soediv, but if your suspension breaks you'd normally loose control. Meaning he has no control over where the car goes or what happens to it. He's purley a passenger.

[LouisMenchise]

It was suspected that a gust of wind upset his car coming out of turn 2. A few laps earlier, a gust of wind in the same spot caused Richie Hearn to lose it coming out of 2.

[slanclarke]

It must hurt to be so inarticulate.

[Blackholedealer]

R.I.P Greg from Germany

[DailyTerror666]

@Blackholedealer

Jaja, Hauptsache an solchen Videos aufgeilen, und dann fremden Menschen gegenüber Mitgefühl heucheln. Und dann noch dieser unnötige Nationalhinweis. Wie zur Hölle kann es relevant sein, dass du aus Doofland kommst?

[LUKES13HONDA]

r.i.p

[mytchook]

Greg also had broke some fingers the day before in a scooter crash in pit lane, he was only cleared to run late Saturday afternoon. I was there at the race, very very sad day. Richie Hearn's car had been spraying oil for a few laps leading up to this crash.  Just unfortunate, no one's fault. RIP Greg

[okoskutya35]

next time dont smok player s,cigarettes,,,fucking shit canadian cigarettes,,,,,,r i p the driver

[edimilsonbatgol]

Lamentável. Sem dúvidas...

[indigoblue555]

Did he loose the car because of some oil on the track ?

[djbadlt]

not oil, but "oil-dry", Greg came off turn two and what i am going to assume happened was he hit some of the kitty litter that the safety team had put down from a previous accident. also, from the stories i have heard about that day, there was quite a cross wind blowing across the back-straight combine that with the fact that Greg loved to run his car somewhat loose on the ovals, and hitting the kitty litter at well over 200MPH . . . well i hate saying it like this, but you all saw the results

[indigoblue555]

@djbadlt- thx.for your review of such a  sad day.Just one question: I don't fully get "running somewhat loose on ovals" forgive my bad english but can you expl.

the meaning of your sentence ?

Grateful for help !

[djbadlt]

basicaly, "running the car somewhat loose" means that he liked to run his cars with a low downforce set-up on the high speed ovals.

[indigoblue555]

@djbadlt - thank you for expl. !

[lakergeoff]

Also, doesn't loose also mean that the back end is more likely to spin around on you?

[jasperbaba]

because theres less downforce on it yes.

"loose" makes it harder to handle in the corners but faster on the straights.

[sevla4]

There are only 3 true sports, Bullfighting, Mountain climbing and Motor racing.. The rest a mere games...

Ernest Hemingway

[FireIceAndLove]

and parkour, that is the true sport of freedom and risk.

and since i'm too lazy to put another comment, those poor guys in the stands right there as well, musta frickin shit their pants

[DobermannPharaoh]

that was said before UFC, K1 etc. was invented. wayyy before ^^

[incognita112]

@sevla4 and in the 3, the spaniards are the best :D

[penske13]

@sevla4 one of the truest and greatest quotes of all time.

[bronze5420]

@sevla4 thats a really dumb quote

[jr0014]

@sevla4 lol at considering bullfighting a sport, Hemingway was a dumb cunt.

[jaryd12345]

@sevla4 Scratch Bullfighting and Ernie was on to something there.

[IFlick]

@sevla4 I think that's Bullfighting, (Boxing) and Motor racing.

[cammymcghee]

people race becous its our natura instinct 2 try be the best n if that neans risk death then it means risk death

[Amnesiacmidnitetoker]

why do people race thas why im no fan man they die like nothing.the human body is not made for racing in metal objects goin 220mph+ we are like fragile eggs lol seriously man I dont we should be even flying or in space for that matter!!

but humans never learn we just keep dying lol

[iaballer1988]

if you think about it everything can kill us. if the world thought like you we wouldnt have the technology that we have. i mean hell you could walk out of your house be perfectly healthy and have your heart stop. race cars are safe. its safer to race than to drive on the street. think. theres no roll cages and if you get hit hard theres nothin to stop that car from coming in on u.

[BlakShadow007]

If humans never took any unnecessary risks we would still be living in the jungles of Africa, or extinct.

[lasjaumach]

did Motor Racing invent something for the evolution of humanity? some risks are necesary, others dont... what shit are you talking about?

[lilic1]

Greg loved racing, it was (the most important?) part of his life. He decided to drive on the race after the accident in the paddock the day before. So sorry for him, but he has died while racing, the racing he loved so much. RIP GREG.

[titaniumtori]

@lilic1 I know this is late but thanks for believing that I saw Greg's ghost that night and felt him again 10 years later thank you for being a virtual friend

[flyasfastasyoucan]

lol  you're so funny in your comment.

[gutembergnatal]

greg moore the king race

[nsxracersb]

oh my god that was beast

[legendary04]

Greg you touched me soo deep. I wrote a paper on you today for school and god i cried when it was over. I love you man

[davidd2172]

is this from WTVD in the Raleigh, NC area?

[guyonutube123]

man i live in abbotsford and my aunt and uncle live in maple ridge! they were soooo sad wen this happened

[valenmerci23]

Still remember watching this live on TV. One of the few accidents I've seen that makes you instantly realise there's no chance of survival. RIP.

[rsandri79]

Assisiti ao vivo na TV essa acidente.

[MiahLFC]

No, but obviously with the CONCRETE wall you folks love to have a the races, was a very big fact. Our thoughts are with his family and may we all remember him for his achievements.

[JDeguara]

has any footage been produced as to what caused the crash?

[sammywright1]

A car blew an engine mid backstrait earlier in the race leaving oil, Greg hit it and spun down to the infield.

[sHug4r29]

I was there... it was very sad to watch... especially since it happened like 5 mins into the race. we had to wait at least 125 laps before they announced he had died. it was so sad watching his pit crew pack everything up, holding thier heads down and hugging eachother as they worked.

[taospec]

That's so upsetting. :(

[Rommeljnr]

Poor bloke. This is blood on the hands of the administrators of indy car and Gregs team. He never should have been allowed to get into the car with the hand injury.

[daddydawg]

it was all Gregs decision 100% he was asked to remove himself from the car and Greg said absolutly NOT and as a former insider we all knew that would be Gregs answer.

[Diorama42]

Racing authorities are supposed to be just that: Authorities. He shouldn't have been allowed to race, whether it was his decision or not.

[MarioAndrettiFan]

That hurts everytime I see it!!

GodSpeed 99

PS Thanks again for the memories!!!

[xago1985]

i was moore's fan

[Pattonash]

No chance of getting out after that

[e521soediv]

lost control? i hate how these General sports media people try to sugar coat tragities in auto racing..they try to make it look like it was there fault like saying he lost control..you have no i dea what happened..he could of broken a suspension part or got spuned you dont know. and this was the last story of the sports report, they didnt show this first they burried it in the back.but soon as the next day camed there talking stick and ball...acting like his death never occured.

[joejoeirish]

@e521soediv either way he did "lose control" as the reporter said. your the one putting meaning into that as if he was saying it was his fault.

[frambesbuckeye]

@e521soediv ...........and if his suspension breaks.......you would........LOSE CONTROL moron

[e521soediv]

@frambesbuckeye But not at your fault.

[NJWilleke]

@e521soediv even if he did spin or his suspension was broken whatever happened, he still lost control of the car

[SetsunaTheAngel]

@e521soediv

No,He lost control. The Day before he was knocked off of his scooter in the infield and his hand was torn up. He Still wanted to drive so they injected painkillers and such to make his hand usable but it wasn't enough.

In Reality he couldn't keep his car on the track with only one good hand.

[denithy]

@e521soediv Regardless of what caused the loss of control, he did lose control... that's all.

[SlamDuncDrummer]

@e521soediv

Hey man I agree with you, I loved Greg. Racing back then just wasn't as big as it is now.

I don't know that they ever fully determined the cause but I think it was due to a suspected rear tire failure caused by brushing the wall in the previous turn.

I remember that day like it was yesterday. I knew the second he hit that wall and seeing the top of the tub (roll bar) hit the grass the second time that he was gone.

I nearly got sick.

[ryancrazy1]

@e521soediv well if he broke a suspension part wouldn't tha cause him to lose control? he doesn't look like he's in control of that car...

[exstazyunior]

@e521soediv your comment makes no sense at all -_-

[sendmenosigns]

@e521soediv ur an idiot. if a "suspension part" broke on him would he "be in control" of his vehicle anymore? if he got "spuned" would he still be "in control" of his vehicle? no...saying he lost control of his vehicle was 100% accurate because he smoked a wall. its not sugar coating to say he lost control. if he didnt lose control of his vehicle he'd still be driving.

[vadertjetijd]

@e521soediv

well, what did or did not happen... he lost control of the car.

[simonwalker2k8]

RIP FROM ENGLAND, i am really sad that what happen. i am sure will never forget it.

[AlaselSerpentGA]

Rp greg

[simonwalker2k8]

RIP FROM ENGLAND that horror crash.

[SennaTeamRacing]

greg more as a canadian not a brithish

[girlcandream]

I think the commenter himself is from England.

[SennaTeamRacing]

popably!

[Hellosharky]

RIP GREG, hes racing angles now...

[andrewjrmckenzie]

RIP Greg

may God be with you

[Taikamya]

i started to watch in 95, i was 7 years old. Greg was my fav driver.... i saw the crash LIVE. so i was really nervous... later on when they announced his death i was just like "omg... how? damn... greg..." with tears falling.

Greg was great! RIP.

[Hellosharky]

same here, I started to watch then... except I was a bit older... but yes, this was a blow...

[hilarious29]

I was 22 when I saw it live (on tv). I was freaking out, crying, and in total denial, it took a long time to realize it was real. I went to the public service as well, so it would sink in that it really happened. Being from the Vancouver area it was a huge deal. Even non race fans were talking to me about it.

[ethicomm]

I live in the Vancouver area too. It was so surreal listening to the news reports as I was driving around that day. Sad day especially for Maple Ridge.

[1GeeProductions1]

I started watching CART in 2000 when I was ten, only finding out about Greg Moore in 2007. After researching about hislife, I wish that I had started watching it at least a couple of years earlier.

I remember watching the likes of Zanardi, Castroneves etc flying around those oval tracks back in 2000, not knowing that CART had lost one of its best and brightest the previous year.

Rest in peace Greg.

[seventy5cent832]

i was about that age but i was into it and he was my fav driver.... i was really sad when i seen what happened

[lilic1]

I will NEVER forget that day - 31th Oct. 1999. It was the saddest day in my life, and after that, the saddest period in my life.

[BIKERJAKE74]

i finally brought myself to see this... wish i could have seen him race today

[thebiff16]

RIP GREG!!! :*(