Gordon Smiley

Gordon Smiley(1946.4.20 - 1982.5.15)
死亡事故

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• Smiley
• crash

[ACDCFANPUNKROCKER]

If I were ever a racer, I would be in nascar

[Glibzer]

whats more gross the pics where u see gordons head scalped at 3:00 or to pryces body parts on his car with the marshall ripped in half held together with tendons

[MsMagnifyingglass]

@weallfollowmanutd. Nice to hear back, points noted. There is another video of this on youtube, with mournful (& fitting) music, so sad. I've read lots of stuff on the net, and would be interested to read Dr Steve Olvey's and Prof Sid Watkins' books sometime. At the end of the day, moto-pilots know the risks, but these tragedies are still hard to see. Hope it was over quickly - RIP

[weallfollowmanutd]

@MsMagnifyingglass its actually exactly how Dr Steve Olvey described the aftermath and you can see the Mr Olvey in the final photo as well. This was not a marshall. Its clear to see Smiley's Torso, or what is left of it.

[ric7623]

I was a freshman at Purdue and at the track that day on the 4th turn. The wreck was just out of my view but I heard the impact and could see the fireball. It had an emotional impact on me at the time. In this case no amount of technology could have saved him. Even if he had not been scalped by the fence his internal organs were turned to jelly from the tremendous deceleration. He had a reputation of “standing on the accelerator” and I guess it finally caught up with him. RIP Gordon Smiley.

[MsMagnifyingglass]

@weallfollowmanutd What a tragiedy. I'd be interested to know how you worked out all these injuries from the photo @3.00, cos I see Gordon's legs and that's all. That 'flattened down' part you describe as his head doesn't tally with rear pic we see of him slouched in what remains of the chassis, ie from the rear you can see his dark hair. That 'flattened down' part no hair at the back and can't be his fireclava for the reason I mentioned above. RIP GS

[Ferrari312pb]

Surprised anyone still had the stomach to go out again after that... .

[lazaglider]

@wallsofink If I am so wide of the mark, why were you compelled to reply?

Smoke and fire, and all that ;)

[wallsofink]

@lazaglider Uh, what. I wasn't interested in injuries. I was responding to someone who was, though.

You have no idea what you are talking about...please re-read my messages.....

Please be informed before you make a comment.

[musclecarluvr1]

To this day, ive not seen a crash so traumatic. Not even Weldons, even though similar, thanks to the catch fence. Was and still am an Indy resident, and grandma lived on Georgetown Rd, right behind the stands. Now she was hard of hearing even then, and she heard his car smack when in her yard. She knew it was bad. I wanted to go to qual's that day, but dad made me go to school. I even still remember smartass kids joking that his head flew in the stands.On the good side im trans. back to 80s teen