Wind Tunnel coverage of Dan Wheldon

Dave and Robin Miller discuss the horrible day in Las Vegas

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[Rolo19383]

that caller Bob is a fucking idiot

[UltimateEEnEFan]

Am I the only one who thinks this race is basically what would have happened if CART had raced at Texas in 2001? The cars were waaaayyy too fast there and at Las Vegas.

[BackRowRacing98]

@penske13 Sorry for late response, but setting a race with 30 cars that are let's not forgot open wheel cars at massive speeds and never letting of the gas. It is a dangerous thing and I know that's just racing, but they should have looked at this more carefully before a celebrity of the sport died.

[firestarsfan]

@BackRowRacing98 YEah, the Nascar 2011 The Game, Online play, there are still tons of #3 cars that have been hand designed.

[penske13]

@BackRowRacing98 they had it coming? what?

[chillyindy]

Actually, Bob is spot on. Those cars can run any where - race to the conditions.

[chillyindy]

I hate it when Robin says it isn't racing, but instead a big game of chicken. Say what you want, but this is the BEST form of racing out there. I'd take this over a ridiculous, boring road or street course any day. This is real racing.

[legoproductions1100]

That was a horible and idiotic idea.You can't have 34 cars running on 1.5 mile track at 225 mph!!Whoever came up with this idea should be fired and I will never forgive him/her.

[BackRowRacing98]

Dan seemed like a raw talent driver and it's a shame that IndyCar lost a brave man, but they had it coming. Like Robin said there have been brutal accidents before this one and to do little about them until one of their icons are dead is a shame. NASCAR did the same thing and after ten almost eleven fans are still devastated about Dale's death.

[BackRowRacing98]

Those cars could go on any race track, but they shouldn't. What Bob doesn't understand is that in pack racing no one lifts and since those cars have so much downforce lifting and going too slow off the corner will either kill the grip and cause the car from behind to smash into the back and that may have caused that wreck. Death of a loved one sucks, but the only way to avoid it is to learn from their mistakes. They could race on that track, but it's not a great idea. Better safe than sorry.