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chiefqueen
03-26-2006, 11:56 AM
ESPN just announced Paul Dana has died.

He was on Cold Pizza day before yesterday. I remember him saying his wife was staying in Indu so her could go with him to the next race in Japan.

The other driver, Ed Carpenter, will be fine.
chiefqueen
03-26-2006, 12:03 PM
Race will go on but other Letterman cars, including Danica's have been pulled out.
chiefqueen
03-26-2006, 12:20 PM
man they should cancel the race

I agree.
Demonpenz
03-26-2006, 12:22 PM
cancel the race? You guys aren't race fans I take it.
recxjake
03-26-2006, 12:24 PM
cancel the race? You guys aren't race fans I take it.

its different then when earnhardt died... they had a week to get over it .... isnt this race today?!.... if it is today they should atleat move it back
Demonpenz
03-26-2006, 12:26 PM
It's ****ing racing. Thats what you get paid for is too go to the edge. You can't cancel a race because someone dies.
John_Locke
03-26-2006, 12:27 PM
its different then when earnhardt died... they had a week to get over it .... isnt this race today?!.... if it is today they should atleat move it back


Neil Bonnett and a rookie died in practice before a Daytona 500 and they went on with the race


same with Adam Petty

It is a sport that is dangerous and the drivers know the risk and they choose to roll the dice
JBucc
03-26-2006, 12:29 PM
Is he the one I saw that crashed and then got nailed by another car?
chief52
03-26-2006, 12:32 PM
Is he the one I saw that crashed and then got nailed by another car?

He was in the car that came speeding into the first car that had wrecked and was nearly at rest.
banyon
03-26-2006, 01:13 PM
I just saw that crash on ABC.

yikes. nasty.
Simplex3
03-26-2006, 01:42 PM
It's ****ing racing. Thats what you get paid for is too go to the edge. You can't cancel a race because someone dies.
Yup.

Poll the drivers. I can assure you that every one of them, to the man, would vote to keep the race. I'd bet you the dead guy would say the same thing.
Reaper16
03-26-2006, 01:46 PM
Sad story. Apparantly he was a St. Louis area kid who got a Journalism degree from Northwestern, but decided to persue his dream of racing.
jspchief
03-26-2006, 01:51 PM
What the hell does any of this have to do with the Danica Patrick Racing League? At least tell me there's a picture of her on his tombstone or something.
banyon
03-26-2006, 01:56 PM
What the hell does any of this have to do with the Danica Patrick Racing League? At least tell me there's a picture of her on his tombstone or something.

Umm, too soon for this joke? :shrug:
Demonpenz
03-26-2006, 02:06 PM
thats wierd that they pulled out the other cars. I guess they aren't going for the title or anything
banyon
03-26-2006, 02:21 PM
race will go on.

ABC $$$ > respect for death
Sfeihc
03-26-2006, 02:23 PM
What the hell does any of this have to do with the Danica Patrick Racing League? At least tell me there's a picture of her on his tombstone or something.


Funny you're NOT. Try and have some class.
Demonpenz
03-26-2006, 02:30 PM
its not about abc wanting dollars. It's about racing. No one guy is bigger than racing.
chiefs4me
03-26-2006, 03:02 PM
What the hell does any of this have to do with the Danica Patrick Racing League? At least tell me there's a picture of her on his tombstone or something.




Let's see if I can explain it simple enough for you to understand, some owners have more then one car racing, so they need a driver for each car...those drivers, driving for the same owner, sort of feel a kinship, and think of each other as team mates, she was his team mate, was that simple enough for you?:rolleyes:
chiefs4me
03-26-2006, 03:04 PM
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dtebbe
03-26-2006, 08:06 PM
It sounds like the accident was his fault... love him or hate him, Robin Miller usually tells it like it is, especially when it comes to drivers:

http://speedtv.com/commentary/22748/

DT
jspchief
03-27-2006, 10:40 AM
Umm, too soon for this joke? :shrug:Yea, It's never too early for these kinds of jokes as far as I'm concerned. :)