ShaneC wrote:
What's wrong with it ?
Bottom Right corner it says 'Race Winner : Paul Tracy' 
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| Author: | StefMeister [ Mon May 31, 2010 1:26 am ] |
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ShaneC wrote: What's wrong with it ? Bottom Right corner it says 'Race Winner : Paul Tracy'
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| Author: | xxxx [ Mon May 31, 2010 1:49 am ] |
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Raikkon wrote: Furthermore, Hunter-Reay also sustained injury; the contact has torn ligaments in his right thumb and will be having surgery tomorrow. They say that happened in a pitlane accident or something. Also confirmed he ran out of fuel most likely wich is why Conway jumped him: http://www.indycar.com/news/show/55-izo ... 9-victory/ Quote: Hunter-Reay will, however, have surgery June 1 on his left thumb, which he injured in a pit lane incident.
“It became a fuel race toward the end and I had no idea how much I had left in the tank, and it came down into Turn 3 and it just died,” Hunter-Reay said. “The car died and that’s when Mike latched over me. That’s probably one of the toughest races I’ve ever had.” |
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| Author: | Gaara [ Mon May 31, 2010 2:03 am ] |
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That would be when Dixon hit him in the pits. |
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| Author: | Boxy Brown [ Mon May 31, 2010 6:09 am ] |
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I wonder if any crazy fans jumped down and kept Conway's rear tire as a souvenir? As someone mentioned it's a good thing the fans are elevated there because that tire shot through the fence like a bullet. It ended up somewhere under the grandstands. Terrible crash. Obviously Conway was lucky he didn't go into the fence head first, RHR was lucky the Conway's car didn't take his head off, but also Helio almost took a radiator to the head. Three lucky guys... 
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| Author: | Wayne [ Mon May 31, 2010 6:31 am ] |
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No wonder Helio's spotter told him "watch your head." 
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| Author: | Tom [ Mon May 31, 2010 9:27 am ] |
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That accident was mental. |
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| Author: | Raikkon [ Mon May 31, 2010 9:34 am ] |
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Amateur video of the crash here, though its not too clear. You can see how far the tub travels from the initial impact tho. Reports that conway 'walked away' are slightly incorrect lol... as he is stretchered off. I guess they meant 'he walked away', as in he survived!! And another one: *Warning for language used in both!!* Plus theres another good sequence of photos of the crash here: http://photos.indystar.com/galleries/9709-2010-indy-500-crashes#id=9709&num=1 |
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| Author: | Scirocco [ Mon May 31, 2010 10:16 am ] |
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That crash was crazy. Mike Conway is a lucky man, so is Helio it seems! |
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| Author: | Beezle [ Mon May 31, 2010 10:31 am ] |
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All of the three drivers, plus the two male spectators, who got injured. They were released from the infield care center with a few cuts from debries, shooting all around. Meybe they should put a finer net behind the fence to catch the smaller parts. |
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| Author: | Raikkon [ Mon May 31, 2010 10:46 am ] |
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The accident was caused by the slowing down car of Huter-Reay as he ran out of fuel... but he was not alone; Franchitti, Lloyd and Marco have also been reported to be running on fumes; there are most probably many others. I wonder how they will prevent this kind of incident in the future. I guess it could be pretty easily done by introducing a minimum end-of-race fuel amount that must be within the tank of each car. |
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| Author: | pending [ Mon May 31, 2010 11:12 am ] |
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/ ... 140910.ece According to this article Conway has a bit more than just a broken leg. |
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| Author: | Raikkon [ Mon May 31, 2010 11:38 am ] |
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Same wording from the mail too, with lots of great pics from the crash: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1282810/British-racing-driver-horror-smash-Indy-500--racer-escapes-broken-leg.html DailyMail Online wrote: His injuries were last night described as 'gruesome' and the man from Bromley in Kent faces a long fight back.
Doctors believe Conway suffered a compound fracture of his left leg, as well as tearing ligaments and tendons in his knees and ankles. |
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| Author: | Chris A [ Mon May 31, 2010 1:51 pm ] |
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That certainly sounds possible I would think. Went into the fence pretty good with the left front and it looks like it tore a hole in the tub where his left leg would be. All that said, even if he's out for the rest of the season, he'll still surely be able to fully recover and make his return. Still a very decent hand to be dealt after a trip into the catchfence. I'm still in awe at how lucky he is. |
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| Author: | Stoegi [ Mon May 31, 2010 2:33 pm ] |
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Yeah leg injuries are certainly very possible. If you remember Zampedri's crash in 1996 (which was worse than Conway's IMO), he suffered MASSIVE leg injuries, he went basically front first into the fence at higher speed than Conway. |
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| Author: | Chris A [ Mon May 31, 2010 2:41 pm ] |
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I think Zampedri's injuries were only to his feet (but they were massive, as you said). I think he even had a few toes amputated (medically, not in the accident). He was able to return to the seat as well though. 
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| Author: | amq55 [ Mon May 31, 2010 2:56 pm ] |
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Raikkon wrote: Same wording from the mail too, with lots of great pics from the crash: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1282810/British-racing-driver-horror-smash-Indy-500--racer-escapes-broken-leg.html DailyMail Online wrote: His injuries were last night described as 'gruesome' and the man from Bromley in Kent faces a long fight back. Doctors believe Conway suffered a compound fracture of his left leg, as well as tearing ligaments and tendons in his knees and ankles. Off topic, but Mattzel's video is featured in the article. |
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| Author: | Cheeveer [ Mon May 31, 2010 3:05 pm ] |
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Sorry for spinning this further off topic but... Raikkon wrote: *Warning for language used in both!!* oh ffs............ |
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| Author: | Beezle [ Mon May 31, 2010 3:06 pm ] |
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These amateur captures show the speed of the cars way better than the tv coverage. |
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| Author: | Eddington mains [ Mon May 31, 2010 3:07 pm ] |
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amq55 wrote: Off topic, but Mattzel's video is featured in the article. Indeed it is... advert added to the comments.... also HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARCEL.... |
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| Author: | Beezle [ Mon May 31, 2010 3:10 pm ] |
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Grats and happy birthday too! 
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