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Sunny Garofalo (Jaguarxj6)
Intermediate Member
Username: Jaguarxj6
Post Number: 1062
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 9:57 pm: | |
Renna was to be married to his g/f in 4 weeks. They moved into a house together next to my co-worker's parents and were excited that their life together was starting to unfold. Terrible tragedy.. RIP.
Sunny |
Martin - Cavallino Motors (Miami348ts)
Senior Member
Username: Miami348ts
Post Number: 6466
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 8:20 am: | |
Very sad to hear.
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Will 575 (Willh)
Member
Username: Willh
Post Number: 345
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 8:11 am: | |
Jack, amen. That's the only time the Washington Post gives racing any coverage.
Terribly sad. |
Manu (Manu)
Member
Username: Manu
Post Number: 868
Registered: 2-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, October 23, 2003 - 7:54 am: | |
The cars are travelling way beyond aircraft take off speed on some of the super ovals.... and the moment the front wing comes off or is damaged OR wheels touch the car does a wheelie and just takes off....
I remember watching live footage of Jeff Krosnoff die racing Indy in Toronto back in (96?) live and thinking that they MUST find a way to keeping the cars from quite literally flying in the event of a high speed front wing failure or collision......
I think Indy/IRL is now the most dangerous motor racing formula in the wold today. |
Jack (Gilles27)
Intermediate Member
Username: Gilles27
Post Number: 1471
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 9:37 pm: | |
That's tragic. Of course, why else would SI cover it? |
rob guess (Beast)
Member
Username: Beast
Post Number: 443
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 9:06 pm: | |
Rob;
I think the root of the problem seems to be when the cars are pitched up in the front the air gets up under then and away they go. I am not sure it it is a fundmental car design flaw or that the car is so aerodynamic that they run very little wing angle of attack at the front the once the car pitches up it acts as an lift device instead of a downforce device....
Just my 2 cents worth.
Rob Guess "The Other Rob" |
Aaron Williams (Aawil)
Member
Username: Aawil
Post Number: 354
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 8:41 pm: | |
Mario hit a solid peice of the wreckage of another car that launched him. Sad to hear the loss of a driver. |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 6689
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 8:17 pm: | |
I was wondering if all the airborne cars is lack of downforce? Don't laugh at me, it wasn't meant to be funny. If the rest of car has advanced to the point they can take downforce off the aero package and still handle the corners, then maybe on the straights the car wants to fly.
There were no other cars on the track, so you can't blame it on being in the draft and having no air.
Is the Indy track bumpy? Not the same place Mario took flight. |
Thomas I (Wax)
Member
Username: Wax
Post Number: 661
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 7:52 pm: | |
He died doing what he loved and is circling 'round the great track in the sky.
To echo (Beast) - Too many airborne chances for this to happen though. |
PeterS (Peters)
Intermediate Member
Username: Peters
Post Number: 1632
Registered: 1-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 7:27 pm: | |
I just started racing karts. My 100cc Yamaha gives me all of the speed (and then some) that I think I will ever need in life. I do not understand the mindset of guys that like going 200+ and honestly, do don't feel much for accidents that result in deaths of this sort. In the closet, I kinda wish I had the balls to do what they do. |
rob guess (Beast)
Member
Username: Beast
Post Number: 442
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 4:59 pm: | |
I have said it once and i will say it again. IRL has a big problem, the cars become airborn with ease.
They need to find a solution as to why ASAP before anyone else gets hurt or killed. Fortunatly this was not at a race, since the car went through the fence and into the stands.
Rob Guess "The Other Rob" |
Jim Schad (Jim_schad)
Intermediate Member
Username: Jim_schad
Post Number: 2040
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 4:04 pm: | |
just was going to post that.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2003/racing/10/22/renna.dies.ap/index.html?cnn=yes |
Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator
Username: Rob328gts
Post Number: 6687
Registered: 12-2000
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 - 3:43 pm: | |
http://www.speedtv.com/articles/auto/indycar/8622/
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