It is very, very sad. They truely are moden day gladiators. Nothing can make up for this loss. Thank god it is not what it use to be. In 1957 and 1958 12 drivers perished-6 each year. There were two additinal years in which 5 did not come home. Seventy-seven men have lost their lives in F1 since 1950. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-caseug.html MOTORSPORT March 2006 http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/careers/106.cfm The following June, while testing for Scuderia Castellotti, Cabianca was killed in a bizarre accident at Modena-ironically the track at which Eugenio himself had died. The Cooper-Ferrari's throttle stuck open and the car smashed through the circuit gates and out on to the road beyound where it hit a taxi, whose three occupants also lost their lives. http://www.gpracing.net192.com/drivers/tragedies.cfm
"motor racing is dangerous and if you make a mistake be prepared to pay the consequences", crying shame people get killed but its an occupational reality of travelling at 200mph on the ground.
Mike, I agree with you. Except that maybe an analysis is something that would be better suited in a parallel thread, such as "The Perils of Motor Sports" or the like. Then this thread could remain strictly for the purpose of expressing condolences.
There are many of us on F-chat who are active in the motorsports industry. Professional motorsports is my career. Paul was a friend and I knew him personally. You may speculate all you would like. Accidents happen and it is a tough game we play where the risks are high. Paul paid the ultimate sacrifice, but he died doing exactly what he loved. It is a passion that you may never understand. I humbly ask that you refrain from your negativity and just let those of us who knew Paul get through this. Nick
First: Rest in peace and my condolences to Paul Dana's friends, and family. I couldn't agree more... its not hard to keep such topics separate... as well they ought to be; and both ought to be discussed.
Hopefully once all the details are know we can learn something usefull. We already know it's dangerous. Bob S.
Very sad. The news said that Paul wrote about motor sports before he got into racing. Just curious, who did he write for? My condolences to his friends and family. Dale
I read today that he landed a job at AutoWeek, but quit shortly after that to pursue racing. He had realized that sitting in the booth and writing about it wasn't going to satisfy the urge.
Agreed. R.I.P. Paul Dana. Here is a new thread to discuss the incident. http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99458
May he rest in Peace. SRT- You have asked for it, so, here it is. SRT Mike--Join Date: 10-31-2003 Dale Earnhardt Biography Birth date: April 29, 1951 Died: February 18, 2001 No disrespect to either driver or their family, just showing/stating some facts.
Lettermans Tribute on his show was nothing short of pure emotion. That was moving. once again...RIP Paul Dana.
you dont relise what its like to race on a high speed oval. when your going that speed and the vibration in the car reduses your vision down to a woppoing 65 %. so when a yellow comes out try seeing a flag thats a 1000mm 500mm at 220mph its like tunnel vision mate.
