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  1. 03-26-2006, 01:11 PM #1
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    Default R.I.P paul dana!!!!

    PAUL DANA footage clickhere...

    HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) -- Driver Paul Dana died after a two-car crash Sunday during the warmup for the season-opening IRL IndyCar Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

    The other driver, Ed Carpenter, was awake and alert at a Miami hospital, IRL officials said.

    Paul Dana |
    Born: April 15, 1975 St. Louis, MO, USA

    Height: 5-6
    Weight: 140 lbs.
    Rookie Year: 2005
    Team: Rahal Letterman Racing, car #17
    Engine: Honda
    Chassis: Panoz
    Tires: Firestone




    Dana, 30, a former motorsports journalist with a degree from Northwestern, was a rookie who competed in three IRL races for Ethanol Hemelgarn Racing last year with a best finish of 10th in the race at Homestead.

    The race was expected to be run as scheduled. Bobby Rahal, co-owner of Rahal Letterman Racing for which Dana was to race this season, said the team's other two cars will be pulled out of the race.

    "Obviously, this is a very black day for us," Rahal said. "This is a great tragedy."

    Carpenter spun and hit the wall moments after the practice began at 10 a.m. EST. As Carpenter's battered car slid to a stop, Dana slammed into it at almost full speed(176mph).

    Dana and Carpenter, the stepson of IRL founder Tony George, both were airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. IRL officials said Dana died shortly before noon.

    Vision Racing team general manager Larry Curry said he was told Carpenter "would be fine."
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  2. 03-26-2006, 01:12 PM #2
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    Man that sucks.. RIP
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    i'm looking for the vid. right now. they showed it on speed channel today and man. i didnt expect him to die. i thought the guy that he T-BONED would check out. either way it's pretty f-ed up.


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    I saw the video of the crash. That was terrible. RIP.
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    @ 176 mph....holy shit.
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    Yeah I just read about that on CNN, thats hard to believe, first race of the season, and during warmups at that.
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    i saw that ish on speed earlier too. i was just chillin, non chalant glancin at the tv, i saw the dude spin and hit the wall *thoughts to self: damn that sucks* then i see the mofo get t-boned at basically top speed that put ME in shock!
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    damn, what a way to go... RIP
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    i hate it when we lose a driver. Many condolences.
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    anyone gotta link to this vid??? tried searching but couldnt find anything
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    i'm still trying to find the video on it. but it looks like not many people are gonna release dude last minutes.


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    the video is on ogrish.com. i agree that when i saw the video i would of thought the driver that was hit would have died... not the other way around, either way, that was an insane impact...
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    OMG!!! After watching the video, I cant believe the other guy even made it through that, HOLY SHIT!!! I have watched Indy Races for 15+ years and have never seen a wreck that bad.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brett
    OMG!!! After watching the video, I cant believe the other guy even made it through that, HOLY SHIT!!! I have watched Indy Races for 15+ years and have never seen a wreck that bad.
    ^you need to see the video of Greg Moore's death at Michigan in 1999...it's absolutely horrific...i'll see if i can find it when i get home
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    Damn RIP
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    damn, RIP Paul.
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    there sayin the prob cause of death was he hit the transmission area of the car. the other guy was luck thats was where it was or it would have been to fatalities.
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    true. cause the other driver literally escaped death by seconds. if dana would've been about 1.5 seconds faster on that last lap, he would've clocked the driver cockpit side instead of at the rear where the engine/tranny are.


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    Such an awful loss. The motorsports family is definitely hurting.

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