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  1. 06-05-2005, 10:29 AM #1
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    Default Bad Crash at California Speedway

    This sucks. I feel very sorry for the families of these two people that got killed in this crash. Here's the link to the story.
    http://www.nbc4.tv/news/4562562/detail.html#
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    a few more pics.
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    oh shhhh.

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    Tres fucced up. Later, QD.
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    ouuuuch. i'da hated to been tha dude that didnt die on impact. that really sucks tho. anyone on here know them?
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    sucks... damn nice car they wiped out too
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    Little late on this! Ben was a member of 6speedonline.com and was a highly praised individual on there. I bet Ruiner (Brandon) knows who he is.

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    thats really sucks....i wished california had the SAFER barrier on the inside retaining wall...you never know...but it would've helped dissipate the energy from the crash away from the occupants....

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    Quote Originally Posted by collins
    ouuuuch. i'da hated to been tha dude that didnt die on impact. that really sucks tho. anyone on here know them?
    Yes, I know the driver. This is hitting the Porsche community very hard. Ben was a great man. He will be missed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audi18tAWD
    Little late on this! Ben was a member of 6speedonline.com and was a highly praised individual on there. I bet Ruiner (Brandon) knows who he is.

    RIP!
    You are correct. We are heartbroken. I have spoken with Ben many times and it almost still hasn't sunk in.
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    look at it on the bright side... he went out doing something he loved.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    look at it on the bright side... he went out doing something he loved.
    He loved his new daughter, Parker. He loved his wife. The car was a hobby.

    Here is a picture of his daughter in the driver's seat just a few days before the accident:




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    ok.... you got me there... no bright side to this one
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    what a waste of 2 lives and 450k bucks.
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    damn it's so sad to hear such a thing! im sorry for his wife and daughter, parker. they must be heartbroken as i would be.
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    Damn very sad to see a wife and baby girl left behind, Sad to see him loose his life like that, and such a nice car to
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    damn that really suxs, my prayers go out to this wife and baby girl.
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    Wow.... For going 100+mph crashing, the car doesn't look bad at all.. I dont really see how they died, they didnt get burned, I dont see much side damage. Was it one of those Earnheartd whiplash fatalities? I mean, they were wearing harnesses, helmets... All I can assume is it was the whiplash. Anyways, sad story, sorry to hear about the fatherless daughter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HyPer50
    Wow.... For going 100+mph crashing, the car doesn't look bad at all.. I dont really see how they died, they didnt get burned, I dont see much side damage. Was it one of those Earnheartd whiplash fatalities? I mean, they were wearing harnesses, helmets... All I can assume is it was the whiplash. Anyways, sad story, sorry to hear about the fatherless daughter.
    Closer to 150mph. Don't think about your helmet as much as your internal organs. Your body stops, but your organs keep trying to move forward among other things.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ruiner
    Closer to 150mph. Don't think about your helmet as much as your internal organs. Your body stops, but your organs keep trying to move forward among other things.
    that's a factor that most people forget to consider.

    internal bleeding is a bitch..

    sad reoccuring occurance yah know?

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    holy shit and I thought my day wasnt going so well. I hate to hear that he left a new baby & wife behind. Very sad indeed. My thoughts go out to your friends family Ruiner!
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    oh my goodness... that sucks ass... that poor car and his poor little girl

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    LOL...fuk u back biatch!
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    Way to ruin the topic... geez.
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    wow. that is truely heartbreaking
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    Wow, so so sad
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    If you guys haven't been reading on 6speedonline... Apparently a crew worker at the track decided to make a track entrance right as Ben was doing 150mph. Ben swerved and tried to avoid the worker and went into the wall. There were no warnings, no crew workers doing flags. What a tragic, horrible event! I feel so bad for his wife and kid right now.
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    jesus.....that track worker should be held responsible. fuckin idiot.


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    Yup, supposedly a Ferrari tried to enter the track, right at the end of a long straight away. And I guess he didnt have enough time to safely pass him, and lost control. The more I read about it the sadder it is. The Crystal Cove tribute show pics are cool... I think there are more exotics at this one show than there are in all of GA. Wow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audi18tAWD
    If you guys haven't been reading on 6speedonline... Apparently a crew worker at the track decided to make a track entrance right as Ben was doing 150mph. Ben swerved and tried to avoid the worker and went into the wall. There were no warnings, no crew workers doing flags. What a tragic, horrible event! I feel so bad for his wife and kid right now.
    It wasn't a crew worker. The track Marshall told him (the guy in the Ferrari) to go, the guy hesitated, he went too late, and the result is the tragic event. It was the timing.
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