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  • nkell09
    E30 Addict
    • Jan 2004
    • 575

    #1

    Fatal IRL wreck

    For those who haven't seen:

    "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."

    Video is on the following page along with stories.



    crazy.
  • Beej '86 325es
    R3VLimited
    • Feb 2004
    • 2639

    #2
    Crap, the guy was from St. Louis too. :(
    -Brandon
    '86 325es S50
    '12 VW GTI Autobahn DSG
    '03 540i M-Sport (sold)
    '08 Jeep SRT-8 (sold)

    For sale:
    S50 TMS chip for Schricks

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    • Joe318is
      R3V OG
      • Sep 2005
      • 6451

      #3
      Greg Moores accedent was horrid, that guy had no chance


      Originally posted by vlad
      Do you know anybody else who built that many bad ass E30s?

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      • kylebes1
        R3VLimited
        • May 2004
        • 2804

        #4
        Shit happens

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        • Charlie
          kid tested, administrator approved
          • Oct 2003
          • 6686

          #5
          Saw the wreck on ESPN before they officially pronounced him dead, nasty. It was a lot like Greg Moore's wreck in that you knew he was dead as soon as it happened.

          -Charlie
          Swing wild, brake later, don't apologize.
          '89 324d, '76 02, '98 318ti, '03 Z4, '07 MCS, '07 F800s - Bonafide BMW elitist prick.
          FYYFF

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          • Joe318is
            R3V OG
            • Sep 2005
            • 6451

            #6
            The one that suprised me was last year at Texas [guessing] with Kenny Breck. That was nasty, yet he survived with little to no injurys. For those of you that dont know it, touched wheels and launched into the fence at ~200mph. Car destroyed itself against the fencing, took a good chunk of the fence out. I thought he was a goner.


            Originally posted by vlad
            Do you know anybody else who built that many bad ass E30s?

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            • Pedro
              E30 Modder
              • Oct 2003
              • 965

              #7
              177 mph into a stopped car wow.

              http://www.volkswagenjettacup.com/

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              • Justin B
                Sikky Nar Nar
                • Mar 2005
                • 4273

                #8
                Yeah, that was ugly. Gave me chills...

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                • Ray Smoodiver
                  Moderator
                  • Jun 2004
                  • 8809

                  #9
                  Nasty. RIP.

                  Pretty flukey, not sure if anyone would have survived that in any series.

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                  • nkell09
                    E30 Addict
                    • Jan 2004
                    • 575

                    #10
                    Yep, definitely not good at all. I think one article even mentions that he broke his back a year or two earlier (don't quote me on that).

                    I'm sure it would be quite a thrill driving indy, but phew, your living on the edge.

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                    • e30 gangsta
                      No R3VLimiter
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 3877

                      #11
                      I was there ill post my crappy pics of the race later.

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                      • bmwm3n528
                        No R3VLimiter
                        • Dec 2003
                        • 3654

                        #12
                        Was trying to figure out what exactly he did that made him go into the wall...but obviously there wasn't much about that at this point in time.

                        Rough stuff, RIP.
                        Trevor Ely
                        '95 M Sport 540i - '00 A4 1.8TQMS - '85 190E 2.3-16
                        '88 535is - '87 325e - '89 325is - '91 318is - '90 325is - '96 328is

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                        • e30 gangsta
                          No R3VLimiter
                          • Jul 2004
                          • 3877

                          #13
                          U can see the video on espn.com

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                          • Pedro
                            E30 Modder
                            • Oct 2003
                            • 965

                            #14
                            Originally posted by e30 gangsta
                            U can see the video on espn.com
                            Thats where i saw it.

                            http://www.volkswagenjettacup.com/

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                            • Jand3rson
                              Banned
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 37587

                              #15
                              Originally posted by bmwm3n528
                              Was trying to figure out what exactly he did that made him go into the wall
                              I was thinking the same thing. It was just like all of a sudden, he just lost traction and started to slide. Nothing (that I could see) caused it, hopefully an investigation will reveal what happened.

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