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General => The Cantina => Topic started by: MFAWG on February 22, 2010, 10:07:13 AM



Title: Sad news.
Post by: MFAWG on February 22, 2010, 10:07:13 AM
It's the only sport I know of where being a spectator can be fatal:

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/nhra/news/story?id=4934147

I'm a little shocked that they don't use wheel tethers.


Title: Re: Sad news.
Post by: gleek on February 22, 2010, 10:12:02 AM
Would it become even more of a non-sport if they just put these cars on rails to eliminate needless accidents like this?


Title: Re: Sad news.
Post by: Spartan on February 22, 2010, 10:45:41 AM
It's the only sport I know of where being a spectator can be fatal:

http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/nhra/news/story?id=4934147

I'm a little shocked that they don't use wheel tethers.

Seems to me a little girl got killed a couple of years ago at an NHL game.