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Old 10-18-2011, 08:31 AM
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*** Published by The Blaze via e-mail distribution. Mentioned, the race cars are traveling in 1 second the length of a football field.

" VIRAL VIDEO - DASHCAM VIDEO FROM THE DEADLY INDY-CAR CRASH
On Sunday, two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Dan Wheldon was killed in a multi-car crash during the racing season's final event in Las Vegas. Virtually every car in the race has a camera mounted on the dash to provide a driver's point of view for the TV audience. Watch the crash from the camera inside driver Will Power's car HERE. "

Crash Video From Will Power Car | Video | TheBlaze.com


*** New York Times Oct 18th: " Worries Circled Las Vegas Track Before a Pileup "

" LAS VEGAS — The recipe for disaster in auto racing is hardly a secret. Start with a problematic racing layout, mix in a field of expert drivers with rookies and rusty ones, put millions of dollars on the line and then add speed. Lots of speed. "

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/sp...ines&emc=tha27
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