12/16/11

Dan Wheldon's death: A 'perfect storm'? Really?

Dan Wheldon's death: A 'perfect storm' of rare events says IndyCar | The Indianapolis Star | indystar.com: "Contact with a post supporting the catch fence killed two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon during the Oct. 16 race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

But as IndyCar executives walked through the findings of a two-month investigation Thursday, one thing became clear.

"It was a perfect storm," said Brian Barnhart, who oversaw the committee examining the 15-car accident on lap 11."

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Good grief. How about calling it a predictable result of placing a value on speed and the conscious likelihood that it will prove lethal?

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