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| BrianCunningham | June Sprints fatality | ||
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 http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/15683162/0/0/15683811 Quote: ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (AP) A 48-year-old driver is dead after a single-car accident at a race in southeastern Wisconsin. |
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Posted on: 2009/6/22 16:17
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| pianoguy | Re: June Sprints fatality | ||
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That's a shame
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Posted on: 2009/6/22 16:35
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| CentralCoaster | Re: June Sprints fatality | ||
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Hmm. The early consensus seems to be it wasn't a nasty impact and that the gravel trap is pretty effective. Will be interesting to see exactly what happened. I mean, I know we aren't racing Nascar stock cars, but I'd like to think they're not death traps either.
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Posted on: 2009/6/22 18:24
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| ghoffman | Re: June Sprints fatality | ||
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No, I heard (not confirmed) that he had a stroke, before the crash.
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Posted on: 2009/6/22 21:06
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| CentralCoaster | Re: June Sprints fatality | ||
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Here's a more accurate story. That CBS story's title seems to imply the crash caused his death. Notice the differences.
"ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 20, 2009) Thomas Thrash Jr., age 48, of Houston, Texas, was pronounced dead late Saturday morning at St. Nicholas Hospital (Sheboygan, Wis.). Thrash was involved in a single-car incident Saturday at Road America during the Sports Car Club of America-sanctioned Chicago Region June Sprints event. The cause of death is under investigation. Witnesses reported that Thrash lost control of his E Production class Mazda RX-7 before Turn Eight, with the car entering the gravel trap and coming to rest against the tire wall. A 12-year veteran driver in SCCA competition, Thrash was the 2007 SCCA National Champion in E Production and a two-time Runoffs polesitter. Thrash had qualified his car on the pole position for Saturday afternoons race before the incident. We are deeply saddened to have lost Tom Thrash, a great champion and individual that epitomized the spirit and competition of SCCA racing, and most importantly, a member of our SCCA family, SCCA President and CEO Jeff Dahnert said. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends." |
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Posted on: 2009/6/22 23:27
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| Matatk | Re: June Sprints fatality | ||
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Sad to hear. Best wishes to his family.
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Posted on: 2009/6/23 1:27
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