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Motorsport fatalities

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2 deaths in 7 days.

RIP Dan Wheldon & Marco Simoncelli.
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One person died from magic mushrooms and they were made illegal. Will the same be happening for motor sports?
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Rhys Benjamin wrote:2 deaths in 7 days.

RIP Dan Wheldon & Marco Simoncelli.
Pretty bad week for motorsport. Dan Wheldon came as a big shock for me, as one of the most successful British sportsmen that no-one has ever heard of (except for people that follow motor racing).

Indycar racing and motorbike racing are probably as much more dangerous than F1 as F1 is than driving a normal car on the road though.*

*Made up.
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Mark James wrote:One person died from magic mushrooms and they were made illegal. Will the same be happening for motor sports?
There will be a lot of soul searching from Rhys on this.
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Mark James wrote:One person died from magic mushrooms and they were made illegal. Will the same be happening for motor sports?
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I miss Roland Ratzenberger.
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Ian Volante wrote:I miss Roland Ratzenberger.
We all do.
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Rhys Benjamin wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:I miss Roland Ratzenberger.
We all do.
I miss Roland Rat. Is that close enough?
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Michael Wallace wrote:
Rhys Benjamin wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:I miss Roland Ratzenberger.
We all do.
I miss Roland Rat. Is that close enough?
No. RIP Roland. 30 April 1994.
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Michael Wallace wrote:
Rhys Benjamin wrote:
Ian Volante wrote:I miss Roland Ratzenberger.
I miss Roland Rat. Is that close enough?
No. RIP Roland. 30 April 1994.
I blame Kevin the gerbil.
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