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50 Years Ago At The Indy 500 - Fire, Death, and a GREAT race!
Free Republic and Various Feeds ^ | 5/24/2014 | Compilation

Posted on 05/24/2014 5:02:09 PM PDT by Loud Mime

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To: Loud Mime

I went to Indy for the 500 in 1981. It was amazing how fast the cars were compared to how it looks on television. Danny Ongias had a huge crash coming out of turn 3. I was in the infield on the fence at turn 4 and could feel the force of the crash in my chest.


61 posted on 05/25/2014 7:43:23 AM PDT by MtnClimber (Just doing laps around the sun and shaking my head that progressives can believe what they do!)
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I remember Danny well. I used to talk to him at Lions Drag Strip and he was one of the friendliest guys around. He was really hurt in that crash. Bummer.


62 posted on 05/25/2014 8:37:23 AM PDT by Loud Mime (arguetheconstitution.com Check it out.)
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To: Nik Naym

Ford's Indy Engine was a very strange design.

63 posted on 05/25/2014 8:40:20 AM PDT by Loud Mime (arguetheconstitution.com Check it out.)
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