Re: Remembering Greg Moore

#1

On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:06:10 +1100, Paul Rankin <pranking923 (AT) excite (DOT) com>
wrote:

Quote:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091030/IRL/910309985

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/forgets+about+Greg+Moore/2161085/story.html

http://www.indystar.com/article/20091030/SPORTS0107/910300383/1052/SPORTS01/Greg
+Moore+would+have+dominated++many+say

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350683&FS=

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2162703

Crikey!

Haven't read links yet, but I do remember well watching him perish.

Hate this sport whenever it turns that way.

sigh.

RIP Greg. Enjoyed your driving.

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Cheers,
Dave

Don't touch me unless you love me.

#2

Paul Rankin <pranking923 (AT) excite (DOT) com> wrote in
news:MPG.255565a0cdb6b6b3989dc6 (AT) news (DOT) x-privat.org:

Quote:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091030/IRL/910309985

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/forgets+about+Greg+Moore/2161085/st
ory.html

http://www.indystar.com/article/20091030/SPORTS0107/910300383/1052/SPOR
TS01/Greg +Moore+would+have+dominated++many+say

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350683&FS=

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2162703

Thanks for posting this.

#3

Paul Rankin <pranking923 (AT) excite (DOT) com> wrote in
news:MPG.255565a0cdb6b6b3989dc6 (AT) news (DOT) x-privat.org:

Quote:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091030/IRL/910309985

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/forgets+about+Greg+Moore/2161085/st
ory.html

http://www.indystar.com/article/20091030/SPORTS0107/910300383/1052/SPOR
TS01/Greg +Moore+would+have+dominated++many+say

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350683&FS=

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2162703

I remember meeting him at the 97 and again at the 98 Indycar event on the
Gold Coast (Surfers Paradise). He was just such a nice guy. Even to a
cocksure 15 and then 16 year old boy wanting to chew his ear off and tell
him how much he thought he knew. He said he remembered me, but I'm sure it
was just politeness.

#4

"Paul Rankin" <pranking923 (AT) excite (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091030/IRL/910309985

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/forgets+about+Greg+Moore/2161085/story.html

http://www.indystar.com/article/20091030/SPORTS0107/910300383/1052/SPORTS01/Greg
+Moore+would+have+dominated++many+say

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350683&FS=

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2162703

That had to be one of the most nasty crashes I've seen. Quite sickening.

AC

#5

On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:22:08 +1100, AC <xxx (AT) xxx (DOT) xxx> wrote:

Quote:

"Paul Rankin" <pranking923 (AT) excite (DOT) com> wrote in message
news:MPG.255565a0cdb6b6b3989dc6 (AT) news (DOT) x-privat.org...
http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091030/IRL/910309985

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/forgets+about+Greg+Moore/2161085/story.html

http://www.indystar.com/article/20091030/SPORTS0107/910300383/1052/SPORTS01/Greg
+Moore+would+have+dominated++many+say

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350683&FS=

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2162703

That had to be one of the most nasty crashes I've seen. Quite sickening.

AC

Almost like the car collapsed into the one point. Yuk.

At least it was instant.

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Cheers,
Dave

Don't touch me unless you love me.

#6

On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:28:32 +1100, Noj <me (AT) nomail (DOT) afraid.org> wrote:

Quote:

Paul Rankin wrote...

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20091030/IRL/910309985

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/sports/forgets+about+Greg+Moore/2161085/story.html

http://www.indystar.com/article/20091030/SPORTS0107/910300383/1052/SPORTS01/Greg
+Moore+would+have+dominated++many+say

http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=350683&FS=

http://www.nationalpost.com/sports/story.html?id=2162703

On a similar note

http://www.f1technical.net/articles/12773

sigh.....

What a horrible list.

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Cheers,
Dave

Don't touch me unless you love me.

#7

On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:27:22 +1100, Noj <me (AT) nomail (DOT) afraid.org> wrote:

Quote:

David Melville wrote...

On a similar note

http://www.f1technical.net/articles/12773

sigh.....

What a horrible list.

They're not dying in F1 now - thank fuck

It'll happen again.

You can't get rid of g-forces.

All it takes is a rapid enough change of direction.

But, yes, thank fuck the cars hold together now.

I think the wheel tethers have made a BIG difference when it comes to bits
flying
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Cheers,
Dave

Don't touch me unless you love me.

#8

David Melville wrote:

Quote:

On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:27:22 +1100, Noj <me (AT) nomail (DOT) afraid.org> wrote:

David Melville wrote...

On a similar note

http://www.f1technical.net/articles/12773

sigh.....

What a horrible list.

They're not dying in F1 now - thank fuck

It'll happen again.

You can't get rid of g-forces.

All it takes is a rapid enough change of direction.

But, yes, thank fuck the cars hold together now.

I think the wheel tethers have made a BIG difference when it comes to
bits flying

Did you see Moore's crash? *Nothing* could protect a driver hitting a
concrete wall at that attitude at that speed. 154g impact with only the
roll bar and the driver's head between the car and the wall.

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Chris

I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

#9

On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:40:37 +1100, mower man <nospam (AT) f2s (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

David Melville wrote:
On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:27:22 +1100, Noj <me (AT) nomail (DOT) afraid.org> wrote:

David Melville wrote...

On a similar note

http://www.f1technical.net/articles/12773

sigh.....

What a horrible list.

They're not dying in F1 now - thank fuck

It'll happen again.
You can't get rid of g-forces.
All it takes is a rapid enough change of direction.
But, yes, thank fuck the cars hold together now.
I think the wheel tethers have made a BIG difference when it comes to
bits flying

Did you see Moore's crash? *Nothing* could protect a driver hitting a
concrete wall at that attitude at that speed. 154g impact with only the
roll bar and the driver's head between the car and the wall.

Is that @David (me)?

Yes, I saw it live.

One of those ones that nearly turned me off the sport altogether.

Quite literally nauseating to watch.

I've never seen a car collapse into such a small space. It was horrible.

So, if your reply was @me, then yeah.
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Cheers,
Dave

Don't touch me unless you love me.

#10

David Melville wrote:

Quote:

On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:40:37 +1100, mower man <nospam (AT) f2s (DOT) com> wrote:

David Melville wrote:
On Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:27:22 +1100, Noj <me (AT) nomail (DOT) afraid.org> wrote:

David Melville wrote...

On a similar note

http://www.f1technical.net/articles/12773

sigh.....

What a horrible list.

They're not dying in F1 now - thank fuck

It'll happen again.
You can't get rid of g-forces.
All it takes is a rapid enough change of direction.
But, yes, thank fuck the cars hold together now.
I think the wheel tethers have made a BIG difference when it comes
to bits flying

Did you see Moore's crash? *Nothing* could protect a driver hitting a
concrete wall at that attitude at that speed. 154g impact with only
the roll bar and the driver's head between the car and the wall.

Is that @David (me)?

Yes, I saw it live.

One of those ones that nearly turned me off the sport altogether.

Quite literally nauseating to watch.

I've never seen a car collapse into such a small space. It was horrible.

So, if your reply was @me, then yeah.

I saw it too - agreed, utterly horrible and obviously non-survivable
even at first sight.

(What was the stuff about @me? I simply replied to your post - yes,
standards have improved massively, but I meant that some things just
can't be prevented - as yet. Maybe the concrete walls should go?)

--

Chris

I am not young enough to know everything.
Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)