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12th Feb 10 at 21:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not good news...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/luge/8513595.stm
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loooked aweful from the video I have seen.

Its a dangerous sport thats for sure
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News footage (don't click if you don't want to see the accident)...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5wG96m0hD4
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Now down. It wasn't good. It's a really big accident

[Edited on 12-02-2010 by Pop]
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saw the video, its not pretty.

looks like theres not alot you can do, if it goes wrong thats it. Poor bloke
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m0XSa0tT8w

Fucking hell

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They should put some plexi glass up to keep people in there! Can't believe there are metal posts right next to the exit of a corner
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Saw the headline on SSN when I was at the pub, great start to the winter olympics

That doesn't look good What a stupid fucking design to put concrete bars out of a turn with no protection.

[Edited on 13-02-2010 by Cavey]
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heard about this last night. can't find a video anywhere now.

i'm not sick, just intruigued
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http://abcnews.go.com/Health/video/nodar-kumaritashvili-video-fatal-luge-crash-9823485?tab=9482931&section=4765066
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that video is shit.
Nath
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RIP
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Jesus

Me and Nath's dad were saying though how mental you would have to be to do that sport
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True story.
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Its a fucking bit of stupidity to design a course where after the fastest and most dangerous corner their is a metal post in the way. Did Doyle design the course or something?
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Doubt it. He would have designed it to be uphill
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
Doubt it. He would have designed it to be uphill

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quote:
Originally posted by Cosmo
Its a fucking bit of stupidity to design a course where after the fastest and most dangerous corner their is a metal post in the way. Did Doyle design the course or something?


Its not the most dangerous corner tho - before the event a number of people expressed conserns about the track but the corner he crashed at was not one of the ones highlighted as the major conserns.

To be fair it was the first time in 30 years that someone has come out the track.

I think the biggest problem hes been with it being that bit faster than any other track having such limited access before the event did make it hard for people to prepare for the event.

Unfortunately he did not steer his way down the course very well and with it being a dangerous sport he paid with this life. The same could happen at a WRC even where someone comes flying off the track and then gets hit in the head by a tree through the screen. Its a dangerous sport where people do know the risk.
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According to a few news reports I heard, a fair few other people had crashed on that very corner the same day - although none as bad as that obviously, so it must of been right up there as one of the most dangerous corners. Its also one of the fastest sections so crashes are bound to be 10x worse.
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As Matt said, why don't they wang up some plexi glass to keep them in the track?
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A couple of athletes crashed during training at the same place last year. One being a Brit. He dislocated his shoulder and had tendon damage.
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Knew I hadnt heard things
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Na I'm making it up really. Dunno WTF you're going on about above
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We know you are telling the truth Nath. You have a Dad who is pro knowledge when it comes to Winter Olympics.

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