Kenny Irwin killed at NHIS practice

Kenny Irwin was killed this morning at NHIS during practice. He crashed just yards from where Adam Petty did. It said on espn.com that his car flipped over. This is truly a sad day. Something needs to be done about this track. My thoughts and prayers go out to the whole Irwin family. Racer X Veteran Sim Racer #4 Corvette C5-R in the GTIC #24 Monte Carlo in the DORL Victory Lane- http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1423/

> This is truly a sad day. Something needs to be done about this track. Odd you should mention that--I thought the same thing. I have raced at several tracks that have a bump, patch, or some other odd spot that, if taken wrong, will send you into a spin or straight into the wall. Perhaps there is a spot at Loudon that, under the right conditions, can cause a car to break loose. The initial report is Irwin's throttle stuck--they said the same about Petty's although an inspection of the car found that may not have been the case. Something just doesn't seem right here--two deaths in the same spot is cause for a closer investigation. At the same time, it could just be a freak accident. For the safety of all the drivers, I hope they find out. My thoughts are with the Irwin family in the loss of a very talented driver. Dave "LegendNo6"

I raced at NHIS last July 5 in one of Petty's race programs and noticed that they had just laid down traction compound. Those cars stuck to the track really good. I wonder if maybe the car snap-rolled in the transition maybe..It is a little odd that there seems to be a curse there lately. They repaved the corners, unless the track has settled since then, i didnt notice any speed bumps or frost heaves. Oh well, condolences to the Irwin family. Bout all i can say. Kinda shocking to just see this lately. "Target 12" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Kenny Irwin was killed this morning at NHIS during practice. He crashedjust

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> yards from where Adam Petty did. It said on espn.com that his car flipped > over. > This is truly a sad day. Something needs to be done about this track. > My thoughts and prayers go out to the whole Irwin family. > Racer X > Veteran Sim Racer > #4 Corvette C5-R in the GTIC > #24 Monte Carlo in the DORL > Victory Lane- > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/1423/ >

There is a bad bump in 3 which drivers have complained about. LegendNo6 wrote:

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> > This is truly a sad day. Something needs to be done about this track. > > Odd you should mention that--I thought the same thing. I have raced at > several tracks that have a bump, patch, or some other odd spot that, if > taken wrong, will send you into a spin or straight into the wall. Perhaps > there is a spot at Loudon that, under the right conditions, can cause a car > to break loose. The initial report is Irwin's throttle stuck--they said the > same about Petty's although an inspection of the car found that may not have > been the case. Something just doesn't seem right here--two deaths in the > same spot is cause for a closer investigation. At the same time, it could > just be a freak accident. For the safety of all the drivers, I hope they > find out. > > My thoughts are with the Irwin family in the loss of a very talented driver. > > Dave > "LegendNo6"