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I had on the end of whatever junior league Daytona race was on while waiting for NC State/UNC to start on ESPN, and I'm pretty sure I just saw some fans seriously injured and/or killed when there was a huge wreck at the finish, and one of the cars punctured the barrier to the grandstand. I also saw a tire fly at 200 mph into the middle of the bleacher section.

Wow, just insane.
 
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Crazy stuff. Not a race buff although I don't mind it, but a tire flying 100 yards at 200 mph into a crowd is going to do some major damage.
 
Reports of at least 5 dead spectators.
 
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Didn't see it but sounds like a catastrophe.
 
speeds said:
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Didn't see it but sounds like a catastrophe.
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The only reason I had on ESPN was because of the college hoops game, but when I saw that wreck and the tire fly up into the stands, you knew it was trouble.
 
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You can see the tire go into the stands.

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PapaG said:
I had on the end of whatever junior league Daytona race was on while waiting for NC State/UNC to start on ESPN, and I'm pretty sure I just saw some fans seriously injured and/or killed when there was a huge wreck at the finish, and one of the cars punctured the barrier to the grandstand. I also saw a tire fly at 200 mph into the middle of the bleacher section.

Wow, just insane.
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PapaG said:
The only reason I had on ESPN was because of the college hoops game, but when I saw that wreck and the tire fly up into the stands, you knew it was trouble.
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"I just kinda happened to maybe have had the TV on accidentally but I wasn't really paying attention..."

Oh just admit it. You're one of those NASCAR freaks. You were watching every minute of that race. Guns, God and Nascar!
 
NASCAR keeps having these videos taken down. Not sure how long the video link will work.

Video taken from the grand stands at nascar DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona, shows another fan who got hit by tire.



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Re: 28 fans were injured after a violent crash at Daytona International Speedway..

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SlyPokerDog said:
NASCAR keeps having these videos taken down. Not sure how long the video link will work.

Video taken from the grand stands at nascar DRIVE4COPD 300 at Daytona, shows another fan who got hit by tire.



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I don't understand how they can have it taken down.... it's fan footage.... I'm sure there's something on the back of the ticket though, right?
 
Natebishop3 said:
I don't understand how they can have it taken down.... it's fan footage.... I'm sure there's something on the back of the ticket though, right?
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A NASCAR race at the Daytona International Speedway today was interrupted by a harrowing crash that sent debris flying into the stands and left some fans injured. As CNN reports, shredded debris flew into the racetrack barrier, with some reaching 20 feet up to the second level of the track's stands. At least one fan who witnessed the event caught it on camera and promptly uploaded it to YouTube — but the video was blocked by NASCAR on copyright grounds just minutes after it went live.

It's not clear yet why NASCAR decided to block the fan-made video — it's not as if the fan ripped a television broadcast — but in typical fashion it's already been mirrored, re-uploaded, and shared. NASCAR, like other sporting organizations, claims all rights to film and broadcast anything that happens at its events. But taking down a video of a dangerous crash that injured spectators has sparked a backlash from observers who see it as an improper use of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which is typically used to suppress pirated content like music and movies.


http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/23/4022512/nascar-copyright-takedown-daytona
 
SlyPokerDog said:
A NASCAR race at the Daytona International Speedway today was interrupted by a harrowing crash that sent debris flying into the stands and left some fans injured. As CNN reports, shredded debris flew into the racetrack barrier, with some reaching 20 feet up to the second level of the track's stands. At least one fan who witnessed the event caught it on camera and promptly uploaded it to YouTube — but the video was blocked by NASCAR on copyright grounds just minutes after it went live.

It's not clear yet why NASCAR decided to block the fan-made video — it's not as if the fan ripped a television broadcast — but in typical fashion it's already been mirrored, re-uploaded, and shared. NASCAR, like other sporting organizations, claims all rights to film and broadcast anything that happens at its events. But taking down a video of a dangerous crash that injured spectators has sparked a backlash from observers who see it as an improper use of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which is typically used to suppress pirated content like music and movies.


http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/23/4022512/nascar-copyright-takedown-daytona
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NASCAR released the following statement -

The fan video of the wreck on the final lap of today's NASCAR Nationwide Series race was blocked on YouTube out of respect for those injured in today's accident. Information on the status of those fans was unclear and the decision was made to err on the side of caution with this very serious incident.
 
PapaG said:
Reports of at least 5 dead spectators.
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Sounds like this isn't the case, thankfully.

Over thirty fans were injured and two, reportedly, are in critical condition. Hopefully things work out.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
NASCAR released the following statement -

The fan video of the wreck on the final lap of today's NASCAR Nationwide Series race was blocked on YouTube out of respect for those injured in today's accident. Information on the status of those fans was unclear and the decision was made to err on the side of caution with this very serious incident.
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Bullshit! They just don't want to look bad.
 
Nobody got burnt to a crisp? Nobody even died from a smashed-in head?

In my day someone got killed on a racetrack every major race. You punks disgust me.
 
This is the one popular sport who's appeal I just don't get.
 
GOD said:
This is the one popular sport who's appeal I just don't get.
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I've seen stuff about how hard they have to work out and how much energy they expend during the course of a race, so I definitely respect NASCAR more than I used to, but still would never watch it by choice.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I've seen stuff about how hard they have to work out and how much energy they expend during the course of a race, so I definitely respect NASCAR more than I used to, but still would never watch it by choice.
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I get why people would go to a NASCAR event, but I don't get the people who watch it on tv. I'm in the part of the country where there are a lot of races, so I've been to some over the years, and it's a whole nother experience being there live. Watching NASCAR on tv still makes no sense to me though. I don't understand how they get the ratings they do.

It's like hockey to me. I never thought I'd like watching hockey, but there's a minor league team outside of Memphis, in north Mississippi, and after catching a few games down there, I'd say that's probably one of the most fun sports to watch live.
 
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Agree. I went to WinterHawks games 20 years before I got to a Blazer game.
 
speeds said:
Sounds like this isn't the case, thankfully.

Over thirty fans were injured and two, reportedly, are in critical condition. Hopefully things work out.
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Amazing that nobody died from that tire.
 
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