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02-08-2010, 11:46 AM
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Gordon Smiley Death Crash at Indy 500 1982
You can see him land.
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02-08-2010, 11:55 AM
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Re: Gordon Smiley Death Crash at Indy 500 1982
In his book, "Rapid Response", Dr Steve Olvey, Indycar Medical Director between 1979 and 2003, made the following comments about the incident: "During an attempt to qualify for the Indy 500, Gordon Smiley, a cocky young driver from Texas, was determined to break 200 mph or die trying. Several veteran drivers...had warned him that he was in way over his head, driving all wrong for the Speedway. Smiley was a road racer and was used to counter-steering his car to avoid a crash if the rear wheels broke traction. While rushing to the car, I noticed small splotches of a peculiar gray substance marking a trail on the asphalt leading up to the driver. When I reached the car, I was shocked to see that Smiley's helmet was gone, along with the top of his skull. He had essentially been scalped by the debris fence. The material on the race track was most of his brain. His helmet, due to massive centrifugal force, was literally pulled from his head on impact...I rode to the care center with the body. On the way in I performed a cursory examination and realized that nearly every bone in his body was shattered. He had a gaping wound in his side that looked as if he had been attacked by a large shark. I had never seen such trauma." |
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02-12-2010, 08:35 AM
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Re: Gordon Smiley Death Crash at Indy 500 1982
I work at a hospital in Denmark, see a lot of shit every week, and know this guy must look like he did jump out infront of a train..., btw u want pictures of train-suiciders ?? just ask ill take some next time we got one.
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03-11-2010, 08:26 PM
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Re: Gordon Smiley Death Crash at Indy 500 1982
<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/G9gD9GLCvG4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/G9gD9GLCvG4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> one of the hardest hits in indy history. film and stop action photos. |
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03-11-2010, 10:23 PM
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Re: Gordon Smiley Death Crash at Indy 500 1982
Damn, that slow motion shot of the initial impact is brutal, he wouldn't have had the chance to feel anything and within a second his body was reduced to nothing.
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