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The most "haunted" place in sports
Posted on 3/22/18 at 10:48 am
Posted on 3/22/18 at 10:48 am
has to be Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A remarkable 73 people have been killed at the track. This includes 41 racecar drivers.
Many of the most violent crashes in racing have happened there. One that always has been incredible to me is the death of Gordon Smiley during qualifying for the 1982 Indianapolis 500.
This link contains the graphic details of the Gordon Smiley crash: LINK /
Many of the most violent crashes in racing have happened there. One that always has been incredible to me is the death of Gordon Smiley during qualifying for the 1982 Indianapolis 500.
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Smiley talked to his car owner, Bob Fletcher before he strapped into his car. He told him he was going to hit 200 mph, or die trying. This brought back many memories for Fletcher, who owned the car that Art Pollard died in during the 1973 race. Fletcher warned Smiley that he should seek experience from more experienced, older drivers. Many veterans had warned Smiley that if his car broke traction, to not try to correct, as the road racer was used to. Smiley seemed to push the advice off.
Smiley went out for his 4 Lap qualifying run, the average of which would serve as his qualifying time. There is a warm up lap before each run which is used to warm up the tires, but Smiley was pushing the car, hard. He was on the limit of grip through Turns 1 and 2. His foot was to the floor as he headed down the backstraightaway. He turned into Turn 3, and the car broke sideways. Smiley corrected, and the car spun back to the right.
This link contains the graphic details of the Gordon Smiley crash: LINK /
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Posted on 3/22/18 at 10:50 am to Roll Tide Ravens
The video is on YouTube. Indy has taken many drivers from us.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:00 am to Roll Tide Ravens
Nurburgring-- 78 fatalities including 69 racecar drivers + the horrific Niki Lauda crash.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:16 am to Jamohn
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Nurburgring-- 78 fatalities including 69 racecar drivers + the horrific Niki Lauda crash.
Yep, that's another good one I didn't think about.
All racecar drivers know there is a risk of injury or death that comes with racing, but back in the day, death was a high possibility. For instance, Indy would have multiple years straight where drivers would die, or sometimes more than one driver would die there in a single event.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:17 am to Roll Tide Ravens
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has to be Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A remarkable 73 people have been killed at the track. This includes 41 racecar drivers.
That place is dangerous as hell even if you know what you're doing.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:23 am to Roll Tide Ravens
I can't find a link but back in like 2014, Anthony Mason was on LeBatard and he told a story about how Patrick Ewing was really afraid of ghosts. So whenever they stayed in milwaukee, they'd stay in a haunted hotel and he and some of the equipment managers would play constant pranks on Ewing the whole time making him think his room was being haunted
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:28 am to Roll Tide Ravens
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One that always has been incredible to me is the death of Gordon Smiley during qualifying for the 1982 Indianapolis 500.
Just YouTubed that one... at least death was really really fast, that was probably the worst wreck I've ever seen. Wonder what he was thinking in that split second between overcorrecting and hitting the wall.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 11:54 am to Roll Tide Ravens
The Superdome
Where the Undertaker's Streak came to die
Where the Undertaker's Streak came to die
Posted on 3/22/18 at 12:06 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
quote:You weren't joking.
This link contains the graphic details
Posted on 3/22/18 at 12:30 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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The most "haunted" place in sports
Pauley Pavilion gets a vote. In the 80's and 90's, the ghost of John Wooden was said to walk through the place and the mf'er wasn't even dead yet.
Imagine the paranormal shite that goes on there now.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 2:22 pm to Amadeo
Has to be the Penn State locker room. Indy drivers had a choice to participate or not. The little guys did not.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 3:16 pm to Amadeo
I'd have said the old Yankee Stadium during an October night game when the Yankees were at the height of their dynasty recently...
The new one? Nah
The new one? Nah
Posted on 3/22/18 at 3:27 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
The old site of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago is kind of indirectly haunted since it gave birth to the nuclear age.
Members of the Manhattan Project built the world's first nuclear reactor, subsequently creating the first man-made chain reaction under the West Stand.
The site today...
An interesting side note is that Big Bertha, the giant bass drum that belonged to the marching band, was stored next to the reactor and became contaminated with radiation. Texas took it off Chicago's hands for a dollar, cleaned it and restored it.
Members of the Manhattan Project built the world's first nuclear reactor, subsequently creating the first man-made chain reaction under the West Stand.
The site today...
An interesting side note is that Big Bertha, the giant bass drum that belonged to the marching band, was stored next to the reactor and became contaminated with radiation. Texas took it off Chicago's hands for a dollar, cleaned it and restored it.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 3:51 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
The great Jim Murray said it best when writing about the Indy 500:
"Gentlemen, start your coffins!"
"Gentlemen, start your coffins!"
Posted on 3/22/18 at 4:03 pm to Hangit
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Has to be the Penn State locker room. Indy drivers had a choice to participate or not. The little guys did not.
Well, I wasn’t really thinking of it like that. I meant it more like places where the participants were killed participating in the sport.
Posted on 3/22/18 at 4:04 pm to Jamohn
Also a good choice. Jackie Stewart had a great quote about that track..."If you weren't scared you weren't driving fast enough".
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Posted on 3/22/18 at 4:41 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Posted on 3/22/18 at 4:44 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Atlanta Falcons locker room
Posted on 3/22/18 at 4:50 pm to Rouge
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Atlanta Falcons locker room
Do you mean the locker room they used at NRG stadium for the game in which they led 28-3 late in the 3rd quarter?
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