Training crash kills Olympic luge competitor - Page 2

karl_1052 · 02-14-2010, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

I heard its the fastest course in the world.

At this point, is your life worth it for a piece of gold?

Just to show a few who thought so.

Dave · 02-12-2010, 05:14 PM

yikes. Are they doing skeleton this year? Gotta be real hairy for those guys

tommymac · 02-12-2010, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

yikes. Are they doing skeleton this year? Gotta be real hairy for those guys

Yes they are, thats the onI would love to do too

Dave · 02-13-2010, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by tommymac

Yes they are, thats the onI would love to do too

def, i used to be pretty nasty on my flexible flyer

tommymac · 02-13-2010, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dave

def, i used to be pretty nasty on my flexible flyer

Me too we used to use inner tubes plastic toboggans and once we used a steel sign.

I saw the luge on tv when I was a kid and always wanted to do it. One of the olympic sliders was from LI too.

tommymac · 02-13-2010, 04:28 PM

Funny how theyre blaming it on the rider, but they mad modifications to tha tpar tof the track and are now starting further down the track to slow the speeds down.

Other riders complained the track was dangerous and several had crashed in practice.

RedRider2k2 · 02-12-2010, 06:44 PM

The video of it was pretty shocking. At the time they were still saying they did not know anything about his condition...But you just knew when he hit, it was over.

racedoll · 02-12-2010, 08:43 PM

Oh shit.

RACER X · 02-12-2010, 11:46 PM

Godspeed

Gas Man · 02-13-2010, 01:52 AM

Sucks hard. RIP Champion!

Its all done for a great deal more than just the metal. Please remember what the entire Olympics represents. Its about world peace and in healthy competition the atheletes get to represent their country. Its a honor for them to even be there.

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Dave Chaotic Neutral Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Cherry Hill NJ Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt Posts: 13,992	yikes. Are they doing skeleton this year? Gotta be real hairy for those guys

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tommymac Moto GP Star Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 11,022	Funny how theyre blaming it on the rider, but they mad modifications to tha tpar tof the track and are now starting further down the track to slow the speeds down. Other riders complained the track was dangerous and several had crashed in practice.

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racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	Oh shit.

02-13-2010, 01:52 AM	#10
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Sucks hard. RIP Champion! Its all done for a great deal more than just the metal. Please remember what the entire Olympics represents. Its about world peace and in healthy competition the atheletes get to represent their country. Its a honor for them to even be there.