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Lochloosa

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26. You have to keep pace with the other cars around you to maintain your position on the track.

Tue Sep 16, 2014, 09:47 PM

Sep 2014

Under yellow you are supposed to stay in position to avoid a bunch of cars moving up to get where they are supposd to be .

As far as coasting these cars slow down really fast on dirt. Without a transmission you have to gun and coast. Gun and coast. It's just the way it is.

Everyone assumes Tony saw him. I'm not so sure about that. The last thing you expect to see is someone standing in the middle of a race track

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Tony Stewart fatal dirt-track incident to be heard by grand jury [View all] NoGOPZone Sep 2014 OP

Impossible to convict him FLPanhandle Sep 2014 #1

Unless there's something damning in some radio communications. Mika Sep 2014 #2

Anyone who watches racing knows those type of things are said all the time and it doesn't mean diabeticman Sep 2014 #11

Also, the driver who got killed was dressed in black jmowreader Sep 2014 #6

Whether or not he accelerated. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #15

What about the Yellow Flag bahrbearian Sep 2014 #36

except for the fact the asshole goosed the gas to hit him with the ass end of his car snooper2 Sep 2014 #40

This IS B.S. there was no way Stewart could have stopped this. The rookie driver killed himself. diabeticman Sep 2014 #3

I wont argue over the ability to stop thats just basic physics but as Mika cstanleytech Sep 2014 #5

The "something else" is the DA not wanting former9thward Sep 2014 #10

Unless you are now clairvoyant its a bit premature to make that claim cstanleytech Sep 2014 #14

This is a discussion board. former9thward Sep 2014 #17

"I gave an educated opinion." Well you are half right. cstanleytech Sep 2014 #19

Oh really? former9thward Sep 2014 #44

Yes, really as all you gave was opinion at that time. cstanleytech Sep 2014 #46

So which half was I wrong on? former9thward Sep 2014 #47

The absurd one claiming cstanleytech Sep 2014 #48

Yellow Flag ? bahrbearian Sep 2014 #37

Good, this needs to be cleared up. Stewart gunning his engine and sliding his car A Simple Game Sep 2014 #4

I agree.... Sadly there's plenty of blame to go around groundloop Sep 2014 #12

There is a misconception about the "gunning" part. Lochloosa Sep 2014 #13

"In a race they are going sideways more than straight ." "Sideways," or at an angle? WinkyDink Sep 2014 #16

Sideways. Angle. I think you get my "drift". Lochloosa Sep 2014 #27

I'll wait for the trial video. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #39

I watched the videos many times, hard to miss it was a local story for me. A Simple Game Sep 2014 #18

That's the way I saw it too groundloop Sep 2014 #20

I don't think Stewart hit him intentionally but he did appear A Simple Game Sep 2014 #21

It will be interesting to hear what if any evidence the DA has thats for sure. nt cstanleytech Sep 2014 #22

I've watched the video many times, too, rocktivity Sep 2014 #29

Why gun before coasting to go slow? tabasco Sep 2014 #24

You have to keep pace with the other cars around you to maintain your position on the track. Lochloosa Sep 2014 #26

My husband races and says the exact same thing. FourScore Sep 2014 #25

I agree. You are not supposed to even get out of a wrecked car unless it's burning Lochloosa Sep 2014 #28

That is the first thing they tell drivers... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2014 #32

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #7

Hmmm, that doesn't sound like a DU comment. BillZBubb Sep 2014 #8

Classy n/t tazkcmo Sep 2014 #9

Good. Hitting someone fatally while under a yellow caution flag is inexcusable. Coventina Sep 2014 #23

Ward Should Have Never Been Out Of His Car, Period. Corey_Baker08 Sep 2014 #30

A yellow flag on a race course means that hazardous conditions are present and you (the driver) are Coventina Sep 2014 #31

That is as slow as a sprint car can go under yellow... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2014 #33

If it were that open and shut, why is it going to a grand jury? Coventina Sep 2014 #34

I believe that is exactly why the DA is convening the grand jury... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 2014 #35

Thank you very much for this long, informative post. Coventina Sep 2014 #41

I Certainly Don't Agree With Your View That Tony Stewart Intentionally Killed This Man... Corey_Baker08 Sep 2014 #42

So in your view, being in one's prime, earning millions of dollars, and having a beautiful family Coventina Sep 2014 #43

I'm not an expert.. sendero Sep 2014 #38

Tony Stewart not charged by grand jury in death of Kevin Ward Jr. former9thward Sep 2014 #45