MetaFilter posts tagged with nascar and daleearnhardt

norm — Mon, 16 Apr 2001 16:49:09 -0800

Dale Earnhardt didn't die of seatbelt failure. An expert hired by the Orlando Sentinal to examine the autopsy photos we discussed earlier concluded that the restraint system didn't fail, and his injuries will just have to be blamed on something else. Hooray for freedom of the press!

aaron — Tue, 03 Apr 2001 11:46:31 -0800

Now they're putting URLs on our license plates. This Internet thing has finally gone too far. (Though the thought of Dale Earnhardt license plates is itself disturbing.)

tregoweth — Sun, 25 Feb 2001 07:36:55 -0800

There is no more heartfelt memorial than a big car decal with conspicuous ® and © symbols on it.

Sal Amander — Wed, 21 Feb 2001 08:07:35 -0800

Yes, I'll admit it, I'm a Nascar fan, and although I never rooted for Dale Earnhardt (just yelled at him), I respected him and will miss him. But it's just plain sick that the racer that bumped him, Sterling Marlin, is getting death threats against him and his family.

thebigpoop — Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:25:57 -0800

Racing Past the Truth. A new perspective on Earnhardt's death, the purpose of which is to question the supposed cause of death and general lack of research in the reporting thereof.

The most interesting part, though, is pointing out how the makers of the Head and Neck Restraining System (HANS) are milking his death for all its worth, even though it probably would have done nothing to save him.

jammer — Sun, 18 Feb 2001 16:22:54 -0800

Earnhardt dead at Daytona. This came after a much more hideous looking wreck on lap 175 which took out almost 20 cars, but from which everyone more or less walked away. Earnhardt wrecked in the final lap. In a two-car crash. In the rear view mirror of his son. I don't think "ironic" even comes close.