Just Jack Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 remember it well, and this was before I appreciated NASCAR, but I knew this was a big deal. Such an innocent looking crash too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 We had just bought our first house and hadn't moved in yet, but went there to bring some stuff. I had a small and I was bored while the wife was doing things, so I decided to watch it, when I almost never do. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Stil so very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullpen Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) Still gives me chills. I remember going to the bar with a group of friends to watch the race. After the race was over, we all went to someone's house to meet up with our wives, when my wife's cell phone rang and it was a friend of mine back on the east coast telling me that Earnhardt had died. Immediately switched over to ESPN to get as much info as possible. The rest of the get together that afternoon was pretty surreal. Good find Jack! Edited February 18, 2016 by Bullpen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corp000085 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 remember it well, and this was before I appreciated NASCAR, but I knew this was a big deal. Such an innocent looking crash too. Those crashes are crazy... "The big one" type crashes you would associate with parts and cars flying all over the place. However, based on how these cars are built, when they explode into a million pieces, they dissipate energy. Earnhardt went from 180 mph-to-0mph in a split second. Simple physics that doesn't pass the eye test. With that said, he went instantly doing what he loved. Not a bad way to go in my opinion... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Worked for Sq D at that time. We sponsored the 55 car driven by Bobby Hamilton. Remember watching intensely thinking we had a top 5 chance and then seeing DE rolling up the track into the wall. It was a pretty quiet in the office and shop on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 When I watched it live it just didn't seem that bad. I was into NASCAR then because of the Bodines were from Chemung County and WGI had a race. It really is chilling to watch it again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 When I watched it live it just didn't seem that bad. I was into NASCAR then because of the Bodines were from Chemung County and WGI had a race. It really is chilling to watch it again.... I remember thinking when I saw it "Oh, that's a hell of a lot worse than it looks." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaska Darin Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I knew as soon as it happened. I was devastated and it basically wrecked racing for me. I can't bring myself to watch it. It was such a sharp contrast from when he won the Daytona 500 just a couple of years earlier. I was stuck in Ketchikan, Alaska at the time and had to get up early to watch it. Such a thrill to watch him finally kill that gorilla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted February 19, 2016 Author Share Posted February 19, 2016 The Day: Remembering Dale Earnhardt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIn0Ca9ekg4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullpen Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The Day: Remembering Dale Earnhardt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIn0Ca9ekg4 Jack, you gotta quit finding and posting these videos, my productivity on Fridays is already horrible with out compelling watching like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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