He was 21. I almost remember being 21. At that age, you feel invincible. I have hiking boots older than him.
As a motorcycle rider, I find some dark humour in the fact that his helmet didn't save him. (No helmet laws in Iowa.) All that said, it is very sad. He had to be a very good athlete to get to this level of competition, and a wrong swing of the hips in a turn cost him his life. On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 4:53 PM, R A Bennell <b...@mts.net> wrote: > I suspect they are now working on that. Probably did not expect bodies to > fly that high if an accident occured. > Tragic but a dangerous occupation and although he was young, I suppose he > knew it was such. Got to feel for his > family and friends who were no doubt thrilled that he was going to be in > the Olympics. > > Randy > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Rich Thomas > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2010 4:45 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT olympic death > > > He went off the track at 89mph and hit a steel pole. I am no luger or > Olympian, but I might think they could use some orange netting around > the course, kinda like on the downhill ski runs, that would catch you > and slow you down before you hit stationary objects. > > --R > > R A Bennell wrote: > > A fellow was killed today practising for the luge competition for the > Olympics. Dangerous business. > > > > Randy > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- When the gods wish to punish us, they answer our prayers. -- Oscar Wilde _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
