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05-29-2011 01:42 PM #1
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rookie almost won the 500
Rookie hit number 4 wall as he was leading the race and wound up 2nd. Never let up on the gas heading into the corner with a big lead, and now he will know better.Keep smiling, it only hurts when you think it does!
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05-29-2011 01:49 PM #2
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that was sooooooo dumb he drove it into the marbles 300 feet from the finish line.......tedI'LL KEEP MY PROPERTY, MY MONEY, MY FREEDOM, AND MY GUNS, AND YOU CAN KEEP THE CHANGE------ THE PROBLEM WITH LIBERALISM IS SOONER OR LATER YOU RUN OUT OF OTHER PEOPLES MONEY margaret thacher 1984
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05-29-2011 07:08 PM #3
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Has to be one of the worst rookie CHOKES ever!Remember, Freedom isn't Free, thousands have paid the price so you can enjoy what you have today.
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05-29-2011 07:26 PM #4
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In his defense, he was going around a lapper....Someone should have been on the radio telling him to back off, he didn't have to go around the 2nd place car was a long ways back.... It always looks so easy on the tube!
But anyway, that's why the call them rookies!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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05-31-2011 11:51 AM #5
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Dave. I agree. His spotter should have given him a heads up on upcoming lapped traffic and the amount of lead he had. Going by his post race comments, he thought second place car was very close. Had he known he could have timed his entry much better. There was tremendous pressure on Hildebrand at that instant for sure. Such a shame, but that is part of racing. There won't be many good chances for him to win the Indy 500 like he had there.
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05-31-2011 12:10 PM #6
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Funny I posted about this yesterday too. My coworker's know the rookie. They said he went to school with their sons. They were thrilled he placed so well, and kept it together enough to cross the finish line and take second place, also avoiding any other cars getting off the track. All in all a rookie kid taking second place is pretty outstanding! Glad he and nobody else got hurt as a result of the accident." 
"No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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05-31-2011 12:16 PM #7
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Here is a link to a video clip of the finish. Pretty cool race.
(VIDEO) Wrecked! Hildebrand crashes out of lead on final turn of Indy 500 | BallHyped Sports News Network" "No matter where you go, there you are!" Steve.
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