Eight spectators killed in California race

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  1. truebluefan

    truebluefan Administrator Staff Member Administrator

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    An off-road truck plowed into a crowd and scattered "bodies everywhere" moments after sailing off a jump at a California race, killing eight people and injuring 12 others, authorities and witnesses said.

    The crash came shortly after the start of the California 200, a Saturday evening race in the Mojave Desert, said San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Bachman.

    It took rescue vehicles and helicopters more than half an hour to reach the remote location, and spectators including off-duty police and firefighters helped the injured.

    Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/racing/news/story?id=5465256
     
  2. DP

    DP He shoots, he scores!

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    This sucks. They apparently had to protect the driver from the crowd too.
     
  3. dragonscroll

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    These punks need to stick to Mario Cart and leave the racin' to Nascar dangit.
     

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