I'm really, really hoping bad things don't come in threes.... Dino Cresentini killed.
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June 22, 2008 9:06 p.m. Osterkraut New Reader
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June 22, 2008 10:39 p.m. David S. Wallens Editorial Director
Scott and I met him at this year's Mitty. Very nice gentleman. Sure this isn't a bad dream?
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June 22, 2008 10:44 p.m. QuasiMondo New Reader
Not a good weekend at all in the world of racing.
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June 23, 2008 1:10 a.m. Ryan9118 Reader
Ove Andersson, the guy that headed Toyota's F1 program for a while, died in a vintage rally sometime last week as well.
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June 23, 2008 6:58 a.m. alfadriver New Reader
He's going to be sorely missed- Dino was a great guy! And a true Alfisti- he also had a former F1 Alfa and a T33 Sports car.
Very sad. Really great guy. :(
Eric
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June 23, 2008 12:41 p.m. pinchvalve SuperDork
I hate to hear about rich people who kill themselves needlessly. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against what he was doing. But how many people get rich and then think that they are a better pilot and end up crashing their plane? Or helicopter? Did he need to have a Can Am Car? That is a beast that even the pros had a hard time controlling! Ahh well, I guess whenever you die behind the wheel of a race car it is a needless tragedy, be it a beater Honda or an ultra-exotic. Sad day indeed.
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June 23, 2008 9:24 p.m. Twin_Cam Dork
That's a shame.
At work today, the service writer was watching a video of a funny car at Englishtown that hit the barrier at the end of the track at about 250 mph because the car blew up and the chutes didn't come out. An old friend of his was driving the car, and was killed. Sad.
