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Re: SAD NEWS - 13YEAR OLD RACER DIES AT INDY...
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 02:13:10 PM »
Yep.

Watched him race quite a few times here at PIR.

Sad stuff.
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Re: SAD NEWS - 13YEAR OLD RACER DIES AT INDY...
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2010, 02:29:10 PM »
Man - that's hard to even think about. RIP

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Re: SAD NEWS - 13YEAR OLD RACER DIES AT INDY...
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2010, 03:18:11 PM »
Condolence to his family and friends. I can not imagine how sad that is to his parents....

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Re: SAD NEWS - 13YEAR OLD RACER DIES AT INDY...
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2010, 03:51:17 PM »
At least he died doing what he loves. :(

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Re: SAD NEWS - 13YEAR OLD RACER DIES AT INDY...
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2010, 07:28:31 PM »
On the Speed stage Friday at the track Peter & four other of his competitors were interviewed for about twenty minutes and I was impressed at how well spoken and how involved in the sport these kids are at thirteen to fifteen years old. These are indeed the up & coming young guns.

At the track I wasn't aware of the accident until I saw the news this morning and it cut like a knife, man it's horrible.

RIP Peter.

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Re: SAD NEWS - 13YEAR OLD RACER DIES AT INDY...
« Reply #6 on: August 31, 2010, 04:57:18 AM »
I didn't know of Peter's achievements being a US local rider but this news is deeply saddenning. To lose a life so young is a painful thing. Condolences to his family and friends and take solace in the fact he died doing something he clearly loved a great deal.
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