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Kyle Busch, two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, dies at age 41

gixxerjeff said:
I remember that day too.
I'm not sure he coulda pulled that off if they weren't still using the NASCAR modified track that bypassed the carousel.
Remember "The Chute"??
That was back when they were still afraid of right hand turns like T-4.
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yes, it was still a real road-racing layout in 1992 ... guess NASCAR started using "the chute" in 1998? further messing it up with that unfortunate bus stop chicane at some point. :x

at least NASCAR left Sears Point mostly a road racing course. nothing like the butchery they did to Bryar Motorsports Park in order to put in a mile oval or whatever they call it. :facepalm
 
Naw....earlier than that.
I wanna say 1997-98.
I have gixxer from then...that's my timestamp. :laughing
 
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Kyle
Didn’t pay close attention to the track personality stuff, probably adds some drama. I try to watch the too few road races. Obviously he was very successful in the series and we often don’t like those who are too successful. He deserves credit for trying a Daytona 24 hour race.
Every motorhead / race fan should attend one NASCAR super speedway race.😮
 
911 call was for shortness of breath, overheating, almost passing out, and coughing up blood. Any med pros have any good guesses?
 
bikewanker said:
Every motorhead / race fan should attend one NASCAR super speedway race.😮
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RIP Kyle

Ontario Motor Speedway and it's big 2.5 mile elongated oval and had about 9-10 deg banking in the four corners. With the infield road course it was 3.2 miles.
Lot's of good racing at that track!!! Opened in 1970, closed in 1980, demo'd in 1981 and some of the bleachers made it up here to Fremont / Baylands.
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His death reminds me of Jim Henson's, who died of sepsis after getting a strep throat and being too busy, with too many plates in the air, to deal with his minor illness in a timely fashion. After two weeks, he finally got medical care after his health took a bad turn and he died 24 hours later.

RIP Kyle & Jim
 
Sepsis via pneumonia. What a shit deal. This a good reminder on not pushing when sick, especially if one remains sick or gets sicker....It sounds to me that's what may have gotten KB; not enough down time when sick.
 
Men tend to be stubborn.

My friend told me he wasn’t feeling well. Something about his face. I said “yeah, I’ve had that before. Don’t worry about it.”

He didn’t listen to me, thankfully, and went to a doc.

Blood pressure was 240/X. Not a typo.

Doc prescribed a med. He fasted for 3 days and went on intermittent fasting. Dropped 15 pounds in a month. BP now 140-150.
 
Jammer said:
His death reminds me of Jim Henson's, who died of sepsis after getting a strep throat and being too busy, with too many plates in the air, to deal with his minor illness in a timely fashion. After two weeks, he finally got medical care after his health took a bad turn and he died 24 hours later.

RIP Kyle & Jim
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I remember being shocked and heartbroken when Jim Henson died. Probably one of the most surprising "celebrity" deaths I can remember.
 
Jammer said:
His death reminds me of Jim Henson's, who died of sepsis after getting a strep throat and being too busy, with too many plates in the air, to deal with his minor illness in a timely fashion. After two weeks, he finally got medical care after his health took a bad turn and he died 24 hours later.

RIP Kyle & Jim
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I remember that too, an avoidable death if he had just taken it more seriously early.

Just shows that in the end, we are all human, regardless of how famous we might become.
 
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