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#4474912 - 05/21/19 07:12 AM RIP Niki Lauda.  
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#4474913 - 05/21/19 07:15 AM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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#4474919 - 05/21/19 10:11 AM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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RIP

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#4474920 - 05/21/19 10:19 AM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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Floored me today. One of the few great Austrians, one of our national idols across multiple generations.

Seems he had a good and fulfilled life, I wish him Peace or Rush, whatever he likes up there.

#4474932 - 05/21/19 12:10 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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I was shocked to hear the news, for some reason having beaten death i thought he would always be around.
That of course is never true.

Niki Lauda, one of the most determined men I have ever seen.
Rest in Peace.

#4474934 - 05/21/19 12:50 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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Great racer. He and James Hunt made F1 interesting for a while . RIP sir


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#4474950 - 05/21/19 03:59 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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Wow. I was just on his wiki page two or three days ago thinking what a great guy, and troubled at his medical issues in recent years. It looks like they finally caught up with him.

RIP Niki. What an interesting life. Rare someone can overcome so much fear and adversity.

#4474951 - 05/21/19 04:06 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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That crash he suffered was just so horrific and he ended up inhaling so much toxic smoke that there's no way that long-term damage to his health could have been avoided. It's a miracle he made it to 70.

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“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
#4474987 - 05/21/19 08:31 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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RIP a great sportsman.

#4474998 - 05/21/19 09:26 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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#4475000 - 05/21/19 09:46 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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F1 just released these videos on Niki.





#4475001 - 05/21/19 09:55 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: Chaz]  
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I watched him drive at Watkins Glen in the 70's, great dueling with James Hunt. He was the master of masters and a gentleman.

#4475111 - 05/22/19 10:27 PM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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#4475136 - 05/23/19 02:48 AM Re: RIP Niki Lauda. [Re: RedToo]  
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The legend is gone, Nobody in racing could ever compare. RIP


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