Da Matta injured in a collision with a deer

[AngryAmish]

This is not a joke. Road America is not the north woods but an area that is very agricutural. However, the lack of hunters (and the prion disease) is creating a huge overpopulation of deer. More people will die on the roads.

[Kagemusha]

1. This post is starved of context.

I get the gist but have no idea what Road America is or what part of America you mean.

[AngryAmish]

6. Road America is in southern Wisonsin.

[TomInTib]

2. Who is Da Matta? nt

[eleny]

3. Do you mean da Matta the racer?

[Lost-in-FL]

4. Cristiano DaMatta?

:wow: The brazilian ex-F1 driver?


Neenah, WI (Sports Network) - Champ Car World Series driver Cristiano da Matta underwent emergency surgery Thursday after his car crashed into a deer that wandered onto the track during an open test session at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

That's a freak accident if you ask me. A deer in a track???


http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/scorecard/autonews.asp?articleID=171743

[AngryAmish]

5. It is not freak accident

In the last six months I almost hit 2 deer in Chicago. Chicago. In Wisconsin it is much worse. This was almost inevitable.

[Lost-in-FL]

7. I know... but in a racing track?

[madrchsod]

11. the most beautiful racing track in the world

it`s amazing more drivers haven`t hit deer because the track is in the middle of the woods.

[Lost-in-FL]

15. That explains!!

[JackNewtown]

12. It happens at road courses and some other tracks

Dale Jarrett once ran over a woodchuck, I believe, at the Watkins Glen road course and then ran over a turtle at Daytona, which has a large artificial (I believe it is artificial, at least) lake in the middle of it. I thinK Jarrett also had one other incident in which he ran over an animal. All this for just one racer.

I wish DaMatta the best. He is a great racer and seems like a good guy.

[KFC]

8. Yes. It is not a joke.

I occasionaly have to drive through the Tehachapi,CA area, where deer abound and many people have died. At night I just have to clench it up, use high-beams, and pay total attention.

Speaking with people in the know, if there is a deer in your lane - just keep going straight. Sad for the deer, but evasive maneuvers will endanger your life and other drivers right there.

[XemaSab]

9. There have been 2 deer hit by planes

in Arcata in the last few years.

[trackfan]

10. Okay........ ...... What's a Da Matta? ........................

.......

[JackNewtown]

13. A Champcar champ, former F1 driver

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_da_Matta

[RebelOne]

14. Lack of hunters in Wisconsin? I don't think so.

[blacksmith]

16. Probably meant lack of tags.

During periods of over-population more deer tags are usually issued either that or the deer starve to death during winter months.