YIKES! Did anyone else catch this?
At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from
his open***pit Ferrari. He got pitched about 20 feet in the air, and
by some miracle landed on the impact barrier basically unhurt.
That accident really showed how dangerous those cars were (are!).
Tim
>YIKES! Did anyone else catch this?
>At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from
>his open***pit Ferrari. He got pitched about 20 feet in the air, and
>by some miracle landed on the impact barrier basically unhurt.
>That accident really showed how dangerous those cars were (are!).
"But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark
> That accident really showed how dangerous those cars were (are!).
> Tim
Tim
Doug
> >YIKES! Did anyone else catch this?
> >At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from
> >his open***pit Ferrari. He got pitched about 20 feet in the air, and
> >by some miracle landed on the impact barrier basically unhurt.
> >That accident really showed how dangerous those cars were (are!).
> That happened back in the fall. The editor of the (dearly
> departed) magazine "On Track" went on a rant suggesting that rich
> dilettante racers shouldn't be getting in over their heads and such
> dangerous old machinery should be scrapped. A certain Ms. Alison Hine
> sent him a scathing letter and set him straight. :)
> "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
> nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
> a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark
MS
These cars are better prepared and looked after now than they were in their
heyday. Sometimes, maybe too well.
MS
Aint it strange that when a driver dies in a race, people are quick to say
that at least that he died doing something he loved doing. When a historic
car - an ageing piece of steel - gets wrecked, it's a major travesty.
MS
Just beating the hornet's nest with a stick again <G>
> Doug
> > >YIKES! Did anyone else catch this?
> > >At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from
> > >his open***pit Ferrari. He got pitched about 20 feet in the air, and
> > >by some miracle landed on the impact barrier basically unhurt.
> > >That accident really showed how dangerous those cars were (are!).
> > That happened back in the fall. The editor of the (dearly
> > departed) magazine "On Track" went on a rant suggesting that rich
> > dilettante racers shouldn't be getting in over their heads and such
> > dangerous old machinery should be scrapped. A certain Ms. Alison Hine
> > sent him a scathing letter and set him straight. :)
> > "But in a way, fear is a big part of racing, because if there was
> > nothing to be frightened of, and no limit, any fool could get into
> > a motor car and racing would not exist as a sport." -- Jim Clark
MS
> > YIKES! Did anyone else catch this?
> > At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from
> > his open***pit Ferrari. He got pitched about 20 feet in the air, and
> > by some miracle landed on the impact barrier basically unhurt.
> > That accident really showed how dangerous those cars were (are!).
> > Tim
> --
> Rob Swindells
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