I caught that too. If it was'nt for the tires
he would be dead.
On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:20:37 -0800, Tim O <[email hidden]> wrote:
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
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> >YIKES! Did anyone else catch this? >At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from >his open cockpit 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!).
YIKES! Did anyone else catch this?
At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from
his open cockpit 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
if can you call a brkien collar bone, cracked ribs, punctured lung and
various otehr damaged body parts "basically unhurt".... :o)
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> YIKES! Did anyone else catch this? > At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from > his open cockpit 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!). > > TimDAMN RIGHT - you go Alison -these cars are for racing - not putting in a
museum
Doug
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> On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:20:37 -0800, Tim O <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > >YIKES! Did anyone else catch this? > >At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from > >his open cockpit 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 ClarkOn Tue, 27 Feb 2001 07:36:05 +0000, Rob Swindells
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>if can you call a brkien collar bone, cracked ribs, punctured lung and
>various otehr damaged body parts "basically unhurt".... :o)
Sorry. I didn't see this accident before, and I was going by what the
broadcaster said, which was that the driver went to the hospital but
was OK.
Tim
I was actually there and saw it as it happened (Albeit at a distance from
the other side of the track on a diamond screen). It frightened the life out
of us at the time. I can't remember who it was but the guy recieved a broken
collarbone and ribs. When the wreck truck drove past us, I can vouch for the
fact that the car was an absolute mess. The fact that he was thrown out of
the car probably saved his life.
MS
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> I caught that too. If it was'nt for the tires
> he would be dead.
Yep. Stick them in a museum and these cars slowly lose their soul and die.
These cars are better prepared and looked after now than they were in their
heyday. Sometimes, maybe too well.
MS
Douglas Ellison <mailbox@*spam*douglasellison.co.uk> wrote in message
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> DAMN RIGHT - you go Alison -these cars are for racing - not putting in a
> museum
>
Just an observation.....
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>
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> DAMN RIGHT - you go Alison -these cars are for racing - not putting in a > museum > > Doug > > > "Jeff Vincent" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > On Mon, 26 Feb 2001 22:20:37 -0800, Tim O <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > > > >YIKES! Did anyone else catch this? > > >At the Goodwood vintage races, this guy flipped and was ejected from > > >his open cockpit 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 > >Probably a result of a watered down commentry Rob.......
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