Fatal at QR
Fatal at QR
Overseas pro race driver over for 2 days driver training killed today while a passenger in a Porsche .It appears that the driver under instruction crashed into the wall ( don't know at what corner ) and car burst into flames. Details uncertain as to what exactly happened ATM
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THE OLDER I GET THE FASTER I WAS
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We can do everything right safety wise, but all extreme sports have an element of danger that we simply cannot control.
May he rest in peace, and may there not be any others for decades.
May he rest in peace, and may there not be any others for decades.
quest wrote:don't try explaining that to her tho..... just leave. lolWANTSOM wrote:Personally, I find sloppy boxes very unsatisfying. I like them tight and taught to the point that if you dont have to push to get it in then its probably too old and time to get a new one :P
They should swap tyre walls with the water filled barriers so instead of crashing into a flamable material, it would be water. Might help retard the effects of a subsequent fire?
That and add nets at the end of straights like that drags for top fuel type events.
What a waste. I heard he was supposed to fly out later that day...
That and add nets at the end of straights like that drags for top fuel type events.
What a waste. I heard he was supposed to fly out later that day...
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You know the scary thing though, Bob Jane tried to argue for years that the ANDRA system of concrete walls directly on the side of the tarmac was the wrong way to do things.TOMSUN wrote:They should swap tyre walls with the water filled barriers so instead of crashing into a flamable material, it would be water. Might help retard the effects of a subsequent fire?
According to him, we needed 3-4 meters of grass then tyre walls, then the concrete!
Stupid old c*nt!
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Sorry to hear about this horrible accident.1320ft wrote:You know the scary thing though, Bob Jane tried to argue for years that the ANDRA system of concrete walls directly on the side of the tarmac was the wrong way to do things.TOMSUN wrote:They should swap tyre walls with the water filled barriers so instead of crashing into a flamable material, it would be water. Might help retard the effects of a subsequent fire?
According to him, we needed 3-4 meters of grass then tyre walls, then the concrete!
Stupid old c*nt!
Aaron, can you explain this for me. (sorry but I'm clearly missing your point) Remember I'm from a Rally background, and have never driven on a drag-way!
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