Race car crash video

Post by ed » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:19 am

And a lucky escape!!

http://www.2sportscars.com/carcrashvideo.shtml

Edit: To make the link work properly!

Post by **simon** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 1:38 am

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:36 am

Yeah - for the spectator, what about the co-driver?

Noticed it was a WRC video, can't help think it may have been the incident that killed the Citroen Co-Pilot this year.

Although I think Citroen race in Red, so perhaps not.

Mac

Post by ed » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:48 am

I reckon they would have been thrown around a bit but doesnt look like there was enough impact damage to seriously hurt anyone.

I saw a pic of the crashed citreon and it was buckled.

The_Rossatron · Post by **The_Rossatron** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:02 am

My friend was a marshal at the Jim Clarke rally one year and was run over by one of the competing Volkswagen cars after the driver turned the wrong way at a T junction. VW wouldn't admit any fault despite the driver being fined for not stopping.

Looks funny on TV though

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 11:32 am

lucky as feck that it was the underside of the car that made contact - @rsed silly place for a damned telegraph pole on a course... I know that they can't exactly move them, but jeez, all it would take is a little running wide there for a wee disaster!

Post by **simon** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:32 pm

ed wrote:I saw a pic of the crashed citreon and it was buckled.

Surely you mean Markko Martin's pug?

Post by ed » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:49 pm

ah, a good point well put!

I blame mac!!

Post by **Shug** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:59 pm

mac wrote:Yeah - for the spectator, what about the co-driver?

Noticed it was a WRC video, can't help think it may have been the incident that killed the Citroen Co-Pilot this year.

Although I think Citroen race in Red, so perhaps not.

Mac

Michael 'Beef' Park RIP

And, as alluded, it was the works Pug 307 - not the world's greatest ever WRC car, by all accounts, therefore it appears that Marko has had to overdrive it everywhere to earn his money

Couple of mates of mine were servicing at that rally for a GpN team. Facking horrible to hear

mac · Post by **mac** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:17 pm

Citroen - Pug.

They are both french aren't they

Mac

Post by **simon** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 2:22 pm

mac wrote:Citroen - Pug.

They are both french aren't they

Mac

Indeed but one was a great car the other not so.
The WRC is in a dire situation for next year. Only Subaru and Ford remain as works teams and it looks like TV coverage could get binned as they're not interested in showing a whole lot of privateer entries.

Bring back McRae, Sainz and Makkinen