maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted June 28, 2013 On the subject of Le Mans, Mark Webber announced yesterday that he's quitting F1 to go and race for Porsche in endurance racing. It's worth bearing in mind that last time he attempted Le Mans, his car was withdrawn before the race after he ended up two separate back-flips in practice He's pulled the same stunt in F1. So next year's posters say: Le Mans 24 Hours - You'll Believe a Man Can Fly! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted June 28, 2013 In fairness, in F1 it was self-inflicted. At Le Mans it was due to an aerodynamic flaw with the car - a third accident befell one of the other cars during the race itself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted July 1, 2013 Too funny not to post! Walker's greatest.... eh... hits. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted July 3, 2013 American racing legend and serial death avoider AJ Foyt has back surgery. He's 78 now Hip replacement for Foyt Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 8, 2013 Former TT and Superbike rider Andy McGladdery killed in a motorcycle accident, being reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/search?q=andy%20mcgladdery&src=typd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted July 8, 2013 Former TT and Superbike rider Andy McGladdery killed in a motorcycle accident, being reported on Twitter https://twitter.com/...addery&src=typd And on a real website http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/10534128.Tributes_paid_to_motorcycle_champion_who_died_in_road_accident/?ref=rss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,195 Posted July 9, 2013 Willi Bergmeister, who was excellent in touring cars for most of the 70's and 80's has died. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108691 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,195 Posted July 9, 2013 Not dead yet, but seriously struggling, Le Mans and sportscar legend, Jean-Pierre Jassaud. A few weeks ago, he went in for a heart-operation, and complications have since set in. He is now seriously ill. http://www.ouest-france.fr/actu/actuLocale_-24-heures-du-Mans.-Victime-d-un-malaise-Jean-Pierre-Jaussaud-hospitalise_40780-2204145------14118-aud_actu.Htm (link is regarding when he first became ill) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Flag 84 Posted July 10, 2013 NASCAR veteran Morgan Shepherd will likely become the oldest driver to start a Sprint Cup Series race this weekend at the age of 71. I don't think he is expected to compete for victory, though, as he hasn't won a race in the series for 20 years He's not the oldest NASCAR driver ever, though. James Hylton raced in the second tier Nationwide Series in 2011 at 76. He's still racing too but plans to retire at the end of the season Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted July 11, 2013 Another two-wheeled fatality on the IoM http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/23271068 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted July 11, 2013 Another two-wheeled fatality on the IoM http://www.bbc.co.uk...rsport/23271068 Make that two more - another rider has snuffed it. The link you gave has been updated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted July 16, 2013 Bill Warner; record-breaking motorcyclist; probs travelling around 300 mph when he crashed. Conscious and talking after sliding 1000 yards: so likely able to reflect on how much skin he'd lost. Dead an hour and a quarter later. http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/international/racer-killed-in-bid-to-break-300-mph-on-motorbike-1.112270 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 21, 2013 Andrea Antonelli, World Supersport rider, has been killed in a horrific accident in pouring rain today at Moscow. http://www.bikesportnews.com/news-detail.cfm?newstitle=Moscow-WSBK:-Andrea-Antonelli-has-died&newsid=9927 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted July 21, 2013 Andrea Antonelli, World Supersport rider, has been killed in a horrific accident in pouring rain today at Moscow. http://www.bikesport...ied&newsid=9927 Footage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted July 21, 2013 Andrea Antonelli, World Supersport rider, has been killed in a horrific accident in pouring rain today at Moscow. http://www.bikesport...ied&newsid=9927 You must hear of about 20 or more motorcyclists dying every year. Worth putting a couple on the deathlist. I might include one on my 2014 list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 21, 2013 Andrea Antonelli, World Supersport rider, has been killed in a horrific accident in pouring rain today at Moscow. http://www.bikesport...ied&newsid=9927 You must hear of about 20 or more motorcyclists dying every year. Worth putting a couple on the deathlist. I might include one on my 2014 list. I've got one in my DDP team this year, the trouble is it's very difficult to predict who might be caught up in an unlucky crash - obviously there are some riders that crash more than others, but it's also very easy for riders that never crash to be taken out by those that do - a bit needle in a haystack really. My choice this year was based on the fact that he's a cocky rookie in the MotoGP class and is going all out to prove that he has earned his place there - and that could lead to a desperate lunge up the inside here or a late braking there.......but as has been proved in previous years and different classes, it usually is a case of simple bad luck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted July 21, 2013 Andrea Antonelli, World Supersport rider, has been killed in a horrific accident in pouring rain today at Moscow. http://www.bikesport...ied&newsid=9927 You must hear of about 20 or more motorcyclists dying every year. Worth putting a couple on the deathlist. I might include one on my 2014 list. I've got one in my DDP team this year, the trouble is it's very difficult to predict who might be caught up in an unlucky crash - obviously there are some riders that crash more than others, but it's also very easy for riders that never crash to be taken out by those that do - a bit needle in a haystack really. My choice this year was based on the fact that he's a cocky rookie in the MotoGP class and is going all out to prove that he has earned his place there - and that could lead to a desperate lunge up the inside here or a late braking there.......but as has been proved in previous years and different classes, it usually is a case of simple bad luck. Yea i was thinking that too, some of the riders can be relative unknowns too even to moto GP fans. My dad was saying F1 used to have a similar amount of deaths as moto GP does today but they really improved the safety . High time they done that with Moto GP i think. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted July 21, 2013 Well the most recent deaths I can think of in the top level classes have been when the rider fell and was wiped out by a closely following rider - this crash today has some "trackside crowd video" which show in pretty clear detail what happened to the unfortunate Antonelli. Sadly if a guy falls in the opening laps of a race he does have a chance of being right in the path of disaster. I can't really think how much they could improve the safety in that regard. It does seem like the sport is going through a bad spell though of these kind of incidents. In fact it's been a bad couple of months for motor sport fatalities it appears. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted July 22, 2013 Well the most recent deaths I can think of in the top level classes have been when the rider fell and was wiped out by a closely following rider - this crash today has some "trackside crowd video" which show in pretty clear detail what happened to the unfortunate Antonelli. Sadly if a guy falls in the opening laps of a race he does have a chance of being right in the path of disaster. I can't really think how much they could improve the safety in that regard. It does seem like the sport is going through a bad spell though of these kind of incidents. In fact it's been a bad couple of months for motor sport fatalities it appears. I agree, the other two that immediately spring to mind are Shoya Tomizawa in Moto 2 class in 2010 and Marco Simoncelli in MotoGP in 2011 (although there are plenty more), both hit by other riders, and that is something that you just can't prepare for. I only saw the initial live footage of the Antonelli crash as I was watching it at the time of broadcast, which they quickly cut away from as is the norm - I have not and have no wish to see anything further. I think the safety is probably as good as it can be, considering you are throwing a machine around a track at speeds in the region of 200mph at some places, with no protection around you except for your leathers - this isn't Crown Green Bowls. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,195 Posted July 27, 2013 Muzza's battle against cancer is going well - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/formulaone/article-2378478/EXCLUSIVE-Legendary-F1-commentator-Murray-Walker-told-does-require-chemotherapy.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted July 29, 2013 Interesting... I wouldve gone for Tony Gaze, Ken McAlpine, Tony Crook and Leslie Marr, all of which wouldve got obits for non racing related thimgs but its a decent team. Well done on picking Carlsson Tony Gaze gonski http://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/motor-sport/tony-gaze-world-war-ii-flying-ace-and-first-australian-in-f1-dies-age-93/story-fnii0hpx-1226687591688 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted August 4, 2013 Another motorsport death today, and this time it's personal. I was an eye witness to this one... German motor sidecar passenger Sandor Pohl was flung from the machine and hit by another sidecar. He died at the Assen TT circuit today during the Gamma racing weekend. This race was the fifth round of the FIM sidecar world championship. At the beginning of the third round this happened. Accident on liveleak. Warning, not suitable for young audience. A motionless passenger. As soon as CPR started, I feared the worst. The scene was covered up. The driver was taken away. The machine that collided with Pohl. Needles to say that the sidecar race was abandoned after this incident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted August 5, 2013 Big one... Fernando Alonso died. er... wait a minute... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted August 5, 2013 Oh btw, Whitehouse, sorry you had to see that fatality: seeing sudden death up close like that is never nice. I saw a fatal car/motorbike incident about 10 years ago, and the images are still burned into my brain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grande Pablo 109 Posted August 17, 2013 Former BMW F1 chief Karl-Heinz Kalbfell - a 'busman's death' http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/formula-1-ex-bmw-man-kalbfell-killed-crash-201546874.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
