dirtracer18 34 Posted September 6, 2017 Local dirt track racer Mike Bron has passed away last night after a bad flip at the Dublin NC Speedway on August 26th Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 293 Posted September 7, 2017 SAD NEWS! David Ferrer, 61, has unfortunately succumbed to injuries sustained in the incident at the FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship event at Zandvoort on Saturday. http://www.fia.com/news/fia-statement-regarding-fia-masters-historic-formula-one-championship-incident-zandvoort Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtracer18 34 Posted September 16, 2017 New England Modified racer Ted Christopher has passed away after a plane crash. He was 59. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted September 30, 2017 On 2/9/2017 at 23:23, Lard Bazaar said: Reports on Twitter that World Superbike rider Maxime Berger is in a coma following a suicide attempt. Dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted September 30, 2017 On 9/2/2017 at 16:23, Lard Bazaar said: Reports on Twitter that World Superbike rider Maxime Berger is in a coma dead following a suicide attempt. FTFY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted September 30, 2017 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: FTFY It didn't need fixing, as when I posted it on 2nd September he was in a coma following a suicide attempt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted October 3, 2017 Robert Yates, who I am told was a relatively huge name in NASCAR as a team owner and engine builder, has died aged 74 after a long battle with liver cancer. Another I knew about but shied away from, due to previous NASCAR types not getting the obit. So... expect the Mail obit within hours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 17, 2017 Long-time Stevenson Motorsports team owner Johnny Stevenson died Monday in North Carolina. Stevenson and wife Susan were honored and given lifetime paddock passes to IMSA races and artwork to honor a racing career at the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship banquet and awards night in Braselton, Ga., just one week ago. Stevenson's team debuted in 2003, winning a total of 33 races across Grand-Am and IMSA competition. The team also won the North American Endurance Cup in 2013 and the 2015 Continental Tire Challenge Grand Sport (GS) title. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 26, 2017 Gas Ronda, a star of the 1960s drag racing circuits in Southern California and a member of the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame, died Wednesday in Palm Desert. He was 91. Ronda died in his Palm Desert home at 6:35 a.m., his wife Nina said. While he suffered two strokes in 2014, in the last year he had battled cancer that had spread through his body, she said. She added that she was happy his final days were spent at their home, something he strongly wanted. Headline: Out of Gas SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted October 31, 2017 Seems we missed the death of motorsport driver Peter Lumsden, who died mid-October, aged 88. http://www.brdc.co.uk/Notice-of-Death---Peter-Lumsden-CBE-1929-2017 He gained a Times DN: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=peter-james-scott-lumsden-cbe&pid=187098632 Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_James_Scott_Lumsden Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted October 31, 2017 But 82 year old Vic Elford is still alive, right? S'cuse me pissing on anyone's dry powder! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,206 Posted November 18, 2017 Bad crash at Macau GP, rider lying in middle of road and bike on fire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted November 18, 2017 5 minutes ago, One shot Paddy said: Bad crash at Macau GP, rider lying in middle of road and bike on fire. Vague reports on Twitter about who it is (unconfirmed so I won’t repeat it here) and that he’s dead, apparently the tv direction replayed the crash which is not the gentlemanly way if there’s been a bad one like that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted November 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Lard Bazaar said: Vague reports on Twitter about who it is (unconfirmed so I won’t repeat it here) and that he’s dead, apparently the tv direction replayed the crash which is not the gentlemanly way if there’s been a bad one like that. Aye, it's been deleted at least once on youtube already - so the reports are probably right Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
One shot Paddy 1,206 Posted November 18, 2017 Nothing official yet but have seen a name floating about. Did not look good at all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted November 18, 2017 1 minute ago, One shot Paddy said: Nothing official yet but have seen a name floating about. Did not look good at all. Yeah, found it on youtube eventually - Macau Times and a few other sources are naming Daniel Hegarty and the podium from the race was a muted affair. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd4_UR2BDUM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lard Bazaar 3,799 Posted November 18, 2017 Confirmed on BBC now. Surprised it doesn’t happen more often at Macau to be honest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted November 18, 2017 https://www.ojogo.pt/multimedia/videos/interior/o-grave-acidente-que-tirou-a-vida-a-daniel-hegarty-8926797.html Watch at own risk.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted November 19, 2017 On 18/11/2017 at 11:00, Lard Bazaar said: Confirmed on BBC now. Surprised it doesn’t happen more often at Macau to be honest. A friend feared for his life ahead of the start: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-42043883 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebless 203 Posted November 28, 2017 NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore has died aged 92. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5125503/NASCAR-Hall-Famer-World-War-II-vet-Bud-Moore-dies-92.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted November 29, 2017 19 hours ago, ebless said: NASCAR Hall of Famer Bud Moore has died aged 92. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-5125503/NASCAR-Hall-Famer-World-War-II-vet-Bud-Moore-dies-92.html Five years younger than Norman Dewis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted December 1, 2017 Jim Nabors, long time introduction singer to the Indy 500 died 87 years old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 5, 2017 Nascar legend Jack Ingram involved in a car accident and significantly injured: http://www.sportingnews.com/nascar/news/nascar-jack-ingram-hall-of-fame-car-accident-hospitalized/1rg7lcdtghz651pzfxlwf3x1pw Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pedro67 232 Posted December 18, 2017 Drag racing legend Bob Glidden has passed away aged 73. https://www.nhra.com/news/2017/hall-fame-nhra-pro-stock-driver-bob-glidden-passes-away waits for someone to say wrong thread, as no Chequers in drag racing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
