Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted May 4, 2020 Phil Read, legendary motorcyclist, had coronavirus but is now recovering. This is despite suffering from COPD which is supposed to be a big 'rona no-no https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.visordown.com/news/general/motorcycle-gp-legend-phil-read-recovers-covid-19%3famp https://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/18368960.les-trotter-column-best-wishes-world-champ-phil-read-cancer-battle/ However he has now got cancer to go with the COPD. Prostrate (Sigh) cancer according to this article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 10, 2020 Larry Curry, a veteran IndyCar mechanic, race engineer and team owner, has died. He was 68. Curry was perhaps best known for his work as engineer at Team Menard. https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/149358/veteran-indycar-engineer-and-team-owner-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted May 10, 2020 4 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Larry Curry, a veteran IndyCar mechanic, race engineer and team owner, has died. He was 68. Curry was perhaps best known for his work as engineer at Team Menard. https://www.autosport.com/indycar/news/149358/veteran-indycar-engineer-and-team-owner-dies He was best known for stealing a million dollars from John Menard. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted June 2, 2020 Motorcyclist Carlo Ubbiali, nine time world champion died at 90 years: https://www.gazzetta.it/Moto/02-06-2020/addio-carlo-ubbiali-leggenda-motociclismo-3701486994299.shtml 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted June 11, 2020 Two for the price of one. Former F1 driver Eppie Wietzes has died of heart failure https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/149922/obituary-eppie-wietzes--19382020 Also gone is Porsche engine design guru Hans Mezger at the age of 90. https://www.topgear.com/car-news/motorsport/legendary-porsche-engineer-hans-mezger-has-died 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 13, 2020 Vicki Wood, one of the first female NASCAR drivers, has died. She was 101. Wood set speed records for women at Daytona International Speedway and Atlanta National Speedway. She competed with men, but retired in 1963 when drivers threatened to strike if she was allowed to continue competing. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/sports/autoracing/vicki-wood-dead.html (Behind paywall) https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/vicki-wood-1919-2020-record-setting-woman-nascar-driver/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirtracer18 34 Posted June 19, 2020 Alex Zanardi is apparently in pretty bad shape again... Here's an Italian article with more information. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted June 19, 2020 20 minutes ago, dirtracer18 said: Alex Zanardi is apparently in pretty bad shape again... Here's an Italian article with more information. Come to think of it, when he dies he literally follows his own footsteps.... 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 19, 2020 Polytrauma and very critical conditions as it seems he was run over by a big vehicle. Will be very lucky to survive... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimmy Conway 20 Posted June 19, 2020 Hope he pulls through, but not looking great. If he does die, it would seem eerily similar to Clay Regazzoni's fate - Italian-speaking F1 driver who was paralysed in a racing accident dying in a collision with a truck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted June 19, 2020 Alex is one of my very few genuine heroes. I fear the worst simply as his body went through such trauma all those years ago. This reminds me more of Andrea de Cesaris' fatal accident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TQR 14,398 Posted June 19, 2020 Hope he makes it. Which, given that he defied all odds by surviving his horrific de-legging in ‘01, he’s clearly strong enough to. Doesn’t sound great, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 19, 2020 6 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Alex is one of my very few genuine heroes. I fear the worst simply as his body went through such trauma all those years ago. This reminds me more of Andrea de Cesaris' fatal accident. Yes, de Crasheris was really destined to die in a crash. Zanardi's sister was a promising swimmer who died in a traffic collision 40 years or so ago. Eerie circumstances. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 20, 2020 Zanardi's life is not at risk according to the hospital. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted June 20, 2020 6 hours ago, drol said: Zanardi's life is not at risk according to the hospital. Not sure why you think that. Here's a bit more from the hospital that very much says death is a possibility. https://www.motorsport.com/general/news/alex-zanardi-hospital-prognosis-surgeon/4809765/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 20, 2020 39 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: Not sure why you think that. Here's a bit more from the hospital that very much says death is a possibility. https://www.motorsport.com/general/news/alex-zanardi-hospital-prognosis-surgeon/4809765/ I think that because Ansa today reported on its first page the words "Zanardi non è in pericolo di vita" attributed to the doctor who performed surgery on him. He has no thoracic trauma, cardiac and respiratory parameters are normal, the main risk is he reported permanent cerebral damage and could end like Schumacher. But at the moment he is not in imminent danger. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted June 21, 2020 Couple of minutes ago, an update in German: https://www.spiegel.de/sport/formel1/alessandro-zanardi-zustand-des-frueheren-formel-1-piloten-bleibt-kritisch-a-d251e9f8-8175-4f20-9100-a6b8ee38f35c Still critical and in artificial coma, but physically somewhat stable. They worry about his brain... maybe he turns braindead. Edit: Zanardi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,197 Posted June 21, 2020 I think that's the crux of it. Zanardi's heart and body will keep going, naturally or artificially. But if he's brain dead, I feel that Daniela will let nature do is course and let him go. But they will only do that if that's the only option. Schumi is not brain dead and whilst he isn't who he was, he can function to some limited degree. Here's hoping for a better outcome but I doubt it will occur. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted June 21, 2020 Couldn't see any reference to it, so sorry if I missed it. Australian racing legend and OBE Allan Moffat has either dementia and/or Alzheimer's and lives in a care home with round-the-clock care: https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/04/25/where-are-they-now-allan-moffat/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted June 21, 2020 18 minutes ago, Octopus of Odstock said: I think that's the crux of it. Zanardi's heart and body will keep going, naturally or artificially. But if he's brain dead, I feel that Daniela will let nature do is course and let him go. But they will only do that if that's the only option. Schumi is not brain dead and whilst he isn't who he was, he can function to some limited degree. Here's hoping for a better outcome but I doubt it will occur. Zanardi is very likely to have permanent brain damage. But it is unlikely that he is completely brain dead. He could remain minimally conscious for years, maybe hoping that he improves some day. The situation is quite unpredictable at the moment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted June 22, 2020 British motorcyclist/superbike rider Ben Godfrey has died aged just 25 after a crash at Donnington park. https://www.crash.net/bsb/news/938521/1/superstock-rider-ben-godfrey-dies-track-day-accident 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted June 22, 2020 17 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: British motorcyclist/superbike rider Ben Godfrey has died aged just 25 after a crash at Donnington park. https://www.crash.net/bsb/news/938521/1/superstock-rider-ben-godfrey-dies-track-day-accident Donnington promised a "no limits" day So his team can't sue them, then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted June 22, 2020 16 minutes ago, maryportfuncity said: Donnington promised a "no limits" day So his team can't sue them, then! Gosh I hadn't considered that aspect Cynical! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted June 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: Gosh I hadn't considered that aspect Cynical! Yeah, I'd love to banter with yers but there's three police and a guy in a white coat with a big needle just coming through the door! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted June 22, 2020 Oh aye, and... The terse statement identifying Jessi Combs as the female land speed record holder doesn't really do justice to the story. Only just ratified as a record. She died of massive blunt force trauma during the record attempt, her boyfriend badly burning himself as he hauled her from the wreckage. Likely cause being the car colliding with something small at over 500 mph and the front wheel assembly collapsing as a result. But, a world record's a world record, eh? https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-land-speed-record-(female) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
