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[bpratt]

Some additional names from the Portland, Oregon, area that I don't see on the Memorial site:

Mike Moore, Portland, OR
at Portland Meadows, 1/2 mile dirt track
big car (sprint car) driver
July 23, 1950
from a July 24, 1950 clipping from either the Oregonian or the Portland Journal

Dan M. Weeks, 29, Vancouver, WA
(raced under the name Danny Freeman)
at Portland Speedway, 1/2 mile paved oval
hot rod (track roadsters) heat race
September 21, 1947
from September 22, 1947 Oregonian

Allen Milton, 21, Portland, OR
at Aurora Stadium Speedway, Seattle, WA, 1/4 mile oval (believe it was dirt, hard-packed at that point)
midget race driver
July 27, 1941
from July 28, 1941 Oregonian

Howard "Red" Pugh, 38, Vancouver, WA
at Jantzen Beach Speedway, Portland, OR, 1/4 paved oval
midget car driver
died October 3, 1946 from injuries sustained September 29, 1946
from October 4, 1946 Orgonian

Bill Searcy, Houston, TX
at Pan-American Speedway, San Antonio, TX
midget driver
from AP wire story in October 14, 1946 Oregonian

I know there are some motorcycle fatals at the Meadows as well but that's enough for now.

[Darren Galpin]

Originally posted by Nanni Dietrich


So, if I understand well, this was not a racing accident.

Well, yes and no. The car competing on the event caused the horse to bolt which led to the death of the guy in the carriage. Depends how many links of causality you wish to follow.......

[MrAerodynamicist]

Spectator killed by debris at Santa Pod

http://news.bbc.co.u...ire/5334466.stm

[LittleChris]

Another terrible weekend for Irish Road Racing with the death of Darran Lindsay during practice at Killalane.

http://news.bbc.co.u...kes/5331460.stm

http://www.realroadr...m/news/0346.php

[LB]

I was looking at the motorsport memorial site in the Monza section and I noted that in 1928 Giovanni Lenti was killed as a spectator on the ninth of September in the Materassi Talbot crash. Then in the von Trips crash on tenth September 1961 Giuseppina Lenti was killed as a spectator. I don't know how common Lenti is as a surname in Italy is it possible that these people were related?

[erkelly2]

Gents,

The early history of the automobile on public roads probably has many cases of horses being startled by such infernal machines.

In my opinion, for such an incident to be included in Motorsport Memorial, there would need to be physical contact between the two vehicles, the car and the carriage or buggy - or even a horse carrying a rider.

Otherwise, the premise that the excitement of racing caused a spectator to have a heart attack would open the pages to endless arguments.

Physical contact seems to me to be a key element.

The case of drivers having heart attacks might seem contradictory to this theory. We would (and do) argue that the physical, mental and cardiovascular stresses of the driver meets the "physical contact" element.

Darn - I'm starting to sound like an attorney.

[Nanni Dietrich]

Originally posted by Richie Jenkins
These are all from the book "Settant'anni di gare automobilistiche in Italia" by Emanuele Alberto Carli, Automobile Club d'Italia-L'Editrice dell'Automobile, Italy, 1967

...

Luigi Ruggeri d. Circuito di Pau, 7 Apr 1937



...

The book was totally processed (it has been pretty reliable, with some errors...) and all the names listed are now entered in the Motorsport Memorial.

Except Luigi Ruggeri's accident, that is already obscure.

We have not found any other detail on him nor the race at Pau, 07 April 1937. Probably Hugo is right, and it could be a motorcycle race.

We know the great Amedeo Ruggeri, one of the most famous Italian riders in the 20s, who passed to cars and died at Montlhery in 1932 in a Maserati. He had two sons: Jader Ruggeri, winner of the 250cc class in the Milano-Taranto race in 1940, who was killed at Bremgarten in 1947, and Luigi Ruggeri. He is NOT our man, because rider Luigi Ruggeri raced in Italy until 1948 (on 07 July 1946 he won the 500cc race at the Circuito di Pesaro in a Moto-Guzzi).

[FLB]

Co-driver Nancy Meijer has been killed at the 2006 Golden Tulip Rally. Her husband, who was driving, is in critical condition.

http://www.goldentuliprally.com/

[Hugo Boecker]

Originally posted by Nanni Dietrich


The book was totally processed (it has been pretty reliable, with some errors...) and all the names listed are now entered in the Motorsport Memorial.

Except Luigi Ruggeri's accident, that is already obscure.

We have not found any other detail on him nor the race at Pau, 07 April 1937. Probably Hugo is right, and it could be a motorcycle race.

We know the great Amedeo Ruggeri, one of the most famous Italian riders in the 20s, who passed to cars and died at Montlhery in 1932 in a Maserati. He had two sons: Jader Ruggeri, winner of the 250cc class in the Milano-Taranto race in 1940, who was killed at Bremgarten in 1947, and Luigi Ruggeri. He is NOT our man, because rider Luigi Ruggeri raced in Italy until 1948 (on 07 July 1946 he won the 500cc race at the Circuito di Pesaro in a Moto-Guzzi).

Sorry according to Vincent Glon's fantastic Web-sit there was no motorcycle race at Pau.
http://racingmemo.fr.....annees 30.htm

But there was a Tour de France in 1937 I have no exact dates or any other Informations perhaps our French friends can help.

[Nanni Dietrich]

Originally posted by David McKinney
Some more New Zealand dates:

...

•Greg Anderson was killed at a grasstrack meeting near Oamaru in 1956

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Any other detail?
I know an old hillclimb at Oamaru. Was it the same venue?

[David McKinney]

You know as much as I do, Nanni
...though it obviously wasn't exactly the same venue. Grasstracks tended to be on the flat ;)

[Nanni Dietrich]

Question for Australian friends: have you ever heard about racer Fred Pedersen who was killed at Penrith Speedway, about 1932?
http://photogallery......racks/&page=2

[Manfred Cubenoggin]

Grim read here:

http://www.theglobea...y/National/home

RIP, young lady.

[William Dale Jr]

RIP Mark Porter:

http://www.v8superca...=M&gid=15356403

[Catalina Park]

Also reports of a bloke getting killed in a jet car accident in Victoria. Japanese driver dead as car disintegrates at raceway

A Japanese man died when his jet-powered car slammed into a wall and "disintegrated" at a Victorian raceway, police said. The car was travelling at about 300kph when it crashed into a railing during a weekly "test and tune" event at the raceway in central Victoria about 2.15pm (AEST) today.

A small crowd watching from the trackside at the Heathcote Park Raceway saw the car's wreckage catch fire moments after the crash.

The 38-year-old driver was dead before paramedics could reach him.

"He has crashed into a retaining wall, the car has disintegrated, caught fire, he has been killed," Senior Constable Wayne Wilson said.

"We now have the local police on scene and they will be preparing a report for the coroner."

Const Wilson said the man, along with some others, had bought the car about six weeks ago and it was the car's fourth run at the raceway.

He said the man had been test driving and was not racing against anybody.

Const Wilson said the Japanese consulate had been contacted to alert them of the man's death, and his name had not been publicly released.

Comment was being sought from the raceway.

AAP

[Muzza]

Originally posted by Criceto
I'm surprised that there has been little mention so far of the Brooklands motor course in this thread.

[...]
September 16th 1933, in the BRDC 500 miles race
Maurice Watson, driving a C-Type Montlhery MG, lost control exiting Byfleet Banking, and crashed. The car somersaulted end over end, and the fuel tank ruptured, causing a fire which blocked the course. Poor Watson was beyond help, but blessedly was never conscious of what happened.

[...]

Dear Fellows,


A correction to Criceto's posting #241 in this thread (partially quoted above): the name of the unfortunate MG driver killed at Brooklands on 16 September 1933 was actually Michael Bower Watson. It seems that The Times edition of 18 September 1933 got the name of the poor driver wrong and the error has been perpetuated since.

Source of this information is Mr. Peter Sparks, a family history researcher carrying work on the life of Watson - of whom he is a relative.

Best regards,


Muzza

[Vitesse2]

Sal: more on Watson (with the right name!) here

[Muzza]

Thank you, Richard!

Best regards,


Sal (Muzza)


P. S.: My apologies for being so absent of TNF in the last months. I've been quite busy and all my (very limited) free time is being dedicated to Motorsport Memorial. But my colleagues Nanni Dietrich and Rick Kelly at MM are covering up for me here.

[ensign14]

Here's an odd one...

Sheriff killed in charity schoolbus race

[Vitesse2]

One for further research:

At the opening meeting at Langa Langa in Kenya on March 25th 1951, a "supercharged MG" crashed "with fatal results". No names and no details as to whether the fatality or fatalities were the driver and/or spectator(s).

Source: BRDC Silver Jubilee Book (1952)

[Barry Lake]

Originally posted by Nanni Dietrich
Question for Australian friends: have you ever heard about racer Fred Pedersen who was killed at Penrith Speedway, about 1932?
http://photogallery......racks/&page=2

Fred Pederson was killed at Penrith Speedway on 21 April 1930 (Easter Monday).

He was driving a "Ford Special", which I believe was his road car. I had some correspondence some years ago with the daughter (grand daughter?) of Pederson's then girlfriend and have copies somewhere of letters they wrote to each other during 1929/30.

Pederson was very much an amateur and was driving in a supporting race. None of the letters refers to his own racing, but mentioned that he had gone to "the speedway" (probably Sydney Showground) on Saturday nights - apparently as a spectator.

I have been unable to unearth anything about Pederson's career (if he had one) or much about his car. I wouldn't be surprised if it was his first race.

Purely from memory, I believe it was a simple over-slide followed by a roll-over, with the driver being thrown from the car. But don't take that as gospel. I would need to go and check the info I have - and that isn't possible at the moment.

Barry Lake

By the way, I can not access the above url, so do not know what it says there.

[cosworth bdg]

Barry, I have just accessed that url. so it may pay you to have a look again , Regards..........

[Vitesse2]

Some additional information on some Irish fatalities, from "A History of Motorsport in Ireland 1903-1969" by WA McMaster:

MM has Frank Clark as killed at Ards: exact date is August 17th 1929. The marshal killed in the same incident was a J Kelly.

In Joe Quinn's fatal accident at The Curragh, the spectator killed was one S Donaldson, the marshal a soldier called Pte. P O'Reilly.

Not on the Motorsport Memorial database:

William E Dunkley, described as a garage proprietor from Northampton. Riding mechanic for Lt GHS Balmain and killed in practice for the 1933 Tourist Trophy at Ards. Crashed at Ballystockart and the car non-started. Exact date confirmed in The Times of 31/8/33: August 30th 1933. McMaster says the car was a Riley, but Balmain was an MG man and The Times says it was a Midget, which I'm sure is correct. First name from inquest report in The Times 7/9/33.

Englishman CR Norris, killed driving a Lea Francis in the first ever car meeting at Magilligan Strand, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. 1924.

JJ Reid, killed at Long Kesh, Northern Ireland 1959.

Jim Sergeant, Stan Ryan and John Magee. All drivers, all killed at Kirkistown during 1965.

[Darren Galpin]

The following was mentioned in Autosport, 2nd November 2006, pg 23

"Xavier Pons' co-driver Carlos del Barrio wore a black armband through the final leg of Rally Australia following the death of Spanish co-driver Cristian Lopez on a Spanish national rally at the weekend." No further details were given.


From http://www.rincondel....asp?ver=007222
Cristian López fallecido
Cantabria - 30/10/2006
Fuente: emilio criado [autogomassport@yahoo.es]

El copiloto de Nacho Cobo, Cristian López, ha muerto haciendo lo que más le gustaba, corriendo un rallye


En el equipo no lo podemos creer, no esta Cristian, sus risas, sus bromas, su amistad…

No ha sido una buena temporada en lo deportivo, pero estabamos mas animados y unidos que nunca. No era nuestra meta ganar, habíamos creado el equipo con un solo fin: divertirnos y divertir. Y lo estabamos consiguiendo. En el pasado Rallye de Llanes cenábamos todos juntos con la misma alegría de siempre, hablando de los proyectos del año que viene. Eramos mas de treinta personas con la ilusión de chiquillos. Pero no esperábamos esto, nunca crees que te va a pasar a ti. Hoy estabamos todos en la puerta del hospital, destrozados, hundidos y sin ganas de continuar. Si el fin de la temporada pasada rozábamos el cielo, este será un infierno.

Dani y Carlos llamaban desde Australia desolados, se siguen sintiendo del equipo, pero tienen que correr, es su trabajo y su pasión. La carrera de mañana se la dedican a Cristian.

Y tu Nacho, todos estamos contigo. Era tu mejor amigo, pero la vida debe seguir. Él quiso correr hoy, el se inscribió sin decirnos nada, él era feliz así, corriendo. Y nadie mas que tu le ayudo a serlo, nadie mas que tu se merecía su amistad, y nadie mas que tu se merece seguir. Cristian, tu copiloto, te guiaba desde al lado y lo seguirá haciendo siempre.

Es madrugada y no podemos dormir, creo que ninguno de los que le conocían pueda. Nos cuesta pensar por que pasa esto. Cristian era una fantástica persona y gran culpa de ello lo tiene su familia. No nos atrevíamos a abrazarles, no imaginamos si quiera lo que estarán pasando. Solo podemos decirles que lo han hecho muy bien. Si Dios existe, hoy Cristian sin duda esta con Él.

El logo de Autogomas Sport era azul, el azul de ilusión. A partir de ahora será negro, el negro del dolor y del recuerdo, del recuerdo de un amigo que se ha ido. Esta temporada finaliza para Autogomas Sport, de forma agria, no participara como equipo en mas pruebas este año. No tenemos ni ganas ni fuerzas.

Adiós Cristian, hasta siempre AMIGO

[Nanni Dietrich]

Reading the book "Martini Racing History 1983-1987", in the pages about the end of the Gr.B rally-cars after the 1986 Rallye de Portugal, where three spectators were killed by Joaquim Santos' Ford RS200, I've found another information I've never heard before: in the same days of 1986 (March or April?) another RS200 driven by Kalle Grundel had a huge crash in an unknown North-Ireland rally, involving several spectators, and probably killing some of them.

I have nothing about this fact. Does someone know?

[Darren Galpin]

Mentioned in passing in Autosport, 9th November 2006, pg 31:

"The death of Richard Weavers in the second Superkart support race inevitably altered the mood on Sunday." This was at the Walter Hayes Trophy meeting at Silverstone, so would be on the 5th November.

[Mark Bennett]

Originally posted by Darren Galpin
Mentioned in passing in Autosport, 9th November 2006, pg 31:

"The death of Richard Weavers in the second Superkart support race inevitably altered the mood on Sunday." This was at the Walter Hayes Trophy meeting at Silverstone, so would be on the 5th November.

Read on, there is a bit more on pp95.

56 year old Richard Weavers was battling with another Kart when he crashed into the barrier on the ouside of the circuit at Brooklands. He bounced back across the track and was collected by another competitor. Rescue units were there in seconds but unfortunately his injuries were fatal.

There is more comment (appreciation for Richard and condolances to family etc) from the Superkart Association and Silverstone in the magazine article.

[ghinzani]

I've heard conflicting rumours that someone was either killed or seriously injured in a Club100 event at Buckmore on Sunday. Pretty rare to get a kart fatality on a short circuit if so. Some of the talk is questioning driving standards, as I believe an MSA licence is not necessary for Club100 stuff.

[Simon Arron]

Ghinzani

The accident - fatal, sadly - did not happen during a Club 100 race. It was an Easykart 125 event that took place during a Club 100 meeting.

Details remain sketchy - and are likely to remain so pending a police investigation.

Can't tell you much more, I'm afraid. The police statement was very brief, as necessity demands.

Hope that might help (a bit).
Simon

[ghinzani]

Thanks Simon, very sad news indeed.

[Nanni Dietrich]

A little mystere: reading magazine Rombo, issue 10 October 1983, I've found an article about the Spanish Rally El Corte Ingles, held at the Gran Canaria isle. The article states there was a huge accident during the rally, in which expert driver Klaus Fritzinger and one unknown spectator lost their lives, co-driver Henning Wünsch being unhurt.

It is uncertain what really happened, because we all know Fritzinger kept on racing until the 90s, so it is impossible he died in 1983!!! (an Italian proverb said the news about someone's death extends his life... )

Probably the first press reports were totally incorrect. But I do not find any other news about this fatality in the following issues of the magazine.

What did really happen?
Did just the unknown spectator die in the accident?

[Nanni Dietrich]

Originally posted by Wolf


I think the accident was in beautiful "Le Lame de Rasoir" (Razorblade)... His death is mentioned in article I found: link pg 1, link pg 2. Hope it helps.

According to magazine AUTO PASSION issue n.57, 30 october 1991 pages 14-15 the name of the unfortunate engineer-driver who was killed at Montlhéry in 1926 was Marius Bertrand, instead of Marius Breton.
I seem to remember I've read something in the past about him, and brobably Breton was just a pseudonym. But at the moment I'm not able to find any reliable source on this.

Does someone of you know what was the name of this guy?

[picblanc]

Originally posted by Nanni Dietrich


According to magazine AUTO PASSION issue n.57, 30 october 1991 pages 14-15 the name of the unfortunate engineer-driver who was killed at Montlhéry in 1926 was Marius Bertrand, instead of Marius Breton.
I seem to remember I've read something in the past about him, and brobably Breton was just a pseudonym. But at the moment I'm not able to find any reliable source on this.

Does someone of you know what was the name of this guy?

Just a thought a Breton is someone from Brittany (France), where was Marius from?

[Nanni Dietrich]

Originally posted by Nanni Dietrich
Reading the book "Martini Racing History 1983-1987", in the pages about the end of the Gr.B rally-cars after the 1986 Rallye de Portugal, where three spectators were killed by Joaquim Santos' Ford RS200, I've found another information I've never heard before: in the same days of 1986 (March or April?) another RS200 driven by Kalle Grundel had a huge crash in an unknown North-Ireland rally, involving several spectators, and probably killing some of them.

I have nothing about this fact. Does someone know?

I've checked some 1986 issues of magazine Rombo, and I did not find any news about this fact. I've only the date of one Irelander rally of these days: the West Cork Rally, held on 15 and 16 March 1986, just a few days after the fatal Rally of Portugal. No reports, no articles. Possibly Grundel's accident could have happen in this race.
Who know?

[KJJ]

There's a report of the Circuit of Ireland ending in Belfast, this in the Times of 2nd April 1986, but no mention of any accident in the brief report.

This website does mention an incident involving Kalle Grundel on that rally, but again with no fatalities:

http://www.rallye-in...ecs.asp?car=236

[Nanni Dietrich]

Originally posted by Indy500

...

There are a few pilots that are not in my list, but I've got some doubts about the accuracy of her list.

Her list :

1931 Philippe Etancelin (I think that's impossible because he drove in the WC F1 in 1950)
1931 in the same accident there were 2 spectators killed
1954 Rupert Hollaus (totaly unknown)
1961 Tirri F. (totaly unknown)
1964 Bagnalasta Norberto (totaly unknown)
1965 Spychinger, Tommy (totaly unknown)
1967 Pittard, Boley (totaly unknown)
1976 Tordi (totaly unknown)
1976 Buscherini (totaly unknown)

Has anyone got more info on those drivers ?

Finally we have found informations on Tirri (motorcycle accident) the only of this list who still was totaly unknown: Franco Tirri, aged 22, riding a Ducati, crashed at Lesmo Curve during the 125cc Sport race (supporting event of the Italian GP (GP delle Nazioni) 1961 at Monza).

[Hugo Boecker]

The first motorsport event in Gemany after the war was the Ruhesteinrennen a hillclimb in the black forrest for cars and motorbikes.
The Reutligen Stadtarchiv has a nice web-site.
http://www.reutlinge...3&scheme=portal
It was only held once. The report says there were three people killed during this event. But it not clear what happened. The contemporary reports I found were very few and short. Are the people killed motorbike riders or spectators, a car-fatility I'll rule out.

[Hieronymus]

Compatriot Elmer Symons was killed in the Dakar yesterday (9 Jan 2007).

His website is at www.elmee.com

[Hieronymus]

VATIKAANSTAD. – Die Vatikaan het sy misnoeë uitgespreek oor die dood van die Suid-Afrikaanse motorfietsjaer Elmer Symons (29) in die Dakar-tydren.

Sy dood is die nuutste in tientalle sterftes in wat die Vatikaan bestempel as ’n “bloedige, sinlose wedren wat bitter min te doen het met gesonde mededinging”.

Die Vatikaan se Osservatore Romano sê in sy nuutste uitgawe: “Die bloedspoor wat elke jaar langer word, onderstreep die onteenseglike geweldskomponent van dié tydren.”



I see that the Vatican has now also jumped on the wagon by condemning the Dakar and all the deaths over the years. Above report is from a local newspaper. Roughly translated it says:

The Vatican expressed its disgust over the death of Elmer Symons.

His death is the latest of numerous fatalities, in what the Vatican describes as a bloody, senseless race that has little to do with “healthy” competition.

Vatican’s Osservatore Romano says in its latest edition: “The blood trail it leaves gets longer every year and is an indication of the violent nature of this rally.”

[picblanc]

Originally posted by Nanni Dietrich


Finally we have found informations on Tirri (motorcycle accident) the only of this list who still was totaly unknown: Franco Tirri, aged 22, riding a Ducati, crashed at Lesmo Curve during the 125cc Sport race (supporting event of the Italian GP (GP delle Nazioni) 1961 at Monza).

The list from post 2187 by indy 500, the riders(motorcycle)
Rupert Hollaus was killed in practise at Monza.
Otello Buscherini and Paolo Tordi were both killed on the same day, in different races at the Italian motorcycle GP at Mugello 1976.

[Nanni Dietrich]

This is the Dakar Rally fatalities' complete list, by Motorsport-Memorial:

Year N. Rac. Name Role Note

1979 1 1 DODIN Patrice - rider - first Dakar fatality
1980 - - - - - -
1981 2 - De TOMMASO Giuseppe - journalist - back-up car accident
1981 3 - DRUETTA Franco - team member - back-up car accident
1981 4 - CARISI Andrea - team member - back-up car accident
1982 5 2 OOSTERHUIS Bert - rider -
1982 6 - ZENTSCH Ursula - journalist - accident with petrol tanker
1982 7 - unknown - spectator - playing kid killed by vehicle
1983 8 3 PINEAU Jean-Noël - rider -
1984 9 - unknown - spectator -
1985 10 - unknown - spectator - hit by Masaru Kubota's car
1985 11 - BEAU Philippe - helicopter pilot - helicopter crash
1986 12 4 KENEKO Yasuko - rider - hit by a private car
1986 13 - SABINE Thierry - race organizator - helicopter crash
1986 14 - ODENT Nathalie - journalist - helicopter crash
1986 15 - BALAVOINE Daniel - other - helicopter crash
1986 16 - LEFUR Jean-Paul - other - helicopter crash
1986 17 - BAGNOUD François Xavier - helicopter pilot - helicopter crash
1986 18 5 MARINONI Giampaolo - rider -
1987 19 - MOUREN Henri - other - driver of a back-up car
1988 20 6 Van LOEVEZIJN Kees - co-driver - co-driver to Theo van de Rjit-Chris Ross
1988 21 7 CANADO Patrick - co-driver - co-driver to René Boubet, crash wih Seppi-Azzuffi
1988 22 8 HUGER Jean-Claude - rider -
1988 23 - unknown - by-passer - hit by Huot-Moles's car
1988 24 - unknown - spectator - hit by television car
1988 25 - unknown - spectator - hit by television car
1988 26 - unknown - spectator - collapsed platform
1989 - - - - -
1990 27 - SALMINEN Kaj - journalist - back-up car accident
1991 28 9 PICQUOT François - co-driver -
1991 29 10 CABANNES Charles - driver - shot dead by rebels
1992 30 11 Le BOURGEOIS Laurent - driver -
1992 31 12 SOUNILLAC Jean-Marie - co-driver -
1992 - - unknown - spectator - boy from Chad killed by racing/service car? Uncertain.
1992 - - unknown - spectator - boy from Chad killed by racing/service car? Uncertain.
1992 32 13 LALAY Gilles - rider -
1993 - - - - -
1994 33 14 SANSEN Michel - rider -
1994 34 - unknown - spectator - hit by service car
1995 - - -
1996 35 - URPI Tomás - spectator -
1996 36 15 GUEGUEN Laurent - driver - hit an abandoned landmine
1996 37 - unknown - spectator - hit by Marcel Pilet's motorcycle
1997 38 16 LEDUC Jean-Pierre - rider -
1998 39 - unknown - by-passer - hit by Bouney-Aliphat's Toyota
1998 40 - unknown - by-passer - hit by Bouney-Aliphat's Toyota
1998 41 - unknown - by-passer - hit by Bouney-Aliphat's Toyota
1998 42 - unknown - by-passer - hit by Bouney-Aliphat's Toyota
1998 43 - unknown - by-passer - hit by Bouney-Aliphat's Toyota
1999 44 - unknown - policeman - gendarmerie van crashed into competitor's car
2000 - - - - -
2001 - - - - -
2002 45 - unknown - by-passer - hit by competitor's car
2002 46 - VERGNES Daniel - mechanic - back-up car accident
2003 47 17 CAUVY Bruno - co-driver - co-driver to Daniel Nebot
2004 - - - - -
2005 48 18 PEREZ José Manuel - rider -
2005 49 19 MEONI Fabrizio - rider -
2005 50 - unknown - by-passer - hit by service lorry
2005 - - DELVIGNE Mark - mechanic - road accident, mechanic of retired competitor crew
2005 - - LEMAIRE Michel - mechanic - road accident, mechanic of retired competitor crew
2006 51 20 CALDECOTT Andy - rider -
2006 52 - DIALLO Boubacar - by-passer - hit by Saukans-Dambis' car
2006 53 - N'DAW Mohamed - by-passer - hit by service lorry
2007 54 21 SYMONS Elmer - rider -

[Hieronymus]

Another Dakar fatality.

ERIC AUBIJOUX, a 42-year-old French motorcycle racer, died near the end of the 14th stage between Tambacounda and Dakar in Senegal on Saturday.

[Darren Galpin]

Stevens Point Journal, 20th September 1913, pg 8

Latonia, KY, Sept 16 - One man was probably fatally injured while another was seriously hurt when a Fiat car driven by Nick Nickles of California went through the fence at the first turn of the Latonia race track.

[redfred64]

a list of deseased drivers:

paul warwick, tom pryce, peter collins, onofre marimon, jochen rindt, ronnie peterson, wolfgang von trips, dick seamon, luigi musso, luigi fagioli, gilles villeneuve, suart lewis-evans, francois cevert, jim clark, chris bristow, alan stacey, helmut koinnigg, mark donohue,marcel lehaux, raymond sommer, achille varzi, alberto ascari, antonio ascari,denny hulme (heart attack while racing), gordon smiley, guy moll, bill vulkuvich, piers courage, roger williamson, ayrton senna, pedro rodriguez, ricardo rodriguez, roland ratzenberger, ricardo pillette, elio de angelis, pieregh levegh, jean behra, paul dana, michele albereto.














(dont worry about the spelling.)

[Milan Fistonic]

Originally posted by redfred64
a list of deseased drivers:

paul warwick, tom pryce, peter collins, onofre marimon, jochen rindt, ronnie peterson, wolfgang von trips, dick seamon, luigi musso, luigi fagioli, gilles villeneuve, suart lewis-evans, francois cevert, jim clark, chris bristow, alan stacey, helmut koinnigg, mark donohue,marcel lehaux, raymond sommer, achille varzi, alberto ascari, antonio ascari,denny hulme (heart attack while racing), gordon smiley, guy moll, bill vulkuvich, piers courage, roger williamson, ayrton senna, pedro rodriguez, ricardo rodriguez, roland ratzenberger, ricardo pillette, elio de angelis, pieregh levegh, jean behra, paul dana, michele albereto.

Check out this site.

http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/

You'll find all of those and many more already listed.

[GrzegorzChyla]

Originally posted by redfred64
(dont worry about the spelling.)

please... can you show some respect?

Those people took great efforts and risk and eventually lost their lives...
and you just don't care...
You are comparing their lives with your effort needed to press shift on the keyboard...
and you are showing that this fraction of second that takes to press shift means more for you than their memory...

Grzegorz Chyła

[Tim Murray]

Originally posted by GrzegorzChyla


please... can you show some respect?

Well said, Grzegorz.

[beighes]

Greetings............Sadly, I lost a couple of customers that were two truly nice people. Both during the 80's. At a Sears Point IMSA event, Tom Blackaller suffered a heart attack......I believe during the event. The other, Bob Copeman. A local Porsche driver that crashed during practice for the 24 Hours of Daytona. Notso Cheers.

[Darren Galpin]

10th February 2007

Death crash rally driver named
A 32-year-old rally driver who was killed when his car left the track has been named as David Williamson from the Penkridge area of Staffordshire.
He was pronounced dead at the scene after losing control of his Peugeot 205 GTi at the Wyedean Rally on Saturday and suffering a severe head injury.

His co-driver was treated for shock but was not believed to be injured.

A rally spokesman said the emergency services reached the crash within four minutes but were unable to save him.

'Video appeal'

The course was said to be snowy and slushy after the heavy snowfall of Thursday and Friday

In a statement on the rally website the Forest of Dean Motor Club expressed its "deepest sympathy" to Mr Williamson's family at this very sad time.

Police investigating the accident are appealing for anyone with video footage or who may have witnessed the crash to contact them.

It is believed the car left the track and hit a tree during stage three of the rally in Serridge, in the Forest of Dean.

Wydean Rally event organisers have defended their decision to go-ahead with the rally despite snow being left on the track.

'Inherently dangerous'

Press officer Andrew Haill said there had been some snow on the course which was melting throughout the day.

He said the organisers had a grit and snow lorry on standby should they have been required and that the link roads within the Forest of Dean were needed for the safety crews and marshals.

Mr Haill said he believed there was nothing more they could have done to prevent Saturday's death.

"The safety regulations regarding rallies and the cars and the people that compete in them are very very stringent.

"It is just one of those things that motor sport is inherently dangerous and, thankfully very rarely, accidents do happen," he said.

The incident happened in the Forest area of the route. The rest of the drivers were diverted away from the area back to the Chepstow racecourse.



http://news.bbc.co.u...ire/6354911.stm

[Buford]

Why is there no Springfield (Illinois) on the circuits list or am I missing something. I know of two driver deaths at this one mile oval which is still raced on. Billy Winn in 1938 that happened right in front of my mother when he was thrown out on the track and run over. She was the race queen that year and a fun day was spoiled by seeing that. Also Bill Horstmeier in 1964, which I saw, a horrible flip and fire that had the car as high as the top of the light poles. There is a Dick Wallen film of this from start to finish. Both drivers appear on the list but not Springfield? I am sure there must have been other fatalities. They have raced there a long time.

Also in 1966 I saw the Green Berets pull a photographer stand off the top of the 110 foot grandstand by pulling on a cable they had extended across the track for a repelling demonstration. This killed the two men pulled over the top, as well as the state fair stage manager on the ground who was hit by the debris. One of the men was the Wallen photographer who shot the Horstmeier crash, named Dale Mueller I believe. There is still an annual award given for something, I forget what, in his name.