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#51 CoolBreeze

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 06:56

 



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#52 SteF1an

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 07:34

Kenny Brack at Texas springs to mind instantly. That anyone can survive a 200g impact is just nuts.

This 



#53 Stephane

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 07:44

That one amazed me. Not really spectacular, but impressive un a way.

 



#54 midgrid

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 11:16

No footage of it since it happened at night but Rocky's crash at Le Mans 2011 deserves a mention here.

There was some partial footage from in-car and the fixed night-time cameras:

 



#55 alfa1

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 12:24

 

There was this one where one of the Williams (Mansell or Patrese?) did a Cobra maneuver after hitting the rear of a car in front. That was pretty nuts too.

 

Patrese tries to get a tow behind Berger, not realizing that Berger was about to slow down to the enter pit lane...

 



#56 ANF

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 12:56

If the topic had been The most brutal and gruesome and sickening crash, I would have mentioned Greg Moore at Fontana. I remember it like it was yesterday.



#57 hittheapex

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 13:39

 

Escaped with only a black eye.



#58 Dick Dastardly

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 13:46

The '73 British GP meeting had 2 spectacular crashes....the 1st in the BTCC race between Dave Brodie [Capri], Dave Matthews [Escort] and Gavin Booth [Mini].....I was a speccie and that happened right in front of me....then a few hours later, the Jody Scheckter triggered incident after lap 1 at Woodcote & the Start / Finish straight.... ):



#59 John B

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 13:46

The crash involving David Regan and David Reutimann in 2011 is one of several major NASCAR crashes at Watkins Glen in recent years. Have not been a fan of many of the rules changes but no doubting the safety of the cars after incidents like this....

 



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#60 RealRacing

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 14:55

S...t did the driver make it?



#61 MikeV1987

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 15:03

Any crash by Kubica really.. when he crashes, he usually crashes pretty hard.



#62 fridge46

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 15:05



S...t did the driver make it?

 

Yep. You can read about him here



#63 ninetyzero

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 15:06

 

S...t did the driver make it?

 

The driver was Peter Dumbreck, he was fine, just a bit shaken up.



#64 Jimisgod

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 15:28

Worst accident I've ever seen was Greg Moore's fatal one. It's beyond anything else and looks like a plane crash for the sheer violence of it. I used to download the highlights (read: mostly crashes) from F1 in the years from 1998-2003 and the brief 5 second cut of that accident was one I never watched again.

#65 blkirk

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 15:37

Kevin Cogan's crash in the 1989 Indy 500 was pretty spectacular.

 

https://youtube.com/9ylon356B7w?t=76


Edited by blkirk, 26 March 2015 - 18:00.


#66 Kobasmashi

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 15:37

A perfectly honourable standpoint, but I can't reconcile it with your final point - why do you keep seeing Smiley's crash then?

 

I occasionally stumble upon it on Youtube or something. I think a lot of racing fans, particularly people like me from the younger generation who rarely if ever have seen truly serious accidents live, have watched the scary accidents from the past out of curiosity more than anything else, not for "enjoyment".



#67 Rasputin

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 15:58

Rubens going three-dimensional racing in 1993;

 

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f1-san-marino-gp-1994-rubens-barrichello

 

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#68 Jay101

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 16:23

Not sure if spectacular is the best description for it, but the most haunting accident I've seen that affected me the most was:

Tom Pryce at Kyalami 1977

 

Marshalling controls have come a long way since then thank god.



#69 kevinracefan

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 17:20

spa '98.. at least for most expensive crash, LOL...

Edited by kevinracefan, 26 March 2015 - 17:20.


#70 GoldenColt

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 17:33

 

The utter stupidity of both drivers amazes me even 16 years later....



#71 Rasputin

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 17:41

 

The utter stupidity of both drivers amazes me even 16 years later....

The eternal question; "Stupidity, genetic or environmental?"



#72 GoldenColt

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 17:45

Probably a mix of all three.



#73 Rasputin

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 17:52

Probably a mix of all three.

Yeah....

 



#74 Lemans

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 18:16

Gordon Smiley's tragic accident at Indianapolis in 1982. I don't remember ever seeing an impact as hard as that.


Edited by Lemans, 26 March 2015 - 18:24.


#75 midgrid

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 18:36

The driver was Peter Dumbreck, he was fine, just a bit shaken up.

He had another big one, in the DTM, in 2004:

 



#76 Clrnc

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 19:04

Many great finds. Thanks guys. Didn't see some of these crashes before. How the heck did the Mercedes Le Mans one happen?

 

Off the top of my head, I remember Kubica's at Montreal and I think 2000 Monza accident? 



#77 Rasputin

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 19:07

Many great finds. Thanks guys. Didn't see some of these crashes before. How the heck did the Mercedes Le Mans one happen?

 

.... 

 

Oops, perhaps an aerodynamic flaw rhere?

 

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#78 V8 Fireworks

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 19:16

Mark Webber's vault in Valencia 2010 is difficult to beat, no?

 

 

 

No.

 

This is a terrible thing to discuss.

 

It's probably the tragic crash in Monza.  If not in Le Mans.

 

 

 

The 1928 race was to be a horrific tragedy, and racing at Monza ceased for 3 years. Italian Emilio Materassi crashed his Talbot opposite the pits during that year's race, killing himself and 27 spectators. 

 

 

 

 

As the somersaulting remains of the 300 SLR decelerated, the rear-mounted fuel tank ruptured. The ensuing fuel fire raised the temperature of the remaining Elektron bodywork past its ignition temperature, which was lower than other metal alloys due to its high magnesium content. The alloy burst into white-hot flames, sending searing embers onto the track and into the crowd. Rescue workers, totally unfamiliar with magnesium fires, poured water on the inferno, greatly intensifying the fire. As a result, the car burned for several hours. Official accounts put the death total at 84 (83 spectators plus Levegh), either by flying debris or from the fire, with a further 120 injured. 

 

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#79 917k

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 19:33

the title is ''most spectacular'', I think not meaning ''worst'' or ''most gruesome.''



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#80 Baddoer

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 19:34

Macau 95



#81 DampMongoose

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 19:46

I imagone Win Percy's blowout at Le Mans would have been pretty spectacular if anyone had been able to see it.

#82 FerrariFanInTexas

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 19:58

Berger at Imola 1989.
https://m.youtube.co...h?v=eVxnkaqqO2c

#83 Rasputin

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 20:38

the title is ''most spectacular'', I think not meaning ''worst'' or ''most gruesome.''

Indeed, the intention was to trust every member's good taste and decency.


Edited by Rasputin, 26 March 2015 - 20:38.


#84 Sheepmachine

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 20:38

Kathrine legge had a fairly spectacular crash in F3 3 years before her road america crash
https://m.youtube.co...h?v=kgx0PrnL34U

#85 TecnoRacing

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 21:24

This one is not very well known (unless you've seen the film Racing Scene) but it's a pretty big one!

 

 



#86 Collombin

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 21:44

I thought John Watson at Monza 1981 would have got a mention before now.

#87 MuZzer

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 21:56

One for bike fans, remember seeing this one in "glorious" big screen 3D when I went to see Closer to the Edge at the cinema.

 

Connor was one lucky lad

 



#88 Myrvold

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 22:14

the title is ''most spectacular'', I think not meaning ''worst'' or ''most gruesome.''

And spectacular is subjective. Now, I can't understand accidents where people get crippled for life, or killed would be "spectacular". However, for me, crashes like Bodine and McClure is spectacular, it is a sense of "how on earth did they survive THAT".



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Posted 26 March 2015 - 22:20

 

@30s


Edited by Rapidfire75, 26 March 2015 - 22:21.


#90 AustinF1

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 23:10

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but the Solberg hinkelstein (sp?) crash in Germany was unreal. Hard to believe nobody was killed...

 



#91 AustinF1

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 23:16

The crash involving David Regan and David Reutimann in 2011 is one of several major NASCAR crashes at Watkins Glen in recent years. Have not been a fan of many of the rules changes but no doubting the safety of the cars after incidents like this....

 

Wasn't there another one there similar to this one in the last year or two?

 

That barrier layout is ridiculous.



#92 EightGear

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 23:18

Katherine Legge, Champcar at Road America in 2006. My dad and I saw it happen on TV, looked at each other silently and knew she would surely not have survived it. Then all of a sudden she walked away.

Edited by EightGear, 26 March 2015 - 23:18.


#93 Wuzak

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Posted 27 March 2015 - 01:50

Oops, perhaps an aerodynamic flaw rhere?

 

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Here is the flip during the race