RIP Marshall.

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grumpy52

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5,808 posts

179 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Sadly one of the orange army was tragically taken from us at Brands Hatch today .
RIP .

Cold

15,896 posts

103 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Statement from the BARC: https://www.barc.net/barc-statement/

DoctorX

7,724 posts

180 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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RIP. Saw the crash, absolutely horrific.

Turn7

24,528 posts

234 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Oh st, that’s terrible news.....

595Heaven

2,783 posts

91 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Ugh. Terrible news. They are a selfless bunch.

RIP

Sebring440

2,618 posts

109 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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DoctorX said:
RIP. Saw the crash, absolutely horrific.
You were there? That must have been awful.

It's going to need a rethink of track safety. Let's hope Brands Hatch leads the way.


grumpy52

Original Poster:

5,808 posts

179 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Sadly it came up on a kent news site with an 8 second video and a brief very poorly written report . Saying that the police were in attendance along with the Air Ambulance could sadly only mean that the worst had happened.

105.4

4,214 posts

84 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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RIP indeed frown

Was it an incident in a saloon car race, involving a black BMW 3 Series and a white & green Escort?

If so, the footage in on YouTube.

FredericRobinson

4,219 posts

245 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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105.4 said:
RIP indeed frown

Was it an incident in a saloon car race, involving a black BMW 3 Series and a white & green Escort?

If so, the footage in on YouTube.
If it is, it shouldn't be

cossy400

3,348 posts

197 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Ill not link it but yea its on there, and its a big crash.
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RIP


105.4

4,214 posts

84 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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FredericRobinson said:
105.4 said:
RIP indeed frown

Was it an incident in a saloon car race, involving a black BMW 3 Series and a white & green Escort?

If so, the footage in on YouTube.
If it is, it shouldn't be
The clip cuts as the Escort rides along the top of the barrier to the lead cars heading up to Druids, but it’s obvious what happens next frown

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

199 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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R.I.P
A nasty crash, my consolations to his family and friends.
Any news of how the driver is?

rjfp1962

8,620 posts

86 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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R.I.P to this great guy - The Marshalls are the unsung heroes of motorsport and without them there'd be no motorsport.. One other Marshall and Driver badly hurt and hoping they will be okay..
Condolences to the family of the Marshall sadly lost today....

Petrus1983

10,276 posts

175 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Very tragic - RIP.

JmatthewB

919 posts

135 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Very sad news.

I saw the clip on social media earlier this afternoon. Sadly some poor driving has resulted in a completely unnecessary accident.

DoctorX

7,724 posts

180 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Sebring440 said:
You were there? That must have been awful.

It's going to need a rethink of track safety. Let's hope Brands Hatch leads the way.
No, I saw a video. Wish I hadn’t.

silentbrown

9,731 posts

129 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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That's shockingly sad news.
105.4 said:
The clip cuts as the Escort rides along the top of the barrier to the lead cars heading up to Druids
Paddock Hill Bend, surely?

I used to race in one of the other CTCRC series years back, and driving standards were mostly excellent then.

ch37

10,642 posts

234 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Disappointingly it looked as though it was a very avoidable accident which just makes it even worse, seemed to be some red mist involved.

Thoughts with their family and all the orange army who will be back out there tomorrow up and down the country.

105.4

4,214 posts

84 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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silentbrown said:
Paddock Hill Bend, surely?

I used to race in one of the other CTCRC series years back, and driving standards were mostly excellent then.
The incident happened in the approach to Paddock, then the video quickly cuts to the lead vehicles approaching Druids so as to avoid showing the incident at Paddock, (if that makes sense, ((sorry, it’s late and I’m tired)) )

samoht

6,559 posts

159 months

Sunday 1st August 2021
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dudleybloke said:
R.I.P
A nasty crash, my consolations to his family and friends.
Any news of how the driver is?
"It is understood that the driver has been taken to hospital with a broken leg."
https://www.autosport.com/national/news/marshal-di...

"The incident took place during the Classic Touring Car Racing Club's Pre 93 & Pre 03 Touring Car race"

https://classictouringcars.com/ctcrc-entry-list/