Porsche crash at Thruxton - ouch
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Did anyone catch this on the telly or see it at the circuit? Kelvin Burt, coming out of Seagrave by the looks of it, tipped into a barrel roll and vaulted the barrier, coming to rest on the other side
Thankfully no-one was hurt, although looked as though Kelvin was taken to the medical centre for a check-up (not surprising, given the circumstances).
Considering recent talk about spectator safety on another thread I'm glad that it's as good as it is but I think it should continue to be monitored.
Thankfully no-one was hurt, although looked as though Kelvin was taken to the medical centre for a check-up (not surprising, given the circumstances).
Considering recent talk about spectator safety on another thread I'm glad that it's as good as it is but I think it should continue to be monitored.
FourWheelDrift said:
I was a little surprised to see 2 people walking down the road further along and not even turn round.
I noticed that! I suppose the noise from the track must have drowned out any noise from the crash, but that's hard to believe, there must have been some physical movement from the ground vibrations or something.
I must admit i feared the worst when i was watching this, particularly as the TV shots seemed to show a Marshal crouching down over something on the ground just after the crash.
Luckily everyone is ok, but it re-inforces that you can't rely on fences for 100% safety. You still need to watch what's going on around you.
Luckily everyone is ok, but it re-inforces that you can't rely on fences for 100% safety. You still need to watch what's going on around you.
Was going to post the this very thread but you've beaten me to it. I have a close up or two of the damage I'll post up soon. It happened on the 1st lap and I was just getting up to take pictures so I missed it with the camera but caught it with the eye.
Some one I spoke to got some great shots of it.
Good parking though. Parallel with the hedge
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4. The lucky Focus (note the crushed fence in front)
David
Some one I spoke to got some great shots of it.
Good parking though. Parallel with the hedge
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4. The lucky Focus (note the crushed fence in front)
David
Edited by Rednut05 on Sunday 6th May 22:44 to add pictures.
Edited by Rednut05 on Monday 7th May 17:15 to change picture hosting urls.
Edited by Rednut05 on Monday 7th May 17:13
I was at Thruxton today. Was spectating next to the complex when this happened - got to be the maddest thing I've ever seen!
I saw Kelvin pull off a nice move down the inside (for 3rd place IIRC) entering the complex. I then carried on watching him as I knew this would put him out of sink with the other cars due to taking the first bend so tight. It looked like he had made it through ok....next thing his car was flying through the air!
Luckily (as others have said) where he went off is not a viewing area. Although there did seem to be a few spectators slightly further around the bend - not sure if they had some kind of special permission or what.
Does anyone know if I can view the incident on the web anywhere? What actually set him rolling? - tagged by another car and dug into the ground off the track??
I saw Kelvin pull off a nice move down the inside (for 3rd place IIRC) entering the complex. I then carried on watching him as I knew this would put him out of sink with the other cars due to taking the first bend so tight. It looked like he had made it through ok....next thing his car was flying through the air!
Luckily (as others have said) where he went off is not a viewing area. Although there did seem to be a few spectators slightly further around the bend - not sure if they had some kind of special permission or what.
Does anyone know if I can view the incident on the web anywhere? What actually set him rolling? - tagged by another car and dug into the ground off the track??
Baldylocks said:
Luckily (as others have said) where he went off is not a viewing area. Although there did seem to be a few spectators slightly further around the bend - not sure if they had some kind of special permission or what.
Does anyone know if I can view the incident on the web anywhere? What actually set him rolling? - tagged by another car and dug into the ground off the track??
Does anyone know if I can view the incident on the web anywhere? What actually set him rolling? - tagged by another car and dug into the ground off the track??
I think he was tagged by another car. And asking a marshal what happened he seemed to say the same thing.
Cartwheeled over off the track, over the grass and over the fence.
I was walking along there just before the race. The viewing spot to the right of the incident is open to anyway who cares to walk all the way around.
Marshals weren't stopping people walking where the car landed during the race, so someone could have easily been hurt.
David - sorry the pictures are quite big, I'll come back and resize them soon.
I saw it too from the complex, thought the worst for a moment! Did not get to see the damage so cheers for the pics.
Burt has a history of big offs....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsOAZxi1S_E
(posted in another thread as well before I spotted this one!)
Burt has a history of big offs....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsOAZxi1S_E
(posted in another thread as well before I spotted this one!)
Edited by JimboCTR on Monday 7th May 00:30
Setanta Sport video clip - http://rapidshare.com/files/29881279/
FourWheelDrift said:
Setanta Sport video clip - http://rapidshare.com/files/29881279/
What video codec does this use?
interesting video clip...... but i have to say, what on earth was that marshal up to? as the car approaches, her collegue legs it, but all she does is turn her back, as if to say if i can't see it, i wont be hit. then after the car comes to rest, her collegue runs to assist the driver, but she just stands there and looks, then later on she's sobbing on the shoulder of another marshal.
now i know its pretty tabboo the criticise the marshals, but her behaviour, from what we see on that video clip, doesn't look very professional!
now i know its pretty tabboo the criticise the marshals, but her behaviour, from what we see on that video clip, doesn't look very professional!
willr said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Setanta Sport video clip - http://rapidshare.com/files/29881279/
What video codec does this use?
Xvid and unlike the ITV coverage above because this is Setanta who did the live coverage there's more than one camera angle.
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