Title: VLN today
Post by: Nordic on March 28, 2015, 07:04:00 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/32100886
Awful news, hope those hurt soon recover and thoughts with those who sadly have died.
Awful news, hope those hurt soon recover and thoughts with those who sadly have died.
Title: Re: VLN today
Post by: Lord Steve on March 28, 2015, 10:15:42 pm
That is very sad.
Title: Re: VLN today
Post by: Werner on March 29, 2015, 01:41:18 pm
Already prior to this race there were warnings from some experts that the GT3 cars with their power and the flat bottom areo are way too quick for this track - looks they they were right, unfortunately. :(
Title: Re: VLN today
Post by: Boorish Grobian on March 29, 2015, 05:57:30 pm
From the video I've seen it looks like a textbook Flugplatz shunt, the car blows over right at the crest of the hump, much like Manfred Winkelhock's 1980 F2 shunt.
Terribly sad that spectators were involved, thoughts and prayers go to them.
Always a bad thing for the sport.
Fax
Terribly sad that spectators were involved, thoughts and prayers go to them.
Always a bad thing for the sport.
Fax
Title: Re: VLN today
Post by: Steve Pyro on March 30, 2015, 03:15:39 pm
Follow up here http://www.motorsport.com/vln/news/gt3-cars-banned-from-nordschleife-after-fatal-accident/ (http://www.motorsport.com/vln/news/gt3-cars-banned-from-nordschleife-after-fatal-accident/)
Title: Re: VLN today
Post by: geoffd on March 30, 2015, 06:11:25 pm
Sad thing is it's not the first time a GT car has gone through/over the debris fencing.
The new owners of the Ring are not going to be able to afford to put extra/stronger fencing in I wouldn't have thought, so how are they going to sort this out for the 24 hours in May, if ever?
The new owners of the Ring are not going to be able to afford to put extra/stronger fencing in I wouldn't have thought, so how are they going to sort this out for the 24 hours in May, if ever?
