swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

> A RALLY spectator died yesterday after he was hit by one of the cars.

In 2009.

And this is supposed to help the grieving family and friends in what way,
exactly?

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Spike

Colin McRae is the third British rally driver to have died in the past two years.

In November 2005, four years to the day after winning the World Rally Championship, McRae's former Subaru team-mate Richard Burns died, aged 34, after having been in a coma as a result of a brain tumour.

His death was overshadowed by the death on the same day of the footballer George Best.

In November 2003, Burns was driving to the season-ending Wales Rally GB, still in the frame for the title, when he suffered a blackout in his car.

He withdrew from the event and was eventually diagnosed with an astrocytoma.

He had chemotherapy and radiotherapy and left hospital briefly in 2004 but, despite surgery in April 2005, he died later that year.

Two months before Burns' death - two years ago tomorrow - the co-driver Michael Park died during the Margam stage of the Wales Rally GB.

Park was driving with Markko Martin in a Peugeot 307 when the pair crashed into a tree.

McRae is also the second Scottish sportsman to have been killed in a helicopter accident in the last few years.

In July 2003, Steve Hislop, the British Superbikes champion of 1995 and 2002 who also won the Isle of Man TT 11 times, died in a crash in Roxburghshire.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> Colin McRae is the third British rally driver to have died in the past two years.

And this is supposed to help the grieving families and friends in what way,
exactly?

<snip>

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Spike

A Tipperary rally driver, Mr Frank Meagher, died while giving a "spin" to a rally fan, an inquest into his death heard yesterday.

Mr Meagher died when his Ford Sierra Cosworth Sapphire car overturned and struck a tree on a forest track at Anner Wood, close to his home in Cloneen, Fethard, Co Tipperary.

A statement was read out in the South Tipperary Coroner's Court yesterday by a passenger in Mr Meagher's car at the time of his death on the afternoon of March 10th last.

The inquest heard that Ms Helen O'Riordan, of Lyredane, Greenagh, Co Cork, received only minor injuries, while Mr Meagher (39), a father of four, sustained traumatic injuries.

Ms O'Riordan said that she was looking at a stopwatch on her lap when she heard Mr Meagher shout. She looked up and saw the car driving along the bank of the road. After it came to a halt, she tried talking to Mr Meagher and checked for a pulse, but there was no response.

She had always wanted a "spin" in his car, and he had agreed on that occasion, the inquest heard.

The coroner, Mr Paul Morris, heard a pathologist's evidence that Mr Meagher died from dislocation fractures to six of his cervical vertebrae and rupture of the underlying spinal cord.

A jury agreed with the coroner's verdict of accidental death due to a road traffic accident.

A popular figure in motor sport, Mr Meagher won the Circuit of Ireland Rally Championship in 1992 and the Tarmac Championship in 1995. He won the Tipperary Stonethrowers Rally a record nine times. He was also a successful businessman.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> A Tipperary rally driver, Mr Frank Meagher, died while giving a "spin" to
> a rally fan, an inquest into his death heard yesterday.

And this is supposed to help the grieving family and friends in what way,
exactly?

--
Spike

A man has died during a vintage car rally after his vehicle, which was more than 100 years old, collided with a lorry on the motorway in Sussex.

The 80-year-old and his female passenger, believed to be a married couple, were taking part in Bonham’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run on Sunday when they took a wrong turn, deviating from the rally’s official route before winding up on the motorway.

Their 1903 Knox Runabout Old Porcupine – a tiny, open-cabin vehicle with a single-cylinder engine and max speed of 35mph – collided with an HGV near Junction 7 on the southbound M23, outside Hooley, Surrey.

Emergency services arrived shortly after 10am. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman suffered serious head injuries and was airlifted to hospital.

Surrey police confirmed the man’s death in a statement, adding that the next of kin had been notified and asking anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward.

More than 400 vehicles dating from before 1905 were due to take part in the run, the oldest motoring event in the world according to its organisers, the Royal Automobile Club.

The rally is held every year to commemorate the 1896 “Emancipation Run”, a celebration of the Locomotives on Highways Act, which bumped the speed limit up to 14mph and allowed motorists to drive without being escorted by an attendant on foot.

The crash comes two years after another fatal accident, in which six people participating in the run were injured when a 1902 Benz collided with four other cars outside Reigate Hill, Surrey.

David Corry, the 68-year-old driver of the vehicle, died from his injuries two days later.

3 November 2019

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

> A man has died during a vintage car rally after his vehicle, which was
> more than 100 years old, collided with a lorry on the motorway in Sussex.

And this is supposed to help the grieving family and friends in what way,
exactly?

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Spike

Rally racers cheated death after their car rolled and a huge log crashed through the windscreen.

Dramatic footage shows the car sliding off the road at high speed during the Snowman Rally in the Highlands at the weekend.

As Tom Howie’s car rolls, a 5ft log slams through the windshield but is thrown clear as the motor tumbles back on to its wheels.

As smoke and steam pour from the engine, Tom can be heard shouting: “F***. You dirty little f****** b****** .”

Tom, 21, from North Kessock, near Inverness, was unhurt – and more upset at the state of his dad’s classic Talbot Sunbeam.

The footage, captured by CPL Motorsport Media, shows the Talbot clipping loose gravel as it corners on the edge of the track.

As the rear end starts to slide out, the car rolls down into the ditch.

The log, which is as long as the car is wide, goes through the windscreen on the co-driver’s side, slides to the other side and pivots in front of Tom’s face before it is thrown clear by the momentum of the car as it lands on its wheels.

Tom can then be seen throwing a chunk of 
turf out of the 30-year-old car. He said: “It happened so quickly to be honest, I didn’t see the log but we narrowly missed a huge rock.

“It was my first forest event and my first event with my co-driver.

“We had a brilliant start to the day, third in class coming into the first service. No problems with the car at all.

“Then we went a bit harder in stages two and three, coming into the second service with a 12-second class lead and sitting 45th overall.”

Tom explained the car has been in his family since 1989, and he has been preparing it for events for the last 10 years. He said: “It was Dad’s old car.

“I have no idea how much money we’ve invested in it since we’ve used my Dad’s old parts to build it.

“He was devastated when he heard about what happened but he told me all the best rally drivers crash at some point.”

The Snowman Rally –named after the usually wintry conditions it takes place in – is the first event of the Scottish Rally Championship 
and is run in forest roads around the Inverness area.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> Rally racers cheated death after their car rolled and a huge log crashed
> through the windscreen.

22 FEB 2017

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Spike

On 28/06/2023 08:03 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> A man has died during a vintage car rally after his vehicle, which was more than 100 years old, collided with a lorry on the motorway in Sussex.

"in Sussex"
>
> The 80-year-old and his female passenger, believed to be a married couple, were taking part in Bonham’s London to Brighton Veteran Car Run on Sunday when they took a wrong turn, deviating from the rally’s official route before winding up on the motorway.
> Their 1903 Knox Runabout Old Porcupine – a tiny, open-cabin vehicle with a single-cylinder engine and max speed of 35mph – collided with an HGV near Junction 7 on the southbound M23, outside Hooley, Surrey.
> Emergency services arrived shortly after 10am. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman suffered serious head injuries and was airlifted to hospital.
> Surrey police confirmed the man’s death in a statement, adding that the next of kin had been notified and asking anyone who witnessed the collision to come forward.

"Hooley, Surrey" ... "Surrey Police"

So... Surrey or Sussex?

Or are you one of those thickos who doesn't know the difference?
>
> More than 400 vehicles dating from before 1905 were due to take part in the run, the oldest motoring event in the world according to its organisers, the Royal Automobile Club.
> The rally is held every year to commemorate the 1896 “Emancipation Run”, a celebration of the Locomotives on Highways Act, which bumped the speed limit up to 14mph and allowed motorists to drive without being escorted by an attendant on foot.
> The crash comes two years after another fatal accident, in which six people participating in the run were injured when a 1902 Benz collided with four other cars outside Reigate Hill, Surrey.
> David Corry, the 68-year-old driver of the vehicle, died from his injuries two days later.

Finally, what's the connection with chavs like yourself cycling on
chav-bikes in Storling?

On 28/06/2023 10:04 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> Rally racers cheated death after their car rolled and a huge log crashed through the windscreen.
>
> Dramatic footage shows the car sliding off the road at high speed during the Snowman Rally in the Highlands at the weekend.
>
> As Tom Howie’s car rolls, a 5ft log slams through the windshield but is thrown clear as the motor tumbles back on to its wheels.
>
> As smoke and steam pour from the engine, Tom can be heard shouting: “F***. You dirty little f****** b****** .”
>
> Tom, 21, from North Kessock, near Inverness, was unhurt – and more upset at the state of his dad’s classic Talbot Sunbeam.
>
> The footage, captured by CPL Motorsport Media, shows the Talbot clipping loose gravel as it corners on the edge of the track.
>
> As the rear end starts to slide out, the car rolls down into the ditch.
>
> The log, which is as long as the car is wide, goes through the windscreen on the co-driver’s side, slides to the other side and pivots in front of Tom’s face before it is thrown clear by the momentum of the car as it lands on its wheels.
>
> Tom can then be seen throwing a chunk of 
turf out of the 30-year-old car. He said: “It happened so quickly to be honest, I didn’t see the log but we narrowly missed a huge rock.
>
> “It was my first forest event and my first event with my co-driver.
>
> “We had a brilliant start to the day, third in class coming into the first service. No problems with the car at all.
>
> “Then we went a bit harder in stages two and three, coming into the second service with a 12-second class lead and sitting 45th overall.”
>
> Tom explained the car has been in his family since 1989, and he has been preparing it for events for the last 10 years. He said: “It was Dad’s old car.
>
> “I have no idea how much money we’ve invested in it since we’ve used my Dad’s old parts to build it.
>
> “He was devastated when he heard about what happened but he told me all the best rally drivers crash at some point.”
>
> The Snowman Rally –named after the usually wintry conditions it takes place in – is the first event of the Scottish Rally Championship 
and is run in forest roads around the Inverness area.
>

Not Stirling, then?

And not chavs-on-bikes?

On 28/06/2023 10:12 pm, Spike wrote:
> swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Rally racers cheated death after their car rolled and a huge log crashed
>> through the windscreen.
>
> 22 FEB 2017

Ah yes... but what about the splashes from the water-pistols?

Friday’s Żuławy Rally ended prematurely with the death of driver Łukasz Semkiw and his co-driver Tomasz Czepukojć who drove into a ditch in the northern Polish town of Błotnik.
“Driving a Honda Civic, the rally participant dropped from the track and rolled into a ditch. The driver and his co-driver died on the spot,” said the provincial police spokesperson Renata Legawiec.

The police are investigating the accident.

“The judges, fans firefighters, an ambulance and Medical Air Rescue helicopter… rushed to help. Unfortunately, despite the immediate safety procedure and rescuers’ efforts, the accident turned out deadly and both men died. We offer our condolences to the families and friends of the deceased participants,” reads the organiser’s statement.

Due to the tragic event, the rally was terminated.

The Żuławy Rally is a rallycross race for unlicensed, non-sports participants organised by the Marine Automobile Club (Automobilklub Morski) in the northern city of Gdynia. The track runs through the difficult terrain of the Cedry Wielkie municipality veined with ditches and water drainage.. This year 28 participants took part in the event.

DTG: 12.05.2019, 20:58

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

> Friday’s Żuławy Rally ended prematurely with the death of driver Łukasz
> Semkiw and his co-driver Tomasz Czepukojć who drove into a ditch in the
> northern Polish town of Błotnik.

<snip>

And this is supposed to help the grieving family and friends in what way,
exactly?

--
Spike

>
> Due to the tragic event, the rally was terminated.

They all need to get scrapped - too many get killed.

On 29/06/2023 11:04 am, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>
>> Due to the tragic event, the rally was terminated.
>
> They all need to get scrapped - too many get killed.

Glad you've come around to that way of thinking.

ALL racing, time-setting, time-trialling, etc on the highway should be
banned, with immediate arrest and vehicle seizure for anyone breaching
the law.

Welshman Gareth Roberts was killed in an accident during the Targa Florio Rally, 5th round of the 2012 IRC-Intercontinental Rally Challenge, held in province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. He co-drove to the Irishman Craig Breen the Peugeot 207 S2000 #15, entered by the Italian team HRT Motorsport.

It happened around 10h40 on the second day of the rally, Sunday, 16 June 2012, eight kilometers after the start of the 8th special stage of the rally, the 18-kilometer all-asphalt "Cefalù-1", from Gratteri to Gibilmanna. On the approach to a left-hand bend in the small village of Campella, the car driven by Breen went out of control, striking the edge of the guardrail on the right side of the road. The impact destroyed the nose of the car, and a piece of armco entered the cockpit, inflicting severe injuries to navigator Roberts.

At the moment of the crash, Breen and Roberts were lying 6th overall. The accident was reported to be very similar to the crash that seriously injured Polish Formula 1 driver Robert Kubica in February of 2011, during the Rally Ronde di Andora.

It occurred just in front of a safety post and an emergency team rushed to put out a small fire on the car. The special stage was immediately stopped to enable medical crews to attend the scene but, despite their best efforts, Gareth Roberts succumbed to his injuries. Death was almost instantaneous. Breen escaped unhurt in the accident.

After the tragedy the remainder of the event was cancelled as a mark of respect.

Gareth Roberts, 24, was born and lived in Bronwydd, near Carmarthen, Wales, and worked as a self-employed electrician. Nicknamed as "Jaffa" Roberts by friends, he started his career in 2004 achieving considerable success in the Ford Fiesta SportTrophy series, winning the double of UK and Irish championships in 2008, with Elfyn Evans. That same year he scored a 5th in class, 18th place overall, in the Wales Rally GB, then a round of the FIA World Rally Championship, co-driving to Elfyn's father, the experienced Gwyndaf Evans, a works Mitsubishi Lancer EvoIX Group N.

Gareth Roberts raced alongside his country fellow Matt Beebe in a MG ZR 160 until 2009, when he joined Breen, another young gun making his name in the world rally scene. The pair became firm friends, winning the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship Academy Cup in 2011. In 2012 Breen-Roberts embarked on a partial IRC-Intercontinental Rally Challenge campaign, finishing a creditable 5th in the Circuit of Ireland and 6th in the Tour de Corse.

Gareth Roberts was survived by his parents and his girlfriend, Holly Yeomans. His elder brother, Dai Roberts, is also a talented rally co-driver. Several days after his death, a memorial was erected at Campella in the place of accident, in his memory. Craig Breen would lose his life on 13 April 2023 in a testing accident before the Croatia Rally.

Gareth Roberts was involved in another fatal accident almost exactly four year before, during the Donegal International Rally in Ireland held on 14 June 2008, when the spectator Richard O'Donnell was hit and killed by the Ford Fiesta which he co-drove to the Walesman Elfyn Evans.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

> Welshman Gareth Roberts was killed in an accident during the Targa Florio
> Rally, 5th round of the 2012 IRC-Intercontinental Rally Challenge, held
> in province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy.

<snip>

And this is supposed to help the grieving family and friends in what way,
exactly?

--
Spike

The tragic deaths of rally car spectators are unfortunately a reality. The thrill of a rally car race can lead to some extreme and dangerous circumstances, and unfortunately, sometimes the spectators can become the victims of these events.

The most recent tragedy of a rally car spectator death occurred in 2020 when a 20-year-old man was killed after being hit by a car in the Rally Sweden.. The incident happened during the first stage of the race, when the car apparently went off the track and hit the man as he was standing nearby. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident; similar incidents have occurred in the past.

In 2017, a spectator was killed during the Rally of Portugal when a car went off the track and crashed into the crowd. In 2016, another spectator was killed during the Rally of Finland when a car went off the track and hit several spectators.

The fatalities of these spectators are a stark reminder of why safety measures must be taken at all times during a rally car race. Spectators need to be aware that they are in a dangerous environment and must pay attention to their surroundings. The drivers also need to be aware of the potential dangers and take extra caution when approaching the spectators.

It is also important for rally car organizers to make sure that spectators are aware of the risks involved and are provided with the necessary safety equipment. Spectators should be wearing protective gear, such as helmets and goggles, and should be standing a safe distance away from the track.

In the wake of these tragedies, the FIA has implemented additional safety measures to ensure the safety of spectators. The FIA now requires that all rally car race organizers provide detailed safety plans and ensure that all spectators are aware of the risks involved.

The deaths of these spectators are tragic and serve as a reminder of the dangers of attending a rally car race. While the organizers and drivers have taken steps to ensure that spectators are safe, it is still important for spectators to take their own safety into consideration.
Rally Car Safety: What We Can Learn from Spectator Fatalities
As rally car racing continues to grow in popularity, it is important to consider the safety of not only the drivers, but also the spectators. Although the sport has come a long way since its inception, there have still been a few instances where spectators have been killed as a result of a rally car crash.

One of the most tragic incidents happened in 2011 at the Rally of Portugal, where a spectator was killed after being hit by a car driven by Jari-Matti Latvala. The car had spun off the track and into the crowd, and the spectator was unfortunately in the wrong place at the wrong time.

This incident, along with many others, has led to a greater emphasis on spectator safety. Rally organizers have implemented several measures to help protect those watching from the sidelines, such as increasing the distance between the cars and the crowds and installing barriers on the sides of the track.

In addition to these physical measures, rally organizers have also implemented a “zero tolerance” policy towards drivers who put spectators at risk. Drivers who are found guilty of endangering spectators are subject to immediate disqualification and possible suspension from future events.

Rally car racing is an exciting and thrilling sport, but it is important to remember that safety should always come first. By taking the necessary precautions and following the rules, we can ensure that spectators are kept safe and that rally car racing remains a fun and exciting sport for everyone involved.
The Impact of Spectator Deaths on Rally Car Racing
Rally car racing is a dangerous sport for both drivers and spectators alike.. Unfortunately, over the years there have been a number of tragic incidents in which spectators have been killed or injured due to a crash involving a rally car. The impact of these deaths and injuries on the sport of rally car racing has been immense.

The first recorded instance of a spectator being killed in a rally car crash occurred in 1982 at the Tour de Corse rally in Corsica, France. A car driven by Italian driver Attilio Bettega careened off the road and into a crowd of onlookers, killing four spectators and injuring a further 10. This tragedy was a major wake up call to the sport and had a profound effect on the way in which rally car racing is regulated and organized.

Since then, organizers have taken a number of steps to improve spectator safety at rallies, including establishing spectator-free zones and greater restrictions on where cars can drive. However, these measures have not been entirely successful, as evidenced by the death of a spectator in Wales in 2014.

In addition to the physical tragedy of these deaths, spectator fatalities have had a significant impact on the financial success of the sport. As a result of the crash in 2014, the World Rally Championship (WRC) had to cancel two events that were due to be held in Wales, costing them millions of pounds in lost revenue.

The impact of spectator fatalities on rally car racing has been significant and wide-reaching, and it is clear that organizers must continue to take steps to ensure that spectators are kept as safe as possible while enjoying the thrill of the race.