In a coma after a smash in Indycar race
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/34037413
Hit on the head by the nosecone off another car.
In a coma after a smash in Indycar race
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/motorsport/34037413
Hit on the head by the nosecone off another car.
Terrible news, hope he pulls through
Literally watching a video about closed cockpits for F1 as we speak so after the amount of incidents in the last few years I think this is going to be the next thing
Looks nasty, hope he pulls through and makes a decent recovery.
1998 Nissan 200sx s14a , 2000 std 5 speed with nismo supercoppermix clutch bn6 Sapphire Blue
Sadly it's being reported this morning that he has passed away. RIP Justin
RIP. A great talent and an all round great guy from the sounds of it. He will be missed
Rip. He was quick in the lead up to f1 iirc. Pretty freak accident too by the look of it.
1998 Nissan 200sx s14a , 2000 std 5 speed with nismo supercoppermix clutch bn6 Sapphire Blue
Didn't he drive for Minardi in 2003? I'm sure i remember the name in f1.Originally Posted by Chriscooke
R.I.P there seems to be far too many bad crashes in Indycar atm!
EDIT: He was test driver for Minardi in 2003.
He drove for jaguar too iirc.
1998 Nissan 200sx s14a , 2000 std 5 speed with nismo supercoppermix clutch bn6 Sapphire Blue
Rip.
What is it that F1 is doing differently to Indycar?
I know we lost Jules Bianchi, and before that Maria Villotta, but since Senna there's been at least half a dozen fatalities in Indycar.
Despite there being some pretty violent crashes in F1 such as Webber flipping over, or Kubica in Canada iirc.
RIP, seemed like a really nice lad.
Speed, and the consequences of hitting concrete walls/catch fencing/cars/debris at those speeds, especially if the cars end up airborne. Just having a quick look, the average speed of the fastest qualifier at this year's Indy 500 was 226 MPH. With zero run-off, pack racing open wheeled cars, when it goes wrong it goes wrong very quickly. They don't even race them at the fastest ovals like Talladega or Daytona.
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