Yikes!!! Fatal Carrera GT crash @ California Speedway

[moks78]

Here's an article on LA Times about the accident...Text

It is always sad to hear accident like this, whoever they are...rich or poor. Life is a precious thing that we should not take lightly. May they R.I.P.

 

[Stark]

Originally posted by: EyeMWing
Before anyone says anything EXCESSIVELY stupid, he was trying to avoid a collision that comes down to p!ss-poor event planning. The 150mph+ zone ran in front of the track entrance, which was unattended. Another driver made an entrance at exactly the wrong moment, and the guy cratered himself, his passenger, and his car avoiding a collision. 33.33333% survival rate. Not bad, considering the circumstances. At those speeds and in a car like that, you're literally riding a missile. There's only so much correction you can *DO*.

what he said

 

[imported_Mike]

Just saw this on the local news, I guess they were from La Jolla.

 

[skyking]

That reminds me of Earhardt's wreck. The car made it in mostly the same shape, but the G's were too much.

 

[AStar617]

That'll buff right... nevermind.

 

[cavemanmoron]

This reminds me of Greg Moore's fatal crash at the same track back in 1999. His car lost control and slammed into the infield retaining wall. I don't know if it happened in the same area but you'd think by now there would be stacks of tires lining the walls.