Top 10 Nascar Pit Stop fails of all time
We have always loved the sport of running, either in direct competition or simply look at the end of the 20th century, we have replaced horses with internal combustion engines and brought competitive racing at a level more than 100 years later, motor sports or racing is one of the most exciting spectator sports around almost every weekend somewhere you can find a competition that pits racers against a field each other, we love cars the sounds they make, the pilots who fly them without fear and all the drama that seems to take place during and after each battle on the formula 1 track is motor sport in the most popular around the world and in America North, the king remains between NASCAR has everything super Japanese GT series formerly JGTC World Championship WRC Rally we have introduced a variety of new tracks, cars, drivers and challenges.
What attracts spectators the race day itself is the competition and excitement occurring on the runway overruns another failure in cars, outsider to come from behind to snatch a victory are all crowd pleasers course, which also attracts a lot of attention to this high sport -Speed are accidents that does not mean fans love a most cringe accident and worried at the sight of a mixture but they offer a spectacular with the tragic and unexpected When they occur, we recall that the plant motorsport are exciting but extremely dangerous.
The following list looks at 15 of the worst accidents in the history of motor racing, as you will see, not a sport has a monopoly for accidents that these tragedies as easily hit on Formula 1 tracks as they do on gravel and snow rally circuits such accidents are all considered bad for a number of reasons why some are classified as the worst because of the number of people killed and injured other accidents are listed because of the spectacular nature of the accident himself several leads to the introduction of new rules and regulations meant to keep drivers and fans safe, while others are simply recalled because they have taken the life of a beloved driver or promising .
Honorable Mention Old Bridge Township Raceway Park 2008.
Scott Kalitta was one of the most successful riders in the history of American drag racing competition in the Funny Car class and Bouffe, he won 18 races and won two league titles in 1994 and 1995 June 21 st 2008 Kalitta was entering the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals held at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in New Jersey Near the end of the race his engine exploded, damaging the parachute intended to slow the car dragster continues through the sand trap and a retaining wall at about 125 mph before hitting a crane Kalitta was killed by the impact in response, the NHRA shortened runway length to 1,000 feet, elongated sand traps and padded retaining walls.
Known as The Clown Prince of Racing, said Joe Weatherly had an outgoing personality would be an understatement Weatherly was known for being a prankster and often stayed up very early in the morning before a race to party with friends, he have even begun a practice while wearing a Peter suit Pan on the track, he was a proven NASCAR champion, winning the grand National Series 1962 and 1963 in more than 25 career races in January 1964, he participated in the fifth race season internationally Riverside Raceway in California in the race he lost control and hit the wall of investigation confirmed the head of Weatherly had gone out of the window and was crushed against the wall, not wearing a harness and not a window screen installed his death led to the further development and the mandatory installation of window nets in all vehicles NA SCAR.
1976 Formula 1 season was one of the most hotly contested campaigns in the sport's history made famous by the 2013 movie Rush everyone in motorsport was aware of the rivalry between Englishman James Hunt and Austrian Niki Lauda 1976 German Grand Prix held at the Nürburgring Nordschleife famous track with a difficult reputation dangerous things were even worse with wet conditions in round 2, Lauda lost control during a quick left turn and hit the wall his car burst into flames the fire was made worse when another race car hit Lauda s damaged seconds later Ferrari in flames, Lauda was trapped in his car until other riders could the help to free the German suffered serious burns and scars on her face It was the last grand Prix to be held at the old Nordschleife.
Known today as the Super GT, the JGTC used famous racecourses in Japan and brought together a wide range of sports and supercars Ferraris and Porsches to Nissans and Toyotas in 1998, conditions at Fuji Speedway were terrible, with heavy rain and very thick fog before the start of the safety car had been running too fast before falling suddenly This caused two Porsches to aquaplaning and collide a Porsche installed on the grass of the track before a Ferrari 355, also aquaplaning, came out of the fog and hit the two cars burst into flames, with the Ferrari drag on the track the Ferrari driver Tetsuya Ota was trapped in the burning car for a minute and a half before that another stopped to extinguish the fire with a fire extinguisher Ota needed plastic surgery for burns to his face and never raced again.
For race fans, especially those who follow NASCAR, February 18 th 2001 was a dark day on the last lap of the Daytona 500, heading into Turn 4, Dale Earnhardt Sr. Car was hit by arrestor front shock Sterling Martin Earnhardt veered off the track before switching back to the racing surface His car was then hit by the car of Ken Schrader who pushed Earnhardt into the wall at about 160 mph later surveys suggest the force equals a fall from a height of nearly 20 meters for the spectators, the crash didn t look as bad as it turned out to be Unfortunately, Earnhardt Sr. Had hit the wall at a bad angle with enough force to cause injury, there including a fatal skull fracture.
At the 1978 Italian Grand Prix a mix-up with the starting signal has caused the race to start before all of the drivers were in position The surge resulting from vehicles in the back half of the pack caught the leaders and caused an accident the nine major pileup -for could have been avoided but, more importantly, shouldn t have led to the death of Ronnie Peterson driver was trapped in his burning car after the accident leg injuries sustained minor burns and Peterson but was pulled from the car by other drivers miscommunication and the decisions of race officials and medical personnel meant he waited for nearly 20 minutes before help arrived, he died the next day hospital complications due to complications injuries that could have been avoided if medical aid administered much earlier.
One of motorsport races organized earlier was also one of the most dangerous The first recognized racing took place almost ten years ago, but as the race 1903 has shown a lot more experience and practice needed the competition was about 1300 km long and involved about 300 runners and used cars motorcycles no repairs were permitted between the steps during the time of the race It is therefore not surprising that nearly half the vehicles crashed or retired during the race on the lack of experience of officials, riders and the crowds were also demonstrated with many drivers crash struck level crossing signs, trees and each other Car caught fire and collapsed spectators stood on the road or ran past cars causing many accidents and injuries at the end, eight people killed and dozens were confirmed to have been injured.
The last race of the CART World Series 1999 was held at the famous California Speedway now as Auto Club Speedway Take part in the race was former Canadian pilot 24 years Greg Moore He had been involved in an accident the week before the race when a vehicle the 'hit his motor scooter with an injured right hand, Moore was allowed to enter the final race lap 9, Moore lost control of his car, turn on the grass infield at 200 mph the car jumped on an access road, turning and hitting a concrete barrier directly with the top of the car Moore was pulled from the car with tremendous internal injuries and head, he died soon after.
Another Canadian rider on this list, Gilles Villeneuve has had a dramatic and fatal accident in qualifying for the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder with just a few minutes of time for the session, Ferrari Villeneuve came around a bend to find a car much slower in its path Unable to slow down quickly enough, the Canadian tried to go around, but was cut by the slower car Ferrari launched into the air at about 130 mph and disintegrate spilling into the process Villeneuve, still strapped into his seat, was thrown 50 meters from the car and hit a fence at the edge of the track still alive but suffering from a broken neck, he was taken to a nearby hospital where he is later died.
Throughout the 1980s, the cars of the World Rally Championship has pushed the power and speed limits on non-racing track surfaces such as snow and gravel the car this time belonged to the notorious Group B a class that has seen very light car with a powerful turbocharged engines Some of these vehicles were able to go 0-60 in less than 3 seconds on the gravel it was only a matter of time until the power became too much for the narrow course and during the 1986 tour de Corse in Corsica, Henri Toivonen and his co-driver Sergio Cresto crashed their Lancia Delta S4 the car left the road in a ravine and landed on the roof before burst into flames the two men were killed and the car was unrecognizable after the flames were put out Toivonen had complained about the car being too powerful and the incident turned out to be the nail in the coffin for cars Group B WRC.
If there is an accident during a race, traditionally the yellow flag comes out and cars drive under caution until the situation is resolved During the Indy 1964 500 pilot Dave MacDonald would have had a very fast car but unstable other pilots reported that MacDonald took risks and that his car seemed a little out of control sometimes the second round, his car spun and hit the wall, bursting into flames flaming car slid backwards on track causing several crashes cars Eddie Sachs pilot tried to find an opening in the chaos to get through, but eventually hit the broad side of MacDonald's vehicle, causing Sachs explosion was killed instantly and MacDonald succumbed to significant burns to his body did not continue the race under caution It was the first time that the Indianapolis 500 was stopped due to an accident.
During lap 22 of the race, the car driven by Renzo Zorzi pulled to the side of the track before experiencing a fire Two marshals were running on the track with fire extinguishers to help Just at that moment appeared to catch the marshals two cars on the track first Marshal made it through the second Jansen van Vuuren was hit by the car of Tom Pryce kill graphically van Vuuren and sending him flying into the wall carrying the fire extinguisher had been hit head Pryce nearly decapitating the driver and instantly killing Pryce's car continued on the track until it is overwritten the next round.
Happening earlier that the incident mentioned above in Corsica, the accident at the 1986 Rally Portugal WRC has made officials take notice and begin an investigation that lead to the end of the Group B cars of the Portuguese scene was known for having fans standing very close to or even on the road Add high sliding propelled cars in the corners and you can imagine what happened Some drivers have feared the Portuguese leg of the competition due to the start of the rally, the Ford RS200 Joaquim Santos came a ridge and lost traction video shows the Ford heading in a left turn, but failing to negotiate the fighting control movement, the driver could not stop the inevitable and the car crashed into the crowd Three people were killed and dozens more injured.
The San Marino Grand Prix 1994 was the third race of the season on pole position was held by Brazilian Ayrton Senna, a position he held in the previous two races and race festivities were held back by two serious accidents in the qualification first, Rubens Barrichello was seriously injured when his car was launched into the air and crashed into the tire barrier causing him to second, Austrian Roland Ratzenberger was killed when he lost control at 190 mph, hitting the concrete wall and suffering a fracture like skull Dale Earnhardt Sr. On the day of the race, there was more bad news as the car of Senna hit the wall at turn 7 to 135 mph, injuring fatally believed separated the front wheel during the accident and hit his head causing massive trauma All this has led to the implementation of new safety measures in formula 1.
Mille Miglia is an annual endurance race similar to today's rally racing all types of cars have been reached with slower vehicles starting first if roads are to be closed as long as in 1957 the combination of speed and spectators led to the banning of the race there were two fatal accidents involving the most serious drivers involved Alfonso de Portago and Edmund Nelson Ferrari co-pilot that they were traveling at 120 mph estimated when a tire burst eruption caused the car off the road, rolling and tearing have both drivers in two If this wasn t bad enough, the vehicle hit a crowd and killed nine other people.
It was the deadliest single race and killed the most spectators at a motorsport event in LeMans races are legendary in the world of motorsport in 1955, an accident that left a black mark on this event and has led to new safety regulations sudden braking by a Jaguar near the pits caused a number of cars to try to avoid a collision a Mercedes driven by Pierre Levegh could not avoid chaos, hitting an Austin-Healey and throwing up in the crowd bonnet and axel flew into the overwhelming crowd and spectators beheading car, built with magnesium, caught fire and burned more to Levegh died was thrown from the car and killed overall, the accident killed 84 people and injured more than 100 others really tragic.
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