[Barton Farley]

Originally Posted by thissmallfish ↗

Was gonna say! Apparently there was a photographer who vaulted the barrier at Tamburello but the Senna family took out an injunction banning their release.

The gentleman's name is Angelo Orsi, at the time the picture editor of Autosprint.

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I really like the work you've done, and appreciate the amount of time and effort. I am now intrigued with formula racing and am going to learn more. Thanks again.

[windowlicker]

Originally Posted by windowlicker ↗

On the 5th lap at Dayton raceway in Ohio on 31st August 1952, the leader Gene Force ran wide racing into the third turn. Jim Rigsby, just behind him attempt to pass for the lead. Rigsby's right front wheel climbed over Force's left front wheel, Rigsby's car skidded left then corrected itself. The foot throttle was damaged in this contact causing the engine to race wide open.

Rigsby's car raced up the third turn banking and launched over the single guard rail by 20 feet or more and landed in a cabbage patch some 200 feet from the track. The car erupted in flames... Jim had no chance.

One of the most bizarre and unpleasant crashes ever caught on camera. That third photo, used as the front cover for Mechanix Illustrated is amazing and horrifying at the same time.

A post from page 84.

I found a photo of Rigby's wrecked car and I've included the amazing Mechanix front page photo again.

[windowlicker]

Old school German Touring Car action at Avus with ex-F1 drivers Bernd Schneider and Johnny Cecotto.

The second photo shows Bernd testing a McLaren in 1995.

Both drivers had limited F1 success driving mainly duff equipment, but found success later in Touring Cars.

[windowlicker]

Huge crash for Alan Johnson at a Renault 5 race in the UK, he emerged with minor injuries...

[windowlicker]

Eric Molving's firey crash at New Zealand's Whangarei Speedway's dirt track in February 2008 after contact with another car and crashing heavily into a bank. Eric was trapped the flaming wreck for half a minute and suffered burns and internal injuries. He was in a coma for fourty days and lost six fingers but has now made a full recovery.

[jeremycrpntr]

Is there a better, faster way to upload numerous pictures? I have a bunch of pictures from the Nationwide race at Daytona that I took. I was about 100 feet towards start/finish line from the impact, in the upper section. I have some great photos I took myself.; I have already been on a couple news channels and radio shows locally, as they were stoked to talk to someone local that close to the "war zone"... Help!...

[jeremycrpntr]

Originally Posted by The Dark ↗

Fans of Nascar will already be aware that there's been a serious accident at Daytona today. Car debris went into the grandstand and several fans have been injured.

Nothing official as yet, but it could be the worst news.

I've seen one pic of the car and it's literally being split in 2 by the fence. Scary stuff.

I will be uploading my pics soon. I was very close to the crash!

[Pelle]

Rad post!

[jeremycrpntr]

Pictures of the chaos at the 2013 Nationwide race at Daytona International Speedway. I was about 100 feet down the track from the impact with the fence, and in the upper section. I took these pictures myself, so no copyright infringements. So lucky it wasn't worse than it was.