[Xploit Machine]

Co-driver Aleksandr Eryzhinsky, 33, was killed when an off-road vehicle left the course and tumbled down a slope near Gelendzhik, Russia, on March 30, 2019. The crash occurred during an ascent of Mount Ostraya in the first round of the Russian Trophy Raid Championship.

Eryzhinsky died at the scene. Driver Mikhail Chaykovsky, 45, survived and was hospitalized. The Krasnodar Krai Investigative Committee said his life was not in danger and opened an inquiry into the crash.

Bystander footage shows the vehicle climbing a steep grassy slope before rolling backward toward a treeline. Later views show the wreck among trees. In-car footage also shows helmeted occupants, but does not establish which crew member is which.

[Trucked up]

So close, yet so far away.

[Hogmann]

Who?

[William May]

Sorry, but that didn't look "instantly" to me.

[houseoftechno]

Left front tire was seriously bald and it was spinning a bit. It might have kept the forward motion up if it had a normal tread.

I think the tranny or drivetrain might have failed for the Suzuki to lurch backward like that. But even an engine stall might have triggered the descent at that climbing angle.

I never seriously hillclimbed in jeeps - just foolish. I did a little of that on dirt bikes as it is easy to bail, but not much. Easy to ruin your equipment on hill climbs.

[houseoftechno]

Originally Posted by Hogmann ↗

Who?

Aleksandr Eryzhinsky

Complete name: Aleksandr Eryzhinsky
Birth date: 05.Dec.1985
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 30.Mar.2019
Death Place: near Gelendzhik, Russia
Nationality: Russia
Gender: male
Age at death: 33

Event date: 30.Mar.2019
Series: Russian Trophy Raid Championship
Race:
Event type: cross-country rally
Country: Russia
Venue: Gelendzhik
Variant: off-road course (2019)

Role: co-driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: utility / off-road
Vehicle brand/model: Suzuki
Vehicle number: 49


Notes:
Russian off-road co-driver Aleksandr Eryzhinsky, 33, was killed during the first round of the 2019 Russian Trophy Raid Championship, held in Gelendzhik, southern Russia, on Saturday, 30 March 2019.

The accident happened during the ascent to the Ostraya mountain, when the Suzuki #49 in which he was co-driving to Mikhail Chaykovskiy, went out of control and rolled backwards several times before crashing into trees.

Aleksandr Eryzshinsky was killed instantly. The driver Mikhail Chaykovskiy, 45, suffered serious injuries but managed to left the car by himself. The event was stopped after the fatal accident.

Born on 05 December 1985, Aleksandr Eryzhinsky was current Rostov Oblast champion in two disciplines, Trophy Raids and Road Rallies. A resident in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, he was buried in the village of Bagayevskaya stanitsa, where he grew up and attended the school. He graduated from the University of Novocherkassk.

http://motorsportmemorial.org

[Ozymandias]

you know that stomach drop you get on roller coasters..? imagine being that guy.

[mothmon]

How did I miss this? Pretty intense