Spectacular Porsche Crash
10-01-2006, 11:29 PM
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Spectacular Porsche Crash
My son found this video, and showed it to me today.. It looks like a 993RSR getting hit.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=porsche&hl=en
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...=porsche&hl=en
10-02-2006, 05:33 AM
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Kevin,
IIRC this was at a Japanese round of the GT Sports car series - in the late 90's. The clip has done the rounds - and the guy in the Ferrari had only minor burns. I * think * he raced the next round in a new car.....
Simon.
IIRC this was at a Japanese round of the GT Sports car series - in the late 90's. The clip has done the rounds - and the guy in the Ferrari had only minor burns. I * think * he raced the next round in a new car.....
Simon.
10-02-2006, 06:17 AM
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A racing car driver whose career ended with a sickening crash five years ago Wednesday was awarded 90 million yen compensation after the Tokyo District Court ruled race organizers were to blame for his crippling accident.
Tetsuya Ota fell well short of getting the 300 million he had been asking from the five organizers and the marshal of the 1998 race where he suffered severe burns that ruined his driving career, but received the vindication he had been looking for.
"The crash was caused when the flag car suddenly slowed down," Presiding Judge Tsuyoshi Ono said. "Firefighting and rescue preparations were also not up to scratch."
Ota was delighted with the court win. "I would like to thank everybody who has supported me along the way," the 43-year-old once referred to as Japan's best Ferrari handler said in the wake of the ruling.
Those ordered to pay Ota include Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture, where the horrifying crash occurred, and TV Tokyo, which broadcast the race.
None of the defendants have stated whether they will appeal against the ruling, including TV Tokyo, which spent the entirety of the court battle arguing that it could not be regarded as one of the race organizers.
Court records said Ota's terrifying crash occurred during a warm-up lap before the official start of the race in May 1998. Ota's car burst into flames after slamming into another vehicle that had already stopped because of a different accident.
Ota was stuck in the fireball for almost 90 seconds before rescuers finally dragged him out. He sustained burns across his body and is still unable to move his right arm, right shoulder and fingers properly.
Judges ruled the flag car should have been traveling at about 60 kilometers per hour instead of the 150 kilometers it was doing, and caused the accident by slowing too quickly. Ota was forced to unexpectedly drop his pace and, as a result, he lost control and smash into the stationary vehicle.
They also decided that Ota was left in his flaming vehicle for too long and organizers had neglected their responsibility to get him out of the burning car within 30 seconds of the blaze erupting.
A pre-race agreement between Ota and the organizers not to pursue legal action in the event of an accident was also dismissed as unacceptable.
"A letter that tries to eliminate one party from taking any responsibility for major accidents caused by gross negligence is incorrect, unfair and not void in this court," presiding judge Ono said.
TV Tokyo's attempt to avoid being regarded as one of the race organizers was dismissed by the court, which ruled it was involved in sufficient decisions made about the race to be viewed as one of the organizations directly concerned with running it.
Ota made his debut in 1982, racing in the Formula 3000 series before switching to GT car races in which he competed in four straight Le Mans 24-hour races. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, Oct. 29, 2003)
A racing car driver whose career ended with a sickening crash five years ago Wednesday was awarded 90 million yen compensation after the Tokyo District Court ruled race organizers were to blame for his crippling accident.
Tetsuya Ota fell well short of getting the 300 million he had been asking from the five organizers and the marshal of the 1998 race where he suffered severe burns that ruined his driving career, but received the vindication he had been looking for.
"The crash was caused when the flag car suddenly slowed down," Presiding Judge Tsuyoshi Ono said. "Firefighting and rescue preparations were also not up to scratch."
Ota was delighted with the court win. "I would like to thank everybody who has supported me along the way," the 43-year-old once referred to as Japan's best Ferrari handler said in the wake of the ruling.
Those ordered to pay Ota include Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture, where the horrifying crash occurred, and TV Tokyo, which broadcast the race.
None of the defendants have stated whether they will appeal against the ruling, including TV Tokyo, which spent the entirety of the court battle arguing that it could not be regarded as one of the race organizers.
Court records said Ota's terrifying crash occurred during a warm-up lap before the official start of the race in May 1998. Ota's car burst into flames after slamming into another vehicle that had already stopped because of a different accident.
Ota was stuck in the fireball for almost 90 seconds before rescuers finally dragged him out. He sustained burns across his body and is still unable to move his right arm, right shoulder and fingers properly.
Judges ruled the flag car should have been traveling at about 60 kilometers per hour instead of the 150 kilometers it was doing, and caused the accident by slowing too quickly. Ota was forced to unexpectedly drop his pace and, as a result, he lost control and smash into the stationary vehicle.
They also decided that Ota was left in his flaming vehicle for too long and organizers had neglected their responsibility to get him out of the burning car within 30 seconds of the blaze erupting.
A pre-race agreement between Ota and the organizers not to pursue legal action in the event of an accident was also dismissed as unacceptable.
"A letter that tries to eliminate one party from taking any responsibility for major accidents caused by gross negligence is incorrect, unfair and not void in this court," presiding judge Ono said.
TV Tokyo's attempt to avoid being regarded as one of the race organizers was dismissed by the court, which ruled it was involved in sufficient decisions made about the race to be viewed as one of the organizations directly concerned with running it.
Ota made his debut in 1982, racing in the Formula 3000 series before switching to GT car races in which he competed in four straight Le Mans 24-hour races. (Mainichi Shimbun, Japan, Oct. 29, 2003)
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10-02-2006, 10:32 AM
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90 million yen equals around 790,000 U.S. dollars.... You think he'd get a little more for burning alive for 90 seconds!....Then again... not a bad pay day for a minute and a half of work
10-02-2006, 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by iJeremy
90 million yen equals around 790,000 U.S. dollars.... You think he'd get a little more for burning alive for 90 seconds!....Then again... not a bad pay day for a minute and a half of work
10-02-2006, 01:06 PM
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i was thinking that it took WAY too long for anyone to show up. and the guy with the fire extinguisher ran to the porsche before the ferrari?!
10-02-2006, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by iJeremy
90 million yen equals around 790,000 U.S. dollars.... You think he'd get a little more for burning alive for 90 seconds!....Then again... not a bad pay day for a minute and a half of work
I know you are joking, but if you ever had a serious burn you would not think that was funny
10-02-2006, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by iJeremy
90 million yen equals around 790,000 U.S. dollars.... You think he'd get a little more for burning alive for 90 seconds!....Then again... not a bad pay day for a minute and a half of work
In many ways we can learn from the Japanese.
10-02-2006, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by iJeremy
90 million yen equals around 790,000 U.S. dollars.... You think he'd get a little more for burning alive for 90 seconds!....Then again... not a bad pay day for a minute and a half of work
Why don't you try to sit in that burning car for just 45 seconds and tell us if $395,000 is worth your pay day.
10-02-2006, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin
Vincent can you post the link?
Last edited by PK; 10-02-2006 at 10:59 PM.