This one happened in the UK at the weekend. It's a shocker.
He survived it but had to have both legs amputated. Only 17yo.
No gore involved.
GoFundMe got him £500k so far, but doubt he's arsed about money just now.
This one happened in the UK at the weekend. It's a shocker.
He survived it but had to have both legs amputated. Only 17yo.
No gore involved.
GoFundMe got him £500k so far, but doubt he's arsed about money just now.
just watch any Group B Rally from the 80's.
if you truly want to see crazy shit.
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next."
George Steinbrenner
Last edited by LarryLaffer; 04-20-2017 at 07:11 AM.
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next."
George Steinbrenner
Don't be lazy, Larry. Post me some more crash porn.
No gore allowed tho.
Originally Posted by Lord of the Fraud
you're no fun
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next."
George Steinbrenner
you're no fun
We could turn it into a "what's the worst live gore you've witnessed thread"
Mine coming outa school and watching some guy crash into a parked van. He came through the front screen and smashed into said van. (rip) as the poor cunt practically didn't have any brain left inside his head.
Any enthusiasm I may of had for gore ended that day.
Random thoughts ...
Homogenization of race cars and engines primarily for safety killed auto racing for me. There's no difference.
Racing used to drive technology advancements. Not so much anymore. Let's fix that.
What would interest me is driverless electric vehicles. A no limit class. You address two hot new arenas: driverless cars and electric vehicles. Sex up both.
My gut hates the idea of electric vehicles. I don't believe I will ever own one. However, I grudgingly acknowledge the instant torque etc. Torque is where the fun is. A shitty Tesla pretty much rules now. You see the work Porsche & BMW are doing. It's where new performance can be mined. It's undeniable.
This kind of racing might change my attitude which is the commercial point of racing. Race on Sunday and buy on Monday.
I find it interesting or ironic that never before has so much effort been made in the area of exhaust note tuning. The sound the engine makes exactly at the moment that serious performance electric vehicles are on the horizon.
I find it fun to search for signs of the apocalypse. Loud exhausts. Dodge Demons.
I love the late 60's muscle car era. The Pontiac GTO Judge, 442, Road Runner & Super Bee marked the end of the performance car for 30+ years. Insurance and environmental police killed 'em. They flew too close to the sun.
I think we are at a similar crossroads and it's sad.
Anyway, with no driver in the cockpit, you are free to pursue unbridled performance and still enjoy the crashes.
Not just safety in racing & road vehicles which has changed. Everything related to safety in everyday life has changed, and continues to do so at an alarming rate.
They say Political Correctness has gone mad. But Health & Safety isn't too far behind.
Next generation of passenger planes will see parachutes stuffed under the inbuilt ejector seats.
try some RC Car racing if you're into driverless cars. because that's what you're saying.
hell, strap some servos into a tesla and make it a giant RC car.
Give me group B all day. THAT IS RACING
"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next."
George Steinbrenner
I strongly recommend against posting gore, it ends badly.
Some number of humans enjoy going fast regardless of how the speed is achieved or risk involved. Downhill skiing, horse riding, piloting Reno Air Race style, bicycle racing when young, pushing whatever motorized car or cycle you've drove since getting a license. All the sounds, smells, visual, seat of the pants, inner ear inputs result in a big grin.
Sanlmar, F1 organization has a class for electric cars but still drove by peeps and boring. Check out some MotoGP vids on YouTube. Cycles vary quite a bit. Driver still makes all the difference, weather changes strategy, tires go away. "The Doctor" Rossi usually fan favorite, been competitive for a decade or so. The podium drivers speaking afterwards is cool. Often diminutive teens full of enthusiasm. Engineering concern is primarily not creating power but getting power to the ground in a controllable fashion.
in the good old days when MotoGP came to Laguna Seca I would watch from the shade of the big tree halfway through the corkscrew. Winner would stop there on victory lap and toss helmet and gloves into crowd. The drive back to Santa Clara was a 100 mph train of bikes on the shoulder, cops actually closed side roads for us gear heads.
Last edited by cleatus; 04-20-2017 at 02:49 PM.
The reason all workers deserve a living wage is because all workers need to be alive. Not very complex.
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