Frightening Video: Car Goes Flying Through the Air During Horrific Race Crash
- Posted on June 16, 2012 at 6:44pm by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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The 24 Hours of Le Mans race in France is one of the most grueling events in all of sports. It’s also proving to be quite dangerous. This year has been no different.
Take, for example, Anthony Davidson. Davidson crashed today in extraordinary fashion. Business Insider explains:
Davidson, driving the Toyota TS030 Hybrid, is passing the much slower Ferrari 458 Italia. It appears the driver of the Ferrari just turns into the back of the Toyota as if he never saw him.
The Toyota soars like a plane and both cars end up upside down against the wall. The Ferrari driver walked away while Davidson was taken by ambulance.
Here’s the video:
Toyota released a statement on Davidson’s condition: “Doctors at the circuit have confirmed that Anthony is suffering from shock and back pain. However, there are no signs of any injuries and he is walking and talking with no problems.”
Deadspin says the crash happened in hour five of the 24-hour race.
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JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 6:38pmWatch the VELOCITY Channel for the full story of the 1955 wreck at Le Mans. They’re still not sure of the exact death toll. (..and the cars were a lot nicer-lookin’ then, imho.) It’ll chill you to the bone.
Report Post »Buddynoel
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 6:32pmPoor job by the Ferrari driver. He should have let the Toyota go because he already lost the position. He probably left the track quickly before the other driver’s crew found him.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 6:56pmOn the head, BUDDY! Like when the Toyota boys find the Ferrari snotnose. Frickin’ GIRLIE MAN!
Report Post »xenolith
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 2:56pmI’m a big fan of oval racing, and I hate it when there’s a big wreck. Especially red flags (stoppages.) It just kills (no pun intended) the action of 43 cars competing at top speed. And I also hate it because it too often results in one of my favorite drivers getting knocked out of the race.
I’m not as much a fan of FIA road course races because the cars are spread out too much and passing is almost non-existent among the same class of cars. It’s more about endurance.
MRMANN, you’re sick, I suggest you get help. If you knew anything about auto racing fans, you would find the opposite of your statement to be true. I’ve been a NASCAR fan for 18 years and have met and conversed with hundreds of fellow fans. I’ve always found it to be closely knit community. And shockingly – maybe for you MRMANN – we all make a point before each race to be hopeful (and gasp) prayerful that no one gets hurt.
Report Post »MRMANN
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 6:18amI don’t get the big excitement re: cars driving in ovals (car racing), what makes it so compelling to the fans–is the draw that a driver may die & I’d get to watch that? Same with boxing. & tightrope walking (with no net). I find this shocking.
Report Post »242RedBlock
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:29amYes, because there is no other merit to watching racing. Not the excitement of man and machine pushing the edges of technology and control to try to get that one extra second faster than his opponent. It has nothing to do with watching cars blaze past at triple digit speeds. Nothing to do with the well-oiled machines of the pit crew and garage crew working at a fever pace to keep their car going. Nope, it’s all about the crashes. Just like horse racing, people only watch it to see if a horse throws a shoe. People only watch football to see if someone breaks a bone. Baseball, in hopes the batter gets hit by a pitch. Hockey for the fights. Soccer for the riots. Just a morbid bunch we gear heads.
Report Post »Leader1776
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 9:00am@242REDBLOCK
Excellent! But don’t forget the air pollution, noise pollution, waste of untold number of square miles of globe for the tracks that should be given back to Mother Gaia.
Myself …… could never understand people posting about the fact they couldn’t understand why others engaged in a particular activity.
Report Post »Buddynoel
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 10:49amIf you don’t get it, maybe your family will. Auto racing pioneered the inventions that enable people to walk away from such a hideous crash and talk about it later. I witnessed the wrecks that killed JD McDuffie and Dale Earnhardt.Seat belts, crush panels, even those out-dated tire barriers have made fatal accidents the exception rather than the norm. When your child can come home from a wreck, like my daughter did when she was 19 – you will understand too.
Report Post »Lee123
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:52pmWell, MRMANN, is suspect you should just stay in your house, sit in front of your computer, and take cheap shots at others who actually enjoy exciting sports. I love cars. I always have, always will. I drive a modified Carmaro SS. It‘s fast and it’s loud but nothing close to what you can see at a race track, so I enjoy watching all kinds of racing. If you don’t like it, don’t watch. That’s easy.
Report Post »xenolith
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 2:43pmI’m a big fan of oval racing, and I hate it when there’s a big wreck. Especially red flags (stoppages.) It just kills (no pun intended) the action of 43 cars competing at top speed on a track that’s two miles or less. And I also hate wrecks because it too often results in one of my favorite drivers getting knocked out of the race.
I’m not as much a fan of FIA road course racing because the cars are too spread out and passing is almost non-existent among same class of cars. FIA is more about endurance.
MRMANN, you’re sick, I suggest you get help. I’ve been a NASCAR fan for 18 years and have met and conversed with hundreds of fellow fans. Shockingly – maybe for you MRMANN – I have never met one person that has said, we haven’t had a driver die in a big wreck for a long time, I hope we see one soon.
Report Post »MRMANN
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 5:59amI’m truly sorry for my ignorant post, everybody. Points well-taken.
Report Post »aBritishTenther
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 10:44pmSomersalting driver has ‘twitered’ from his French hospital bed that his back was broken in the wreck. As he is in a French hospital I guess his days are numbered…….
Report Post »Lee123
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:45pmMy wife had a broken neck at 16, about 15 years before I met her. She recovered completely except for occasional neck/shoulder pain. Hopefully this guy will do as well.
Report Post »purecolorartist
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 10:28pmWhere is my comment?
Report Post »purecolorartist
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 10:26pmAs long as there is nobody killed in the video, you can watch it. If it’s a “snuff film” you can’t watch it.
Report Post »Bobby D
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 9:51pmOne must be prepared “to pay,“ if one ”is to play.”
Report Post »PaxInVeritate
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 8:56pmA crash like this happens almost every year at Le Mans.
Report Post »MEANS2RESIST
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 9:11pmEuro-trash
Report Post »macpappy
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 8:06pmYep, the blaze is always good for a car wreck. Not much for real news tho.
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 8:20pmBut here you are with the rest of us.
Report Post »blaaaaackwoman
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 7:47pmAin’t you city folk ever see figure 8 school bus racin?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plbI-QxdFzk&feature=related
Or figure 8 trailer racin?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTMlITafAJ0
Report Post »Heb4Seven
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 12:55pmHaHa…Those were Great video links!!!! LOL.
Report Post »Paul
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 7:45pmIt‘s Bush’s Fault…
Report Post »LeQuoix
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 2:51amW in the Haliburton sponsered gas guzzling Ferrari Lays pit maneuver on tree hugger hybrid.
Report Post »Baja
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 7:40pmThey were probably texting.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 7:29pmWhere is the name of the Ferrari 458 Italia driver? They‘re not giving it because he’s probably a rookie teenager.
Report Post »242RedBlock
Posted on June 17, 2012 at 7:30amI‘m fairly certain rookies aren’t allowed at LeMans.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on June 18, 2012 at 1:48amHe might have known EXACTLY what he was doing. (I hate those ‘gray areas’, where attempted murder lives.)
Report Post »jeanr
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 6:56pmAt least he hit the barrier with the left front. Hitting with the right could result in the dreaded Basilar skull fracture.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 6:49pmBig deal….
Report Post »This guy should be a guest host for Beck!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-Zv8pOxASs
Shasta
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 7:03pmThanks Baddoggy, I never heard of this guy. He is wonderful.
Report Post »MrFantastic2323
Posted on June 16, 2012 at 7:18pmMust not be much going on at the blaze this saturday. That just looked like fun.. Not a bad wreck
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