RIP - 'Ring Fatality

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Rest In Peace. Such a tragic loss to the friends and families of these two gentlemen. My thoughts & prayers go out to those families. Farewell.
 
ProjectVRD
I know this is not GT5 related. But one of our own died today on the 'Ring at about 10:00GMT.

The driver of the UK Registered Renault Clio took a corner too fast in damp conditions and crashed into the barrier, flipping the vehicle several times and ejecting a passenger out of the window. The driver and one passenger were airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, the other passenger was pronounced dead at the scene with paramedics attended the accident site.

The passenger was a PSN and GT5 player. I don't personally know these people, nor do I remember playing against them. But I know somebody who had the passenger on his PSN list, I have been assured that both the passengers and the driver were not the type of people to commit reckless driving and that they left the spirited driving to the track, not the public roads.

I was asked to keep the deceased's identity a secret and so I instructed not to be told, the less you know the better sort of thing. You may have raced against this man, had a laugh with him during the race.

Remember, if like many GT5 fans you ever do decide to visit the Green Hell in person to experience it first... it got that nickname for a reason and people do die on it every year. This time though it claimed one of our own.

RIP to the fallen brother, and RIP to the motorcyclist who died at the 'carousel' corner the week before. Thought he deserved a mention just to highlight to anybody here with intentions to go there that in real life, you don;t just bouce off the barrier and carry on racing. :(
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I hate to ask a question under these terrible circumstances but were there a total of 3 people in the Clio?

Edit: I answered my own question but once again R.I.P It just goes to show you how dangerous racing on a track or just in general can really be.
 
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R.i.p. Race in peace!
 
elitedriver123
RIP indeed. Very, very sad & terrible event that happened... And perhaps a Spot Race should be started in honor of them, but I think it'll make me even sadder when it does..
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One guy said we should do a tribute lap around the Nurburgring, and I thought a spot race
 
I think a tribute lap would be OK :guilty:
 
R.I.P to all who lost their lives in the crash.

A few videos showing the section of the track where they went off.




 
RIP, that's awful.
 
ZeGermanBastorD
Yea, it looks like a Renault Clio:

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That looks really bad I hope their family is o.k.

R.I.P

Is there an accurate or almost accurate number of deaths at Nurburgring? Is there any other track that is as dangerous or rivals it in the death toll?
 
R.I.P. My thoughts and prayers will be with the friends and families of the victims.
 
Man that sucks R.I.P. You go out for a day of fun then your cars weight shifts the wrong way and you end up off the track sometimes fatal sometimes not. Thats really saddening.
Tribute laps in Clio's for these men.
 
A tribute lap of the Nurb in Clio's with a gathering at Wippermann maybe?
 
RacecarBMW
R.I.P

Is there an accurate or almost accurate number of deaths at Nurburgring? Is there any other track that is as dangerous or rivals it in the death toll?
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http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/warning.php
According to this site there were 10 deaths between January and September in 2002, which suggests somewhere in the three to twelve range in a full year. It's rather scary to think that there can be that many deaths every year, and even scarier the amount of lives it has already taken. :nervous:
 
RacecarBMW
Is there an accurate or almost accurate number of deaths at Nurburgring? Is there any other track that is as dangerous or rivals it in the death toll?
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I dont think so. I read somewhere that only people who die on course are recorded. Making it to hospital doesnt count against the track.
As for danger, Isle of Man would be up there.
 
R.I.P. You guys will be missed. :(
 
R.I.P. Will try to do a tribute lap ASAP. I had a feel for the track in wet conditions in the AMG Driving Academy and my God it was scary. I'm never gonna look at that challenge the same way again :(
 
Barra333
I dont think so. I read somewhere that only people who die on course are recorded. Making it to hospital doesnt count against the track.
As for danger, Isle of Man would be up there.
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Correct. Around 3-10 folks have died per year in the last couple years (many are motorcyclists, sadly), but all those who have died later on are supposed to be listed as just "injuries" against the track. Unfortunately, finding that specific number is near impossible, but I would guess that the number would double the listed fatalities.
 
Driving at speed with passengers is never a good idea. Cars that were easy to control become uncontrollable very easily with passengers:guilty:... RIP.
 
RIP... Easy to misjudge the braking distance and cornering limit with passengers on. One problem with tracking/driving fast is that during tight situation, reflex takes over and that could be wrong when the weight and distribution is not the same. Hopefully soon, I can have a real life drive of Nurburgring (safely).
 
Truly terrible circumstances. My thoughts, prayers, and well-wishes go out to all whom have known and loved the victim(s) of this crash.
 
We should do a spot race in a clio in honor of him RIP.
 
Rest in peace, brother..

Police report in English by google translate

German to English translation
"Traffic accident fatally injured person
Time: Sunday, 04 September 2011, 10.18 Clock
Location: Nürburgring, Nordschleife, range Wippermann
A car with British approval, staffed by three persons sailed in ... of tourist trips around the Nordschleife of the Nürburgring.
In section Wippermann the car fell on wet pavement in conjunction with a nerve unmatched speed in spin and overturned several times.
Here, a 35-year-old male passenger from the UK out of the vehicle was ejected and fatally injured.
While an inmate was wearing only light injuries after the driver Erstversor-tion site was flown by rescue helicopter to a hospital.
Been in use for seven rescue workers of the GRC and the rescue helicopter, 6 and 4 forces the firefighters and police officers that the Nurburgring track safety Automotive GmbH "
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That's so sad
R.I.P
 
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