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The 2024 Fox Hill Supercross race crash was a fatal motorsport race crash that occurred on 21 April 2024 at the Fox Hill racing track in Diyatalawa, Uva Province, Sri Lanka. Seven spectators died and around 21 people were admitted to the hospital after sustaining critical injuries.
At the 1978 Monte Carlo Rally, two mechanics, Bernard Balmer and Georges Reinier, died when their van collided with a truck near Gap, Hautes-Alpes. [2] On the second day of the 1987 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire , Toyota Team Europe 's Cessna 340 crashed and exploded, killing all four inside; manager and former co-driver Henry Liddon , his assistant ...
Safety in the sport has evolved through the decades. Technological advances in roll cages, window nets, seat mounts, air flaps, driving suits, and helmets as well as the HANS device, [2] on-site medical facilities with helicopters, improved track emergency responders, and SAFER barriers [3] have contributed to the prevention of further deaths. [4]
22 drivers have died while competing in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, held at Circuit de la Sarthe, half of which occurred at the Mulsanne Straight.. This is a list of 24 Hours of Le Mans fatal accidents, which consists of all the drivers who have died during a 24 Hours of Le Mans weekend, or in pre-race testing or practice sessions in preparation of the event.
It overturned several times in the Libyan desert of Sabah just a few kilometers before the end of the fifth stage of the rally. The impact of the crash caused the roll-bar of the car to collapse and both the occupants were crushed and killed at the scene. [7] [22] 13 Gilles Lalay: 7 January 1992 Lumonbo, Congo-Brazzaville: Francaville—Pointe ...
The flight path taken by the plane. The King Air took off from Concord, North Carolina, at 12 pm EST, carrying eight passengers and two flight crew.Among them were several key Hendrick Motorsports staff, including team president John Hendrick and his twin daughters, Kimberly and Jennifer Hendrick; Ricky Hendrick, son of Rick Hendrick; general manager Jeff Turner; and chief engine builder Randy ...
6 May 2000 [2] Ski Sawmill ClubRally Toyota Celica All-Trac: Rally Mark Lovell: Driver 12 July 2003 Oregon Trail Rally Subaru Impreza WRX: Rally Roger Freeman: Co-driver Matthew Marker Driver 30 April 2011 [3] Olympus Rally: Subaru Impreza: Rally Erin Kelly Co-driver 14 July 2023 [4] New England Forest Rally: Subaru Impreza: Rally Kubo Kordisch ...
The Big One is a phrase describing any crash usually involving five or more cars in NASCAR, ARCA, and IndyCar racing. It is most commonly used at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, although occasionally seen at other tracks as well, such as Dover Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen International.