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Accident data recorder UDS 2165 (VDO Kienzle rel. 1.3) - Installation during crash test Example of a data curve of a crash recorder that is recorded in a traffic accident. The accident data recorder ( ADR , German commonly abbr.: UDS , also accident (data) writer) [ 1 ] is an independent electronic device that records before, during, and after ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
A broken spindle caused the car to crash and burst into flames [6] Norris Abbott (USA) 1958-07-19 Drag racing Paradise Mesa Drag Strip: Race Transmission exploded, car caught on fire, Norris lost control of car and was ejected [7] Bill Abell (USA) 1940-08-23 Stock car Fulton Fairgrounds: Race Lost control and car left the track [8] Bud Abell (USA)
4 July 1997 16th ADAC-Deutschland Rallye Subaru Impreza: Rally Olaf Süß Co-driver 1 May 1998 Int. Pirelli Pyhrn-Eisenwurzen Rallye 1998 Fiat Cinquecento Abarth: Rally Rüdiger Süß Driver 8 May 1998 [7] Jean-Luc Rinaldi Driver 29 October 2000 Rallye d'Antibes - Rallye d'Azur 2000 Peugeot 106: Rally Loris Roggia Co-driver 20 June 2003
The Big One is a phrase describing any crash usually involving eleven 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.