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[130R]

...and shame on the Marshalls who stood there 'umming and ahhing'......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRYPbiyh ... ed&search=

[vegas]

Im sure they were overwhelmed by the unbearable heat standing within 10' of that fire. They didn't have layers of nomex on and a helmet like the driver. It was incidents like this that led to track marshals wearing more heat resistant clothing and helmets. To be honest I would have driven on by along with the others. Its hard to explain why.

[madbrad]

Old accident footage always looks so alien now. Not even a local yellow until They were shamed into it, not full course yellow, no SC, no red flag, It's not like these days. I haven't even got into the total lack of medical covearge in those days. The drivers wanted to hold on to the gladiator mentality as long as possible.

[130R]

To be honest I would have driven on by along with the others. Its hard to explain why.

I like to think that maybe the other drivers who drove past saw Purley and thought he was the driver of the burning car....

[madbrad]

Then who's car was that parked on the other side of the track with Purley's number on it?

[130R]

Then who's car was that parked on the other side of the track with Purley's number on it?

I was giving them the benefit of the doubt!

[johnbull]

I haven't seen the clip but I'm sure it's Roger Williamson you're talking about.

Yes, what a shame. I had met Roger and his mum and Dad, and his girlfriend who used to travel on the red bus with them everywhere, at Monaco.

What's more, a friend of mine from Leicester - where Roger lived, was one of his close buddies in club saloons where Roger raced a 1000 Anglia and Don raced a 1000 Mini, then Formula Ford, and later Formula 3.

I met Roger at Monaco F3 the year before Tom Wheatcroft gave him the f1 drive.

There is an excellent book called I think "The Lost Heroes" which covers the life of Roger, Tony Brise, and Tom Pryce, all young British hopefulls that died far too young.