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[EwanM]

[Gaz]

jeez i just heard about this on Ewan's twitter shocking news.

such a shame for a promising racer.

I've found a youtube video where you can see the crash.

you can view it here but its pretty close up so be warned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e820GpQsgo8

There's definitly no teather from the car but it don't look Henry's crash was that severe.

[woody2goody]

RIP Henry. What happened today was absolutely awful, and what started off as a fairly routine accident by Clarke ended up leading to a tragic death.

Does anyone have any idea of how fast the cars were going through there?

It looks to me from the footage, that he didn't really have anywhere to go. He tried to turn away from the wheel, but there was little he could do

[scotty]

I take it that the tyre blow to the head is what caused his fatal injuries?

[Robert182]

R.I.P Henry Surtees

[EwanM]

I take it that the tyre blow to the head is what caused his fatal injuries?

Yeah unfortunatly it was. As i've said the impact was horrible, it was straight infront of Surtees too, took his visor up.

RIP Henry. What happened today was absolutely awful, and what started off as a fairly routine accident by Clarke ended up leading to a tragic death.

Does anyone have any idea of how fast the cars were going through there?

It looks to me from the footage, that he didn't really have anywhere to go. He tried to turn away from the wheel, but there was little he could do

Sadly he couldn't have got out of the way

I'm not sure on the speeds, I suppose it is findable. Certainly I have a number of issues with the Brands Hatch run off areas, but we can talk about that another time.

[bud]

for an Max Mosley FIA inspired series why wasnt the tyre tethered like they are in F1?

cheap racing!!!

[Stealthgate007]

Did anyone see this?

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlines/n ... 4625.shtml

How sad is that. Racing is dangerous, but that is really sad.. My condolenses

[bud]

Yeah it was posted in the F2 thread. very tragic at such a young age!

RIP

[Stealthgate007]

I just saw the accident. Am I correct to understand they do not have wheel tethers like in F1?

[bud]

I just saw the accident. Am I correct to understand they do not have wheel tethers like in F1?

appears not, youd think that F2 would considering it was a Max safety 1st Mosely FIA concept.

but then again its also a cheap and nasty formula driven by inexperienced drivers.

[Stealthgate007]

I just saw the accident. Am I correct to understand they do not have wheel tethers like in F1?

appears not, youd think that F2 would considering it was a Max safety 1st Mosely FIA concept.

but then again its also a cheap and nasty formula driven by inexperienced drivers.

He was to busy writing letters everyday to club presidents and stomping for Todt's canadacy. Not doing the real business he should be.

What a very very stupid tragic result..

[Rivelution]

RIP

[irons_4_ever]

i have seen tyres in formula one come of even when there tethered, it was a tragic accident its not max fault.

rip very sad morning

[bud]

i have seen tyres in formula one come of even when there tethered, it was a tragic accident its not max fault.

rip very sad morning

this was a minor accident, a tethered wheel would not have come off there.