Death at HPDE - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

rice_classic · 04-22-2013, 02:39 PM

Be careful out there and use the proper equipment:

http://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/1018...ful-out-there/

http://www.mydesert.com/article/2013...-Raceway-crash

Quote:

DESERT CENTER — A driver was killed and a passenger in his car suffered major injuries Sunday in a crash at Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Riverside County Fire Department/Cal Fire reported.The crash involved one car and happened at around 10:25 a.m. when the car crashed into a barrier, trapping at least one person at the private racetrack at 25-300 Rice Road, the California Highway Patrol reported on its website.
One person was pronounced dead at the scene while another was taken to an area hospital by REACH medical helicopter, Riverside County/CalFire spokeswoman Melody Hendrickson said.
The injured person had been trapped in the vehicle with the driver.
Neither victim has been identified as of late Sunday and further details of the accident are unknown.

CSG Mike · 04-22-2013, 02:42 PM

The passenger (girl) died at the scene

Lots of rumors going around...

naikaidriver · 04-22-2013, 02:57 PM

This serves as a grim reminder of how dangerous our sport really is.

Please be careful out there everyone!

Tragic loss. My thoughts are with their friends and families.

Scott

f0rge · 04-22-2013, 02:58 PM

This is very sad.

Pretty much the last thing you want to hear.

Tt3Sheppard · 04-22-2013, 04:21 PM

Always tend to forget you can get hurt from this sport

dc50818 · 04-22-2013, 08:31 PM

very sad to hear any time u get behind the wheel u never know what can happen no matter how much experience u have

husker741 · 04-22-2013, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

Lots of rumors going around...

Go on.

Lonewolf · 04-22-2013, 09:27 PM

RIP to those involved. HPDE still presents less of a likelihood of fatality than driving around the streets.

Dezoris · 04-23-2013, 12:48 AM

Some type of failure?

Mark Slide Squad · 04-23-2013, 07:30 PM

I was there at the event, on track. The accident happened about 10 seconds ahead of me. It was an awful situation. I commented on the trackhq board about it...
http://www.trackhq.com/forums/f325/f...tml#post100012

Accurate Race Shop · 04-23-2013, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Slide Squad

I was there at the event, on track. The accident happened about 10 seconds ahead of me. It was an awful situation. I commented on the trackhq board about it...
http://www.trackhq.com/forums/f325/f...tml#post100012

I read about it and a lot of the people in Phoenix love Chuckwalla and the news of the incident spread quickly around that day at west track where I was at. Sorry to hear that this happened we had a bad accident at west track the day before putting the driver in the hospital. This is a strong reminder to always let the tires warm up and never drive the car past your personal limits or past the car's limits.

CSG David · 04-23-2013, 09:52 PM

I was at the event helping out. Very sad incident.

Dave-ROR · 04-24-2013, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

The passenger (girl) died at the scene

Lots of rumors going around...

Yeah.. 4 point and submarined. Driver lost his helmet. All stuff I've stressed and stuff we don't allow at ITR Expo. (well we can't prevent people from loosening a helmet once on track I guess).

Sucks all around, horrible accident

Hopefully people will learn from it.

ayau · 04-24-2013, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Yeah.. 4 point and submarined. Driver lost his helmet. All stuff I've stressed and stuff we don't allow at ITR Expo. (well we can't prevent people from loosening a helmet once on track I guess).

Sucks all around, horrible accident

Hopefully people will learn from it.

To be clear, should a 4 point harness be used or not be used without other safety equipment?

04-22-2013, 02:57 PM	#3
naikaidriver Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S AT Asphalt Location: Lynnwood, WA Posts: 770 Thanks: 145 Thanked 673 Times in 289 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	This serves as a grim reminder of how dangerous our sport really is. Please be careful out there everyone! Tragic loss. My thoughts are with their friends and families. Scott __________________

04-23-2013, 12:48 AM	#9
Dezoris Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: IL Posts: 2,857 Thanks: 519 Thanked 2,998 Times in 1,095 Posts Mentioned: 159 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Some type of failure? __________________ SAVAGEGEESE

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CSG Mike Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: S2000 CR Location: Orange County Posts: 14,562 Thanks: 8,942 Thanked 14,211 Times in 6,854 Posts Mentioned: 970 Post(s) Tagged: 14 Thread(s)	The passenger (girl) died at the scene Lots of rumors going around...

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dc50818 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 scion frs Location: fl Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	very sad to hear any time u get behind the wheel u never know what can happen no matter how much experience u have

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CSG David Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: S2000 CR Location: California Posts: 2,109 Thanks: 537 Thanked 1,723 Times in 956 Posts Mentioned: 173 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I was at the event helping out. Very sad incident.

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