Incredible 2 car crash

http://www.big-boys.com/articles/japancrash.html

Yeah, I've seen this before. It's insane.

Man, that was scary.

Oh man, that was the most frightening thing we have ever seen. I just had my office come in and see it, "OH MY GOD" was the universal reaction... What a horrible way to die...

^ he lived and got some burnes, sued the event organisers for negligence (support staff were useless and took too long 2 get to him) and was awarded a million yen or so (it was a JGTC competition).

That would be the worst way to die. Fortunately, in this instance, no one did.

Thankfully... Chad

Wonder who's brilliant idea it was to race in heavy fog? And what's with the loony bin waving the yellow flag (this is rhetorical) like who's going to see it past those in the tower? I feel sorry for the guy who surely must have died in the carbeque. -- oops, just re-read above -- wow I can't believe the guy lived!!! I assume bladder fuel tanks are not required?

I don't think it's foggy. You could see from the lead car that it's all from turbulence spray.. but of course like you said, they should have not run in that conditions

The guy in the Ferrari lived? That is amazing. Sacriest thing I have seen. I thought the clip was over when the P-Car wrecked and I said "that's not that bad" then.........BAM! I thinnk my BP is still up a bit.

I think I just crapped in my pants. Damn. Hope both of them lived. Why in the hell were they still running in all that fog?

Eric, I don't think it was fog; just spray kicked up by cars as previously stated. At the end of the video, it seems fairly clear. Looks like the guy in the Ferrari swirved when the car in front of him checked up, hit the grass and accelerated. Interesting, the driver of the Pcar was not wearing a HANS device or other visible H&N restraint.

This race series is similar to some of the serious upper level SCCA events run here, and very few people in those wear a HANS or other head/neck restraint.

You could see too at the very begining of the clip that its clear. Just water from the ground lifted up by turbulence.

you think that cant happen at a sunny and dry track day? dont fool yourself

I sometimes wonder, when it is a hot summer day at the track, whether wearing my hot nomex driving suit is really worthwhile! I usually think that it is!

Of course that can happen in the dry, but 100 times more likely in wet conditions. Every time you cross the typical cornering line, the car slides, every puddle nullifies your steering, you can't see anything except the spray off the car infront of you, and by the time you do see it, it's too late. Acceleration is less effected than braking, and braking less than cornering. So you get to go fast, have a harder time stopping, and can't turn. I stopped racing in the rain in 1975. It occurred to me that all the time I put into the car was going to get wiped out in 1 second. Now, if it starts to rain while I'm at the track, the car stays in the trailer. I firmly believe that great drivers do extremely well in the rain. I decided that I'm not in that club. Ever seen F1 in the rain? At Indianapolis, I don't think the leaders lost more than 15 seconds a lap. That was incredible. AS

This was posted somewhere else. It had more footage past the firey F-car. The guy gets out (I forgot whether or not with help), rolls over, tries to get up, and falls back down. It adds just a bit more sinking feeling to the already scary picture.