MrRalphMan Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Have a look here, nothing really nasty to see... Love the way they just leave the guy lying on the floor once he moves once... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Nothing really nasty? It's horrific! The Ferrari driver is Tetsuya Ota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRalphMan Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 Wow, I take that back then after reading the link... Poor dude.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havard Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Seen that before (repost) but it's horrible to see..... H. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Oo yes this one, didnt have a blumming clue did they! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Hells teeth. How poor was that response? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_supra Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Not nice at all, remember this from a while back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ads Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 "His visor melted onto his face"... Jesus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 That's really bad. I amazed it took so long to get him out of it. Really shows testament to the clothing they wear though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burna Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 "His visor melted onto his face"... Jesus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Jesus christ. I was nearly crying. I thought I was watching a man dying. I take it he was OK then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I read the wikipedia article now, thanks Jake. £500k doesn't seem like a lot of compensation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I read the wikipedia article now, thanks Jake. £500k doesn't seem like a lot of compensation. Not when kippa lips get £5m from the NHS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Ota was trapped in his car for almost 90 seconds while exposed to 800-degree temperatures and had to be dragged out of the car by a safety marshal,[2] to lay him on the ground, whilst his charred visor melted on his face. Ota whilst attempting to get up, at first fell; in another attempt, another marshal spotted Ota and picked him up to be bundled to the circuit's minivan, rather than the ambulance. The race was to be rescheduled to a shortened 51 lap race, but thick fog rolled in over the circuit causing the race to be delayed. Over the time, organisers waited on to hope that the weather would improve but by 17:00, the organisers announced the race to be officially called off and all results were voided.[3] Ota was taken to a hospital in Gotemba[3] where he was treated for third-degree burns to his face and neck area and minor burns to the rest of the body, but was fortunate to survive. He required plastic surgery to the nasal area as a result of the visor melting on his face. He also suffered from intoxication from the fumes he inhaled from the fire. He was unable to function his right arm, right shoulder and fingers properly, causing an end to his professional career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Jesus, I've not seen that before. Thats pretty horrific! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Not nice at all, poor guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelfill Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 VICIC and Fuji Speedway were eventually found guilty of gross negligence and were forced to pay ¥300 million ($2,500,000 US) compensation for pain and suffering on the grounds that the responsible parties had poorly prepared first aid response and uneducated race marshals. He eventually settled for ¥90million (US$800,000) on If they were ordered to pay $2,500,000 why would he have eventually settled for $800,000 I don't get it Looked horrific though, makes you wonder about "casual" track days with none race prepared cars, no Nomex clothing, and little in the way of safety services. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 It was a terrible accident, but what was worse was the officials lying and trying to cover it up afterwards. To say it ended his career the amount he got was nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Really shows testament to the clothing they wear though. That's what I thought, I'm guessing the rest of him was pretty much unburnt? Just( ) his face? If he'd had t-shirt and jeans on......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Having recently read Prof. Sid Watkins autobiography, he spent his entire life trying to improve facilities for F1 drivers so this sort of shit doesn't happen anymore. It seemed all that work doesn't filter down into other race classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyknox Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 I wont click the link, I remember this one....makes me feel sick. Marshals hadn't a bloody clue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Jesus! thats horrific! and how the hell did he survive those flames?! idiots, the only smart guy was the chap in the Rx7 who probably saved his life by getting out his own fire extinguishers and helping out Mr Ota Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 If they were ordered to pay $2,500,000 why would he have eventually settled for $800,000 I don't get it Looked horrific though, makes you wonder about "casual" track days with none race prepared cars, no Nomex clothing, and little in the way of safety services. Mike Indeed, good point, but those are freak accidents, and would you even consider going out in that kind of weather?! that was the most stupid part of the whole incident! If the promoters werent gready and cared about safety over money they wouldnt have sent those racers out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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