Author Topic: 1973 Dutch Grand Prix, epically brutal! (Read 5516 times)

Immortal_Technique · « **on:** October 19, 2009, 03:27:14 PM »

Has anyone seen this before. Pretty hard to take your eyes off! Thoughts?

tweeter · « **Reply #1 on:** October 19, 2009, 03:40:09 PM »

I had heard about this before but I think this is the first time I have seen the video. The crazy thing is they only threw a local yellow and the race continued on. If some more people had been there trying to turn over the car or they had had more than one fire extinguisher, he might have lived.

Immortal_Technique · « **Reply #2 on:** October 19, 2009, 03:44:39 PM »

Yeah in the full version (which I couldn't find) it takes 8 minutes for a safety car to arrive and throw a blanket over the car so the race can continue. Kevin Purley could hear Roger Williamson, his friend, shouting "get me out of here" from inside the car. Literally the most disturbing thing I have ever seen.

Ursus · « **Reply #3 on:** October 19, 2009, 03:53:16 PM »

Very harrowing.

I seen a 16year old getting crushed by a bus before. I heard her squealing that she didn't want to die.

At least they guy tried his best to save his friend. I think a photo of Purley looking distraught won the 1973 world press photo award.

Immortal_Technique · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2009, 04:02:45 PM »

Sh!t you actually saw the bus crush a 16 year old in real life?! That's fucked! Yeah you're right about the press photo award. Purley got the St George medal for bravery too. But to me the award seems like a bit of a glossing over the fact that lots more people should have acted the same way. The crowd were held back by guards, but boy those marshalls not wearing fire-protective clothing do look unavoidably pathetic just standing there as if they don't care.

Ursus · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2009, 04:05:57 PM »

Yea she was stuck under it for around 10-20minutes. Happened in Belfast almost a year ago. Seriously fucked up

Yea looks poorly organised and noone seems trained. It looks horrible when so much could have been done but in reality nothing was.

YoungBlood · « **Reply #6 on:** October 19, 2009, 04:09:59 PM »

If I remember correctly, the Williamson crash was said to "have everything that can go wrong, go wrong." The crash, the announcers ended up pulling out the PA system wires delaying the Emergency authorities being notified....just everything went wrong.
Horrible crash, and that is no way to see a friend pass on.

(if there was any good way)

Immortal_Technique · « **Reply #7 on:** October 19, 2009, 04:38:47 PM »

Bump for seriously traumatising.

jaejonna · « **Reply #8 on:** October 19, 2009, 06:45:45 PM »

he wont recover

#1 Klaus fan · « **Reply #9 on:** October 19, 2009, 07:02:08 PM »

I've read this speculation that they most likely thought it was the friend's own car, which would of course be empty, that he tried to turn over, so they didn't hurry.

Radical Plato · « **Reply #10 on:** October 20, 2009, 12:15:13 AM »

Very, Very Sad

Signifying Monkey · « **Reply #11 on:** October 20, 2009, 12:18:54 AM »

there was a race that Niki Lauda won in which an English driver (Pryce?) ran over a teenage marshal killing him... the marshal was carrying a fire extinguisher which would up almost decapitating Pryce

Signifying Monkey · « **Reply #12 on:** October 20, 2009, 12:34:53 AM »

this one's nuts

webcake · « **Reply #13 on:** October 20, 2009, 12:44:39 AM »

Quote from: Signifying Monkey on October 20, 2009, 12:34:53 AM

this one's nuts

pwned!

Schmoe Buster · « **Reply #14 on:** October 20, 2009, 01:17:50 AM »

Quote from: Ursus on October 19, 2009, 04:05:57 PM

Yea she was stuck under it for around 10-20minutes. Happened in Belfast almost a year ago. Seriously fucked up

Yea looks poorly organised and noone seems trained. It looks horrible when so much could have been done but in reality nothing was.

did she survive?

Signifying Monkey · « **Reply #15 on:** October 20, 2009, 01:20:32 AM »

Quote from: Schmoe Buster on October 20, 2009, 01:17:50 AM

did she survive?

yes, ursus lifted the bus off her

Ursus · « **Reply #16 on:** October 20, 2009, 05:05:11 AM »

Quote from: Schmoe Buster on October 20, 2009, 01:17:50 AM

did she survive?

She died onm way to hospital. had to get a huge inflatable 'dinghy' and pump and place it under teh bus to lift it off her

m8 · « **Reply #17 on:** October 20, 2009, 05:18:26 AM »

Quote from: Signifying Monkey on October 20, 2009, 12:34:53 AM

this one's nuts

where's the uncensored version

Immortal_Technique · « **Reply #18 on:** October 20, 2009, 01:45:41 PM »

Bump for trauma.

funk51 · « **Reply #19 on:** October 20, 2009, 02:21:38 PM »

Quote from: Immortal_Technique on October 19, 2009, 03:27:14 PM

Has anyone seen this before. Pretty hard to take your eyes off! Thoughts?

this is crazy they should have stopped the race. what was in the fire extinquishers gasoline. it seemed like the fire got worse after they sprayed the wreckage. very sad indeed.

EL Mariachi · « **Reply #20 on:** October 20, 2009, 02:36:41 PM »

This is typical dutch, no heart, no guts.

nycbull · « **Reply #21 on:** October 20, 2009, 02:45:54 PM »

Europeans are essentially lazy and disorganized...especiall y back in those days. Would never happen in America.

nycbull · « **Reply #22 on:** October 20, 2009, 03:13:58 PM »

geez, just watched it again, worst fire extinguisher ever. Doesnt even dampen the flame one bit..fucking sad. Stupid dutch probably using some cheap ass kitchen fire extinguisher they use to put out burning strudel.

Signifying Monkey · « **Reply #23 on:** October 20, 2009, 03:18:19 PM »

Quote from: m8 on October 20, 2009, 05:18:26 AM

where's the uncensored version

Why don't you go look for it, deviant?

Parker · « **Reply #24 on:** October 20, 2009, 03:44:26 PM »

Quote from: nycbull on October 20, 2009, 02:45:54 PM

Europeans are essentially lazy and disorganized...especiall y back in those days. Would never happen in America.

Nascar was worse back then. Now, Formula 1 is the leader in safety regs and regulations thanks to the FIA governing body.