agusta Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/8160144.stm http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTDiYS1NVW4 Extremely talented racing driver and what a freak accident couple milliseconds either way and he would have been fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXPhil Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Being a Petrol Head I have followed Henry's career along with Jonathan Palmers Son who was in the car behind TRAGIC TRAGIC I know most of the guys very well at Brands and this will have devastated them all Thoughts are with John and Jane Surtees at this aweful time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Thats bizzarre, he walked away, theres no mention of what happened after.......damn unlucky............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Very tragic indeed! EE it was the other driver that walked away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just watched it again, its the other driver that walked away......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXPhil Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 It was such a freak accident The cars are 2005 F1 Spec so wheel tethers are required but only reduce the likely hood of a wheel coming loose not stop it If you watch closely you can see how much the wheel accelerates AFTER hitting Henry's car If you read the Brands Hatch Website whilst they stabalised him at the scene and airlifted him from their own medical centre it was obvious he was probably dead in the car and they just wanted to try everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) His race mechanic is a shooter, posts at the BBS. His team posted a statement here: http://www.formulatwo.com/news/henry-surte...-statement.aspx Edited July 21, 2009 by john_r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairyduck Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Very sad and very freak accident indeed I spoke to him briefly at goodwood just a few weeks ago Edited July 21, 2009 by hairyduck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXPhil Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 His race mechanic is a shooter, posts at the BBS. His team posted a statement here: http://www.formulatwo.com/news/henry-surte...-statement.aspx Thats the statement posted by Jonathan Palmer CEO Of MotorSport Vision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Thats the statement posted by Jonathan Palmer CEO Of MotorSport Vision Well it is what was posted as "The statement from work" by Don, the race mechanic. I ain't going to split hairs over a dead guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXPhil Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 (edited) Sorry didn't mean to sound dismissive in my post Edited July 21, 2009 by PhilSIDC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 No problem, it is a sad thing to happen, but motor racing is like that. Even in my own racing club days (20-odd years ago) we had a couple of mortalities, and some horrible injuries too, but by and large we all went week in week out with nothing like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 At such a young age-very sad news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SXPhil Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 No problem, it is a sad thing to happen, but motor racing is like that. Even in my own racing club days (20-odd years ago) we had a couple of mortalities, and some horrible injuries too, but by and large we all went week in week out with nothing like this. Amen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 if you race cars that fast, its going to happen. never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonno 357 Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Now that is unlucky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danccooke Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I am a race marshal as is my wife. We are great friends of the marshal who was first on the scene. this is so sad, we have followed Henry through his career in cars from his first race in the Ginetta Junior series. Regularly seeing and chatting with him and his dad (a hero of mine) in the paddock. I real loss to the sport, such a nice lad, head screwed on right. some other drivers with famous fathers have just jumped into the fastest most powerful cars they can get thier hands on and raced, and usually badly. He went about it the right way taking the same route that any other driver would take to increase his abilities and experience. A Freak accident. As all marshals say never say "that can't happen" because in motorsport some of the most perculiar things do happen. This time with tragic consequences. My heart also goes out not only to the family and friends but to Jack Clarke whose wheel it was that caused the damage, and to all the rescue and marshals who did thier best to save him. RIP Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 He came accross as a talented and decent lad. I was touched by his father's words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markio Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 So young too. Damn bad luck that, the incident itself looks relatively 'routine' (for want of a better expression). Wasn't is a wheel to the head that was actually the fatal blow in Senna's crash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_R Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 Wasn't is a wheel to the head that was actually the fatal blow in Senna's crash? More or less yes, the carbon fibre wishbone that was still attached to the wheel & hub did for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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