wiki wrote: In Berlin's AVUS during the 1959 German Grand Prix the brakes of his BRM failed, he crashed in a spectacular way, being thrown out of the car and sliding along the track with the car somersaulting in the air.
pretty graphic picture actually. clear broken leg on the left.1158 wrote:Danny Ongais, The Flyin'-Hawaiian at Indy 1981
I didn't see that race but I saw that picture a few years later and I wondered how was it possible he survived. It was and still is amazing to me that not only did he survive but he raced for several more years.astracrazy wrote:pretty graphic picture actually. clear broken leg on the left.1158 wrote:Danny Ongais, The Flyin'-Hawaiian at Indy 1981
We don't see wooden swivel chairs at the trackside these days!zgred wrote:http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x207 ... ans2-1.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_wJaVFS0VI
wiki wrote: In Berlin's AVUS during the 1959 German Grand Prix the brakes of his BRM failed, he crashed in a spectacular way, being thrown out of the car and sliding along the track with the car somersaulting in the air.
Didn't he run down pitlane, get checked out by Sid, and climb in the spare car? Or am I thinking of another incident?dobbster71 wrote:Another Lotus, this time Derek Warwick at Monza
