Info Request: Drivers Who Died of Non-Race, Unnatural Causes

Jesper Hvid · #136

Bottom post of the previous page:

I can't find much about Clarence (with one "r") Lovell, anything would be appreciated.

Jesper Hvid · #137

Dean James Joas,

http://www.usccracing.com/news06/deanjoas.php

1987 AMA Nat'l C'ship winner, died in 2006 after motorcycle traffic accident.

Lunatic Armchair · #138

Jesper Hvid wrote:I can't find much about Clarence (with one "r") Lovell, anything would be appreciated.

http://racing-reference.info/race?id=1973-10&series=W

read the last comment

Jesper Hvid · #139

Jim Pomeroy, ace American motocross rider of the 70s, died in a traffic accident in August, this year: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Pomeroy

Jesper Hvid · #140

Young talent sprintcar driver Darryl Krikke died in 1997 driving home after a race meeting in Australia. His cousin Jason was also killed in the crash, but I haven't been able to determine whether he was also actively involved in motorsport. In any case, I mentioned him in the entry for Darryl in the Lest We Forget-section of MM.org. Tribute article:

http://www.tohf.com/krikke.html

Jesper Hvid · #141

Young German karting driver Marcus Schubert died in a motorcycle accident in 2005: http://www.motorsport-xl.de/content/new ... sp?ID=4236

The Ost · #142

Curtis Turner (183 Cup Starts) and Ricky Hendrick (38 Busch Starts) both died in plane accidents.

DoubleFault · #143

Sadly Clay Regazoni has to be included in Road Accident victims.

Jesper Hvid · #144

Scottish motocross rider tragically killed

All of Scottish motocross would like to pass on their condolences to the family and friends of 19 year old Sam Crouchley from Banffshire who was tragically killed in a road accident along with 2 other friends.

Happened earlier this year.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scot ... 147900.stm

Deeply tragic.

CevertAngel · #145

You keep leaving out DIDIER PIRONI (F1 Ferrari Driver and former Teammate of Gilles Villeneuve)...........Who died in a Motor Boat Race.............

Also my ex-Rally Fellow Competitor and Friend and former British GP Marshall Thomas Sinclair-Johnson along with his wife Michelle and two children Veronica and Tamsinboth died Road Car Accident on their way to their home in Manchester on 12th Oct. 2006....Damn good Amatuer Rally driver too.

May all those listed R.I.P........

Jesper Hvid · #146

CevertAngel wrote:You keep leaving out DIDIER PIRONI (F1 Ferrari Driver and former Teammate of Gilles Villeneuve)...........Who died in a Motor Boat Race.............

Actually, that's on purpose - all racing fatalities are kept out, be it boat, plane , car or motorcycle.

CevertAngel wrote:Also my ex-Rally Fellow Competitor and Friend and former British GP Marshall Thomas Sinclair-Johnson along with his wife Michelle and two children Veronica and Tamsinboth died Road Car Accident on their way to their home in Manchester on 12th Oct. 2006....Damn good Amatuer Rally driver too.

Thanks for adding this. We will be displaying this in the Lest We Forget-section at mm.org.

CevertAngel wrote:May all those listed R.I.P........

Indeed.

Jesper Hvid · #147

The LWF is now online at mm.org. Your contrafibularities are still highly welcome, and thanks for all the stuff you've been posting so far!

Vegeta · #148

PTRACER wrote:
Juan Zanelli died 1942 in a concentration camp where he was inmate for his Resistance involvement.

How died a first great Chilean driver in a concentration camp

DoubleFault · #149

Vegeta wrote:
PTRACER wrote:
Juan Zanelli died 1942 in a concentration camp where he was inmate for his Resistance involvement.
How died a first great Chilean driver in a concentration camp

I expect that the country's leaders were like Hitler and Stalin - a threat to their power and you are put "out of the way"

(Apologies, i study History)

Vassago · #150

Mieczyslaw Polukard (born 1930 - died 25 October 1985)

The first Polish speedway racer who competed in the World Championships (1959) was killed after being struck by a young rider during a training in Bydgoszcz. Polukard worked as a coach at the time of his death.

Edward Jancarz (born 20 August 1946 - died 11 January 1992)

Probably the best Polish speedway rider in the 70's. A ten-time veteran of World Championships (bronze medal in 1968). Since his retirement in 1986 he battled with alcohol abuse and family violence. He was stabbed to death by his second wife.

wwpch · #151

DoubleFault wrote:
Vegeta wrote:
PTRACER wrote:
Juan Zanelli died 1942 in a concentration camp where he was inmate for his Resistance involvement.
How died a first great Chilean driver in a concentration camp
I expect that the country's leaders were like Hitler and Stalin - a threat to their power and you are put "out of the way"

(Apologies, i study History)

Maybe the Chilean leaders were very bad guys, I don't know, but Juan Zanelli died in FRANCE as the FRENCH Resistance member.