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Bottom post of the previous page:

Motorsportrace wrote: 4 years ago We could also send these updates (spectators killed in the 1928 Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Materassi's accident):

viewtopic.php?f=26&t=86&p=337268#p337268

Especially for that "Ormanoglou" guy, whose surname was written in every possible way (mm.org has "Omenognu", "Orsingher", "Obergout" and "Hobergant", while "La Stampa" wrote "Omerroghu").
I'm not sure "Ormanoglou" was his real surname, but at least it seems to exist, and the Corriere Della Sera also wrote his name, the father's name and the street where he lived.
Just for the record:

First "Omerroghu":
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Then "Obergout" (in the same article):
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All July cases sended except 2019 Rally de Balcozna - Paclin.
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This month ends on sad note, but we need to gather all information that we found to send it to MM.org. I will not send Anthoine Hubert because I'm pretty sure that his page will be created in next few days (as it was with Jessi Combs).

Update on already created pages:

1) Peter Ryan (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=13):
Complete name: Peter Barry Ryan

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/141 ... barry-ryan
2) Lucky Foot (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=10343):
Complete name: Raymond Joseph Foot
Birth date: ??.???.1913
Death date: 25.May.1969
Age at death: 56

Event date: 25.May.1969
Event type: race

Two cars ahead locked their wheels. Foot rode on back wheel of one of these cars, spun, overturned and crashed upside down into another car.

Sources:
The Canberra Times, issue of 26 May 1969, p.1: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131786387
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100 ... james-foot
3) Barry Radford (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196 ... ce-radford):
Complete name: Barry Clarence Radford
Birth date: 14.Feb.1942

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196 ... ce-radford
4) Vaun Guthrie (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=1133):
Complete name: Vaun Reginald Guthrie
Birth date: 02.Jun.1949
Age at death: 49

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194 ... ld-guthrie
5) Gay Docking (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=11510):
Complete name: Gay Annette Docking

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198 ... te-docking
6) Des Kelly (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=2066):
Complete name: Desmond John Kelly
Birth date: ??.??.1932
Age at death: 34

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183 ... john-kelly
7) Robert Clark (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=11529):
Complete name:
Birth date: ??.??.1952
Age at death: 25

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144 ... ence-clark
8 )Pete McCabe (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=3660):
Complete name: Peter Joseph McCabe

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186 ... eph-mccabe
9) Barry Robinson (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=3187)
Complete name: Barry William Robinson
Birth date: ??.??.1940

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181 ... m-robinson
10) Glyn Scott (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=1012):
Complete name: Glyn Armstrong Scott
Birth date: 26.Mar.1926
Age at death: 44

Source:
http://www.users.on.net/~colingoodwin/00150602.htm
11) Graham Stafford (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=10875):
Complete name: Graham Kent Stafford
Birth date: 29.Mar.1941
Birth Place: Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia
Death date: 23.May.1965

Event date: 23.May.1965

Sources:
Newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald, issue of 9 April 1941, p.12: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/17735770
Newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald, issue of 24 May 1965, p.27
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12) Hans-Theo Tegeler (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=1893):
Vehicle number: 86

Lost control of his car on third lap, crashed into tree which broke in two and overturned. Tegeler was badly injured, suffering broken thing, but as help was late, he managed to free himself from wreck. Despite ambulance arrived, race director allowed it to leave to hospital only after end of race. Tegeler suffered complications from crash and died on Jena hospital three weeks after crash.

Source:
https://www.otz.de/sport/motorsport/ges ... 27275.html
13) René Kippeurt (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=1033):
Birth date: 04.May.1902
Birth Place: Sèvres, France
Age at death: 35

Source:
http://www.24h-en-piste.com/Pilotes/Aff ... ilote=1476
14) Marcel Michelot (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=6943)
Birth date: 08.Oct.1892
Birth Place: Paris, France
Age at death: 34

Source:
http://www.24h-en-piste.com/Pilotes/Aff ... ilote=1885 (wrong month of death)
15) Johan Jacobs (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=4919):
Birth date: 18.Nov.1966
Age at death: 39

Source:
https://ru.billiongraves.com/grave/Joha ... s/16285300
16) Emil Frankl (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=759):
Age at death: 25

Source:
Newspaper Neues Wiener Journal, issue of 5 June 1934, p.9: http://anno.onb.ac.at/cgi-content/anno? ... nno-search
17) Juan Enrique Daguerre (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=9675):
Death date: 28.Dec.1982

Event date: 11.Nov.1982 (?)

Source:
CORSA Nº 867, of January 11, 1983
18) Scott Kalitta (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=7819):
Complete name: Scott Douglas Kalitta

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/277 ... as-kalitta
19) Petr Šafár (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=6548):
Birth date: 29.Jul.1961
Series: Czech Rally Championship
Race: 26. Volkswagen Rallye Český Krumlov

Sources:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/coprofile/ ... ter-safar/
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/280- ... mlov-1998/
20) Sébastien Pagella (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=12686):
Birth date: 10.Feb.1982
Birth Place: Manosque, France

Source:
https://www.enaos.fr/P1220.aspx?IdPer=217024
21) Mathias Rohfls (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=6701):
Race: 48. ADAC Rallye Wartburg

Source:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/1124 ... burg-2007/
22) Alistair Buchanan (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=6392)
Complete name: Alistair Scott Buchanan
Birth date: ??.??.1922
Age at death: 30

Source:
http://www.ww2irishaviation.com/fp273.htm
23) Mario Dalla Favera (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=714):
Complete name: Mario Augusto Dalla Favera

Source:
http://milleitinerari.blogspot.com/2014 ... mario.html
24) Dale Prochazka (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=4211):
Complete name: Dale James Prochazka
Birth date: 27.Nov.1940
Birth Place: unknown, WI, United States

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197 ... -prochazka
25) Zoran Vučenović (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=12760):
Death Place: Ušće, Yugoslavia (now Serbia)

Engineering student and member of Academy rally team. Car crashed into embankment, rolled and caught fire. His co-driver fell out from car and survived, but Vučenović burned to death.

Source:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... =3&theater
26) Giuseppe Faranda (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=1660):
27) Jéferson Ribeiro da Fonseca (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=296):
Birth date: 11.Aug.1946
Birth Place: Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
Death date: 07.Sep.1987

Event date: 07.Sep.1987

Source:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/M ... -1946-1987
28) Ernst Zahnd (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=7949):
Birth date: 11.Aug.1962
Birth Place: Bern, Switzerland

Source:
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L ... -1962-2008
And new cases:

29) Rába-ring triple fatality
Complete name: Támas Varga (in Hungarian, Varga Támas)
Birth date: ??.??.????
Birth Place: unknown
Death date: 02.May.2004
Death Place: Écs, Hungary
Nationality: Hungary
Gender: male
Age at death: 25

Event date: 02.May.2004
Series: Persped Ezerjó Kupa
Race:
Event type: private test
Country: Hungary
Venue: Rába-ring
Variant: ?-2004-?

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: touring car
Vehicle brand/model: Lada VAZ
Vehicle number: ??

Complete name: unknown
Birth date: ??.??.????
Birth Place: unknown
Death date: 02.May.2004
Death Place: Écs, Hungary
Nationality: Hungary
Gender: male
Age at death: 25

Event date: 02.May.2004
Series: Persped Ezerjó Kupa
Race:
Event type: private test
Country: Hungary
Venue: Rába-ring
Variant: ?-2004-?

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: touring car
Vehicle brand/model: Lada VAZ
Vehicle number: ??


Complete name: unknown
Birth date: ??.??.????
Birth Place: unknown
Death date: 03.May.2004
Death Place: Győr, Hungary
Nationality: Hungary
Gender: male
Age at death: 25

Event date: 02.May.2004
Series: Persped Ezerjó Kupa
Race:
Event type: private test
Country: Hungary
Venue: Rába-ring
Variant: ?-2004-?

Role: co-driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: touring car
Vehicle brand/model: Lada VAZ
Vehicle number: ??

During tests on Rába-ring before Sunday amateur rally, two Ladas collided head-on at speed about 140 km/h at parabolic corner. Drivers of both cars, Támas Varga and unnamed 25-years old racer were killed on spot; co-driver of white Lada, driven by unnamed man, died on next day at Petz Aladár Hospital; Varga's co-driver Béla Szász. Possibly, surname of one of unnamed racers was Szalay.

Sources:
https://www.kisalfold.hu/gyori_hirek/ha ... _/1093160/
https://www.vezess.hu/hirek/2004/05/03/ ... abaringen/
http://www.nemzetisport.hu/migralt_cikk ... rabaringen
https://www.nyugat.hu/tartalom/cikk/131 ... egyik_utas
https://www.blikk.hu/aktualis/kamera-ig ... ya/jqmsvdt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZhs-97ERxY
30) Ivan Possamai Jr
Complete name: Ivan Possamai Jr
Birth date: 03.May.1977
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 04.Aug.2019
Death Place: Chapecó, SC, Brazil
Nationality: Brazil
Gender: male
Age at death: 42

Event date: 04.Aug.2019
Series: Campeonato Sul Brasiliero de Arrancada [South Brazilian Drag Racing Championship]
Race:
Event type: race
Country: Brazil
Venue: Chapecó
Variant: dragstrip

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: dragster
Vehicle brand/model: Volkswagen Gol
Vehicle number: ??

Suffered sudden illness at end of the race, lost control of car and crashed at speed of 192 km/h into concrete barrier.

Sources:
https://cgn.inf.br/noticia/37393/morte- ... diz-piloto
https://g1.globo.com/pr/oeste-sudoeste/ ... avel.ghtml
https://omunicipio.com.br/piloto-de-arr ... m-chapeco/
https://cgn.inf.br/noticia/37347/ivan-p ... arrancadao
https://www.facebook.com/JornalOParana/ ... 923246871/
31) Buzz Combe
Complete name: Raymond Alan Combe
Birth date: 11.Feb.1955
Birth Place: Pomona, CA, United States
Death date: 26.Jan.1991
Death Place: La Paz County, AZ, United States
Nationality: United States
Gender: male
Age at death: 35

Event date: 26.Jan.1991
Series: SCORE-HDRA Desert Circuit of Races
Race: Parker 400
Event type: race
Country: United States
Venue: Parker 425
Variant: 1991

Role: co-driver
Vehicle type: truck
Vehicle sub-type: pick-up
Vehicle brand/model: Nissan Pathfinder
Vehicle number: ??

Co-driver to Mark Lund; truck missed a turn, plunged into ravine, overturned and crashed into large rock by co-driver's side.

Sources:
https://ru.billiongraves.com/grave/Raym ... e/11328641
Newspaper The Los Angeles Times, issue of 28 January 1991:
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Newspaper The Star-News, issue of 30 January 1991, p.2:
Image
32) Hrvoje Aračić
Complete name: Hrvoje Aračić
Birth date: unknown
Birth Place: ??.??.????
Death date: 24.May.1981
Death Place: Slavonska-Požega, Yugoslavia (now Požega, Croatia)
Nationality: Yugoslavia
Gender: male
Age at death: 26

Event date: 24.May.1981
Series: Super V Državno hitrostno prvenstvo Jugoslavije [Yugoslavian Super Vee National Speed Championship] (?)
Race:
Event type: race
Country: Serbia
Venue: Slavonska-Požega (Glavica)
Variant: ?-1981-?

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: single-seater
Vehicle brand/model: Lola - Volkswagen
Vehicle number: ??

Suffered fatal accident on third lap of race.

Sources:
https://www.motori.hr/forum/index.php?topic=257711.75
http://poduckun.net/foto-proslava-velik ... d-matulji/
Unknown Yugoslavian magazine from 1981:
Image
33) Georges Boudrias
Complete name: Georges Boudrias
Birth date: ??.??.????
Birth Place: unknown
Death date: 17.Aug.1975
Death Place: Duvernay, Laval, Quebec, Canada
Nationality: Canada
Gender: male
Age at death: 34

Event date: 17.Aug.1972
Series:
Race:
Event type: race
Country: Canada
Venue: Deux-Montagnes
Variant: road course (?)

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: stock car
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ?? (32?)

Crashed at eight turn of track with car which raced in opposite direction. Famous stock car racer, won three hour demolition derby at Fury Speedway in 1961.

Sources:
http://www.stockcarquebec.ca/pilotes/B/ ... udrias.htm
http://www.stockcarquebec.ca/gerardmajo ... eedway.pdf
34) Brody Ford
Complete name: Brody Ford
Birth date: 13.Aug.1992
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 03.Mar.2019
Death Place: Perth, WA, Australia
Nationality: Australia
Gender: male
Age at death: 26

Event date: 03.Mar.2019
Series:
Race: Racewars
Event type: race
Country: Australia
Venue: Albany Airport (Australia)
Variant: dragstrip

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: dragster
Vehicle brand/model: Ford Shelby Mustang GT500
Vehicle number: ??

Car went out of control, rolled, broke into pieces and caught fire. Ford was extracted before car engulfed in flames, but he died from serious head injuries in hospital.

Sources:
http://amityrosefunerals.com.au/2019/03/11/brody-ford/
https://thewest.com.au/news/disaster-an ... 881123754z
https://gsweekender.com.au/albany-wa-ra ... n-ongoing/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-04/ ... h/10868904
Another updates:
35) Paolo Tordi (http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1449):
Vehicle number: 67

Source:
viewtopic.php?p=303922#p303922
36) Otello Buscherini (http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1448):
Vehicle number: 7

Source: viewtopic.php?p=306667#p306667
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I was noticing...

Tordi's number here is wrong:
http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1449
He had number #49.

Also, Buscherini's number is missing:
http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1448
He had number #7.

See this thread for more information:
https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/forums/v ... 26&t=14508
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Motorsportrace wrote: 4 years ago I was noticing...

Tordi's number here is wrong:
http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1449
He had number #49.

Also, Buscherini's number is missing:
http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1448
He had number #7.

See this thread for more information:
https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/forums/v ... 26&t=14508
Added to list. Thanks.
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I forgot to inform that all information collected in August and early September was already send to MM.org some weeks ago.
Now that's list of information which was sended.
July information:

1. Julen Bilbao, 2019, co-driver, Rallye Balcón de Bizkaia, credit to hollie3sa;
2. Sascha Witter, 2018, spectator, ADAC MX Masters Bielstein, credit to hollie3sa;
3. Update to 1928 Monza tragedy, credit to Motorsportrace;
4. Daniel Esteban Barrachini, 2019, driver, kart race at Cerro de la Matanza in Victoria, Entre Rios;
5. Robert Russo, 1967, co-driver, sports car rally near Pekin, Illinois;
6. Brian Middleton, 1965, driver, rally near Njoro, Kenya;
7. Gus Bray, 1959, driver, stock car race at Bridgewood;
8. Sergio Raul Abuhaba & José Francisco Restucci, 1988, driver & co-driver, Trans-Amazon Rally;
9. Wim Weerden, 1977, driver, Savannerally;
10. Update to Rimantas Kesminas;
11. Update to Hans Goudezeune;
12. Update to Martin Vodehnal;
13. Update to Myron Yoho;
14. Update to Kat Moller;
15. Update to Alexandre Jacopini;
16. Update to Jean-Michel Piétri;
17. Update to Tomáš Vojtěch; UPDATED
18. Update to Andrey Kulemzin;
19. Update to Roel Vrolix & Stef Winters;
20. Update to Andrea Mamé;
21. Update to Zaur Tukhareli, credit to Levan Glonti;
22. Update to Walter Neubauer, credit to Reinhard Windeler;
23. Update to Herbert Schlösser;
24. Update to Alexandre Crouzet;
25. Unnamed spectator, 2019, Rally Ciudad de La Laguna, credit to Jesper Hvid;
27. Ramiro Acre, 2019, spectator, Rally Oruro, credit to Jesper Hvid;
28. Unnamed spectator, 2019, Arroyos y Esteros, credit to Jesper Hvid;
29. Udo Hoffmann, 1971, driver, Klingenring, credit to hollie3sa;
30. Unnamed driver, 1980s, Rally Kremlyovskie Zvezdy;
31. Update to Jorge Ángel Pena;
32. Update to Bernard Gosset;
33. Update to Antoinette Mangin, credit for translation to hollie3sa;
34. Update to Patrick Reichrath;
35. Update to Jocelyn Reynouard;
36. Mike Miller, 2002, driver, Asian Formula 2000 round at Subic International Raceway;
37. Update to Eudore Namont;
38. Update to Clifford Allison;
39. Update to Franco Ballerini;
40. Update to Stefano Campana & Robin Munz;
41. Guillermo Quattracchio & Hugo Sosa, 2019, driver & co-driver, tests for Rally Panimar;
42. Update to Bodo Raddatz;
43. Update to Esteban Capkovic;
44. Sergey Borichev, 2019, driver, Moskovskaya Milya at Bykovo Airstrip;
45. Update to Bruno Cauvy;
46. Paul Conn, 2019, driver, 500 Motor Racing Club of Ireland Roadsports race at Kirkistown, credit to PTRACER; ADDED

August information:

1. Update to Peter Ryan; UPDATED
2. Update to Lucky Foot;
3. Update to Barry Radford;
4. Update to Vaun Guthrie;
5. Update to Gay Docking;
6. Update to Des Kelly;
7. Update to Robert Clark;
8. Update to Pete McCabe;
9. Update to Barry Robinson;
10. Update to Glyn Scott;
11. Update to Graham Stafford;
12. Update to Hans-Theo Tegeler;
13. Update to René Kippeurt;
14. Update to Marcel Michelot;
15. Update to Johan Jacobs;
16. Update to Emil Frankl;
17. Update to Juan Enrique Daguerre;
18. Update to Scott Kalitta; UPDATED
19. Update to Petr Šafár;
20. Update to Sébastien Pagella;
21. Update to Mathias Rohfls;
22. Update to Alistair Buchanan;
23. Update to Mario Dalla Favera;
24. Update to Dale Prochazka; UPDATED
25. Update to Zoran Vučenović;
26. Update to Giuseppe Faranda;
27. Update to Jéferson Ribeiro da Fonseca;
28. Update to Ernst Zahnd;
29. Támas Varga and crew of Lada Vaz, 2004, two drivers & co-driver, Rába-ring, private tests;
30. Ivan Possamai Jr, 2019, driver, Chapecó;
31. Buzz Combe, 1991, co-driver, Parker 400;
32. Hrvoje Aračić, 1981, driver, Slavonska-Požega
33. Georges Boudrias, 1975, driver, Deux-Montagnes
34. Brody Ford, 2019, driver, Albany Airport
35. Update to Paolo Tordi;
36. Update to Otello Buscherini;
37. Manfred Deisting, 1966, spectator, Stainz; credit to Jacob
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And one case for further research: during first round of 1965 East Germany Formula 3 Championship held on 23 May 1965 at Halle-Saale racer Gerhard Schröter was scheduled to race Melkus 64 - Wartburg entered by MC Post Dresden but he didn't started.

http://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F365_E4.htm

Accoring to this list of Formula 3 racers:

https://www.formel3guide.com/images/logos/azfahrer.pdf

Schröter died on 22 May 1965 in Halle-Saale, just one day prior to race. Did he die in race car crash (practice or qualifying) or died from another causes (maybe traffic accident)?
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September updates:

1) unknown

Complete name: unknown
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown, unkown
Death date: ??.???.1954
Death Place: Victoriaville, QB, Canada
Nationality: unknown
Gender: unknown
Age at death:??

Event date: ??.???.1954
Series:
Race:
Event type: unknown
Country: Canada
Venue: Autodrome de l’Est
Variant: 1/2 mile oval (1951-1954)

Role: unknown
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: stock car
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Fatal accident happened in 1954 at Autodrome de l’Est led to closure of track.

Source:
http://www.stockcarquebec.ca/listea.htm
2) John Magee (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=6613):
3) Karel Polášek

Complete name: Karel Polášek
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: ??.???.1971
Death Place: Piešťany, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Nationality: Czechoslovakia
Gender: male
Age at death: ??

Event date: ??.??.1971
Series:
Race:
Event type: unknown
Country: Slovakia
Venue: Piešťany
Variant: airfield circuit

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: single-seater
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Injured in collision during Formula 3 event and died in hospital. Only race car fatality at circuit.

Sources:
https://www.moto.cz/okruhy-a-historie/b ... 6-piestany
http://www.rejmi.cz/programy/cena_slove ... k_1993.pdf
4) Morgan Luona (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=12134):
Complete name: Paul Sture Morgan Luona
Birth date: 03.Feb.1959

Source:
http://www.finngraven.se/(S(2kxveop4domvlxr21tw5mhy3))/DisplayInfo.aspx?id=1579064
5) Phillip Yau (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=10844):
Birth date: 26.Jul.1972
Age at death: 40

Source:
https://zh-cn.facebook.com/pg/PhillipYauKCRacing/about/
6) Gunnar Thermaenius (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=2588):
Complete name: Hans Gunnar Thermaenius

Source:
http://www.finngraven.se/(S(3u40dxv2wrh22tqmfbqmtnky))/DisplayInfo.aspx?id=1990110
7) Mats Hanström (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=10851):
Complete name: Mats Anders Hanström

Source:
http://www.finngraven.se/(S(p5s2vhkczuoac12emibr3u4b))/DisplayInfo.aspx?id=1071760
8 ) Edgar Hanlon (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=9837):
Complete name: Edgar Samuel Marshall Hanlon

Source:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.a ... 6cc52e1930
9) Lester James

Complete name: Lester Robert James
Birth date: ??.???.1949
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 07.Sep.1980
Death Place: unknown, Queensland, Australia
Nationality: Australia
Gender: male
Age at death: 31

Event date: 07.Sep.1980
Series:
Race:
Event type: unknown
Country: Australia
Venue: Surfer's Paradise Drag Strip
Variant:

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: dragster
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Crashed after rear axle housing purportedly came out. From 1975 to 1977 he raced "Scorcher" which he shared with Graeme Scholes (d.1978).

Sources:
https://dragstripdeaths.webs.com/198084.htm
http://cacklefest.com/Scorcher.shtml
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.a ... 643cb9ceb1
10) Kent Rogers (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=12278):
Complete name: Kent Charles Rogers
Birth date: ??.???.1954
Age at death: 31

Source:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.a ... 791b6d1a10
11) Robin Schorn (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=1873):
Complete name: Robin Alexander Schorn
Birth date: ??.???.1963
Age at death: 22

Sources:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.a ... 8af3166bc2
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Robin-A ... n/18692882 [wrong date of death]
12) Evan Thomas (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=6189):
Complete name: Evan Walter Thomas
Birth date: ??.???.1932
Age at death: 50

Sources:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.a ... 620c1a6083
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194 ... ter-thomas
13) Steve Howman (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=3207):
Complete name: Steven Percy Howman
Birth date: 20.Jul.1918
Age at death: 40

Sources:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.a ... 8a465f8737
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150 ... rcy-howman
14) Edgar Hanlon (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=9837):
Complete name: Edgar Samuel Marshall Hanlon
Birth date: 26.Sep.1894

Source:
https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.a ... 072ebc9915
15) Curly Ryland (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=8255):
Birth date: 25.Mar.1906
Age at death: 47

Source: https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.a ... b0922f6c13
16) Mike Burgmann (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=955):
Complete name: Michael Trevor Burgmann

Source:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~nbradley/Adams-o/p14.htm
17) Sandy Mess

Complete name: Sandy Mess
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 07.Jun.1968
Death Place: Garlogie, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Gender: male
Age at death: 48

Event date: 07.Jun.1968
Series:
Race:
Event type: race
Country: United Kingdom
Venue: Garlogie
Variant:

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: stock car
Vehicle brand/model: unknown "Cock-A-Bendie"
Vehicle number: ??

Was trapped in his car when it overturned, hit another vehicle and landed onto roof.

Source:
Newspaper Aberdeen Evening Express, issue of 8 June 1968:
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/vie ... 0608%2f266
18) Harry Smith

Complete name: Harry Smith
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown
Death date: 24.Aug.1969
Death Place: Tidworth, England, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Gender: male
Age at death: 45

Event date: 24.Aug.1969
Series:
Race:
Event type: practice
Country: United Kingdom
Venue: Thruxton
Variant: 1967-present

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: single-seater
Vehicle brand/model: Cooper
Vehicle number: ??

Lost control at Cobb-Campbell S-bend and crashed.

Sources:
Newspaper Reading Evening Post, issue of 25 August 1969: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/vie ... 0825%2f026
http://www.gdecarli.it/Risultati/Piget/ ... killed.pdf
19) John Horton:

Complete name: John George Augustus Horton
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown
Death date: 10.Oct.1959
Death Place: Near Hartley, England, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Gender: male
Age at death: 25

Event date: 10.Oct.1959
Series:
Race: Horsham and District Motorcycle and Light Car Club Rally
Event type: rally stage
Country: United Kingdom
Venue: Horsham rally
Variant: unknown special stage

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: touring car
Vehicle brand/model: Austin A35
Vehicle number: ??

Skidded, spun and crashed into bus. His co-driver Dui Lee was injured.

Sources:
Newspaper Worthing Herald, issue of 16 October 1959: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/vie ... 1016%2f028
Newspaper Worthing Gazette, issue of 14 October 1959: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/vie ... 1014%2f010
20) Brian Chamberlain

Complete name: Brian James Chamberlain
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown
Death date: 23.Sep.1952
Death Place: Bridgnorth, England, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Gender: male
Age at death: 21

Event date: 23.Sep.1952
Series:
Race: London Car Rally
Event type: rally stage
Country: United Kingdom
Venue: London Car Rally
Variant: unknown special stage

Role: co-driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: touring car
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Source:
Newspaper Harrow Observer, issue of 25 September 1952: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/vie ... 0925%2f015
21) Marie-Thérèse Ordioni (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=10483):
Age at death: 36

Source:
Newspaper Aberdeen Evening Express, issue of 28 February 1955: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/vie ... 0228%2f110
22) Fr. Kůrka (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=10752):

Complete name: Fr. Kůrka
Death date: 15.Jun.1935
Death Place: Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)

Event date: 15.Jun.1935
Country: Czech Republic

Vehicle brand/model: Walter Junior
Vehicle number: 56

Car crashed into rock and tree. His co-driver Fr. Trnka was injured, but survived.

Sources:
https://www.classiccarcatalogue.com/spo ... _1935.html
http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/vie ... f3fc9bb22f
http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/vie ... 0d606f5dc6
http://www.digitalniknihovna.cz/mzk/vie ... 0d606f5dc6
23) Floyd Powell:

Complete name: Floyd Russell Powell
Birth date: 06.Jun.1927
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 25.Jul.1952
Death Place: Atlanta, GA, United States
Nationality: United States
Gender: male
Age at death: 25

Event date: 25.Jul.1952
Series:
Race:
Event type: race
Country: United States (Georgia)
Venue: Peach Bowl Speedway
Variant: 1/4 mile oval (1950-1971)

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: stock car
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Crashed into grandstands and spun. As he climbed out from car, another vehicle crashed into Powell's car, throwing him onto track, where he was ran over two or three times.

Sources:
https://georgiaracinghistory.com/2010/0 ... ch-bowl/2/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/533 ... ell-powell
Newspaper The Atlanta Constitution, issue of 26 July 1952, p.1:
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24) Marcel Harrison

Complete name: Marcel Harrison
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 26.Aug.1973
Death Place: Sept-Îles, QB, Canada
Nationality: Canada
Gender: male
Age at death: 28

Event date: 26.Aug.1973
Series:
Race:
Event type: race
Country: Canada
Venue: Sept-Îles Speedway
Variant:

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: stock car
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: 43

Flipped over and landed outside the track.

Sources:
Newspaper The Ottawa Citizen, issue of 27 August 1973, p.4
Image
http://www.stockcarquebec.ca/pistes/tex ... ptiles.htm
Newspaper L'Avenir, issue of 28 August 1973
25) Marc Simard & Real Lepine

Complete name: Marc Simard
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 26.Aug.1973
Death Place: unknown, QB, Canada
Nationality: Canada
Gender: male
Age at death: 12

Event date: 26.Aug.1973
Series:
Race:
Event type: unknown
Country: Canada
Venue: Saguenay
Variant:

Role: spectator
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: unknown
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Complete name: Real Lepine
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 26.Aug.1973
Death Place: unknown, QB, Canada
Nationality: Canada
Gender: male
Age at death: 12

Event date: 26.Aug.1973
Series:
Race:
Event type: unknown
Country: Canada
Venue: Saguenay
Variant:

Role: spectator
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: unknown
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Two 12-years old boys were hit by racing car which left the track. Simard was from Riviere du Molin, Lepine was from Port-Alfred.

Source:
Newspaper The Ottawa Citizen, issue of 27 August 1973, p.4
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26) Ain Teppo (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=6965):
Death Place: Kibaru, Estonia

Series: Estonian Rally Championship
Race: 2. SEB Mulgi Rally
Variant: 2007, first special stage

Vehicle brand/model: Lada VFTS

Sources:
https://www.delfi.ee/news/paevauudised/ ... d=17037982
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/9126 ... ally-2007/
27) Jim Brouk (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=4940):
Complete name: James R. Brouk

Source:
Newspaper Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), issue of 18 April 1990, p.30:
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28) Osamu Nakajima (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... ct&n=10820):
29) Richard Patterson

Complete name: Richard Patterson
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 16.Feb.1997
Death Place: Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Gender: male
Age at death: 22

Event date: 16.Feb.1997
Series: MSA Tarmac Rally Championship
Race: Apex Cheviot National Rally 1997
Event type: rally stage
Country: United Kingdom
Venue: Cheviot Rally
Variant: 1997, unknown special stage

Role: co-driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: touring car
Vehicle brand/model: unknown
Vehicle number: ??

Co-driver to Lydia Carler; accident happened at Ministry of Defence territory at Eldson. Carler was injured.

Sources:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/3884 ... ally-1997/
Newspaper Herald Scotland, unknown issue of February 1997: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/120 ... 000-prize/
30) Marc Dinh (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=5297):
Death Place: Ouegoua, New Caledonia (overseas territory of France)

Series: New Caledonian Rally Championship
Race: 8. Safari Calédonien
Venue: Safari Calédonien

Car struck while crossing river and was going to be swept by river current. Dinh and his co-driver Bernard Transin were able to leave the car, but Dinh was also swept by water. Transin managed to swim to land and survived.

Sources:
https://www.ewrc-results.com/final/1908 ... nien-1974/
https://www.facebook.com/71124827899775 ... =3&theater
31) A.J. Michaels (http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus ... =ct&n=2477):
Complete name: Arthur Bernard Michaels Jr
Birth date: 21.Aug.1957

Source:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/967 ... d-michaels
32) Joe Hunt

Complete name: Joseph Hunt
Birth date: ??.???.????
Birth Place: unknown, unknown
Death date: 28.Aug.2019
Death Place: Montgomery County, KS, United States
Nationality: United States
Gender: male
Age at death: 27

Event date: 28.Aug.2019
Series:
Race: Coffeyville Street Drags
Event type: race
Country: United States (Kansas)
Venue: Kansas Industrial Park (?)
Variant: dragstrip

Role: driver
Vehicle type: car
Vehicle sub-type: dragster
Vehicle brand/model: Pontiac Firebird
Vehicle number: ??

Collided with another racer, fell into ditch and crashed into drainage.

Sources:
https://thecount.com/2019/09/28/joe-bla ... eet-drags/
https://thecapitalsportsreport.com/2019 ... ags-event/
https://amarketnews.com/2019/09/29/deat ... -has-died/
https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news ... st-kansas/
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Everso Biggyballies wrote: 4 years ago
The following vehicle contacts the stopped vehicle and the wheels and tires are scattered. At this time, there was no contact of the scattered tire wheels with the following vehicle, but there was a similar accident with the FJ-1600 in the 1990s in almost the same place, and at that time, it contacted the head of the following vehicle driver, resulting in a fatal accident.

Full article with these pics here: http://www.zap-speed.com/column/sasagawa/061.html
http://motorsportmemorial.org/query.php ... ,6283,2417

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hollie3sa wrote: 4 years ago
Everso Biggyballies wrote: 4 years ago
The following vehicle contacts the stopped vehicle and the wheels and tires are scattered. At this time, there was no contact of the scattered tire wheels with the following vehicle, but there was a similar accident with the FJ-1600 in the 1990s in almost the same place, and at that time, it contacted the head of the following vehicle driver, resulting in a fatal accident.

Full article with these pics here: http://www.zap-speed.com/column/sasagawa/061.html
http://motorsportmemorial.org/query.php ... ,6283,2417

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1990s accident maybe actually Hitoshi Ogawa's crash (http://motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ct&n=182), but I will search for more information.

Update: no, it seems that it's different accident; Ogawa crashed at start/finish straight and FJ-1600 crash happened at 130R corner.
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Two almost unnoticed fatalities happened during 1970 London Mexico World Cup:

According to some British newspapers (Coventry Evening Telegraph, Aberdeen Evening Express, Reading Evening Post, issues of 25 May 1970), passenger or co-driver called Daphne Strange was killed on 24 May when rally car fell into ravine in Peru.
A British girl, identified only as Daphne Strange, who had been living in Chaclacayo, near Lima, when a rally car in which she was passenger plunged 200 ft. into a canyon.
According to text "Spring marathon" by Denis Orlov and Aleksandr Pikulenko published by Autoreview magazine №12 2010, during last stage of rally, member of Brazilian team known by surname Zeitnemer or Ceitnemer died when his car fell into water and he drowned.
Last stage of marathon was marred by bizarre death of one of members of Brazilian team, Zeitnemer. In his car, he fell from berth and drowned in harbour. Who is he, who he was in team? If not report in German Spiegel, nobody will remember him today.
According to E-WRC results, there were no Peruvian or Brazilian crews during rally: https://www.ewrc-results.com/entries/15 ... ally-1970/

However, I doubt nationalities of these crews:
#19 - J.M. (or J.H.) Perez Vega/G. Hinojosa/ J.A. Bercena
#33 - Carlos Zicavo/Alcido Specas (or Specos)/ Antonio Verna

So I need to do more research. I'll post this information in case if someone can also find something about Strange and Zeitnemer.
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Fyi: The German word "Zeitnehmer" translates to "timekeeper". Probably where the name has its origins.
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Shurely shome mishtake?

"Zeitnehmer" is the German word for an official taking times during a sporting event. If the original source was a German magazine, somebody not very familiar with the language must have made a mistake in translation!!

I will not comment on the Strange name. :wink:
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hollie3sa wrote: 4 years ago Fyi: The German word "Zeitnehmer" translates to "timekeeper". Probably where the name has its origins.
Michael Ferner wrote: 4 years ago Shurely shome mishtake?

"Zeitnehmer" is the German word for an official taking times during a sporting event. If the original source was a German magazine, somebody not very familiar with the language must have made a mistake in translation!!

I will not comment on the Strange name. :wink:
Thank you both. So, it means that Brazilian official drowned when he drove his car into harbour.

As with Mrs. Strange, I think that her name is alias. IIRC, there was fatal accident with rally car after ending of rally in South America in 1970s with British female co-driver; however I don't remember that co-driver had "strange" surname.

Also, according to The Guardian of 1 May 1970, radio techinician who worked for World Cup rally organizer was killed in Buenos Aires when his car overturned as he was going to install a radio unit in Andes mountains.
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One missing fatality: Dennis Lippert

Jacob wrote: 4 years ago The young German rider Dennis Lippert has died following a crash during the IDM Supersport 600 race at Oschersleben. He was 23.

http://idm.de/2019/06/11/idm-grosse-tra ... s-lippert/

Two photos I took of him during the Bördesprint 6h last year.

https://scontent-a-iad.cdninstagram.com ... NQ%3D%3D.2

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Have someone here My Heritage account? I need to check some records for few possible birth dates of deceased racers but I cannot do it without registration.
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