Teenage british f4 racing driver billy monger suffered serious leg injuries in the horrific crash at donington park captured on his onboard camera. British f4 racing driver billy monger, horrific crash in a. The air ambulance landed at the race track, while the accident was captured on dashcam and. Monger has been involved in a horror crash whilst racing at donington park. A racing driver from chiswick has died after a crash during a race at the donington park circuit in leicestershire. Tom wheatcroft, the man who revived donington park as a motorracing venue in the 1970s, died yesterday after a long illness. The went on the lights and then we waited for the flag. He had attended the event with friends to pay homage to senna, the brazilian f1 world champion killed in 1994 when leading the san.
The four venues, encore beach club, surrender, tryst and xs, will transform the space january 1721, 20. Motor car racing began at donington park on march 25th 1933 organised by the local derby and district motor club, which was also the organising club of the motorcycle meetings, and the present pathfinders and derby motorcycle club, which replaced the defunct. Msv tickets cscc classic car championships donington park. A racing driver from thanet has been crowned a national champion in his first ever season on the circuit. Christian devereux killed in donnington park mini crash the. Map and circuit history of donington park, united kingdom. Christian devereuxs pictured 1965 mini cooper s spun off course crashed into another vehicle at the famous donington park circuit in derby. Christian devereux was driving a mini cooper at a festival for historic cars.
Teenage racing driver billy mongers legs amputated after. There is only one way to start the race with the flag. Nottingham rockstar racer parfitt jr aims for british gt title at donington park 1 sep 2017 the british gt championship battle between luxury supercar manufacturers bentley and lamborghini will be decided at donington park on 2324 september, with nottingham rockstar racer rick parfitt jr leading the standings heading to the final round. The inaugural british sportscar weekend on july 1415 at donington park hosted the latest diverting weekend of racing, in bright sunshine and sapping temperatures.
A racing driver died almost instantly when his mini cooper crashed headon in a vintage touring car race, an inquest hears. Colin gordan, derby and district motor club, donington park. An integral part of donington park seemingly forever, robert fearnall who died today friday, march 3 was by no means a onetrick pony. Brazilian racing driver christiano tuka rocha has died as a result of injuries sustained in a plane crash in brazil on thursday. The track and surrounding geography are nondescript, but the circuit provides a challenging. Due to the inherently dangerous nature of auto racing, many individuals, including drivers, crew members, officials and spectators, have been killed in crashes related to the sport, in races, in qualifying, in practice or in private testing sessions.
However advances in safety technology, and specifications designed. Christian devereux, from chiswick in london, died of his injuries. A driver has died while taking part in a classic car race at donington park in leicestershire. Driver deaths in british motorsport series wikipedia. Year driver series circuit ref 1933 colin gordan derby and district motor club donington park. Footage of the crash broadcast on television shows the. British f4 racing driver loses both legs after horror donington park crash. The list below shows drivers that have died racing in british national or club car. British formula 4 driver billy monger was airlifted to hospital with leg injuries after being involved in a highspeed crash at donington park when his car ploughed into the back of another at the. Teenage british f4 racing driver billy monger suffers. Truck crash accident at donington park old hairpin for the british truck racing championship july 2016. The 17yearolds vehicle smashed into the back of a fellow racers car leaving him fighting for his life. Lifelong motorracing fan, wheatcroft was a regular at donington. During the largest film festival in the country, park city live is.
British f4 driver billy monger in horrific crash at. The accident, involving a 1965 mini cooper s, happened at donington park at about 16. Buy driving experiences, season passes, event tickets, hospitality, trackdays, test days and more. A motorcyclist who crashed during a race at donington park on sunday, april 12 has died. Motorsport of any type, or at any level, is dangerous by its very nature. The racing line at donington park racing circuit b. Family of racing driver billy monger describe smash as our worst nightmare the 17yearolds cousin described the day the british f4 racing driver suffered serious leg. The accident, involving a 1965 mini cooper s, happened at donington park. For donington park, the classics were sharing a grid with the sigmas.
Donington park provides two popular configurations, differing in their inclusion of a section that looks a bit like the mouth of a whale, comprised of two short straights and the melbourne hairpin. The peter best insurance mg cup combined grids with the drayton manor park mg metro cup, the races cosponsored by minehead motor factors. The official website of donington park, one of the worlds foremost race circuits. The second configuration of at donington park omits the section containing melbourne hairpin, instead connecting starkeys straight directly to wheatcroft straight via a differnt s section. The smiling dane, as he was known to the racing fraternity, was a top mechanic who won his debut race in a volvo and the scandinavian touring car title in 1969, in a ford escort. A driver from west london is killed while taking part in a vintage touring car race at the donington park circuit in leicestershire. The race for pre1966 touring cars was part of the donington historic festival, a threeday event dedicated to the memory of brazilian formula one driver ayrton senna who was killed in a crash at. A teenage f4 racing driver is feared to be seriously injured in a horror car crash at a race in donington park today. Terrifying moment teen f4 driver ploughs into back of. The thundersport gb series which the castle donington. Teenage british f4 racing driver billy monger has had both legs amputated following one of the most horrific crashes in motorsport history at donington park the 17yearold was left fighting.
The list only includes drivers to have died during a race and only those competing in british domestic series. British f4 racing driver billy monger crashes at donington. A teenage racing driver who had both legs amputated after a highspeed crash at donington park has said he is looking forward to racing there. Christian devereuxs 1965 mini cooper s spun off course crashed into another vehicle. Teen racing ace billy monger was involved in a horror crash that led to a double leg amputation but months later he was back behind the wheel. British f4 racing driver billy monger, horrific crash in a race at donington park british f4 racing driver billy monger has been involved in an horrific crash in a race at donington park.
A teenage f4 racing driver has suffered leg injuries after a horrific crash at donington park today, officials say. Teenage racing driver billy mongers legs amputated after f4 horror crash at donington park the gifted 17yearold was trapped in his vehicle for more than 90 minutes after the motorsport. Teenage british f4 racing driver billy monger involved in. A racing driver was killed as he took part in a vintage touring car race in leicestershire. The classic sports car club are back at donington park this weekend for the final time in 2018 for an early autumn race meeting on the gp circuit. A racing driver of historic minis died while taking part in a classic car race that was part of an event held in memory of f1 driver ayrton senna. Driver injured in donington park race loughborough echo. Teenage f4 driver billy monger has been involved in a horrific crash at donington park today. Donington history originally part of the donington hall estate, it was created as a racing circuit during the prewar period when the german silver arrows were battling for the european championship.
Donington park circuit driving experiences, major race. Christian devereuxs mini cooper spun off course and crashed into another vehicle at donington park yesterday. British f4 racing driver billy monger has been involved in an horrific crash in a race at donington park. Billy monger car crash during f4 race at donnington park. Ayrton sennas trademark yellow lid probably the most famous formula one racingdriver helmet design ever served notice of his presence to any competitor who saw it reflected in their mirrors. Broadstairs racing driver crowned national champion in. Donnington park crash sparks fears teen f4 driver billy. British f4 racing driver billy monger crashes at donington park jump directly to the content news corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and. Familys touching tribute to man killed in derbyshire crash. Donington park is a motorracing and motorsport circuit located in castle. His lifelong passion for motorsport led him to carve a. The fact that me as the viewer was just as surprised as the driver that the car was there and see. Instead, it was waved as though it was the chequered flag. The list below shows drivers that have died racing in british national or club car racing series since 1970.
Deaths among racers and spectators were numerous in the early years of racing. British sportscar weekend donington park race report. Who is billy monger, what happened in the donington park crash. If you are finding this thread from rall after the fact, please consider donating to the fund to help billy monger beat the life altering injuries sustained in the crash.
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