Best of 2014: Classic Crashes
Video: Longest Jump – World record attempt gone wrong
When you’re flying through the air and something goes wrong, the whole situation can unravel very quickly.
Video: Ford Escort MK1 – terrifying high speed rally crash
When things go wrong whilst airborne, they really go wrong. Watch as spectators rush to this drivers aid before the car even begun to run out of momentum – this is because it’s immediately obvious that this is going to be a particularly nasty accident. Luckily, both driver and co-driver were fine. The car however, was another story.
“My balls were on fire!” – Gerhard Berger on his shocking Imola crash
Gerhard Berger talks about his horrifying crash during the San Marion Grand Prix 25 years ago.
Video: Kenny Brack’s HUGE stack (2003)
Watch as Kenny Brack‘s IndyCar catches air in 2003 whilst racing in Texas, the result being a terrifying high speed crash which is said to have resulted in the highest g-force impact of its kind on record.
Formula 3 chaos – Macau 1995 – Video
A pileup of epic Formula 3 proportions unfolds on the first lap of the 1995 Macau Grand Prix. Trulli, Schumacher and Couto escape – the rest of the field aren’t so lucky.
