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How sad....

 

Very sad indeed, at least he went doing what he loved... Doubt that that will be of much consolation to his family and friends though. RIP

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Mr Hiromu Naruse was part of the development team that produced the Toyota 2000GT. He will truly be missed. RIP

 

Ok what the heck was he doing "outside" the track? Yes it's sad but, if he was doing this "outside" then shame on him! Hopefully the two other guys survive.

 

It's hard to tell from just that pic, but the damage to either car doesn't appear that bad, we've all seen worse on the road and have seen folks walk away from them - what was it about this one that proved so bad for the people inside both cars?

It doesn't look like they were going that fast, and since all cars have ABS there are no skid marks to help tell what happened.

I wonder if somehow the helmets/airbags contributed to their injuries?

For example, I didn't think the side curtain air bags deployed in a front offset hit.......

 

Looks to me like they hit head on with just about equal force and stopped right there..... Leaving one to believe that this could be a case of Basiliar skull fracture where the head continues on it's path longer than the rest....

They reported helmets but were they wearing some sort of Hans device.....

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I seriously doubt anyone had on a Hans device, don't those have to be intergrated into the car as well as the helmet?

But that's what I was thinking too, somehow the helmet's extra mass caused the personal damage.....

 

Very sad :frown5:

 

Toyota has truly suffered a great loss :sad:

 

This is why those who have had shunts at the track or gone logging at the Dragon shouldn't feel bad. It happens to the very best.

 

Modern HANS devices fit right to your shoulders and helmet and are independent of the car.




Just after the Dragon, I stopped by to test drive a Caterham in Joliet, IL. Anyway, at the Autobahn Country Club where I met the Caterham guy, they had half of the track closed off for LFA testing/showcasing/press event (actual nature unknown/forgotten.) There is a good chance that Naruse was there that day.

 

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We'll never know what actually happened. The real thing is that Mr. Hiromu Naruse will be missed ( RIP ) and the other driver recovers.
This will teach us all a life lesson.

Mark
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Looking at the wreckage and then reading that they were all wearing helmets I think its pretty clear that it is a case of the Basiliar Skull Fracture...It killed Earnheart remember in a seemingly light crash...looks as if airbags and crash helmets don't mix

Is Toyota jinxed???