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Abro este topic debido a lo triste de lo sucedido hoy en el Ral.li de Catalunya. He pensado ponerlo en el de Burns o en alguno otro, pero por lo triste de la temática, quizá sea buena idea unifificar este tipo de noticias para que halla sólo uno o menos topics tan tristes como este. Evidentemente esto es sólo lo que yo he creido. Cada uno es libre. Siempre.

Accidente mortal de Jörg Bastuck en el segundo tramo del día

El Citroën C2 de Aaron Buckhart y Jörg Bastuck, participantes del Mundial Junior, ha sufrido una salida de pista sin consecuencias en la especial de Montmell, el segundo tramo de la jornada, que les ha provocado desperfectos en una de sus ruedas, lo que ha obligado a Bastuck y Buckhart a bajarse del vehículo para cambiar el neumático.

Mientras realizaban esta maniobra de reparación, tres participantes más han pasado sin problemas por la zona, pero inmediatamente después Barry Clark (Ford Fiesta), se ha salido de pista en el mismo punto embistiendo a Bastuck.

Como consecuencia del accidente, Bastuck, alemán de 36 años, ha sido trasladado en helicóptero medicalizado al Hospital Joan XXIII de Tarragona, donde se ha certificado su muerte a las 11:30.

Los tres otros implicados en el accidente, que ha tenido lugar en el punto kilométrico 9.800 del tramo de El Montmell en una curva a izquierdas, no han resultado heridos.

La competición continúa el ritmo previsto, y la organización ha decidido suspender cualquier celebración tras la finalización del Rally el próximo domingo.

Descansa en paz.
Vivirás siempre con nosotros mientras tu recuerdo continue vivo.

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Henry Surtees dies after F2 crash

By Jonathan Noble Sunday, July 19th 2009, 20:09 GMT
Henry Surtees, the son of 1964 Formula 1 world champion John Surtees, has died following an accident in a Formula 2 race at Brands Hatch on Sunday.

During the second of the weekend's races, the 18-year-old was struck on the head by a wheel and tyre from the car of Jack Clarke, who had spun into the wall exiting Westfield Bend.

Surtees was knocked unconscious in the accident and his car failed to negotiate the following Sheene Corner, running straight off the track and into the barrier.

Medical crews were swiftly on the scene to extract Surtees from the car, before he was taken to the track's medical centre. He was stabilised at the circuit's facility before being airlifted to the Royal London hospital.

A spokesperson for the hospital this evening confirmed that Surtees had died from his injuries.

Surtees graduated to F2 this season from Formula Renault and had taken his first podium finish in the series with third place in Saturday's race at Brands Hatch.

His step up to the category came after several seasons in karts, which included victory in the Junior Gearbox Championship in 2005, before a graduation to car racing in the Ginetta Junior Championship in 2006.

He switched to single seaters in 2007, taking a race victory in Formula BMW UK for Carlin Motorsport en route to seventh overall in the standings - and second in the rookie cup.

He also made a brief foray into the Formula Renault UK championship that year, contesting the final two rounds at Thruxton as well as the Winter Series.

In 2008 he remained in Formula Renault, taking 12th in the final standings before finishing runner-up in the Winter Series with one victory and three podiums from four races. He also contested last year's British Formula 3 season finale in a National Class car for Carin, taking one victory and one podium.

AUTOSPORT sends its sincere condolences to Henry's family and friends.

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