crasher407 Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 (edited) taken off due to someone suffering a serious injury in the incident. Didnt realise they had.? Edited October 20, 2005 by crasher407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cod120 Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 this was posted a while back by mac i think the driver of one of the cars successfully sued the idiots running the promotion.. Japanese racing star Tetsuya Ota was involved in achain reaction collision during a GT championship race. Ota was trapped in his car for more than 50 seconds while exposed to 800-degree temperatures. There was no safety crew coming to the rescue as fellow drivers frantically extinguished the flames. The result ended with serious burns to Ota and a lawsuit against track promoters and sponsors. Agreed upon event requirements called for safety crews to rescue a driver and extinguish any fire within 30 seconds or less. Ota signed papers claiming he would not seek damages from event organizers as is typical in some venue use agreements. In a District Court ruling, the hold harmless paperwork was thrown out and Ota was awarded 90 million ($809,352) Yen. Changes in the sport now include a "doctor car" and some fire engines standing by for such an emergency. The court also ruled that Ota could have slowed his vehicle quicker thus a reduction from the originally requested 300 million ($2,697,841) Yen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Trash Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 With the driver suffering serious injuries maybe it would be in the best taste to remove the link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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