Who remembers Tom Pryce?

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Who remembers Tom Pryce? Jun 11, 2019 9:27:14 GMT

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Post by ChrisM on Jun 11, 2019 9:27:14 GMT

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-48592791

I can still remember hearing the sad news of his fatal accident on the car radio when out with my dad somewhere.
(A marshall ran across the track in front of his car and IIRC he was killed by the impact with the marshall's fire extinguisher).

Hard to believe that he'd be 70 if he'd lived

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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Who remembers Tom Pryce? Jun 11, 2019 9:51:20 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2019 9:51:20 GMT Not well tbh. Thankfully marshals are a sight more professional now. Running across the track with a race on, not even under yellow flags. Criminal.
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Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	Who remembers Tom Pryce? Jun 11, 2019 9:54:42 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2019 9:54:42 GMT Horrible accident. The marshal was a teenager IIRC and almost cut in two and Pryce was virtually decapitated by the impact. The car kept going until it reached the next bend.

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Who remembers Tom Pryce? Jun 11, 2019 10:44:06 GMT

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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2019 10:44:06 GMT

Just to clarify my point. Marshal's are trained to a much higher standard now and the loss of both lives is down to poor oversight at the time. Marshal's put themselves in harms way and that enables the motorsport we watch to continue, the loss of the marshal is just as tragic as the loss of the driver

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