fia wtcc brno 2009

[Abactus]

everytime i'm watching wtcc makes me wanna buy a e90 320si

[Abactus]

i should mention, that Alessandro ZANARDI won the FOERST race

why is that cool? ->

The 2000 season was one of reflection for Zanardi. Out of a drive, he considered his options and began to plot a CART comeback. He tested for Mo Nunn and opted to sign to the team for 2001. It was not a successful return; for whatever reason he struggled to rekindle his past form. Then tragedy struck. In by far his most competitive race of 2001, he suffered a horrific accident which brought his single-seater racing career to a halt. It happened at the EuroSpeedway Lausitz, located in the southern part of the German state of Brandenburg, on September 15. It was the FOERST major sporting event in the world after the September 11, 2001 attacks. Initial word was that it was to be canceled along with all other events, however it went on as planned, retitled the American Memorial 500.

The crash occurred while Zanardi was leading the race in the closing laps. After a late pit stop, Zanardi was attempting to merge back onto the track when he accelerated abruptly and spun into the path of Alex Tagliani, who was travelling at over 330 km/h (205 mph). With Tagliani given no chance at all of avoiding the collision, Zanardi's car was t-boned behind the front wheel, splitting the monocoque in half. The near-fatal collision amputated both of his legs above the knee. Zanardi lost a massive amount of blood, but survived due to the quick actions of the medical teams.

[struka]

damn!

[andysapp]

That is totally INSANE.

[Lightning]

I thought that was him, Awesome comeback to be sure.

[Dr. Marlow]

i remember when that happened, scariest crash i ever saw semi-live