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It was the second crash that day. The first involved 5 spectators one of whom is now in a serious condition in hospital. The second killed 3 people . critically injured a fourth and 5 others required treatment at the scene. The car involved a Citroen DS3 driven by David Carney from Co Mayo Ireland left the road losing control after yumping a small humpback bridge on a narrow straight.
The Jim Clark Rally is the only high speed tarmac rally run on closed public roads in the UK and its future must now be in jepardy. It takes place over a fairly wide area making it pretty much impossible to marshall/police the spectators effectively.
While its future might in other times depend on whether motorsport enthusiasts were prepared to reconcile themselves that this is price to be payed for such a continuing spectacle------ future lawsuits ensuing from this incident for millions pounds of damages from the organisers may dictate otherwise.
Should perhaps have used the term "UK mainland" as come to think of it there's the Manx Rally also.Erm...isn't NI in the UK...and we have the Circuit of Ireland here...on tarmac, closed roads.
Sad indeed.
Indeed.It's easy to forget the affect upon those who survive, or are closeby in the aftermath of this type of accident, so my thoughts are with them too.
should perhaps have used the term "uk mainland" as come to think of it there's the manx rally also.
The Jim Clark Rally is the only high speed tarmac rally run on closed public roads in the UK and its future must now be in jepardy.
... future lawsuits ensuing from this incident for millions pounds of damages from the organisers may dictate otherwise.
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