[koguchi]

Hey guys, I saw this video a very long time ago, but then again saw it recently and showed somone who had not seen it before, it envoked a strong reaction so I thought I would share this with those who have not seen it yet, and a bit of nestalga for the people who have.

It's the full 8 min version...not the crappy 30 second clip.



Personally I think its a very sad video.
Discuss.!

[blacky05]

Seen it before but still get goosebumps watching it. I can't believe he lived through it. Who is the guy that puts the fire out at first? Is he another driver?

[Softy]

Yes it is very sad, i remember watching it awhile ago.

[niclol]

I've seen that video before but it still almost makes my heart stop watching it. . . rumour has it he got compensated alot of money though after this, anyone heard anything like that?

[Slidin.....S15]

very very sad.....

[Bozza_12]

I've never seen this video before. Its a very sad thing to watch, I got goosebumps aswell.

[180 type X]

never seen it but when the car burst into flames my jaw dropped and first think that went though my mind was he is a goner, then when he was pulled out of the car and started walking my jaw hit the floor and i thought holly f**k luckyist motherf**ker out there

[pigca18]

wow.....................that is crazy

[blingcommander]

WOW, never even heard of it, bloody amazing

[Umai Naa!!]

First time I've seen this clip. Sad. Very sad.

Not the first time I've seen a Ferrari F355 go up in flames in a race stack, though.

First song in the clip is "I Will Be" - Avril Lavigne, if anyone cares to ask.

[-**wHiStLe**-]

fark! never seen that before

[blacky05]

Taken from wiki

Quote

During the second round of the 1998 JGTC at Fuji Speedway, with 47,000 spectators in attendance of the 67 lap race,[3] the race was held in torrential rain with limited visibility. Following the parade lap, the safety car drove through the starting line at 150 Km/h (93 mi/h), suddenly slowed down,[2] causing 910 Racing's Porsche 911 RSR of Tomohiko Sunako to aquaplane and strike into the rear of Kaoru Hoshino's 911 GT2. Of the GT300 cars, the third car in front of the Porsches (and 22nd on the grid)[4], the BMW M3 of Yasushi Hitotsuyama, behind, managed to avoid the Porsche by driving onto the grass and then back to the circuit, while the Porsche struck into a barrier and rested on the grass.[2] A caution flag was waved out.
Seconds later, the Team Ferrari Club of Japan's Ferrari F355 Challenge of Ota, slowed down, causing his car to aquaplane and swerve left directly onto the Porsche; both exploded into a fireball on impact as a result.[2] The Ferrari, after hitting the wall, slid across to the other side of the track and rested at the pit stop exit; another Porsche swerved to avoid Ota.
Luckily, the driver of the blazing Porsche managed to stumble out of his car with a fractured right leg and was shortly attended by rescue officials.[3]
Shortly, the RE Amemiya RX-7 of Shinichi Yamaji stopped in front of the Ferrari while the other cars drove on, he took a fire extinguisher from his own car to extinguish the fire and then helped to release Ota's safety harness before marshals arrived.[5][3]
Ota was trapped in his car for almost 90 seconds while exposed to 800-degree temperatures and had to be dragged out of the car by a safety marshal,[2] to lay him on the ground, while his charred visor melted on his face. Ota while attempting to get up, at first fell; in another attempt, another marshal spotted Ota and picked him up to be bundled to the circuit's minivan, rather than the ambulance.
The race was to be rescheduled to a shortened 51 lap race, but thick fog rolled in over the circuit causing the race to be delayed. Organizers waited, hoping that the weather would improve, but by 17:00 the organizers announced that the race was officially called off and all results were voided.[3] Ota was taken to a hospital in Gotemba[3] where he was treated for third-degree burns to his face and neck area and minor burns to the rest of the body, but was fortunate to survive. He required plastic surgery to the nasal area as a result of the visor melting on his face. He also suffered from intoxication from the fumes he inhaled from the fire.
He was unable to function his right arm, right shoulder and fingers properly, causing an end to his professional career.[2]

Reports on the incident were filed by the JAF and race organizers. One of the reports stated that Ota did not wear a fire resistant balaclava as required; which he denied.[5] Also, the report stated that the safety team started fighting fire 20 seconds after the accident, but the reality was the flames of Ota's car were first fought by fellow drivers 50 seconds after the crash while Ota was still trapped inside.[5]
As a result, Ota filed a damages suit against seven organizers for their failure to implement proper safety measures in Tokyo District Court in November 1999.[5] Those held liable included circuit operator, Fuji Speedway, series organizer, Japan Automobile Federation (JAF); the race operator, VICIC (Victory Circle Club)[5] and broadcaster TV Tokyo.
Eventually, six race sponsors and promoters[5] including TV Tokyo, VICIC and Fuji Speedway were found guilty of gross negligence and were forced to pay ¥300 million ($2,500,000 US) compensation for pain and suffering on the grounds that the responsible parties had poorly prepared first aid response and used poorly trained race marshals. He eventually settled for ¥90million (US$800,000) on 29 October 2003 and was satisfied with the outcome.[2] The claim against JAF was rejected as they could not be held responsible.[5]

Shortly after, there has been a documentary film about the incident titled Crash (クラッシュ), released in 2003 as well as the book titled Re•Birth, documenting his struggle to rebuild his life and his body.
A number of improved safety measures were introduced following the accident, including the introduction of a "doctor car" that contained medical and rescue specialists.[5]
Ota has since continued to be involved in motorsport, but no longer on a professional scale and also runs a car tuning and race preparation garage, named Tezzo, specializing in Italian cars.

Shinichi Yamaji is a legend.

[Kazuhiko]

its not a competition, but this vid has you beat in my opinion, absolutley shocked the hell out of me.

http://au.youtube.co...h?v=3mz3ZzSXyWM

read the more info tab next to the vid also.

[niclol]

Kazuhiko, on Oct 10 2008, 05:39 AM, said:

its not a competition, but this vid has you beat in my opinion, absolutley shocked the hell out of me.

http://au.youtube.co...h?v=3mz3ZzSXyWM

read the more info tab next to the vid also.

now that is truly sad

edit: probably the saddest video i can recall ever seeing at the moment, kind of makes me feel Tetsuya Ota's should be happy to be alive rather then trying to get as much money as he could

This post has been edited by niclol: 11 October 2008 - 08:04 PM

[Biggie]

sad clip to be sure

everytime i wach it im sitting there going where are the marhalls

[llama_au]

I'd never seen the extended version. It really makes you sick watching it The second video of the F1 car is even more horrible.

[driftnick13]

Kazuhiko, on Oct 10 2008, 04:39 AM, said:

its not a competition, but this vid has you beat in my opinion, absolutley shocked the hell out of me.

http://au.youtube.co...h?v=3mz3ZzSXyWM

read the more info tab next to the vid also.

wtf @ that shit

[Kazuhiko]

^^^tell me about it. its the worse video ive ever seen.

[koguchi]

Kazuhiko, on Oct 10 2008, 05:09 AM, said:

its not a competition, but this vid has you beat in my opinion, absolutley shocked the hell out of me.

http://au.youtube.co...h?v=3mz3ZzSXyWM

read the more info tab next to the vid also.

argh that left me with a big ball in my throat

[wittyname]

never seen this, its f**ked up QQ

[billybizzle]

koguchi, on Oct 12 2008, 01:21 PM, said:

Kazuhiko, on Oct 10 2008, 05:09 AM, said:

its not a competition, but this vid has you beat in my opinion, absolutley shocked the hell out of me.

http://au.youtube.co...h?v=3mz3ZzSXyWM

read the more info tab next to the vid also.

argh that left me with a big ball in my throat

f**kin a, how f**ked is it.

[volt_bite]

yeh, ive never seen it before either.. very sad but hes lucky he lived.

DAMN all those that drove past!!

[GUNSX]

fark me that was insane to live threw that ! very sad !