Champ Car Road America 2006 - Kathrine Legge horrific crash
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2006
- Kathrine Legge, lady in Pink has a devistating crash at the fastest part of the course at 180mph going through a kink leading to the back stretch. She was very luck to be alive.
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I feel like we live in the only reality where she survived this.
I was at road America when this happened. 150% thought she was dead
Oh blah blah. How many times do these things have to happen for people to realize that actually these cars are very safe? Gerhard Berger at Imola 1989, Alex Caffi Monaco 1991, Erik Comas Spa 1992, Mika Hakkinen Australia 1995, Mark Blundell CART crash 1996, Martin Brundle Australia 1996, Villenueve and Zonta Spa 1999, Kenny Brack CART 2003, Ralf Schumacher Indianapolis 2004, Robert Kubica 2007, etc. all of these crashes were "so lucky to survive" despite them happening so many times
@@R9naldo
calm down. A lot of those guys got messed up in those crashes. Just because you survived doesn’t mean that it wasn’t a devastating crash.
@@jefftaylor1186 what tells you that haha. Berger was out for one GP. Caffi was uninjured. Comas was knocked out and saved by Ayrton Senna, but was fine by next round. Hakkinen was badly hurt, however the quick actions of the medical team did save his life and he had a full recovery in 4ish weeks. Blundell was sidelined for a couple weeks, full recovery made later. Brundle was completely unhurt, actually in such good condition that he ran back into the pits and jumped in the spare car while the crowd cheered him on. Villenueve and Zonta were both completely unhurt. Kenny Brack was actually hurt, spending 18 months recovering but not racing CART anymore after. Ralf Schumacher was sidelined for a couple races but made a full recovery. Kubica was only sidelined for one race and made a full recovery too. Out of all these huge crashes only 1 was unable to continue elite racing. 1 other driver did have some minor changes to his life. What are you talking about?
@@R9naldo
You clearly have no idea what you’re talking about. That’s a lot of words that mean nothing.
Incredible how she was able to walk away unhurt from that.
For sure. Without seeing her actually walk away - I would have thought severe injuries to head/spine/extremeties at a minimum. Amazing.
Not only did she walk away but gave a interview leaving the care center just as calm as can be
That's what I like to see
i guess Im quite off topic but do anyone know of a good website to stream new movies online ?
@Bryce Jaxon definitely, have been watching on flixzone for months myself :)
You know it's a bad accident when you aren't which sure which piece of the car contains the driver.
It was pretty obvious where the tub was, lol
There are some comments here stating that Legge lost her entire rear wing before the crash, but it was actually just the wickerbill, which is the small lip along the back edge of the wing. Still, with as critical as downforce is to these cars, once it was gone, the result was inevitable. She's an excellent driver and it was good to see her walk away from that crash.
Today I've learned a new word! Wickerbill. :) In F1 it's called a Gurney flap, named after the (ironically?) American driver who came up with it - Dan Gurney.
I was under the impression it was an end fence. I watched it happen. Car snapped around as fast as I’ve ever seen one let go. Had tears in my eyes with fear and then tears of joy when she stepped out of the medical trailer and asked if her back up car was ready. God bless her. Talented driver
Gurney Flap.
As with aircraft, it doesn't take much damage on a control surface to be unable to control the vehicle.
Wrong. It was the entire mainplane that flew off, not just the wickerbill.
People who say that she crashed like that because she's female need to GTFO.
This crash reminds me of Greg Moore's fatal crash at Fontana. Granted there's a major speed difference, but the physical look of the car is almost the same and just as scary. Glad to hear she's okay.
I was at the track that day. When they brought the car back to the pits on a flat bed they used snow shovels to scrap all the pits and pieces off the truck. There was literally nothing left to it.
"He won the rookie of the year at the first attempt".
I remember seeing the live coverage but was worried for Katherine. Now hearing it again, i can enjoy that statement.
Hope everyone is well and good and staying safe.
Great response from the crash crew. At the crash in a matter of seconds.
This crash proved that Katherine had what it took to be a winner. Got out what was left of her car and was ready to go back racing. Shame she never got a good ride in a open wheel car or at Indy.
She's still racing sports cars.
@@scottmervis8554 so what he said Shame she never got a good ride in a open wheel car or at Indy.
I remember see that live. It's amazing she got away with hardly any injuries.
Same. I was horrified at the violence.
that had similarities to Greg Moore's crash.. how the tub was just tossing around at the end.. but with very different outcomes.. scary crash.
jcynavarro luckily she didn’t go cockpit first into a concrete barrier like Greg or into the catch fencing. Very lucky indeed thank goodness. Unlike poor old Greg rip.
Not really
Apart from she didn’t slam straight into a wall. Idiot
That also came to my mind. But the main difference is that gregs Rollbar instantly collapsed on impact with the wall What left Gregs head neck and Arms totally Exposed and unprotected.
That Fontana, California speedway had the slippery grass infield that Greg Moore's car slid on. Should have been some gravel to slow the car down. Irresponsible to have that slippery grass surface there.
It’s a true miracle that she survived that. If anything had hit her head she probably wouldn’t be with us today.
Oh blah blah. How many times do these things have to happen for people to realize that actually these cars are very safe? Gerhard Berger at Imola 1989, Alex Caffi Monaco 1991, Erik Comas Spa 1992, Mika Hakkinen Australia 1995, Mark Blundell CART crash 1996, Martin Brundle Australia 1996, Villenueve and Zonta Spa 1999, Kenny Brack CART 2003, Ralf Schumacher Indianapolis 2004, Robert Kubica 2007, etc. all of these crashes were "so lucky to survive" despite them happening so many times
@@R9naldo whatever you say Karen.🤦♂️
@@daytonaman2009 you knew what im saying is facts so thats all you had to say
@daytonaman2009 @R9naldo you both shut up! Your childish demeanor sickens me!
@@R9naldo You pull a dozen, random wrecks out of your backside, and poof, argument won?
P.S. Were all those wrecks, undertaken by a singular chassis design/manufacturer? Were all the speeds/g forces/etc identical?
Try again....
I remember watching this live and my immediate reaction was to think that whoever was driving that car was dead. Immediate Greg Moore vibes. To see Katherine walk away was a huge relief.
Katherine was so lucky not to be badly injured from this wreck. I'll be surporting and cheering for her through out 2007.
Still cheering?
@@bertato659 Nope 👎
Her rear wing fell off, there was nothing she or any other driver could have done about it. It was nothing to do with her driving skills, she was a passenger in that one.
Plus, don't all male drivers also have spectacular crashes?
@Thicc Boii Nothing like 10,000 to 1. But whatever the ratio, what has that got to do with men also having spectacular crashes?
@@MrSirMrSirMr holy shit responding on an 11 year old comment legend. Ya it's more like 1 to zero ok Danica but she doesn't count. The fact is she was going 150+ into the kink and lost her wing nothing you can do about that.
CART in decline
Adam Nope there's never been a man that crashed in all of motor racing. When ever a man spins he flies up and flips back onto the wheels and keeps going, just like Grand
Theft Auto five..
I hear there's a special place in hell for people who are sexist. And another for people who are sexist and racist (Trump is already pre-registered)
CART was a great series run on great circuits like Road America where this happened. Sad it's gone...
@Rusty Climber dick
@Rusty Climber bastard
IndyCar is at Road America this weekend!
Can't believe I wrote that comment 15 years ago, lol.
I can't believe she was actually in 6th place at the end of a race. Really competing. She was really good, or at least put together a very good drive up to that point.
Lucky to survive that.
Unfortunately she never got back to that form in good equipment.
Listen to that !! Bring back that sound.
Agree
The only difference between this crash and Greg Moore's fatal crash is that her car didn't flip like his as it went in to the wall.
Apparently they restarted this after a 42 minute stoppage. Since there were only three laps left, I can't see the reason why to be honest.
If it was me I would have called a result, or not used the red flag and finished the race under Safety Car conditions
It’s called obligations, finish what you start.
I remember this crash. The main rear wing plane came off just before the corner.
@MrSirMrSirMr Once the wing goes, it's all over in open wheel. Just hold on for the ride.
So who's here after Josef Newgarden's crash?
Thanks to the areoscreen he had a lot more protection!
@@ayrtonsenna1989luke He was lucky he hit the SAFER barrier they put in after this crash. Dallaras might be ugly but they know how to build a nimble tank.
The younger guy is James Hinchcliffe, a good Formula Atlantic and A1GP driver. The British guy is Jeremy Shaw, commentator for Eurosport.
Man how things progressed since then
@@DavidRSAT Now Hinch commentated Newgarden's crash at the same turn backing in the same way.
There aren't many things worse than losing a rear wing going into the Kink at Road America
Damn… That Lola chassis look good… one of the best looking open wheel race cars.
Safe as well, considering the impact of this crash.
The safety engineering is as impressive as the speed nowadays. How people survive some of these crashes is astonishing. Granted there is always some luck involved but the protection the habitat provides is amazing
The built in safety is incredible.
I had no knowledge of this incident and was sure she would have had broken bones and concussion, minimum. This crash looked horrific.
At 0:17. OOOOHHHHHHH SHIT!
One of the announcer is James Hinchcliffe???
yup!
I hope she didn't injure her Legge.
2:55 is that guy wearing a yellow flag suit?
Yes, yes he is
Good catch
that crash made me sick...
i couldn't watch the replays until i found out if she was alright.
at the end of the day though, accidents happen. they improve safety.
she was so lucky not to be killed let alone injured!
There are just as many people who think the Panoz is hideous as there are who think the Dallara is hideous. EVERYONE has different tastes in car design and because of that, you will NEVER design a car that is "cool" enough to be the sole reason a fan was attracted to a series. I didn't prefer CCWS to IRL because they had the cooler car, I preferred CCWS because they had better racing. THAT'S what attracts most fans. Looks are secondary.
I never forgot this one and in fact I was just thinking about it the other day. I think a lot of drivers would call it quits after surviving one like that. Pretty sure she is still racing.
Richard Hybels She is. She mainly runs in IMSA.
@@scottmervis8554 thats amazing, when I saw the crash I was sure it would be fatal
Almost won her class 2 seasons ago I belive. Great racer
Her post crash interview she said she wished she could get in another car and finish the race. 100% badass
The survival cell was intact. The Lola was a great car. The Panoz was great, but honestly they didn't need it. They wasted the money on the Panoz and thats probably why CCWS folded.
yes, the lola was a great car. The DP-01 was better. It was made to take Champ Car to the next x years. The reason CCWS folded was sponsorship and the suits migrating to IMS. yes IMS, Cuz all the network suits know is Indy 500. If you don't travel on that gravey train, you don't travel son!!
I was one of the designers on this car. Worked at Lola in Huntingdon. It was a fantastic car, one of the best I ever worked on.
Engineers who designed that monocoque should pat themselves on the back.
Bom dia !!!!
Meu DEUS, que Pancada.......
Muito obrigado pelo vídeo e parabéns pelo canal.
There is onboarding footage of this somewhere. I remember watching it live.
What do you remember from it?
@@loriumartinez her accident was a snap. I thought her car broke lose and wasn't her fault. I could be wrong but thought a wing broke or something first and lost all traction.
i was thinkin about it after the indy 500. it was fun to watch, but i'm not a big fan of oval racing. and i liked to see a sort of american f1 that champcar was..but the season is going well so far. i wonder what next year will be like with alms and grand-am series together
I like all your comments
It’s not the fastest section of the track, but it is the fastest turn on the track
Pareceu o acidente que matou o Greg Moore no GP de Fontana em 1.999!!!
Parece msm
I used to go to Road America back in these days.. I believe I was there 2001-2005. I met Sebastein too
Very jealous!
Well atleast you see passing moves, and push to pass only gives them 3 or so pounds more boost. It still takes a lot of skill to use push to pass effectively. I don't think it was the best way to make passing moves more common but it works.
well, where is kubi??
No the rear end will not 'overtake you'
But the slightest imbalance or steering input will move the front of the car, and the rear won't follow the direction change as it should.
... the rear end most definitely overtook Katherine, finished about 100' beyond her.
to all the misoginists out there, her wing broke going into the curve and the back stepped out and she was a helpless passenger. nothing to do with being male or female
wow!
I saw that race live, and i must say. I thought the worst about her when i saw all those depries.
Oh My goodness me
hmm... yeah that probably also has something to do with it too... I've heard multiple different reasons why he was killed, but I'm sure they all had some factor in it =/
Hello. Maybe TV people is trying to redirect attention to another direction, while wait news about accident... I don´t know. just maybe.
was this red flagged?
Didn't you watch the video?
yes, the race was red flagged and was restarted with 4 to go
Why? A unified open wheel series as it is now is way better than the split.
never gave her a chance in that one, but luck prevailed, or someone, something..wow..glad she walked away. :-)
"Katherine have you got a coffee?"
well, its all over. irl has absorbed champ car and now open wheel racing will be unified in America.
What was Katherine’s injuries
Cassie Morrissette she only suffered bruises. I think she put parts of wreck on ebay to raise money for cancer research
The_MooN_MoNkEy ok thanks for telling me
lucky girl, thats one of the worst ive seen in a long time!
IRL is what pretty much killed IndyCar
How?
They don’t build them (the concrete crash barriers) like they used to. Thank god!
Crazy that Hinch commentated this one and Newgarden's lol
Car literally in half and they are asking her to copy on the radio like that's still going to be working. Bruh
I remember that race before with my dad house on living room
That's some great engineering done there
Agreed
it's impossible to compare a f1 to a champcar - because of completely different offical rules (weight, aerodynamics, technical helps, electronic, etc.)!
so, please desist unrefined and abusive comments.
a f1 AND champcar fan.
o my god
well sort of, champ cars tend to do this much better than Indy Cars, or did seeing as that series is over now
This looks terribly like greg moores crash. Just unbeliveable that she survived.
No, her head didn't slam into the wall while upside down. The newer IndyCars might look worse, but that aeroscreen works.
Poor car
except for sears point, but yea, it does suck
Jesus, was she alright??
walk away
greg moore nao teve a mesma sorte ...
Jhou 787 não mesmo
Just some JB Weld and that car would be good as new...
Seriously, I still can't imagine how she walked away uninjured from that shunt. She had the hell of a luck out there...
She's a badass.
She sure was!
El coche se quedó igual que el de Greg Moore
Kat is my all time favorite female driver, for this crash alone especially her interview afterwards. Kat blew it off like it's just another day at the office....what a CHAMP!!! She has more testicular fortitude than a lot of male drivers. Here..czcams.com/video/8h2iqmliVMk/video.html
Not 5 from 16. You forgot about the addition of Surfer's Paradise and Edmonton. 7 out of 18. And Tony George has indicated that by 2010 there'll probably be a 6-6-6(6 oval, 6 road, 6 street) schedule. And shut up about the Dallara already. I'll agree its ugly, but the look of a racecar is the POOREST reason to judge a series. A car must be designed to do its job within the technical specifications as best as possible. If it looks good on top of that, bonus.
From next year, no more winglets in F1.Aerodynamics will be reduced of at least 30% with return of slick tyres to try to have more mechanical and less plane car. Maybe overtaken will be more simple than now...I hope so. Now formula one dreams a spectacle like this.
No, it's because he is driving for a second rate team with a manufacturer that is horrid at the present time. Ganassi hasn't done anything in NASCAR since 2002.
Who the hell cares about what Sebatien Bourdais has achieved in his career when there has just been such a bad crash? Some times, these TV-people are just incredibly tasteless.
Maybe they were catering for the audience.
Sometimes when you suspect something awful you have to remain yourself and others calm through subtle misdirection.
@@dronepro7316 I thought the bitch was dead for sure. Can you imagine the press with all the feminists and equal rights and shit. They'd be claiming that she died because she was a woman. Fancy that.
What were they supposed to say? The accident happened a minute or two earlier so they had no other info than that there was a crash. They aren't mind readers
@7Sin0City2 I don't know what you are talking about.
The British commentator is so much better at his job than the American.
Angus Cheng *Canadian.
Its James Hinchcliffe, who was maybe 19 years old at the time.
Kink is Tamburello of Americas. Road America in F1 It would have unfortunately Bend chicane
u got it. thats absolutely true, there is no tension at all but we watch it cause there's no coverage of US series on european tv. i really hate modern f1, cars with all their wings producing nearly no slipstream, making it so hard to overtake. also most of the new tracks suck. but 20 years maby is a little to hard. f1 used to be allright until the end of the 90ies. it was great until the death of senna in 94, cause after that they put to much focus on safety and killed f1.
Ugh, I am SO sick of seeing that argument... Yes, the IRL Dallaras are ugly(especially next to the Panoz DP-01 and even the Panoz IRL Car), but the look of the cars is the STUPIDEST reason to judge a series(if it were valid, Daytona Prototypes would have KILLED Grand-Am). Everytime I hear someone make a big deal out of the IRL car's looks I wish I could make them the first person since Jansen Van Vuuren to be reduced to a cloud of pink mist by an open-wheel car.
That looked like a drift
Rear wing failures allow you the opportunity to hang massive drifts, and she was trying to just kiss the wall but came in a little hot and got just a bit too much wall. She gets an "A" for effort though...
and of course, Greg was unlucky enough to go head-sideways into the wall :(
His head never hit the wall apparently. But the force of everything in his body trying to continue towards the wall while his belts held his body relatively still did. Kinda similar to what happened to Gonzalo Rodriguez (even greater forces involved with Gonzalo).
If you watch Gregs crash in slow mo, you can see his helmet and arms had heavy contact with the ground several times while he was violently flipping so fast after the wall contact. If it wasnt the head first hit to the wall that caused it, the rest of the crash was not survivable either. That was the perfect example of a crash that the first time you see it, there is never a doubt what the outcome would be as i knew i had just watched someone die. Unlucky dude and its still sad all these years later...
When they went to get her out, one of the guys said she's hot....little did they know he was talkin about the car.
why you all say that that happened only because that she's female?!?every man could have had this accident,too!
sry my english isn't good
Those cars DO have all of those. And then some. Champ Car implemented Zylon anti-intrusion barriers long before F1 did(2001, after Alex Zanardi's crash. They were originally metal, but changed to Zylon a couple of years later). Because crashes on high-speed ovals are so much more serious than road courses(look up Kenny Brack) due to higher speeds and lack of runoffs, safety has historically been a much larger part of US open-wheels than in most other forms of racing.
Why does one of the announcers sound like a highschool kid
Musicrecords10 I believe that was James Hinchcliffe, who was in Champ Car Atlantics at the time and he was 19 or 20 years old.
Thanks
That reminds me of Greg Moores crash.
And here we are, 17 years later, heading into the 2023 Indy 500, and Kathrine Legge is still losing control of race cars and causing brutal violent race car crashes.
You , my friend , have absolutely no idea what you are talking about .
Period .
I guess nowadays it's her fault?
Hinch in the booth
Fab
shit that was a very bad crash, luckily she wasnt hurt
IndyCar
I miss these cars. Don't like today's. Same as f1
i really liked champ car series. in my opinion the best series of usa. they should bring it back
Yeah, it's called the IndyCar Series.
I can actually TOLERATE watching NASCAR, as I've driven a Cup-spec car so I understand the challenge(trust me, its harder to drive a Cup car than an F1 car. If you were a NASCAR driver, ya wouldn't WANT to be running on road courses :P), but most of their tracks just aren't capable of providing good racing overall. I think the only 1.5-mile track NASCAR uses that is occasionally exciting would have to be Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Oh, and quite extra note: I find NASCAR mostly boring. Too many 1.5-mile ovals. I prefer road courses and short ovals, but restrictor-plate racing I find to be the only way you can race a track longer than a mile and make it entertaining. My opinon comes from my own racing experiences(vintage formula), and I find oval tracks themselves lose their challenge once you exceed a mile in length.