06-12-2005, 09:47 PM
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The sky calls to us ...
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Location: CT
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It looks like he took an extra lap that he wasn't supposed to, and the guy running things let another car out because he had assumed that the driver was back in.
From the Porsche owners' club:
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we all need to learn from this and follow the "Effing" rules when on the track! this is what happens when rules are not adhered too and track officials are not on top of things. Unfortuntatly, lots of blame to go around and deadly consequences because of it. Ben once asked me if I wanted a ride in his CGT. I had to decline because of was just too tall to fit. Ben was an amazing individual. If you go on rennteam.com, rennlist.com, 6speedonline.com and ferrarichat.com, ppbb.com and a few other porsche / ferrari boards. Youll discover how well he was thought of and how many lives he really did touch online and off. He once emailed to tell me that, "Rob, I did it. I bought the ultimate Boxster,,,,A Carrera GT". He was one hell of a guy and a damn good driver. He was a car guy through and through. I'll miss him and his posts.
P.S. I just discovered that his passenger that also died was Cory Rudl who just got married 30 days ago. So sad.
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and the news article:
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FONTANA, Calif. -- Two San Diego County men were killed when their Porsche crashed and burned at the California Speedway, authorities said.
The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT that Benjamin Keaton, 39, and his passenger, Corey Nicholar, 34, were riding in crashed at the California Speedway racetrack in the city of Fontana at about 10:30 a.m. The track was being rented by the San Diego chapter of the Ferrari Owners Club.
The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT went out of control, left the inside track and careened onto the grass, hit a barrier and caught fire at 10:40 a.m. Thursday, San Bernardino County officials said.
The passenger, Corey Nicholas Rudl, 34, died at the scene. The driver, Benjamin Miles Keaton, 39, was airlifted to Loma Linda University Hospital, where he died about an hour later, according to the county coroner's office. The La Jolla men were not burned but died of crash injuries, Supervising Deputy Coroner Randy Emon said.Both men were wearing helmets and safety belts but the car was doing more than 100 mph when it crashed, authorities said."The driver's side was in good shape, but the passenger side was obliterated," Emon said. Speedway spokesman Dennis Bickmeier said.Clubs commonly use the speedway when professional races aren't going on, he said. The men are the fourth and fifth fatalities at California Speedway since it opened in 1997. Fontana is 55 miles east of downtown Los Angeles
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In the first picture, despite the fact that the car did not flip, the large flat panel on the oppostie side of the wall appears to be part of the bottom of the car, just to give you an idea of the force of impact. |
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