These days we witness the most horrific high-speed accidents in racing and are really surprised when people are hurt. That wasn’t always the case, however. Cars have been raced against each other almost since the creation of the horseless carriage. In the formative years of motorsport drivers were not afforded the protection of roll-cages or even safety belts. When a car crashed you were left to the mercy of fate.
Here’s a collection of vintage crashes to show you how unsafe racing used to be.
These days we witness the most horrific high-speed accidents in racing and are really surprised when people are hurt. That wasn’t always the case, however. Cars have been raced against each other almost since the creation of the horseless carriage. In the formative years of motorsport drivers were not afforded the protection of roll-cages or even safety belts. When a car crashed you were left to the mercy of fate.
Here’s a collection of vintage crashes to show you how unsafe racing used to be.
