I went in search of this footage, and didn't find, it, but found this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxObupTVzAQ

Warning - pretty heartbreaking stuff in there - especially one clip
with a pit crew member trying to save someone from a fire, and other
people basically pulling him away when it's obvious it's in vain.
Eesh.

On Fri, Apr 4, 2008 at 11:34 PM, Adam Churvis  wrote:
> > 5 years ago, this guy would have been in a body bag.  Praise jeebus for
>  > soft
>  > wall technology.

>  You want to see what I mean, find some old footage of Peter Revson dying in
>  South Africa in 74.  During qualifying he broke stiction just after entering
>  the corner, fishtailed, and crashed straight on into a solid wall at about
>  200 MPH.  It looked like he let off the gas a bit as a knee-jerk reaction to
>  sliding; it's a mistake mostly made by amateurs (like me!), but sometimes
>  made by expert drivers as well.

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