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rts551
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Fatality during the Baja 1000.
Mango Racing statement on the ACCIDENT.
In respect to our fallen teammate, his family, those involved, and our grieving team members, Mango Racing has tried to keep our Baja 1,000 experience
to ourselves for a few days. Sadly the desert wasn't too kind to us this year. We lost a great man to an accident in the silt during the race. One of
our co-drivers, Monty Droogsma, was hit by another race vehicle in attempt to dig our truck out of the silt. Silt can be extremely blinding to drivers
and people on the ground alike. All safety precautions were taken, but unfortunately accidents can ALWAYS happen. Monty, may your body rest in peace
and your soul wander freely. You will be missed dearly.
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rts551
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Race mile 436.
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woody with a view
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poor guy!
RIP!
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Heartfelt condolences to family and friends.
Was that fire related to the accident?
Don't believe everything you think....
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Udo
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rts551
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I do not believe so. Apparently they (TT spec truck) got stuck in the silt and the co-driver got out to help get it unstuck. Another truck, being
blind from the dust, hit him.
Always one of our worst nightmares.
surprised some of the nomads did not say anything as they were apparently only a few miles away.
[Edited on 11-24-2015 by rts551]
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RIP
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RIP
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This is very sad. I remember there was some talk about having sensors on all of the race vehicles that would alert drivers when they are coming up on
another stalled/stuck racer. Not sure if that technology exists yet but it sure would help to prevent this sort of thing in the future. RIP Monty...
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chippy
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So what the general consensus.......... Is racing worth dying for?
I feel for his family.
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willardguy
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lets don't forget the other poor fellow that was just trying to maintain speed in that blinding chit!
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This explains a lot.
We were at RM435 and woke up in the morning with a Mango truck parked in front of ours. The driver was talking to someone on the radio, sobbing.
Clearly, something bad had happened, but we didn't know specifics.
What happened really stinks, but everyone out there, drivers and crew, are all aware of the risks - we do our best to make sure everyone gets home
safe. Unfortunately, that doesn't always happen.
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RIP
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Very sad news to hear. Condolences to the family and community.
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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A police car passed me heading North from Rosalillita area that had lights on hauling butt towards this area. I'm guessing this is where he was going.
Sad.
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John M
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A view of life, and death - edited with apology to Chippy
It was asked by Chippy:
So what the general consensus.......... Is racing worth dying for?
I feel sadness for his family.
Compassion must not be your strong suit, Chippy. Do you ask this when a tragic death occurs at NASCAR, or as you pass a fatal accident on the freeway?
Is driving anywhere and at any time worth dying for?
Risks are what we take when we enter events in which we cannot control things occurring around us. May he rest in peace, and may the graces of God be
with the team that hit him.
Edited to say that I was too quick to remark about Chippy's comment lacking compassion - I apologize to Chippy for that, especially since I don't know
him/her and I should not have made that judgement. John M
[Edited on 11-25-2015 by John M]
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Quote: Originally posted by rts551  | Mango Racing statement on the ACCIDENT.
One of our co-drivers, Monty Droogsma, was hit by another race vehicle in attempt to dig our truck out of the silt. Silt can be extremely blinding to
drivers and people on the ground alike. All safety precautions were taken, but unfortunately accidents can ALWAYS happen.
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All car accidents are preventable. Racers should be able to learn from this death. Off the top of my head, solutions are... don't drive too fast for
conditions, don't get out of your car in a dust cloud when vehicles are driving too fast and blinded by dust,
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Ken Cooke
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You haven't watched YouTube lately!
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David K
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I would prefer to go (die) doing the thing I loved... instead of any other way.
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