Russ Sauter and it was fatal. I was there for it and It was during qualifying for the Classic. It was his second lap and took the checkered flag and either his throttle stuck or he just stayed on the throttle to long and he did one loop and hit the wall left side first. The rumour was the hit ripped his jugular open but I think he just broke his neck.
The #9 clyde booth built rocket that ollie silva raced his last full year and decimated the field, as it looked like it did at Sandusky as well.
Wow. When Sandusky was beautiful with race cars.
That was Russ Sauter's fatal crash during 1981 Classic time trials.
Ugh from everything I've heard, it was a loss of a great guy.
I had no idea they’d had a fatality that year, wow. Looked like a massive hit.
Wonderful!!!!!! 💚❤️♥️💜💙 keep ‘em coming! Any early 70’s 💎 gems? 🏎
What crash is that at 13:35 , where his helmet comes off and the safety crew are manic???
Russ Sauter and it was fatal. I was there for it and It was during qualifying for the Classic. It was his second lap and took the checkered flag and either his throttle stuck or he just stayed on the throttle to long and he did one loop and hit the wall left side first. The rumour was the hit ripped his jugular open but I think he just broke his neck.
Ugh. I'm sorry.