Serious Hillclimb Crash POV 305bhp Westfeild 

Can tell by the video in full speed that its amazing he survived.. perhaps the car was going a little slower and he gets decapitated or a little faster and held the hill only to barrel roll the other side... he does lean inboard knowing he has lost control at that point instinctively but mental training also may have saved his life. To relax and exhale at impact.. not tension up every fiber and hormone in the whole body. Thanks first responders!! Kudos and respect

It also looked like he wasn't fastened in that tight, hence his body got bend sidewards out of the car. Fucking brutal injuries

i'm wrong or the litteral G broke is neck?

Glad to hear you made a recovery!!

Only just watched this horrific accident. Could tell immediately driver was hurt. So glad to read you have made a near full reovery. Love this sport, hope you get back in seat. Best wishes..

Glad to hear you recovered

Did you have Hans device?

What happen

That’s so true, that right arm coming down slowly sent a chill through me. That injury list, might as well have himself off a roof.

@@ledgendsrus Yeah, I got chills from reading all those injuries..

Thanks for the message

Cheers Dave I appreciate the comment mate. It's coming up for 3 years since the accident next month. I was struggling a lot with my back and hip a few months ago but I'm pleased to say that I found a really good physio therapist and I had my last session yesterday and I feel so much better than I did now. I got to a point where my muscles had tightened up so much I couldn't walk straight. It's something that I should have gotten sorted a lot sooner but I thought I was going to need surgery so I avoided it and hoped it go away but it just got worse and worse. I was very relieved when I realised that it could be improved with only physio. It may be worth seeing a physio therapist about your neck. I wouldn't of believed I got have improved as much as I have with just intense physio but it has amazed me. Certainly worth a try buddy. Best wishes

Hey Dave. I feel my rugby career in my neck the most as well. Never a serious injury, but never a moment without that reminder.

@@soulcapitalist6204 Sorry to hear that Andre. Mine was a simple shoulder roll in training but one of the guys in the team thought it would be smart to ankle-tap me. I went head first into the ground and knew something was not right as I got up. Lots of damage, lucky to still have my spinal cord. Not encouraging my son to play the game! Cheers - Dave

Hi Chris that's so true mate I was extremely lucky

"The full speed footage didn't look too bad" Seems like you would define the challenger accident a "minor malfunction"

"...could have been life altering." It *WAS* life-altering, genius.

@@gavinvalentino6002 very much so ! 😳

You joking ? Full speed was terrifying! Sound of his head impacting the earth !!! Amazing the body can survive that.

Cheers buddy, it makes you realise how quickly it can all change. I'm living life at 2/10ths now lol Take care

Hi Jonny thank you for the message mate. As you said the job the emergency services and everyone one at the scene did was incredible, I literally owe my life to them. It's a shame that COVID stopped spectators this season else I would have popped down to watch an event but hopefully next I'll be able to. See you around buddy, take care.

Totally agree with you there mate the MSA have made the event organisers position hay bales in the spot where I crashed now so hopefully if it ever was to happen again the outcome wouldn’t be as severe. Appreciate the kind words thank you

The bushes are soft its the tree trunk thats hard....

@@lurk7967 Nooo...

I have helped at a few race meets and anytime there was an incident (much less severe than this one) the marshals would be running over to check on driver etc. The marshal in this vid seemed to just casually meander over, couldn't have been any slower.

@@brokenworld1 Yeah, but look what he's doing. It took 7 seconds walk to get about half way (maybe closer, given its a wide angle lens), and during that time he's on the radio. That stops other cars starting the stage and gets the medical crew en route, but of which are critical to the outcome. No marshal works alone, so communication is absolutely vital. If the car is not on fire, those few seconds (and it really is just a few) are unlikely to degrade the outcome significantly. We're taught to count to 10 after any incident, just to see how it pans out; all too often the driver composes themselves and drives off before we get anywhere near. And its hard to communicate coherently and run quickly. I might have jogged that one rather than walked it, but it looks very different from different perspectives, so I'm not going to criticise - I'm sure I have strolled to similar myself before the situation became clear. I have walked towards a car on fire, expecting the driver to come to me, only to find he stopped and left me a 100m sprint: it's hard to know exactly what has or will happen at any incident.

@@andyowens5494 Come on Andy, that was a very slow walk over, all I can think is that he did not realise how big of an accident it was. It takes no time at all to communicate an accident and give your location. Even when he was clearly off the radio at the end he was just walking over. I take your point that this probably looked very different from another angle. At the Caterham event I marshaled at we were told to respond as quickly as possible to any rolled vehicle, I believe in an event recent to that one an open topped car had rolled trapping a fellows arm under the car, he could not escape and fires can grow very rapidly.

Am I the only one bothered that no one rushed towards him? The one dude just blew his whistle as he made his way towards him like he was walking his dog.

@@hejalll Yeah, I noticed that too!!!

Thanks for the messages Moo I would have been to watch an event in the last couple of years and would have seen you sooner but due to COVID there have been no spectators allowed so I haven’t been able too. I’ll definitely get out to watch a few this summer though and it will be good to see you again. I have a huge level of gratitude to everyone who helped me that day and beyond including yourself. Look forward to catching up again soon xx

@Mitch Foden-Clarke we are at Tregrehan 17th 18th June and Portreath in Aug. Let me know will put passes out for you, Hannah (if she wants to attend) and the Girls xx

@@aldnd69 Ahh that's so nice of you, thanks you. I'll definietly be there, see you at Tregrehan soon xXx

@Mitch Foden-Clarke will see you there. Will make sure the kettle is hot 😃

Appreciate the message thanks pal 😊

HI Graham sounds like you were extremely lucky there mate which I'm glad to hear. Especially considering you rolled a 7 with no helmet and a lap belt.... Someone must have been looking over you that day. Although I sustained several injuries I still consider myself very lucky as I'm still here to tell the tale and see my kids grow up. It's amazing how something that just seems so fun can end suddenly in disaster but I suppose it's the adrenalin which makes it so fun but you're often on a knifes edge whether you realise it or not. Best wishes mate, Cheers.

@@mitchfoden-clarke1666 All part of 'misspent youth' I suppose. :D I also had a lovely S3 Lotus 7, but managed not to write that one off...and it's still going strong, complete with its own Facebook page. Anyway, all the best to you and yours sir.

Thanks for the best wishes buddy. I hope that you didn’t yourself too badly in your accident 🙏 sounds like the car must be trashed though. Caterhams and Westfields definitely aren’t the best things to crash in 🙈

@@mitchfoden-clarke1666 I can't believe I am alive . See you soon on the track . You are my guest in one stage of European hill climb when we would be back on track

Thanks mate.

Thanks for saying that Mike I was fighting a loosing battle but I appreciate your comment. I always found some solace in the fact that I didn’t give up trying to catch it until I hit the wall unfortunately it was to no avail. Thanks a lot for your message take care buddy

As an American I don't get it. I'm sure it made sense 100 years ago but now it's like a club that never evolved with the times.

@@justonemori It’s like rally driving. Only on the same hill.

Thank you 😊 I’m not too bad these days considering. I’m definitely not complaining after what happened anyway. Best wishes pal

Hi mate thank you for the message. Don’t let me put you off the hill it is a great hillclimb and a great bunch of people there. I was competing in the road going class on road legal tyres which aren’t really good enough for that much power in a 500kg car. I was going to move to modified so I could run with slicks in the following season but I never made it that far 😬 It’s a real shame the MSA banned tyre warning as coming off a damp field then hurtling up a hill at high speeds is not something that you want to be doing on wet, cold tyres when it’s a dry day. Noise pollution shouldn’t be a priority over safety IMO. My ECU didn’t support traction control either but this would of been very helpful on the day 🙈😂 As you mentioned I too was very surprised how far a came out of the car as I was strapped in tight with the harness 😳 Best wishes

@@mitchfoden-clarke1666 Its the car design , padded would have stopped 90% your injury list , you crashing into the exposed tubing caused it all literally a rolled up camping mat stuffed between you & body work would have stopped your hip & pelvis getting damaged....did you hit a chunky part of tree with your right upper body?

Thanks matey. I did try to get traction control fitted on the car before the accident but the garage said that the ECU I had wouldn’t support it so I didn’t bother with it in the end..... In hindsight that may have been a bad decision 🙈😂😂 The car was past saving following the accident as the fire brigade had to cut it in half to get me out of it but I did manage to sell the engine and gearbox which was something. Take care buddy

The marshal appeared to be on the radio summoning assistance which is difficult to do if you're running. Not familiar with the venue so don't know whether there was a fire extinguisher on the marshal post. It's a once a year event and I have uncomfortable experience with one of these events.

I don't want to talk too much without knowing, but tbh I think he should've been strapped in tighter, it seems like the harness wasn't tight enough. If the car would've rolled instead of crashing into a bush it would have gone worse, cause he was effectively outside of the car.

Thanks for the comment buddy