Incidents
There have been few incidents at the Festival where cars have been severely damaged or serious injuries incurred. To date, the event has suffered two separate fatal accidents.
The first was during its inaugural meeting in 1993, when vintage racing motorcyclist Chas Guy, was killed following the completion of the course when his Vincent motorcycle developed a steering wobble known as a tank slapper, throwing the rider into a tree. Since then, motorcycles are not timed for their run.
In 2000, driver John Dawson-Damer lost control of his Lotus 63, and crashed into the finish line gantry, killing himself and marshal Andrew Carpenter. Another marshal, Steve Tarrant, survived but sustained serious injuries to the lower part of his right leg. Since his recovery, despite his disability, he continues to marshal to this day. The gantry has since been made wider.
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