Holden Race driver Mark Porter, Dies

**somerandom** · 08-10-2006, 08:57 PM

Un-F**KN-believable... what is the chances... this isn't good

RACE driver Mark Porter has died after he suffered massive injuries in a crash at Mount Panorama on Friday while preparing for the Bathurst 1000.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20545899-2,00.html

**burnz** · 08-10-2006, 09:03 PM

not the best news sad day

**BOGANV8** · 08-10-2006, 09:10 PM

Just heard it on the t.v then not a good thing to happen but he went doing what he enjoyed

R.I.P Mark Porter

**NVESS** · 08-10-2006, 09:28 PM

Tragic Loss.. Massive shunt thats going to dampen Bathurst. Mark

**KingDiamond** · 08-10-2006, 09:38 PM

:/ too many deaths lately.

I dunno, but for this year Bathurst seemed different...

VYGRUNT · 08-10-2006, 10:18 PM

Sincerely, Rest in peace Mark.

**ETH4N** · 08-10-2006, 10:29 PM

all i have to say is.... RIP Mark, and to all the other lost souls

**Doctor Bob** · 08-10-2006, 10:32 PM

terrible thing to happen

**NickVR** · 08-10-2006, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by KingDiamond

:/ too many deaths lately.

I dunno, but for this year Bathurst seemed different...

I know what you mean mate. RIP Mark Porter.

**MikesVT** · 08-10-2006, 10:59 PM

no wayy..

thats shocking

... R.I.P Mark Porter.
Lets just hope David Clark makes a full and speedy recovery.

**fu2** · 08-10-2006, 11:07 PM

shit.... thats horrible, whats with this year the

sign has been used way to much this year

mark porter

**Morton** · 08-10-2006, 11:15 PM

just isn't fair... I can't believe that.

**GLD-086** · 08-10-2006, 11:42 PM

Originally Posted by KingDiamond

:/ too many deaths lately.

I dunno, but for this year Bathurst seemed different...

The last month or so, has been terrible for Aussies.

I hope we can get through Christmas, without another famous Aussie death.

**stylin_vr2** · 09-10-2006, 12:50 AM

omg.. not only do ford win 2day, another one dies??
sheesh at least the yr i turned 21 will be remembered.... as the freakin year of DEATH!

mark

**Wombat** · 09-10-2006, 12:53 AM

That's not good...last I heard on the radio this arvo he was "on life support", so it didn't seem good then.

Freaky that we lose so many driver in the same sort of accident. Brock's car copped a massive thump in the drivers door, Porter's car did, and years back, the great Greg Hansford also died in a touring car when he copped a huge shunt in the drivers door.

I would imagine there's going to be some redesigning of the roll cage on that area of the car after these latest two tragedies.

**1991_Vn2nV** · 09-10-2006, 02:44 AM

Theres only so much they can do to protect the drivers though. At the end of the day, at speeds of over 200km/h there simply isnt enough protection on the side of the cars and there never will be.

RIP Mark

**batemada** · 09-10-2006, 06:19 AM

Its a real shame to loose another up and comming Kiwi V8 racer, i was glad to see they still kept his name on his car for yesterday's race/

**Lumps of cheese** · 09-10-2006, 06:37 AM

Terrible for his family, my condolences to them and his team.
RIP..

**Ripcell** · 09-10-2006, 08:43 AM

poor bugger

my sympathies go out to him and his family

R.I.P. Mark Porter

**VTSSDUDE** · 09-10-2006, 09:21 AM

Yes, R.I.P. Mark Porter.
Best of wishes to his family.

**VL Berlina 5speed** · 09-10-2006, 10:59 AM

this has been a very bad year, many Aussies leaving us, in such a short time.
my sympathie gos out to Mark Porters family, friends and team.
such a shame to lose someone that had only just started in the journey of the racing car driver career.

Mark Porter

We have lost famous Australian and New Zealand people on Land and Sea in a short time, the question is who will leave us next? will it be in the Air?

**VZ-Rob** · 09-10-2006, 08:16 PM

Originally Posted by 1991_Vn2nV

Theres only so much they can do to protect the drivers though. At the end of the day, at speeds of over 200km/h there simply isnt enough protection on the side of the cars and there never will be.

RIP Mark

Mark Porter

Poor bugger knew he was mince meat with his hands up in the cabin
Sh** the driver side was crushed in heaps right where he was sitting.
Why is there no RED FLAG marshals at danger spots to slow drivers down like in the US ?

**Clutchy** · 10-10-2006, 07:13 PM

Originally Posted by Wombat

That's not good...last I heard on the radio this arvo he was "on life support", so it didn't seem good then.

Freaky that we lose so many driver in the same sort of accident. Brock's car copped a massive thump in the drivers door, Porter's car did, and years back, the great Greg Hansford also died in a touring car when he copped a huge shunt in the drivers door.

I would imagine there's going to be some redesigning of the roll cage on that area of the car after these latest two tragedies.

Dident Hansford die of a hart attack ?
And if ya look at the drivers side there is bugger all bar work as it makes it harder for the drivers change but 1 would hope all cars will be running more bars like nascar bars and a spear plate of some sort

**somerandom** · 10-10-2006, 11:00 PM

my old man said he was dead the minute the car was hit.... the maramedics didn't announce it, or whoever is in charge of that department.. didn't want to say anything untill the race was over.

**crazyspoon05** · 15-10-2006, 11:33 PM

I was unfortunately directly opposite trackside when the accident occured.

They managed to revive him trackside but it still didn't look good, they were working on him in the ambulance for a while before it took off but he wasn't dead when they left the track.

With Bathurst being a public road seeing the police on the scene pretty quickly wasn't the best of sights as we knew something must of been up

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