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Post by dit on Mar 20, 2017 17:37:42 GMT
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Post by dit on Mar 22, 2017 1:55:17 GMT
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Post by dit on Jun 10, 2017 21:13:30 GMT
And yet another one (June 10th). Thankfully, again he appears to have had nothing more serious than a fractured knee (ouch!) but according to Clarkson on Twitter it was "the biggest crash I've ever seen and the most frightening". He added, "but incredibly, and thankfully, Richard seems to be mostly OK". Mindy must be distraught. I hope Richard isn't planning on risking the rest of his nine lives. Further details: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40234865Also info from the car firm on Twitter: twitter.com/AutomobiliRimac?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor |
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jun 11, 2017 6:56:44 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jun 11, 2017 7:01:16 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jun 11, 2017 10:12:14 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Jun 11, 2017 11:56:35 GMT
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Post by dit on Jun 13, 2017 16:40:07 GMT
The recovery of the car....
'Hammond's electric supercar burned at 1,500 degrees and needed hosing down for 8 hours
Pictures from the scene showed a car in flames alongside a road in St. Gallen before the blaze was extinguished by firefighters
The inventor of Richard Hammond's super car was forced to reveal the secrets of the £2 million prototype to salvage experts before the charred remains could be removed from the crash site.
The salvage operation was 'complicated and dangerous', according to Swiss engineers.
Before safe removal, the Croatian manufacturer of the Rimac Concept One car had to explain the secret mechanics.
Markus Erni, of Autostrassenhilfe Schweiz, who was involved in the salvage operation, said: 'Since it was a prototype, we had to speak to the manufacturers and gain their confidence so that they could give us the details of where the various units are installed.
'The co-operation was very good and decisive which enabled a safe removal.'
He added: 'The danger of a crash involving an electric car is that the rescuers cannot perceive the dangers with their senses. Electricity cannot be heard or smelt like fuel. The danger is therefore much higher for the rescuers. It's complicated and dangerous.'
The car burned at temperatures of 1200 to 1500 degrees. It was hosed with cold water for eight hours before a tow truck could safely remove it.
The former Top Gear presenter crashed in Hemberg, Switzerland, on Saturday afternoon.
He managed to escape from the burning car before it erupted into a fireball.
Emil Schmid, from the salvage firm which removed the vehicle, said: 'For the bystander it may have looked as if a few clowns were standing around the wreck for hours without doing anything. But the built-in energy packages in an electric car continue to work after a crash and keep the temperatures very high.'
He said: 'I had never had such an expensive wreck on my truck.' '
(Daily Mail)
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Post by dit on Jul 2, 2017 0:40:41 GMT
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Post by RedMoon11 on Aug 2, 2017 6:12:48 GMT
Richard Hammond discusses his Rimac crashRichard Hammond sits down with Mate Rimac, CEO of Rimac, and talks about his crash while filming for The Grand Tour. See more on Richard Hammond's DRIVETRIBE page: bit.ly/2u3GXZSIn this video, Richard talks about what went through his mind at the time, how and why the crash happened, what he was filming and how the crash nearly didn't happen.
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