Vintage crash

In France a rally driver committed a major sin against French culture when he crashed his car during a race. The driver lost control of the racing car and smashed through a vineyard as he was attempting a rally stage in France’s Alsace region. After ripping its way through the carefully tended vines the car came to a sudden halt when it rammed into a telegraph pole, which collapsed amidst a shower of sparks. The race was halted temporarily until the downed phone lines could be isolated and removed from the
December 13, 2012 Read time: 1 min
In France a rally driver committed a major sin against French culture when he crashed his car during a race. The driver lost control of the racing car and smashed through a vineyard as he was attempting a rally stage in France’s Alsace region. After ripping its way through the carefully tended vines the car came to a sudden halt when it rammed into a telegraph pole, which collapsed amidst a shower of sparks. The race was halted temporarily until the downed phone lines could be isolated and removed from the roadway. Fortunately, the driver, his co-driver and the nearby spectators all avoided injury although the vineyard was less lucky and will see a car-sized hole driven through its production output.

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