As noted in previous threads, this weekend marks the 2015 Goodwood Festival of Speed. It's a killer event for British-based gearheads but the premier element of it is the hillclimb.
Although it may look simple, essentially drivers are hauling ass up a driveway that's super narrow and is not exactly meant to handle the speeds that are achieved. It requires technical know how and experience to master it.
Every year there tends to be a crash or two. This year's first victim is a historic Mazda 767B that is chassis 001 and won its class in the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans. For the motorsport geeks, yes, this is the predecessor to the 787B that had an overall at the 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans.
This particular vehicle is owned by Senji Hoshino and was being piloted by him at the time of the crash. Thankfully, he's OK and walked away from the dust up.
See a fantastic video of his 767B filmed about two years ago, below.
The theme for this year's Festival of Speed is "Flat Out and Fearless", the driver of this Mazda 767B may have been trying a bit too hard to live up to it and crashed at Molecomb. The important thing is that the driver was OK.
Motorhead magazine teams up with Maiham-Media.com to give you a glimpse into the life of three young at heart car maniacs that own three extremely unique Le Mans' cars, the Mazda 767B, a Jaguar XJ220LM and the already famous road going Porsche 962C. You may think these cars should be put in a garage or museum for safe keeping, but that is not the case here. Some of them still spend their lives racing around the circuit while others can be found hunting the streets for speed.