WENDOVER, Utah — A driver attempting to set a pace report throughout a racing event at Utah’s famed Bonneville Salt Flats died Sunday after shedding management of his car, organizers mentioned.
Driver Chris Raschke was handled by medical professionals on the scene, however died from his accidents, in line with the Southern California Timing Affiliation, which organizes the favored land-speed racing occasion generally known as “Pace Week.”
Raschke misplaced management of the car about two and a half miles right into a run. The affiliation mentioned the loss of life is beneath investigation.
For many years, individuals have used the flat, glasslike floor at Bonneville Salt Flats, 100 miles (160 kilometers) west of Salt Lake Metropolis, to set pace data typically topping 400 mph (644 kph). Pace Week has lengthy been a draw for bike and automotive followers.
Raschke, 60, was the driving force for a car generally known as the Pace Demon. He had labored in motor sports activities for greater than 4 a long time.
In accordance with the Pace Demon racing staff’s website, Raschke labored on the Ventura Raceway within the early Eighties, raced 3-wheelers and automobiles within the mini inventory division, discovered to manufacture and keep race automobiles when working with an acclaimed engine builder and later turned a driver for the Pace Demon staff.
The Race Week occasion started on Saturday and runs via Friday.
