Land Speed Record driver Barry Bryant dies in 200-mph crash at Bonneville
Barry Brant, third from left, posing with members of the Bryant family in front of the car he was driving during crash
Anyone familiar with land speed trials knows all too well the dangers inherent in pursuing new record-breaking speeds, and today we're saddened to report on the death of one Barry Bryant of Anderson, California.
According to sources, Bryant lost control of his car on Sunday afternoon during Speed Week while passing the five-mile marker on the Bonneville salt flats at 200 miles per hour. The car – called the Tom Thumb Special VII and partially visible in the Bryant family photo above – rolled multiple times, leaving a quarter-mile of debris and emergency crews to cut away at the car to remove the injured driver. Bryant was rushed to the Intermountain Medical Center some 120 miles away in Salt Lake City, but ultimately succumbed to his injuries before arriving there. Our thoughts are with the Bryant family.
[Source: Salt Lake Tribune | BryantAuto.com]
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Guitar Hero 11:00AM (8/11/2009)
At least he died doing what he loved: Going at very high speed.
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goose29464 11:10AM (8/11/2009)
I would rather die doing something I hate.....I want to live doing stuff I love. Give me a heart attack while taking out the garbage, but let me live while driving the tail of the dragon.
Roadkill 11:11AM (8/11/2009)
Not really.
He died in the ambulance, but at least it was in a rush
Roadkill 11:13AM (8/11/2009)
Not really.
He died in the ambulance, but at least it was in a rush
Roadkill 11:16AM (8/11/2009)
@me :
duh refresh
nm double post
the4thheat 10:17PM (8/11/2009)
And yet autoblog misspells his name in the caption...
Shipey 11:10AM (8/11/2009)
Very sad. Bonneville is a wonderful, but dangerous place... one of the last few motorsports dominated by the homebuilder.
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Lucas 11:42AM (8/11/2009)
I hope it wasn't a family member that forgot to tighten a log nut or something, cos that would be hard to live with.
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DayShifter 12:44PM (8/11/2009)
Too bad that the nearest hospital is so far away, I wonder if it was only like 15mins away would he had survived.
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Acefighter 6:04PM (8/11/2009)
That's what I was thinking. I mean, I know it can't be right next door to a hospital, but 120 miles? Even lifeflight would take like 40-45 minutes to make that trip, I think. (Yes, that's a guess, I don't know what the chopper's top speed is.)
alex 2:09PM (8/11/2009)
R.I.P.
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Ray 8:01PM (8/11/2009)
It's a shame people have to die. It's so saddening to know that you only have ONE life to live, and one chance to live on such a wonderfully beautiful rock we call Earth, and most don't even get to see any of it other than where we are born. Every day I see something like this I appreciate more and more that I've been very lucky to have seen 17 different countries and met very wonderful and diverse people all over the world in my short life time. Every day is a good day, and remember that you only have one life so enjoy it as much as you can folks.
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innoc3nt 1:16AM (8/12/2009)
may he rest in peace.
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