I exchanged messages with Ben (ben,lj) over on Rennlist and Rennteam, he was a really nice and genuine guy, a true enthusiast. This is truly shocking and he will be missed. I reall feel for his wife and new baby daughter. I read a thread over on 6speed that he posted just a few days ago, he complimented another guy on being married for 18 years and he looked forward to many more years with his wife. Very sad.

Then I realised that this was the same Fontana circuit that claimed the life of Greg Moore back in '99, in a similar way (hitting a concrete wall at high speed). How can this happen? Surely the circuit has a duty of care to improve crash barriers particularly after such a high profile death some years ago? Concrete barriers would never be allowed in a UK circuit.

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