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The veteran driver Chris Raschke died Sunday after losing control of his vehicle while he was traveling at a speed of 283 MPH to try to set a record in the famous Bonneville salt apartments Utahconfirmed the organizers of the event. He was 60 years old.
The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), which hosts Speedweek at Bonneville Salt Flats, published a statement confirming the death of Raschke.
Bonneville salt apartments are located approximately 100 miles west of Salt Lake City and have been used as racing grounds for their glass surface for decades. (Blake Benard / Getty Images)
“Around 3:03 p.m. Mountain time today, driver Chris Raschke. 60 years old, tried A speed record And lost control of his vehicle at land speed at around 2 1/2 mile. Chris was treated by health professionals on the scene. Unfortunately, Chris died of his injuries, “said the declaration.
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SCTA noted that the cause of the incident was the subject of an investigation. The Sheriff’s Bureau of Tooele County, which investigates the death of Raschke, did not immediately respond to the request for comments from PK Press Club Digital.
Sgt. Dane Lerdahl, spokesperson for the law application agency, told the Associated Press: “We know that it was any accident.”
Raschke would have reached a speed of 283 MPH by driving the “speed demon”. The SCTA did not specify which recording he was trying to beat, but according to the website of Speed Demon Racing, the top speed of Raschke in the streamliner was 391 MPH.
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“For the moment, we ask everyone to respect Chris’ family, friends and the Speed Demon team. We are deeply devastated,” the team wrote in a press release on Facebook.
The American Hot Rod Foundation also published a statement after the death of Raschke, adding that he “piloted the last iteration of the Speed Demon Streamliner when the accident occurred”.
The cars form a line near the racing track at Bonneville salt apartments near Wendover, Utah, August 13, 2016. (AP photo / Rick Bowmer, file)
“Chris was much known like the face of the ARP, but for those who knew him on salt, it was someone who found the perfect balance between friendly and competitive. Never a usual combination and who talks about the quality of his character. We send our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Chris.”
THE Bonneville Salt Flats are located approximately 100 miles west of Salt Lake City and have been used as racing grounds for their glass surface for decades. The first race took place in 1914.
The last death death in apartments occurred in 2016, when Sam Wheeler lost control of a high performance bike. He crashed by going to 200 MPH.
