The reason they have to make 2 attempts is because the judges take the mean speed of both. It's my understanding that on the return trip he didn't wait for the wave from the first run to subside, and it hit his boat after it'd rebounded off the shore with enough height to bring the boat up.
funnily enough, i looked it up as soon as i wrote this and found it out, but i couldnt be bothered to put a comment again, so yes, that is very true. :)
@Hemanisgay yep but his head still missing.. as he hit the water the boat split behind him... this where he may lost his head there before engine catapult 7 times .it either the whiplash or beheaded cause him to lose head in the crash
@JAMamation the faster you go ..the boat will skate on water ...the air get under hull force it lift boat in air will and come down and slammed like concrete wall to break boat all bit pieces .
what i heard that Campbell was pushing 400mph before it flips
yep, he was basically hitting concrete at that speed, although i did some research and read his body was found in the early 21st century. can't remember what year it was though.
I didn't mean for everything I meant for stuff like this and stuff that you wouldn't be able to do in real life.And if there was a video game that lets me experience lets say war and I don't want to join the armed forces then why do something I don't want to do when I can get an idea of the experience from my living room or computer? I'm just saying for the things average people cant do why not do it in a video game? And I weigh 98 pounds and I'm 4 ft 11in I'm not even close to being over weight
this is what happend when it happend. the k7 was going faster than it was designed for the front lifted then went down 2 times on the 3rd the engine cut out there was nothing keeping the boat down and then it flipped
Well in my eyes i would rather play a video game than (no offense) die doing the real thing. Video games can open up new opportunities to do things you would or couldnt do in real life. I mean who doesnt want to hook a bike to the back of a plane and take off with it then free fall back down and parachute to safety? You can do that in Just Cause so I think video games are awesome
I agree, video games are awesome. But to say they're better than experiencing the real thing just sounds like something someone who's 300lbs overweight would say. A video game about sex would be cool, but is it better than the real thing??? I'm going to say FUCK NO! Unless your 300lbs overweight, in which case no one wants to fuck you anyway, so have at the video games.
@brainkillz It's time for all the video geeks to shut the fuck up or make your own youtube video. This video is for speed freaks. If you're into TV and video games, go to another page.
Donald Campbell...The Speed King. From a bygone era, when being British meant something. Like his father Sir Malcolm Campbell, Donald was a legend and a national hero.
I agree with canals22 .. this world needs proper heroes .. people to look up to and respect ..
(not some footballer who scored 20 goals last year ( 10 of which were between the legs of starstruck or money strapped girls) ..
these people may have been wealthy , but , had a spirit of adventure which is lacking now ..... give the man respect ... they found his body in 2001... over 300 mph on water .. and it hasnt been beeten yet
These were real men in those days, dealing with the unknown. They didn't have the benefit of computer aided simulation, nor enyone else that "had been there before"
Today, everything is much safer, there's a wealth of knowledge available, that's whe we see all kinds of people attempting "dangerous" things in search of fame.
Back in those days, only heros did it...
A big applause for Donald Campbell, his crew, and England.
I'm so glad they tried... because they gave me priceless memories.
I know this might seem like a complete lie but i am actualy related to him. Hes my mothers mothers uncle. Some of the things they recoverd is a tedy bear, which was his mascot. He was the only man to hold both land AND water speed records. How fantastic. Shame that he died in that horrific crash, hopefully instantly but atleast he died doing the thing he loved!
Next time don't have all that guilt-ridden preamble and just say you are related to the guy because it comes off as if you are desperately trying to convince us as though we really give a shit. Just helpin' ya out.
@cleanmyroomornocar That should read "You're a piece of shit...". What does "ae" stand for? Were you trying to say "eh"? You're not very intelligent at all, are you?
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@Useless2112 thats rich coming from the piece of shit. don't try ruin a video because know one cares that you want to bag others thoughts on something. you make yourself look so pythetic
@cleanmyroomornocar Again, rampant lack of capitalisations. "That's" also has an apostrophe in it. The reason I wanted to "bag" your "thought" on the subject was because it was a disgusting, disrespectful thought. "God called him home"? Get the fuck out of here, man! You can't honestly think that was appropriate?
Oh, and for future reference, the word you were looking for was "P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C".
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@Useless2112 still no one cares. you talk to much much crap mate. stop rambling on about grammar no one gives a fuck. are you one of those tools that txts & emails,and has a cry cus someone didnt spell the word with correct or with the right grammar!? im not interested and neither is the rest of you tube. get a life ?do you feel like the man bagging people? your soooo cooooool thumbs up man
@cleanmyroomornocar "No-one cares", yet you still felt the need to comment? You're even dumber than I thought. Time for your milk and cookies... I think God is calling you away from the internet.
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@Useless2112 yeah hard milk and cookies are nice as. you feel like the man talking crap on internet ae? no one cares that you think your the shit sitting at your computer trying to mock people cus u just end up looking like of loser. oh well, guts 4 you.
@cleanmyroomornocar I'm not even going to read what you said in your last comment, and I'm not going to reply after this. All I'm going to say is that your "God called him home" comment was utterly retarded and that everything you've said since then have done nothing but display your total stupidity. Feel free to reply, but I won't read it. You're an idiot and I'm wasting my time on you. Thankyou and goodnight, much love!
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@Useless2112 the comment has significance to the event but clearly you don't know shit.oww your not going to read my comment haha pretty sure you will. lol funny watching you dig yourself a whole infront of everyone and now u look like a fool hahaha
Yes, that is right. DC`s remains were as you say discovered, but minus his head! The autopsy showed that Campbell`s skull and neck took the full initial impact of his fatal crash.
The Speed King. So proud to be British..proud of his father Sir Malcolm. A bygone era, never to return. Pleased that after 40 years his remains were found still trapped within Bluebird and that he was afforded a christian farewell..
I've been reading up on the story: I grew up in Scotland but live in NY now. Just wondering, did his father found the greengrocery chain? I visited Coniston Water with my grandparents as a young child, but don't remember this story ever being talked about. What a brave guy!
I agree, father and son both very brave and both Champions. I am not aware of any connection with the greengrocery chain. Malcolm Campbell`s father was connected with the London diamond/jewelry trade.
Campbell's last words on his final run were, via radio intercom: Pitching a bit down here...Probably from my own wash...Straightening up now on track...Rather close to Peel Island...Tramping like mad...er... Full power...Tramping like hell here... I can't see much... and the water's very bad indeed...I can't get over the top... I'm getting a lot of bloody row in here... I can't see anything... I'm going.... oh
check out ken warby to see how its done he built his boat in backyard for under 10 grand out of plywood and fiberglass still holds record 30 years later aussie hero....
The band Marillion recorded a song called "Out of This World" in 1995 that references Campbell's crash. The song features recordings of Campbell's last moments. The band was instrumental in gathering interest in recovering Campbell's body in 2001, and yes, his body was relatively well-preserved in the icy water.
A combination of the cold temperature and the preservative qualities of the lake bed at Coniston contributed to the apparently, well preserved remains. However, they never recovered Campbells head. It's worth doing the Campbell historic boat trip if you ever go there.
The Coniston tour guys reckon he did, but I guess we'll never know exactly. It's quite a common thing to happen in high speed motorbike accidents. Gruesome, but it does happen.
this is apparently the transcript from campbells radio during the run upto the crash.
"Pitching a bit down here...Probably from my own wash...Straightening up now on track...Rather close to Peel Island...Tramping like mad...er... Full power...Tramping like hell here... I can't see much... and the water's very bad indeed...I can't get over the top... I'm getting a lot of bloody row in here... I can't see anything... I've got the bows up... I'm going...oh...."
try and find the video without the commentary, and that has the recording of his radio to his comunications, its chilling to hear his last seconds, i believe he says somthing along the line of "im going i can feel it going..." just before it flips. a true pioneer of the engineering past
This happens in all boat racing there is 3 waves produced from driving down the run and if u hit the 1st one wrong the back-end of your boat will hit the 2nd then u will not hit the 3rd u will be in mid air just like donald cambell
The comment below is perfectly right i also go for records on conistion water but last year a forula 2 driver did exactly the same was going out for his run down conistion and he hit his own wake and went over backwards but since `Donald Cambell` died there has been safety cells made in to boats so they stay safe if Donald Cambell had one at the time he would off survived ! !
Take a look at the bluebird project online. All the info about the crash and the rebuilding of Bluebird is there. I believe he ran into his own wash and once the boat was airborne nothing could stop it.
the boat crashed due to the engine cutting out. they had just fitted a new engine in bluebird ( saphire engine i believe) and were having problems with it cutting out. As it hit a wave on the return run the lack of frust couldnt keep the nose down look when it takes off the engine is not running
There's very little oxygen at those depths and the water temperature is 4 degrees C. It's quite possible for remains to survive that long down there provided the scavengers don't find them.
The reason they have to make 2 attempts is because the judges take the mean speed of both. It's my understanding that on the return trip he didn't wait for the wave from the first run to subside, and it hit his boat after it'd rebounded off the shore with enough height to bring the boat up.
whitecloud1111 3 months ago
Marillion wrote a song about this.
lambofpaul 4 months ago
Ive lost it....gone
ukipwarrior 5 months ago
Ouch, that's one of the nastiest crashes you'll ever see. @JAMamation the body was found/recovered in 2001.
PiMpiN92432 5 months ago
shes going to run again some time this year
redhotbarrell 6 months ago
um why is this for over 18s?
Chucknorrislovesyou1 6 months ago
History channel sent me here.
MrZwaaWob 8 months ago
He almost nailed it.
RonBurgundy161 9 months ago
boy it takes some real fuckin guts to pilot a craft skipping across the water at 300mph!
6V92TA 10 months ago
he hit the water so hard he disintegrated instantly :/ at least it was quick and painless. R.I.P. legend. died doing what he had a passion for.
JAMamation 1 year ago
@JAMamation no, they found his body in 2001
Hemanisgay 1 year ago
@Hemanisgay
funnily enough, i looked it up as soon as i wrote this and found it out, but i couldnt be bothered to put a comment again, so yes, that is very true. :)
JAMamation 1 year ago
@Hemanisgay yep but his head still missing.. as he hit the water the boat split behind him... this where he may lost his head there before engine catapult 7 times .it either the whiplash or beheaded cause him to lose head in the crash
001whitelighter 10 months ago
@JAMamation the faster you go ..the boat will skate on water ...the air get under hull force it lift boat in air will and come down and slammed like concrete wall to break boat all bit pieces .
what i heard that Campbell was pushing 400mph before it flips
001whitelighter 10 months ago
@001whitelighter
yep, he was basically hitting concrete at that speed, although i did some research and read his body was found in the early 21st century. can't remember what year it was though.
JAMamation 10 months ago
Legend. RIP DC
Gledhill25 1 year ago
it's true they never found his body
BeefUnion 1 year ago
@BeefUnion In 2001 they fetched his boat and two months later also his body up.
the boat they now are restoring with mainly the original parts, and it should work again ;)
RacingTopsy 11 months ago
I didn't mean for everything I meant for stuff like this and stuff that you wouldn't be able to do in real life.And if there was a video game that lets me experience lets say war and I don't want to join the armed forces then why do something I don't want to do when I can get an idea of the experience from my living room or computer? I'm just saying for the things average people cant do why not do it in a video game? And I weigh 98 pounds and I'm 4 ft 11in I'm not even close to being over weight
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R.I.P bro,today we were talking about you in our school watching this vid :)R.I.P
PlaySteamGames 1 year ago
R.I.P bro,today we were talkink about you in our school watching this vid :)R.I.P
PlaySteamGames 1 year ago
this is what happend when it happend. the k7 was going faster than it was designed for the front lifted then went down 2 times on the 3rd the engine cut out there was nothing keeping the boat down and then it flipped
shawnhbkdx90 1 year ago
I swear that guy was in the game Hydro Thunder
brainkillz 1 year ago
@brainkillz Is that supposed to be funny? or are you just another random full of useless information?
drweelz 1 year ago
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Neither. I'm totally serious. His boat looks just like the boat Banshee on Hydro Thunder
brainkillz 1 year ago
@brainkillz video games are a waste of time, therefore your comment useless information
drweelz 1 year ago
@drweelz
Well in my eyes i would rather play a video game than (no offense) die doing the real thing. Video games can open up new opportunities to do things you would or couldnt do in real life. I mean who doesnt want to hook a bike to the back of a plane and take off with it then free fall back down and parachute to safety? You can do that in Just Cause so I think video games are awesome
brainkillz 1 year ago
@brainkillz
I agree, video games are awesome. But to say they're better than experiencing the real thing just sounds like something someone who's 300lbs overweight would say. A video game about sex would be cool, but is it better than the real thing??? I'm going to say FUCK NO! Unless your 300lbs overweight, in which case no one wants to fuck you anyway, so have at the video games.
Mattm1986 1 year ago
@brainkillz It's time for all the video geeks to shut the fuck up or make your own youtube video. This video is for speed freaks. If you're into TV and video games, go to another page.
chingchangchongfly 5 months ago
:( R.I.P
1997diamondz 1 year ago
i just watched a guy die . sad really..
thesoundguy13 1 year ago
328 mph - Jet engine cut out. Without the thrust, he flipped. He went 15 ft in the air, then hit the water at 180mph.
Sammyy46 1 year ago 2
Donald Campbell...The Speed King. From a bygone era, when being British meant something. Like his father Sir Malcolm Campbell, Donald was a legend and a national hero.
TheWhitehall 1 year ago
I agree with canals22 .. this world needs proper heroes .. people to look up to and respect ..
(not some footballer who scored 20 goals last year ( 10 of which were between the legs of starstruck or money strapped girls) ..
these people may have been wealthy , but , had a spirit of adventure which is lacking now ..... give the man respect ... they found his body in 2001... over 300 mph on water .. and it hasnt been beeten yet
wocsop 1 year ago
These were real men in those days, dealing with the unknown. They didn't have the benefit of computer aided simulation, nor enyone else that "had been there before"
Today, everything is much safer, there's a wealth of knowledge available, that's whe we see all kinds of people attempting "dangerous" things in search of fame.
Back in those days, only heros did it...
A big applause for Donald Campbell, his crew, and England.
I'm so glad they tried... because they gave me priceless memories.
canals22 1 year ago 8
I know this might seem like a complete lie but i am actualy related to him. Hes my mothers mothers uncle. Some of the things they recoverd is a tedy bear, which was his mascot. He was the only man to hold both land AND water speed records. How fantastic. Shame that he died in that horrific crash, hopefully instantly but atleast he died doing the thing he loved!
CodeySucks 1 year ago
Next time don't have all that guilt-ridden preamble and just say you are related to the guy because it comes off as if you are desperately trying to convince us as though we really give a shit. Just helpin' ya out.
DarkWolfen 1 year ago
@CodeySucks ok ..so that makes him your great great uncle..!! thank for the info..
Blackmagicmargaret 1 year ago
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very inspirational the whole build up to this. ashame that God called him home
cleanmyroomornocar 1 year ago
@cleanmyroomornocar What a disgusting euphemism.
Useless2112 1 year ago
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@Useless2112 your a piece of shit ae
cleanmyroomornocar 1 year ago
@cleanmyroomornocar That should read "You're a piece of shit...". What does "ae" stand for? Were you trying to say "eh"? You're not very intelligent at all, are you?
Useless2112 1 year ago
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@Useless2112 thats rich coming from the piece of shit. don't try ruin a video because know one cares that you want to bag others thoughts on something. you make yourself look so pythetic
cleanmyroomornocar 1 year ago
@cleanmyroomornocar Again, rampant lack of capitalisations. "That's" also has an apostrophe in it. The reason I wanted to "bag" your "thought" on the subject was because it was a disgusting, disrespectful thought. "God called him home"? Get the fuck out of here, man! You can't honestly think that was appropriate?
Oh, and for future reference, the word you were looking for was "P-A-T-H-E-T-I-C".
Useless2112 1 year ago
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@Useless2112 still no one cares. you talk to much much crap mate. stop rambling on about grammar no one gives a fuck. are you one of those tools that txts & emails,and has a cry cus someone didnt spell the word with correct or with the right grammar!? im not interested and neither is the rest of you tube. get a life ?do you feel like the man bagging people? your soooo cooooool thumbs up man
cleanmyroomornocar 1 year ago
@cleanmyroomornocar "No-one cares", yet you still felt the need to comment? You're even dumber than I thought. Time for your milk and cookies... I think God is calling you away from the internet.
Useless2112 1 year ago
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@Useless2112 yeah hard milk and cookies are nice as. you feel like the man talking crap on internet ae? no one cares that you think your the shit sitting at your computer trying to mock people cus u just end up looking like of loser. oh well, guts 4 you.
cleanmyroomornocar 1 year ago
@cleanmyroomornocar I'm not even going to read what you said in your last comment, and I'm not going to reply after this. All I'm going to say is that your "God called him home" comment was utterly retarded and that everything you've said since then have done nothing but display your total stupidity. Feel free to reply, but I won't read it. You're an idiot and I'm wasting my time on you. Thankyou and goodnight, much love!
Useless2112 1 year ago
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@Useless2112 the comment has significance to the event but clearly you don't know shit.oww your not going to read my comment haha pretty sure you will. lol funny watching you dig yourself a whole infront of everyone and now u look like a fool hahaha
cleanmyroomornocar 1 year ago
this is bad thing
scottlong09 1 year ago
Pretty funny how people have rated this "Awesome."
Brygelsmack 1 year ago
They never recovered his body?
DarkWolfen 2 years ago
body was recovered in april 2001 and the funeral was on sept 12th 2001 and he was laid to rest in coniston graveyard
rockdropper12 2 years ago
Yes, that is right. DC`s remains were as you say discovered, but minus his head! The autopsy showed that Campbell`s skull and neck took the full initial impact of his fatal crash.
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CodeySucks 1 year ago
Amazing footage. Bit of trivia, My mate had his car towed away by the same trailer they used to transport the recovered Bluebird.
britishleylandcrap 2 years ago
he wasent in his speed boat they found his bout 30 years after the crash and 2 years ago they fond his body ive beeb and got the tour around
tiernansteventiernan 2 years ago
at 300mph you dont even have to float to be on water.
ConTodoo 2 years ago
There's a version of this with Campbell's radio communications during the disaster. As the nose lifts he says "I'm going..".
The guy probably knew he was about to die.
Chilling.
EASYTIGER10 2 years ago
@EASYTIGER10 i know, ive heard it...its kind of creepy, but emotional that he basically sed he was going to die
Conoryid 2 years ago
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When they recovered his boat his skeleton was stil inside...creepy..
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capablemachine 2 years ago
Sorry, but that's bollocks!
fzr2 2 years ago
They couldn`t have the boat breaking the surface with him sitting in it...The Sun had a photographer there, imagine that on the front page!!!
eddiesteele 2 years ago
i live near the lake whoo
123SCOOTS 2 years ago
Coniston Water is in Cumbria, England and is part of the ''Lake District'.
Jeez, some of you lot will argue over anything!
100021861 2 years ago
"Jeez, some of you lot will argue over anything! "
Oh yeah? Want a fight about it?
LOL
A310fan 2 years ago
He he he he!!! :D
100021861 2 years ago
"Lake Kanniston" ..aagh! Stupid bloody 1960s seppo anchorman .
It's Coniston Water (and that "Water" not "wah-durr")
;-)
BaddaBigBoom 2 years ago
i know i just sent a comment but the bluebird k7 did not explode it disintgrated.
shawnhbkdx90 2 years ago
i ve been to the lake it crashed at
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Sqdrn1 2 years ago
The Speed King. So proud to be British..proud of his father Sir Malcolm. A bygone era, never to return. Pleased that after 40 years his remains were found still trapped within Bluebird and that he was afforded a christian farewell..
TheWhitehall 2 years ago 2
I've been reading up on the story: I grew up in Scotland but live in NY now. Just wondering, did his father found the greengrocery chain? I visited Coniston Water with my grandparents as a young child, but don't remember this story ever being talked about. What a brave guy!
Jojoseahorse 1 year ago
I agree, father and son both very brave and both Champions. I am not aware of any connection with the greengrocery chain. Malcolm Campbell`s father was connected with the London diamond/jewelry trade.
TheWhitehall 1 year ago
@TheWhitehall Thanks for the info :)
Jojoseahorse 1 year ago
Call the lone ranger !
181068181068 2 years ago
if ya listened it said ENGLAND at the start
Paddybuzzin2009 2 years ago
americans are so stupid. they can't pronounce coniston properly and the boat did not explode, it shattered on impact
PS3Addict1994 2 years ago
probably the best place in England, nice scenery, some of the nicest scenes in the world in the Lake District
dwfwwf 2 years ago 4
RIP CAMPBELL
happentodie 2 years ago 3
did he died?
DidHeDied 2 years ago
No, he just lost his head, nothing important.
Jvct3579 2 years ago 4
@Jvct3579 tosser
05Bluenose 1 year ago
yeah
ashleigh101664 2 years ago
dude he did
BaddaBigBoom 2 years ago
Rest in speed Campbell...
ingareinar007 2 years ago 24
Campbell's last words on his final run were, via radio intercom: Pitching a bit down here...Probably from my own wash...Straightening up now on track...Rather close to Peel Island...Tramping like mad...er... Full power...Tramping like hell here... I can't see much... and the water's very bad indeed...I can't get over the top... I'm getting a lot of bloody row in here... I can't see anything... I'm going.... oh
BigAngeloSantorini 2 years ago
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What was the last thing Donald Campbell ever said? Answer: "Whoooaaah!".
Richardhedditch261 2 years ago
r.i.p.
TheWWEWizard 3 years ago
check out ken warby to see how its done he built his boat in backyard for under 10 grand out of plywood and fiberglass still holds record 30 years later aussie hero....
adams383q 3 years ago
OMFG! We wer learnin bout dis in skool! Its lyk sumthin off a movie!
BlackRoses0909 3 years ago
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Ummm we wer learin about this 2day... v borin :@
BlackRoses0909 3 years ago
i actually had to sign in to come and tell you you are a disrespectful tool........speed and a tragic death...jesus man. boring?
jsmith1257 2 years ago 5
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Yh it waz
BlackRoses0909 2 years ago
a man died doing something that takes more balls than powering on your playstation kid.....show some fucking respect.
jsmith1257 2 years ago 46
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He waz a idiot.
Who wud do tht?
n i dont play on the play station :P
BlackRoses0909 2 years ago
i'm done.....r.i.p campbell! glory is forever.
jsmith1257 2 years ago
w.e
BlackRoses0909 2 years ago
what a prize spastic and cripple you are. your nothing more than a piece of shit on my shoe.
dazzyboy74 2 years ago
Agreed
mrg466 2 years ago
@jsmith1257 Well said!
Kotlettbengt 1 year ago
Agreed. And you need to pay more attention in English.
SlugThumper 2 years ago
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jsmith1257 2 years ago
That wasn't a reference to Campbell
amarone1956 3 years ago
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wowo that was back to the future for real.. close to death speed. go.. BYE-DIE!!!!!!!!! bye LIFE
leviterande 3 years ago
You a prick for making a comment like that.
mikefranky 3 years ago
did you even understood what i said, are you missing a brain or somethin ha ..heh
leviterande 3 years ago
ha...heh???....why do you think you got 4 thumbs down for prick
mikefranky 3 years ago
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why? cuz most people are just advanced stupid ass apes , like you my friend
leviterande 3 years ago
No pricks like you leaving sad comments about people being killed,twat
mikefranky 3 years ago
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah he killed himself you wanna talk bullshit go ahead
leviterande 3 years ago
No he got killed in the boat,he didnt kill himself,you fuken prick you talking bullshit
mikefranky 3 years ago 5
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ahahaha you are so ignorant, go kiss my ass gay idiot ahahahaha
leviterande 3 years ago
well he died chasing a dream
st8tsman 3 years ago 2
A little quote from Die Another Day There.
VeyronboyV1 3 years ago
Death stopped him?
Now there's a surprise...
eoghdes18 3 years ago
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That is a fucking LOL!!!!!!!!
Los3rAA 3 years ago
Cunt
amarone1956 3 years ago
Show some respect.
PassiveSmoking 3 years ago
The band Marillion recorded a song called "Out of This World" in 1995 that references Campbell's crash. The song features recordings of Campbell's last moments. The band was instrumental in gathering interest in recovering Campbell's body in 2001, and yes, his body was relatively well-preserved in the icy water.
haruuj 3 years ago 3
this happened in 1967 and they recovered his body in 2001????? he must have been preserved somehow down there.
detroitsports77 3 years ago
A combination of the cold temperature and the preservative qualities of the lake bed at Coniston contributed to the apparently, well preserved remains. However, they never recovered Campbells head. It's worth doing the Campbell historic boat trip if you ever go there.
thedrumdoctor 3 years ago
ill bet you 10 to 1 he was decapitated in the crash, and thus his head is probably some distance from where they found the body.
detroitsports77 3 years ago 3
That's what is believed to have happened. They did recover his leather flying helmet (minus his head) in the water after the crash though.
thedrumdoctor 3 years ago
@thedrumdoctor he didnt get decapitated at impact tho...as he sed his final words whist he sank...
Conoryid 2 years ago
The Coniston tour guys reckon he did, but I guess we'll never know exactly. It's quite a common thing to happen in high speed motorbike accidents. Gruesome, but it does happen.
thedrumdoctor 2 years ago
@thedrumdoctor yeah, ive heard about stuff like that...just wondering, but do u know if animals liv in that lake?
Conoryid 2 years ago
Apparently, there's plenty of trout, eel, perch and huge pike. Don't know if there are any otters though.
thedrumdoctor 2 years ago
this is gonna sound so, so odd...but maybe the animals ate his head...sounds very far fetched lol
Conoryid 2 years ago
i was their 3 days ago canoeing
l4lol 3 years ago
what a hero! his return journey was around 320.nice one
northyvoicy 3 years ago 3
another few feet of rotation and he would've been perfectly fine.
ballsthatclank 4 years ago 3
Not really, at those speeds there's no difference between hitting water and hitting concrete. There was no surviving that crash.
PassiveSmoking 3 years ago
this is apparently the transcript from campbells radio during the run upto the crash.
"Pitching a bit down here...Probably from my own wash...Straightening up now on track...Rather close to Peel Island...Tramping like mad...er... Full power...Tramping like hell here... I can't see much... and the water's very bad indeed...I can't get over the top... I'm getting a lot of bloody row in here... I can't see anything... I've got the bows up... I'm going...oh...."
ToivonenDeltaS4 4 years ago 4
RIP
q1013575 4 years ago 5
I Can't see much, the water's very bad indeed... I'm getting a lot of bloody row in here... I've got the bows up... I've gone
in relation to the comment below.
Ineddiblehulk 4 years ago
try and find the video without the commentary, and that has the recording of his radio to his comunications, its chilling to hear his last seconds, i believe he says somthing along the line of "im going i can feel it going..." just before it flips. a true pioneer of the engineering past
Ineddiblehulk 4 years ago 2
This happens in all boat racing there is 3 waves produced from driving down the run and if u hit the 1st one wrong the back-end of your boat will hit the 2nd then u will not hit the 3rd u will be in mid air just like donald cambell
theracerboy77 4 years ago
The comment below is perfectly right i also go for records on conistion water but last year a forula 2 driver did exactly the same was going out for his run down conistion and he hit his own wake and went over backwards but since `Donald Cambell` died there has been safety cells made in to boats so they stay safe if Donald Cambell had one at the time he would off survived ! !
theracerboy77 4 years ago
Take a look at the bluebird project online. All the info about the crash and the rebuilding of Bluebird is there. I believe he ran into his own wash and once the boat was airborne nothing could stop it.
seanmoyses 4 years ago 3
I love the phrase "when death stopped him!" Sounds like a public service broadcast:
Beware! Water-speed record breaking is dangerous and can jolly well hurt if you crash!
magyaar 4 years ago
the boat crashed due to the engine cutting out. they had just fitted a new engine in bluebird ( saphire engine i believe) and were having problems with it cutting out. As it hit a wave on the return run the lack of frust couldnt keep the nose down look when it takes off the engine is not running
denz996 4 years ago
it wernt the wave ov the lake dat crashed him it was his speed, he hit 1 ov his waves when he came back down to get the record
cust4rd 4 years ago
Ah... the histrionic orchestral score... the perfect soundtrack to Man's folly...
urizen123 4 years ago
who doesn't want to die for his dream ???? i would
checker007007 5 years ago
upside down and hard...ouch
No1SpeedSkiff136 5 years ago
he shouldve waited for the water to settle
Manchester4ever 5 years ago
Yes, an absolute hero - more than the likes of the England footy team could ever, ever be.
BEEFYBAYONET 5 years ago 3
and death stoped him....and a humanbeeing is gone... Why? for 300 mph...said.
elvira2262 5 years ago
I think it was in 2001 what a legend!!!
hoath14 5 years ago
His body was recover from the lake in 2000 I believe.The only man EVER to hold BOTH the land AND waterspeed record.Beat that!
McLarenMercedes 5 years ago 2
How can this be? If so the body has been in the water for 30 years now, the body would be no more after all this time?
Robfoxman 4 years ago
There's very little oxygen at those depths and the water temperature is 4 degrees C. It's quite possible for remains to survive that long down there provided the scavengers don't find them.
PassiveSmoking 3 years ago
RIP
mrgund 5 years ago