1989 - Le Mans - Dominic Dobson fire

At 8.45pm, the first pace car appeared, in response of a horrific looking incident caused when the Takefuji Porsche caught fire exiting the Mulsanne Corner.

The fuel system was thought to have been damaged in the car's earlier off and when it started to leak, the rear of the car erupted in a ball of flame. The brake lines were burnt through in a spectucular conflagration and Dominic Dobson had to bring the 962C to a halt by steering into the barrier just before Indianapolis.

Dobson had little trouble getting his belts undone, and the car was well alight by the time he made his escape, fortunately unscathed.

This was yards from where the RLR's Takefuji car burnt out in 1987!

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[K3Nshady]

The marshalls sure were suicidal!

[obts10]

wow what a fire, i thought the driver was really lucky.

[elveezultra]

@ 0:39 WTF blast near right rear tyre - human flying ?

[TheD283]

Oh no!

[Helghast470]

@gp75motorsports

Never mind (:

[gp75motorsports]

@Helghast470 You're right. Soz. :)

[Helghast470]

@gp75motorsports

It is a Porsche, just look at the mirrors!

[SlotraceDK]

Brave marshalls!



[gp75motorsports]

@Schrecklassnach38 It's not. They look similar, though.

[Schrecklassnach38]

@gp75motorsports description says its a Porsche 962C

[Dudelajk]

@gp75motorsports damn, it looks a lot like the 787B tho... o_O

[gp75motorsports]

@mynock05 It was a 767, not 787B.