German Hill Climb driver Georg Plasa, died shortly after 14.00 on July 10th 2011 during the Coppa Carotti Hill Climb.
The Coppa Carotti Hill Climb that goes from Rieti to the ski resort of Terminillo in the Italian Apennine mountains was held for the forty-eight time. Georg Plasa was driving his BMW 134 Judd when he crashed into the mountain shortly after the fourth bend. Immediate relief efforts to try to revive the driver didn’t help.
Georg Plasa was a very experienced hill climb driver and had many successes in his hill climbing carreer. The exact cause of the accident is still unknown, but officials suggest there might have been a technical error. The organizers suspended the race after the crash.
We wrote about Georg Plasa and his BMW 134 Judd for the last time in May of this year. As you can see in the videos of one of his many Hill Climb races in the FIA European Hill Climb Championship, this sport is not for the fainthearted and is among the most intense things you can do on four wheels. Our best wishes the family and friends of Georg Plasa, we will remember him…
Onboard video of the Rieti Hill Climb by another team:
A tribute to Georg Plasa:
[Pictures courtesy of Rietilife.it]
OMG!!! I was a huge fan. My condolences to the family! R.I.P. Georg!
terrible terrible news, so sad, RIP Georg
terrible news, my condolences to his friends and family. That is indeed one of the most intense sports on four wheels.
Very sad to hear the news , I’m a huge fan from Australia so it really shows he left a world wide mark in motorsport !!
I regret not seeing George race many more times than I could have each time I vacationed in Europe. He was one of the best that has ever been , he thrilled fans the world over , he never held back any measure of his abilities pushing the envelope further and faster questing to outperform each time the best that he gave of himself and the blue&white. How very tragic, moved by extreme sadness I must say Godspeed Georg . You have left the racing world as we know it, for us fans remains forever the growl of the Judd streaking across the valleys , the hillsides echoing on suspended in time immortal .I offer my deepest heartfelt condolences to Georg`s family and friends … Ciao Georg resta in pace nelle braccia degli angeli.