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A shy Welshman, but a fast and furious racer
Phillip van Osten
05/03/2026 at 16:3005/03/2026 at 14:29 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. ©TheCahierArchive Welshman Tom Pryce was tragically killed on this day in 1977, the victim of a freak accident that marred the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami that year. In a horrible twist of fate that occurred on lap 22, Pryce struck a marshal running across the track to help extinguish a small fire that had ignited on the car of his Shadow teammate Renzo Zorzi. Running just behind the March of Hans Stuck on the uphill potion of the main straight, Pryce could not see, let alone avoid, the careless marshal when Stuck swerved to avoid him. The 40lb fire extinguisher hit the unfortunate...
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