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“I was thinking, ‘Mother******* broke my front wing’”: da Matta recalls crash with deer, and more, in Racers Unchained

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“I was thinking, ‘Mother******* broke my front wing’”: da Matta recalls crash with deer, and more, in Racers Unchained

By RACER Staff - Dec 4, 2025, 11:53 AM ET

Cristiano da Matta’s life changed in the blink of an eye during a Champ Car test at Road America in the summer of 2006.The 2002 Champ Car champion, who was into the second year of his American open-wheel racing return after an F1 stint with Toyota, was testing with RuSport...

Indy car safety team pioneer Dave Hollander passes away

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By alley - Jan 10, 2015, 4:13 PM ET

Mario Andretti didn't dwell on danger during his Indy car career but he once admitted it always gave him peace of mind when he saw Dave Hollander and Lon Bromley sitting in their safety trucks at the track.Hollander, one of the cornerstones of CART's unparalleled safety team for 25 years,...

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