Spectator Killed in Crash at Nurburgring VLN Endurance Championship

One spectator is dead and several others are injured following a crash at the VLN Endurance Championship race at Nurburgring motorsports complex in Nurburg, Germany, Saturday.  According to BBC.com, 23-year-old British driver Jann Mardenborough's car left the track and crashed into a spectator area. His Nissan GTR Nismo can be seen careening uncontrollably down the track in this photo courtesy of The Independent on Twitter: Following the tragedy, Nissan released a statement, via BBC.com: Several spectators were injured in the incident and despite immediate efforts one of them succumbed to their injuries. The others have been taken immediately to hospital for care. The driver, Jann Mardenborough, got out of the car and,...

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