Wolf Silvester Dies After Health Problems at German VLN Racing Championship

VLN driver Wolf Silvester has passed away from "health problems" suffered on the track Saturday during the third-round run of the 2013 German VLN Endurance Racing Championship. The Associated Press (h/t ESPN) had the report.Silvester was 55. The VLN released this statement following the tragedy: The third round of the VLN endurance racing championship at the Nürburgring was stopped due to the death of ‘Wolf Silvester’, participant in the event, presumably as a consequence of health problems. According to the statements made by the safety marshals, Silvester was driving on the track with his Opel Astra OPC apparently without having any more control over the car which then stopped between post 178 and 179 (access Sc...

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