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  F1News.nl - Specials - De tragische dood van Roland Ratzenberger
Na enkele weken ringt er op een donderdagavond de telefoon in huize Ratzenberger, het is een dolblije Roland, hij belt zijn ouders op om te vertellen dat hij zojuist voor Simtek heeft getekend.
In de kelder van de Ratzenberger's liggen tegewoordig alle spullen van Roland, in deze kelder liggen alle artikelen waarin Ratzenberger wordt vernoemd, ze zijn ingebonden in boeken.
Het is niet gek dat ze mijn zoon vergeten.
www.f1news.nl /specials/ratzenberger.html   (1034 words)

  
  Roland Ratzenberger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960 – April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Formula One driver who died tragically during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the same race that took the life of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna, and seriously injured Rubens Barrichello (in practice).
He was killed in qualifying for the third race of the season at the ill-fated Imola circuit, ploughing into a wall at the Villeneuve corner at over 300 km/h after a front wing failure, apparently caused by an off-track excursion on the previous lap.
Ratzenberger was the first driver to perish at a Grand Prix in the twelve years following the 1982 deaths of Riccardo Paletti and Gilles Villeneuve.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roland_Ratzenberger   (350 words)

  
 1994 San Marino Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During Saturday Qualifying, rookie Roland Ratzenberger was killed instantly when he suffered a front wing failure and crashed head-on into a concrete retaining wall at nearly full speed.
Ratzenberger became the first Formula One driver to die on a race weekend since Riccardo Paletti (who was also a rookie) at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix.
The last Formula One driver that died before Roland Ratzenberger was the Italian Elio De Angelis killed during a test session at the Paul Ricard circuit in 1986.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1994_San_Marino_Grand_Prix   (364 words)

  
 F1 Rejects - Remembering Roland
Roland Ratzenberger was born in Salzburg on July 4, 1960, although during his racing days he counted himself as being two years younger, for fear that his age made him unattractive to prospective team owners.
Roland Ratzenberger was pronounced dead on arrival at Bologna's Maggiore hospital.
Ratzenberger was also due to drive for Toyota again at Le Mans; his friend Irvine took his place, but Roland's name nevertheless remained on the door.
f1rejects.com /centrale/ratzenberger/index.html   (1909 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger - enyclopaedia article about Roland Ratzenberger
Summary: Roland Ratzenberger'' Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960, Salzburg, Austria (Though it should be noted Ratzenberger claimed to be born in 1962, wanting to appear younger to help his racing career), - April 30, 1994.
Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960, Salzburg, Austria (Though it should be noted Ratzenberger claimed to be born in 1962, wanting to appear younger to help his racing career), - April 30, 1994.
He died in qualifying for the third race of the season at the ill fated Imola circuit, ploughing on into a wall at the Villeneuve corner at almost 200 mph after a front wing failure.
www.pro-researcher.co.uk /encyclopaedia/english/roland_ratzenberger   (383 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger
Ratzenberger was killed during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix...
Ratzenberger was an Austrian Formula One driver who died during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
Ratzenberger was killed in a high-speed crash during a qualifying session.
www.twofivesix.co.uk /roland_ratzenberger.html   (281 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, EHandler: no quick summary.
(Ratzenberger made his only F1 Grand Prix start two weeks later at the 1994 Pacific Grand Prix[Follow this hyperlink for a summary of this subject] at the TI Circuit[For more, click on this link] in Aida, EHandler: no quick summary.
Ratzenberger was the first driver to perish at a Grand Prix in the twelve years after the 1982 deaths of Riccardo Paletti Riccardo Paletti quick summary:
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/roland_ratzenberger.htm   (1268 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger - Definition, explanation
Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960 – April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Formula One driver who died tragically during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the very race which also took the life of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna.
Ratzenberger was the first driver to perish at a Grand Prix in the twelve years after the 1982 deaths of Riccardo Paletti and Gilles Villeneuve, only a single day before Senna's fatal accident.
Informationen über den österreichischen Rennfahrer Roland Ratzenberger, mit einem Nachruf von seinem Rennfahrerkollegen Mika Salo.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/r/ro/roland_ratzenberger.php   (409 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
Born in Salzburg, Austria, Ratzenberger often claimed 1962 (rather than 1960) as his birth year, wanting to appear younger to extend his racing career.
But he got onto the grid for the next round at the TI Circuit in Aida, Japan, as his experience of the track from his touring car days meant he was the only driver in the race who had driven at the venue before.
Roland Ratzenberger was killed during qualifying for the San Marino Grand Prix at the Imola circuit on Saturday 30 April, 1994.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Roland_Ratzenberger   (911 words)

  
 roland ratzenberger // memorial
Roland damals in einem Interview: "Weil meine Eltern gegen den Rennsport waren und der Lauda-Weg mit großzügiger Kreditaufnahme auch nicht in Frage kam, blieb mir nur eine einzige Möglichkeit ins Geschäft zu kommen - nämlich über das Schrauben".
Schon während der Schulzeit arbeitete Roland bei Walter Lechner, den er vom Salzburgring kannte.
Was zu Deutsch „Roland – Maus der Berge“ bedeutet.
www.roland-ratzenberger.com /index.php?site=career   (401 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger
Seine ersten Erfolge holte Ratzenberger in der Formel Ford-Serie.
Ratzenberger siedelte 1990 nach Japan über und nahm dort für BMW und Toyota – in diesem Team als erster europäischer Fahrer überhaupt – erfolgreich an der japanischen Formel 3000-Serie teil.
Nach dem Scheitern in der Qualifikation zum Großen Preis von Brasilien in Interlagos, bestritt Ratzenberger zwei Wochen später beim Pazifik-Grand-Prix in Aida sein erstes und einziges Formel-1-Rennen und wurde Elfter.
www.weblexikon.de /Roland_Ratzenberger.html   (636 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger - TheBestLinks.com - April 30, European, Formula One, Formula 3000, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Roland Ratzenberger, April 30, European, Formula One, Formula 3000, Japan, July...
Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960, Salzburg, Austria (Though it should be noted Ratzenberger claimed to be born in 1962, wanting to appear younger to help his racing career), - April 30, 1994.
He died in qualifying for the third race of the season at the ill fated Imola circuit, ploughing on into a wall at the Villeneuve corner at almost 200 mph after a front wing failure.
www.thebestlinks.com /Roland_Ratzenberger.html   (271 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger Information
Roland Ratzenberger (July 4, 1960 – April 30, 1994) was an Austrian Formula One driver who died during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, the same race that took the life of three-time world champion Ayrton Senna, and seriously injured Rubens Barrichello (in practice).
He was killed in qualifying for the third race of the season at the ill-fated Imola circuit, ploughing into a wall at the Villeneuve corner at over 300 km/h after a front wing failure, apparently caused by an off-track excursion on the previous lap.
Ratzenberger was the first driver to perish at a Grand Prix meeting in twelve years following the death in 1982 of Riccardo Paletti.
www.bookrags.com /Roland_Ratzenberger   (316 words)

  
 The Totally Unofficial Jacques Villeneuve Homepage - News
Roland had said he was never as happy as when he got his Formula One drive.
We ought to remember that motor racing is also Roland Ratzenberger, who made so many friends and no enemies, and took so long to become a newcomer, and rests where sunlight falls into shadow encircled by the hills of home, and could only be alive doing what would kill him.
Roland Ratzenberger died on the same track the day before and no-one seems to give a damn.
members.aol.com /tujvh/1998/imola/roland.htm   (764 words)

  
 ajmerphull.com - web site of Ajmer Singh Phull
Roland Ratzenberger's death is overshadowed by Senna's death and many forget or do not mention Ratzenberger, purely because he was new to Formula One racing and the immense presence Ayrton had in Formula One.
The 180mph impact caused severe damage to his neck, which was obvious as the car came to rest, with Ratzenberger slumped in the cockpit.
Ratzenberger raced in European Formula 3 and also for BMW Touring Cars, but was not very successful.
ajmerphull.com /blog/2004/05/roland-ratzenberger.html   (258 words)

  
 F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Drivers > Roland Ratzenberger
This led to a chance to become a BMW factory touring car driver but his efforts in single seaters were frustrated and he eventually went to Japan where he joined the Stellar team and won a Japanese Formula 3000 event at Suzuka in 1992.
With the support of Barbara Behlau, a Monaco-based sports manager, Ratzenberger was able to sign a five-race deal with the new Simtek team at the start of 1994, hoping to raise money to complete the season as he went along.
He qualified for the Pacific GP at Aida but at the following race at Imola was killed in a horrifying high speed crash in practice for the ill-fated San Marino Grand Prix, the day before Ayrton Senna died.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/drv-ratrol.html   (197 words)

  
 HSX's Site Of Delight! - Remembering Roland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Roland was an immensely popular driver who shot to prominence when he won the Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch in 1986.
When Roland talked to the Austrian media at lunch time on the Saturday at Imola, he was somehow upbeat.
Roland is buried in the Maxglan cemetery, around five minutes from Salzburg Airport.
www.thomasjpitts.co.uk /hsx/archives/2004/04/remembering_rol.html   (646 words)

  
 Top 100
Roland Ratzenberger was an Austrian Formula One driver who died during qualifying for the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
Ratzenberger was the first driver to perish at a Grand Prix in the twelve years following the 1982 deaths of Riccardo Paletti and Gilles Villeneuve.
Simtek carried 'For Roland' painted on their airbox for the rest of the season and at Le Mans his name remained on the door of the Toyota he was due to drive.
www.historicracing.com /top100.cfm?driverID=1081&today=on&fromrow=1   (613 words)

  
 F1Galaxy >> News April 2005 >> Im Memoriam Roland Ratzenberger   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Eleven years ago, on 30th April 1994, the Austrian driver Roland Ratzenberger was killed during the Saturday qualifying session for the San Marino Grand Prix at Imola.
Ratzenberger, driving for Simtek at that race, was a very popular driver.
The death of Ratzenberger, followed the horrible accident of Rubens Barrichello during the Friday qualifying session, but the Brazilian was immensely lucky to escape.
www.f1galaxy.com /news0405.php?id=651   (216 words)

  
 Roland Rat@Everything2.com
Roland Rat is a children's television puppet popular during the early to mid eighties on Breakfast TV in the UK.
Roland's slimeball associate for example D'arcy DeFarcey the fictional head of the BBC Light Entertainment department came from the same mould as Gerald Ratner, Robert Maxwell and the Saachi Brothers.
And Roland's connection with the TV mogul is used as criticism - in that Dyke is responsible for dumbing down television - however I would argue, conversely, that Roland Rat 'dumbed up' television.
www.everything2.com /index.pl?node_id=1318511   (1040 words)

  
 Suchmaschine
Auf dieser Seite finden Sie alles was rund um Roland hergestellt wurde.
Roland The Rat Ratzenberger debuteerde in 1994 in de Formule 1, na onder...
Heute vor zehn Jahren verunfallte Roland Ratzenberger in Imola tödlich, wir erinnern an den sympathischen Österreicher...
www.dmoz.ch /suche.cgi?q=Roland_Ratzenberger   (559 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger 04-30-94 - FerrariChat.com
I met up with Roland Ratzenberger, who was ecstatic at having competed in and finished his second GP with the new Simtek team, especially after technical difficulties with the new car at Brazil had prevented him from racing there.
Roland had had these produced on his arrival to F1 and was handing them out to friends and those who had supported him over the years.
Whilst Roland would never had compared his talents to those of Ayrton Senna, who we also sadly lost that weekend, I believe his desire and enthusiasm for the sport he loved was the match of anyone in the paddock.
www.ferrarichat.com /forum/showthread.php?t=16602&goto=nextoldest   (1105 words)

  
 Sutton Motorsport Images
I met up with Roland, who was ecstatic at having competed in and finished his second GP with the new Simtek team, especially after technical difficulties with the new car at Brazil had prevented him from racing there.
Roland had had these produced on his arrival to F1 and was handing them out to friends and those who had supported him over the years.
Roland was someone you couldn’t help but be friends with and at that point I had made a friend for life.
www.suttonimages.com /fotoweb/prfull.asp?index=13   (784 words)

  
 Roland Ratzenberger — F1 blog from F1Fanatic
Roland Ratzenberger tragically crashed and died in only the third event of an F1 career that had taken him 34 years to begin.
Ratzenberger was so outraged by the unhelpfulness of the marshals he helped a Japanese journalist write a magazine article about the deficiency of safety standards at the track.
Roland Ratzenberger was one of those drivers that you just didn’t hear about but we mustn’t forget that he was a great driver too.
www.f1fanatic.co.uk /f1-information/whos-who/whos-who-r/roland-ratzenberger   (1210 words)

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