John Wilford's Fatal Crash @ Namur 1911
The Belgian driver John Wilford died on Tuesday, 06 June 1911 in a hospital at Namur, the day after his accident which happened during the Course de Côte de la Citadelle à Namur.
The hillclimb was part of the 4th edition of the Meeting de Namur, a two-day racing event held on Sunday, 04 and Monday, 05 June 1911. It was organized by the Automobile Club Namur-Luxembourg under the patronage of the RACB (Royal Automobile Club de Belgique). The program included a 18-kilometer race Namur-Samson-Namur on Sunday, and then a 38-kilometer race Namur-Natoye-Namur and the 3.6-kilometer hillclimb along the course Namur-Citadelle de Namur, on Monday.
John Wilford took part in the meeting at the wheel of a Vivinus in the racing car class. He finished 5th in the first event, which was won by M. Langlois in a Excelsior, and in the subsequent Namur-Natoye-Namur race he obtained a fine 2nd place, behind the winner Félix Malisoux in another Vivinus. John Wilford started amongst the favorites to win the third and last event of the meeting, the Course de Côte de la Citadelle à Namur.
While travelling at high speed near Salzinne, John Wilford lost control of the car on the approach to a sharp bend, and crashed head-on into a pole. He sustained severe injuries from which he succumbed on 9 June 1911.
R.I.P
The hillclimb was part of the 4th edition of the Meeting de Namur, a two-day racing event held on Sunday, 04 and Monday, 05 June 1911. It was organized by the Automobile Club Namur-Luxembourg under the patronage of the RACB (Royal Automobile Club de Belgique). The program included a 18-kilometer race Namur-Samson-Namur on Sunday, and then a 38-kilometer race Namur-Natoye-Namur and the 3.6-kilometer hillclimb along the course Namur-Citadelle de Namur, on Monday.
John Wilford took part in the meeting at the wheel of a Vivinus in the racing car class. He finished 5th in the first event, which was won by M. Langlois in a Excelsior, and in the subsequent Namur-Natoye-Namur race he obtained a fine 2nd place, behind the winner Félix Malisoux in another Vivinus. John Wilford started amongst the favorites to win the third and last event of the meeting, the Course de Côte de la Citadelle à Namur.
While travelling at high speed near Salzinne, John Wilford lost control of the car on the approach to a sharp bend, and crashed head-on into a pole. He sustained severe injuries from which he succumbed on 9 June 1911.
R.I.P
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