Sentence examples for Hit the barriers from inspiring English sources

At Le Mans two years ago the experienced Danish driver Allan Simonsen died from injuries suffered when his Aston Martin hit the barriers.

As he tried to pass Kamui Kobayashi in a Sauber, the two drivers' cars collided and his McLaren spun off violently and hit the barriers.

The 26-year-old was in a Porsche 996 as a passenger when it hit the barriers at the circuit on Tuesday.

Instead, he trundled around, got spooked by a slow Toyota into spinning at Turn 18 - causing Sutil to hit the barriers and bring out a second safety car – and dropped his pace dramatically at the end.

There was also a red-flag with 32 minutes remaining when another Oreca Nissan LMP2, driven by Matt Downs, hit the barriers, which could not safely be repaired in time.

The rear fin is disliked by many fans for distracting from the flowing lines of the cars, but its function seemed obvious here as his car did not turn over until it hit the barriers.

"Instead, when it hit the barrier, it went straight up.

According to authorities, the car hit the barrier at the side of the bridge.

She said she felt her knee go on the back straight before she hit the barrier.

I overshot, hit the barrier and went straight off: the bike hit a tree and dropped 20ft down a ravine.

"It's not like a video game if you hit the barrier, you will crash," he told me, with a conviction that Mayor Giuliani would have approved.