CNN Top News｜车手克里斯·拉施克在博纳维尔盐滩极速周赛事中因车祸身亡

A driver has died while taking part in the annual Speed Week event on Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, according to organizers.

The Southern California Timing Association (SCTA), which hosts the land speed racing event, announced on Sunday that 60-year-old Chris Raschke died while attempting a speed record.

At approximately 3:03 p.m. Mountain Time today, driver Chris Raschke, age 60, was attempting a speed record and lost control of his land speed vehicle at approximately the 2 1/2 mile, said the statement shared by the SCTA.

Chris was treated by medical professionals at the scene. Unfortunately, Chris passed away from his injuries. The cause of the incident is currently under investigation.

Raschkes Speed Demon team also shared the SCTA statement, writing : At this time, we ask everyone to please respect Chriss family, friends, and the Speed Demon team. We are deeply devastated.

CNN Sports has contacted the Tooele County Sheriffs Office regarding Raschkes death.

Speed Demon lays claim to having created the worlds fastest piston-powered car, and the long, bullet-shaped vehicle being driven by Raschke in Bonneville was the third iteration of the streamliner.

At last years Speed Week with Raschke as the driver, the Speed Demon team won a 12th Hot Rod Magazine Trophy , posting a winning mile-speed of 446.716 mph and an exit speed of 459.734 mph.

Bonneville, a dry lakebed on the border of Utah and Nevada, has long been an iconic location for land speed records , with Speed Week attracting around 500 hot rods, roadsters and motorcycles each year.

据活动组织方透露，一名车手在参加犹他州博纳维尔盐滩年度极速周活动时不幸身亡。

南加州计时协会（SCTA）周日宣布，60岁的克里斯·拉施克（Chris Raschke）在尝试刷新陆地速度纪录时不幸身亡。该协会是这项极速赛车赛事的主办方。

据南加州计时协会（SCTA）发布的声明称，当地时间今日下午约3点03分，60岁的车手克里斯·拉施克（Chris Raschke）在尝试刷新速度纪录时，于约2.5英里处失控失事。

医护人员在现场对克里斯进行了救治。不幸的是，克里斯因伤势过重身亡。事件原因目前正在调查中。

拉施克的Speed Demon车队也转发了南加州计时协会（SCTA）的声明，并表示："在此刻，我们恳请所有人尊重克里斯的家人、朋友以及Speed Demon车队。我们深感悲痛。"

美国有线电视新闻网体育频道（CNN Sports）已就拉施克（Raschke）死亡事件与图埃勒县治安官办公室取得联系。

“极速恶魔”（Speed Demon）宣称打造了全球最快的活塞动力汽车。拉斯克（Raschke）在博纳维尔盐滩驾驶的这辆修长子弹型流线车，已是该系列的第三代车型。

在去年的速度周比赛中，由拉施克（Raschke）担任车手的“速度恶魔”车队第12次赢得《Hot Rod》杂志奖杯，创下了446.716英里/小时的英里速度纪录，并以459.734英里/小时的出弯速度冲线。

位于犹他州与内华达州交界处的邦纳维尔盐滩，作为一片干涸的湖床，长期以来一直是陆上速度纪录的标志性场地。每年举办的极速周活动都会吸引约500辆改装赛车、跑车和摩托车前来挑战极限。