🏁On March 22, 1974 Peter Revson died at age 35 when his car crashesd at 160 mph and bursted into flames during a practice run in Johannesburg for the South Africa Grand Prix. Witnesses say a faulty steering mechanism appeared to be the reason for the crash. Revson became the 9th top driver to be killed since 1970. While driving the Shadow DN3, he suffered a front suspension failure and crashed into the Armco barrier on the outside of "Barbecue Bend". The car stood on its nose, wrapped itself ar