carwreck.com: around Boston harbor...

Two years ago this weekend I began racing regular cars at very high speeds on closed roads. The sport, known as rallying, has had it's share of deaths of both competitors but in Europe in the late 80s some spectators died when rallycars left the roadway. This prompted new and stringient rules in the US to keep people away from the roads.

Unfortunately this weekend, in the same rally I competed in two years ago, a car left the road at speed and killed two spectators. This is a very sad moment and will have lasting repercussions on the sport in the country.

http://www.stargazettenews.com/local/Molocal7.html

was james involved in the race itself? how did the drivers fair?

I don't think James was even at the event. The drivers were not injured at all. I'm sure they were shaken however, and will probably not rally anymore. I think there were several people who have been quoted as saying that they will never rally again.