Porsche crash in Nurburgring @ 250 km/h [Archive] - Sports Car Forum

thepest

11-29-2006, 07:54 AM

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I thought there would be much more damage.. :shock:

TopGearNL

11-29-2006, 08:04 AM

Back wheels went on the grass, lost grip and spinned. At least the driver showed his skills in correcting and keeping the damage as minimum as possible.

These things can happen, otherwise we wouldn´t have such spectatcular vids from time to time :P

thepest

11-29-2006, 08:18 AM

Yes, that was a pretty nice effort from the driver holding the car as stable as possible. The grass (especially when wet) could be very troublesome.

stmoritzer

11-29-2006, 08:22 AM

he was pushing a lot, trying to do a record lap (until the crash, he was on record pace) in a Techart Porsche. The driver , Ash ( don't know if written correct), is a well experienced driver

BADMIHAI

11-29-2006, 11:08 AM

I don't like his "messy" driving style. Jackie Stuart wouldn't like it either. It's not smooth. :mrgreen:

cooperluke

11-29-2006, 11:57 AM

Can't see the vid, only have sound.... :?: :?:

dropot2

11-29-2006, 01:30 PM

He was lucky...it could have been worst... :?

RC45

11-29-2006, 01:48 PM

I don't like his "messy" driving style. Jackie Stuart wouldn't like it either. It's not smooth. :mrgreen:

Some cars need messy treatment - otherwise he would have been off 10 corners before that ;)

TopGearNL

11-29-2006, 02:25 PM

I don't like his "messy" driving style. Jackie Stuart wouldn't like it either. It's not smooth. :mrgreen:

Some cars need messy treatment - otherwise he would have been off 10 corners before that ;)

That is so true!! 8)

TopGearNL

11-29-2006, 04:50 PM

^ not necessarly...

I remember the vid of the Radical record laptime - and Phil Benett, the driver, was much more 'relaxed' and smooth than this :wink:

RC said some cars, not all! :P

TopGearNL

11-29-2006, 04:58 PM

^ then some cars are not perfectly set up for a hotlap... :wink:

True again, but if you take your sportscar for a blast on the Nordschleife good chance its not set up properly.

The Radical had a perfect track setup!
:wink:

bmagni

11-30-2006, 01:02 AM

250 km/h ? seems unlikely

RC45

11-30-2006, 01:08 AM

^ not necessarly...

I remember the vid of the Radical record laptime - and Phil Benett, the driver, was much more 'relaxed' and smooth than this :wink:

Look at how messy some Walter Rohl laps appear ;)

pzgren

12-11-2006, 06:30 AM

seen this vid before, but the whole one. that was a techart porsche with asch as driver, the wanted to break the timetrecord with street admitted tires...

Z3uS

12-11-2006, 11:18 AM

I guess it wasn't as bad as it could have been.