http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63_Zc4BGaZU

 

Makes me nervous about going there though

 

pmsl, they were close.

 

the car bottomed out and then the rear went light as the suspension came out of compression.
I'm sure that part of the track is called compression for that exact reason..
he's lucky boy

steve

 

Brown pants for daddy!

 

 

Teach him to drive so fucking slow

I can't honestly see what happened there to cause that

It realy looks as if he was cruising through there, I'm not sure how hard some others take that part of the circuit but after my instruction round there I'm not on the brakes till after the left hander at the top of the hill.

Normally you drop into that going hard and it pulls you over to the armco on the right, quite frightening but it sets you up nicely for the next corner

Was VERY close though, nearly got himself a bill

 

No feeling, no sense....

End result as expected. Driving too fast with no talent.. Computer says no!

 

Be cautious and safe, but don't let this vid put you off.

If you drive steadily and with respect you will love it. If you drive like this pair then you will fall off the track.

 

Was he even going that fast though ? didn't sound like the engine was even working !

Once he had lost it though it looked as if he had a bit of a move on

Totally agree though with respecting the ring, not one to just fly round straight away.

My advice is, get some tuition if you can ! They will teach you how to drive it fast, but safely, plus they will scare you with so many stories of deaths in certain places from crap driving that you won't take risks.

 

that does sound like a great idea
i take it there is people there that will go out with you in your own car or take you out and give you some tuition?and how much does it usually cost.?think when i get my finger out and go id want to do that if i can

 

JonnyBravo - im not confident enough to go through the full compression flat - get thrown out to the right armco ... still flat (if I understand u correctly) take the left curb FLAT (so were about 150-160 probably at a guess lol) and then be faced with a 10m braking zone and a right hander that u can take at 80 (at a guess)

That chap probably shouldnt have been on the ring - tho he did well to keep the car parallel all that time lol

I lift and dab the brakes just before the compression as on road tyres the speed just feels too great for the grip (plus the potential risk!)

Cheers

RW

 

Steven - Your clearly driving a much quicker car than I drove round there

But yes in something powerful you would know to break a little for the compression area as you can carry far too much speed in there if your not careful.

I must be around 120 ish iirc at the top of the hill, could of been quicker in the Astra but I wasn't really looking at the speedo, we were on 888's in that though.

 

cant see the vid but tbh, i went in my escort estate a few weeks ago and even in the wet, in a SHIT handling car i only had one or two fairly minor tank slappers/squirms on. in a decent handling car you know well you will be fine aslong as you dont try and go round like youre trying to break any records. i didnt think there were many tricky corners tbh, appart from the left hander at the top of a hill thats very tight, then into a right hander, very easy to go to quick into it and potentially end up in the gravel, although the only damage you risk there is to you pride i recon.

just recognise the fact youre not an experienced race car driver and drive accordingly, and you will love it!

ffs go steady in the wet

 

 

Very lucky not to hit the barrier

Steve.

 

What a knob

 

too much weight/ too many people in the car and prob got std worn suspension

the car seems to be bobbing around the track even on the fairly flat parts, with very little control

they were very lucky imo

 

Why is the guy a "knob"?

Lucky sure, but what did he do that makes him a "knob"?

3 up on bouncy hydromatic suspension or whatever it is, and it's no wonder he lost all grip at the back like that. Could have been a very serious accident, as it could easily have dug in.....

As if driving the Ring fast and having an accident means you have no talent? I know some seriously experienced Ring goers who've had accidents there......

 

At least he held it.

 

Too right, he done well to get that back !

 

Wasn't driving within his / the car's limits.

Obviously didn't give the Nordschleife the respect it deserves.

Pure knob.

 

Surely that's the definition of an accident? So by that criteria, anyone who has an accident is a knob?

You flid!

 

me too

 

Well saved

 

No, that's not what I said RichardPON.

Knowing the course and knowing your car's limits is a fundemental for track driving. He was pushing too hard on a very dodgy bit of the circuit and not concentrating chatting to people in the car. That's what caused the accident, as causes most accidents.

 

And how does that apply to the Nurburgring? Most people who go don't have any knowledge of the circuit, bar what they've played on their Playstation.

The guy probably didn't have any knowledge of the car's limits either, but he sure found them pretty quick!

So after all that, you're telling me that anyone who's overstepped their car's limits on track is a knob? He didn't crash, he didn't hurt anyone else, and he got lucky. How does that make him a knob?

And as for preaching the fundamentals of track driving to me.......

 

Sounds like he has about 20 people in the car, a real enthusiast.

 

That is EXACTLY what Si B did in Weston when he lost it with his M3, he was within an inch of touching the armco and went sideways like that for 50 yards or so!

 

The whole point of going on a track is to learn the limits, where the fuck else are you going to learn? Tescos car park?


p.s
If my insurance company are reading this, then obviously I mean a toll road as the ring isnt a track, it says so on my claim form

 

A knob. "in my opinion" only. Everyone's entitled to their own and I'm entitled to mine - right or wrong.

Take a chill pill everyone FFS.

 

loving his commentry


fair play to him, i would have endded up stuffing it into everything

that reminds me i must go to the ring

 

RichardPON

I do believe the term is "Keyboard Warrior"

 

Lucky lucky bastard, how ever did he not hit that armco

 

Thats one lucky fucker !!!!

Always looks slow when filming from inside the car so was probably going a lot faster that it looks !! The armco seems to be flying past him at quite a speed when he is staring it in the face going sideways !!!!


Did i read somewhere it costs you a small fortune if you hit the barriers there ???

 

FAir play very very lucky guy As said that could have been a VERY nasty accident.. Maybe resulting in 3 deaths if that car dug in

 

That is a classic video, without doubt one of the best things I've seen on youtube

What makes it good is the person driving, commentry, etc. "jesus wept".. LMAO, classic Dad not swearing in front of his 'little girl'

I don't think the passengers really realised how nasty it nearly was, they seemed quite amused.

Did I hear the girl say, "grandmas gonna kill us" ?? If so, even funnier if it was Grandmas car, shame she wasn't in there too.. "well held son"

 

Taking group of student mates to The Ring good idea.

Nearly wiping out your Mum's car whilst there, not such a good idea.

Bet his O ring was going like a goodun

 

+1

man i will take ma skid lid with me when i go

 

Don't go pranging your Dad's car though eh