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Old 03-10-2011, 12:19 AM
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Old 03-10-2011, 12:22 AM
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just saw this on faceboook, in german though.. 100,000 euros odd worth of damages.. just looked at the english story.. Total madness!
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not good shows how dangerous that palce can be though
Old 03-10-2011, 04:29 AM
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Or dear.
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If something like this happens you've to stop get out of your car and warn other people to try and prevent things like this, especially at places like Bergwerk where no or only a fewspectators are, wounder whos has the biggest bill
Old 03-10-2011, 05:17 AM
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Thank god NO bikes where chasing the cars
Old 03-10-2011, 06:54 AM
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What a dick.
Old 03-10-2011, 06:55 AM
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Fuck me that could have had a very different out come.!! Very lucky .
Old 03-10-2011, 07:08 AM
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That BMW M3 to the right of the Corvette looks absolutely demolished and especially if it was LHD very lucky to be able to get out of that.
Old 03-10-2011, 09:06 AM
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Whats with the wheels on the 'vette?
Old 03-10-2011, 11:03 AM
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The comments on the article made me chuckle
Old 03-10-2011, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by pani_k
That BMW M3 to the right of the Corvette looks absolutely demolished and especially if it was LHD very lucky to be able to get out of that.
Was a right hand drive m3

http://bridgetogantry.com/2/index.ph...&Itemid=300088
Old 03-10-2011, 01:30 PM
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Horrible to read, but interesting as the Ring Taxi should have known about the construction zone?

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Old 03-10-2011, 02:33 PM
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Police are still investigating, but cite "excessive speed" as the cause.

no sh*t ! well done herr sherlock . excess speed ? what ? at a race track ?
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Here you can see how the construction zone (baustelle) was set up, really amateurish imho

@ 5m08s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee0QP...bqo_BA&index=1

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Old 03-10-2011, 03:14 PM
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Kin ell, that would soon jump up from nowhere if you were traveling at decent pace!!
Old 03-10-2011, 03:26 PM
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Defo a bit naughty considering that left hander is taken under acceleration then the sign is after the bend surely it should of been before the bend
Old 03-10-2011, 03:31 PM
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gerrman police are cunts and so is the ring management.

for yrs this has been going on, they sell tickets without checking insurance details and tell you : no speed limit....well then but as soon as anything happens the dickheads in uniforms turn up and handle everything by the normal rules for streets in germany....

donno how this can still go on but its the oddest thing i ever came across.....
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Originally Posted by carcollector
gerrman police are cunts and so is the ring management.

for yrs this has been going on, they sell tickets without checking insurance details and tell you : no speed limit....well then but as soon as anything happens the dickheads in uniforms turn up and handle everything by the normal rules for streets in germany....

donno how this can still go on but its the oddest thing i ever came across.....
Thats because you have to obey the normal street rules at the Ring which a lot of people don't know or follow unfortunately
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After watching that video the main blame should be held with the guys working on the circuit ! What a daft place to put a warning sign.

Ive really enjoyed my visits over there in the past but sadly each visit has had it's own problems, the last one costing me a few quid which tbh has put me right off tourist days sadly.
Old 03-10-2011, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by MARCOSWORTH
Thats because you have to obey the normal street rules at the Ring which a lot of people don't know or follow unfortunately
Inc the marshals although they don't, and oddly enough who's side of the story do you think the police take in the event of a incident

Sorry but the rules don't mean shit, I'm sure I am one of many who feel they were bummed by the ring and the german police
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Originally Posted by JonnyBravo
Inc the marshals although they don't, and oddly enough who's side of the story do you think the police take in the event of a incident

Sorry but the rules don't mean shit, I'm sure I am one of many who feel they were bummed by the ring and the german police
You're totally right there Jonny, that's why i don't go out on crowded days as it's unreal what's going on there the last few years
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woops...
Old 03-10-2011, 05:31 PM
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Of course all we care about is that Sabine is okay and did the paramedics have to cut off her clothing ?
Old 03-10-2011, 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by danneth
woops...
after reading all the long winded replys then reading the word

woops made me laugh lol

im still laughing the wife thinks im well stupid
Old 03-10-2011, 05:46 PM
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E36 looks like aproper car - check out the cage in it. You'd be raging if some cunt twatted you up the back - imagine the hassle in getting the car home
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Police are still investigating, but cite "excessive speed" as the cause.
Its a race track, you would kinda expect that.
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Dont mess with the german police i lived there for 11 yrs in the forces and have been to the ring on a few occasions, they dont fek around and dont like the brits either, funnily enough they think we are loud and arrogant, absolutely baffles me like
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Originally Posted by thebigmacmoomin
Its a race track, you would kinda expect that.
Its not, offically its a toll road!
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cant view the video, says it private
Old 03-10-2011, 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by carcollector
gerrman police are cunts and so is the ring management.

for yrs this has been going on, they sell tickets without checking insurance details and tell you : no speed limit....well then but as soon as anything happens the dickheads in uniforms turn up and handle everything by the normal rules for streets in germany....

donno how this can still go on but its the oddest thing i ever came across.....
You must have shit in your eyes or ears then as I havent been but have always known as long as i've been aware you can drive there that its a normal toll road and the normal rules of the road apply. Hence its hard for an insurer to not pay out unless they specifically exclude the ring from their policy
Old 04-10-2011, 07:26 AM
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I've just been told that 2 people died in that accident and the ring taxi was found to be responsible ?

Can't find anything online confirming that although the one person who I read was seriously injured was the passenger in the taxi.
Old 04-10-2011, 09:22 AM
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I must admit, I was seriously misled by the title of the thread
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Seems like the standard of driving for the ring taxi's has changed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeZq_...layer_embedded
Old 04-10-2011, 11:01 AM
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the article is bullshit about the corvette being an hire car the dealer platinum cars is just a high class car dealer from sweden ,oh them reporters lol knobs check your facts
Old 04-10-2011, 03:57 PM
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That video above looks like quite standard driving from the locals.

So has anyone heard anymore about the accident ?
Old 04-10-2011, 04:41 PM
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Germans are still pissed off they didnt win the war thats why they hate the brits
Old 04-10-2011, 04:47 PM
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more details
http://www.autoevolution.com/news/ei...rge-39278.html
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Here you can see the crash of the Ring Taxi in to the Corvette, not the best video.
From 9m55s to 10m30s the problem here also is that nobody warned the upcoming traffic of a big accident at a fast section of the track

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXTXG...layer_embedded#
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Top vid marco.What car are they in.It goes well.


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