How not to drive the Nurburgring...
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How not to drive the Nurburgring...
Anyone speak German? I'd love to know what they're saying.
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Re: How not to drive the Nurburgring... (CRX Lee)
Video and photos of Nurburgring always remind me of racing's infancy. To think in the early (and not so early) years of motor racing, drivers had little to protect them from such offs. Truly a different breed.
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Re: How not to drive the Nurburgring... (CRX Lee)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by CRX Lee »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That got shitty quick...</TD></TR></TABLE>
You can say that twice. W0W!
Not sure I would classify that as how not to drive The Ring as that thing was moving until "it" happened.
You can say that twice. W0W!
Not sure I would classify that as how not to drive The Ring as that thing was moving until "it" happened.
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Re: How not to drive the Nurburgring... (TPB)
Shitty translation, roomate speaks german.
"I'm ok I'm ok. Crashed left on the side, lost a wheel. expletive me. ::A bunch of technical stuff::, I'm getting out" and over the radio "ok we're coming to you".
"I'm ok I'm ok. Crashed left on the side, lost a wheel. expletive me. ::A bunch of technical stuff::, I'm getting out" and over the radio "ok we're coming to you".
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Re: How not to drive the Nurburgring... (KOALA YUMMIES)
Most definitely made out the word "fvck". Seemed quite appropriot under the circumstances.
Sounded like a tire blew. Or fell off. Perhaps it was a Goodyear.....
Modified by MaddMatt at 5:02 AM 10/18/2005
Sounded like a tire blew. Or fell off. Perhaps it was a Goodyear.....
Modified by MaddMatt at 5:02 AM 10/18/2005
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Re: How not to drive the Nurburgring... (FormulaIntegra)
As my media player said.. Name of driver is Marc Basseng..which looks like he drives the Bilstein Land Porsche..and looking at the front hood that was hanging was a yellow color so it could be this vechile
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TsukubaDreams »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that was insane... didnt know they use that expression in germany too...</TD></TR></TABLE>
funny thing is that he said it in english.
funny thing is that he said it in english.
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Re: (slammed_93_hatch)
Definitely something happened that made the left rear wheel fail. Imo he was quite lucky, too. There are places around the Ring where this failure could have ended up a whole lot worse.
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Re: How not to drive the Nurburgring... (Accord94DX)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Accord94DX »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">y i k e s.
glad that he is OK. </TD></TR></TABLE>
^^^ yea that
glad that he is OK. </TD></TR></TABLE>
^^^ yea that
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Re: How not to drive the Nurburgring... (Chillinit)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chillinit »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that was intense! good thing he was ok. Did you notice that the windshield was in perfect shape after? no cracks!</TD></TR></TABLE>
im going to guess that on those cars they are some type of lexan
im going to guess that on those cars they are some type of lexan
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same vid was posted in thecarlounge, and someone found a description of the wreck and this is his translation:
"The driveshaft pin, to which the tierod is connected, broke, the lugnut with the tierod flew off, and the wheel wrapped itself under the car. And then Marc [driver] was only a bystander, "I went off like a rocket. The speed wasn't that high, it started around 140 [km/h]. When I took off I was probably still doing a good 100. The Porsche rose up backwards, went sideways over the track on the door, and when it hit the guardrail, the car started doing cartwheels."
(I know the description of the failure doesn't quite make sense. The lugnut flew off with the tierod? But "Radmutter" means lugnut, or wheel nut. Anyway, a connection between the suspension and driveshaft broke, and then things went thoroughly pear-shaped)
This was a race. Last year's German Endurance championships of something or other. So this wasn't a "civilian" doing laps for a handful of Euros a pop."
Alex
"The driveshaft pin, to which the tierod is connected, broke, the lugnut with the tierod flew off, and the wheel wrapped itself under the car. And then Marc [driver] was only a bystander, "I went off like a rocket. The speed wasn't that high, it started around 140 [km/h]. When I took off I was probably still doing a good 100. The Porsche rose up backwards, went sideways over the track on the door, and when it hit the guardrail, the car started doing cartwheels."
(I know the description of the failure doesn't quite make sense. The lugnut flew off with the tierod? But "Radmutter" means lugnut, or wheel nut. Anyway, a connection between the suspension and driveshaft broke, and then things went thoroughly pear-shaped)
This was a race. Last year's German Endurance championships of something or other. So this wasn't a "civilian" doing laps for a handful of Euros a pop."
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 86AccordLxi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What kind of car was that? That's a freakin' scary place to wreck. Alex</TD></TR></TABLE>
Man, anywhere at the ring looks like a scary place to wreck!
Man, anywhere at the ring looks like a scary place to wreck!
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Re: (Track rat)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Track rat »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Man, anywhere at the ring looks like a scary place to wreck!</TD></TR></TABLE>
That's what I meant
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That's what I meant
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Re: (86AccordLxi)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 86AccordLxi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That's what I meant
Alex</TD></TR></TABLE>
I thought you meant 'that corner'...my goof.
Alex</TD></TR></TABLE>
I thought you meant 'that corner'...my goof.