This thread is about crashing your car on the Nürburgring...

[MCTB]

SUVs on the Ring.

A tank slapper is almost inevitable.

Its not just an SUV. Some would actually do fine. He was driving a CRV at speed. That was the problem.

[Shomegrown]

Awesome.
Did you record this mr verrukt?

Lol @ people yelling Was ist Das?! when hello kitty drives by

Nah, it's been a while since I've been to the 'ring unfortunately. Close to 4 years now.

[Shomegrown]

Just like NASCAR, people watch it for the crashes.

Throw a little oil into the mix and look what happens...

(Glad to see the guys at the end do the right thing and get out to flag people down)

[Shomegrown]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

A TCL'er tries to rent a car at the 'ring...

[Stereodude]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

A TCL'er tries to rent a car at the 'ring...

ROFL... I was laughing so hard I woke my wife up and had to stop it. I'll have to watch the rest later.

[corrago]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

A TCL'er tries to rent a car at the 'ring...

I too was audibly laughing in a house of sleeping people thanks to this video lol

[Swapped6n]

In the case of the S2000, was there anyway he could have corrected or at least attempted to salvage the situation ? We know him braking probably made it worse. If I am caught in a situation where my backend starts coming around how should I "best" correct it. FF, FR, RR, AWD set ups.

If youre at the point of no return, and youre in an arc-slide like that, if you DONT have ABS, slam on the brakes and lock up all four tires.

This will keep the car sliding in a straight line, instead of it arcing towards the barrier.



Again, this will only work if your car doesnt have ABS.

[Shomegrown]

The sound of this crash made me cringe...

[Stereodude]

That didn't sound good for the engine.

[Brendan@bwalkauto]

The sound of this crash made me cringe...

The second I saw the tail step out, and he choked up on the wheel, and began sawing, I cringed. Gotta love driver induced oscillations.

[dieselraver]

1:42 - same CR-V as the video posted before

[phill0046]

At 1:41 that black suv that gets trashed slides a little bit. That guy wanted to crash

[Cousin Eddie]

The sound of this crash made me cringe...

The second I saw the tail step out, and he choked up on the wheel, and began sawing, I cringed. Gotta love driver induced oscillations.

I wanted to comment "cut your finger nails" on his video but although I don't understand German I managed to notice this top comment: "Fingernägel schneiden..."

[Subwoofers]

The second I saw the tail step out, and he choked up on the wheel, and began sawing, I cringed. Gotta love driver induced oscillations.

What "Should" he have done? I want to know when I take my Carmy there. Srls, what should be have done? Slowly ease off the gas?

[Cousin Eddie]

What "Should" he have done? I want to know when I take my Carmy there. Srls, what should be have done? Slowly ease off the gas?

No sudden or sharp movements. He chopped off the throttle abruptly and then violently began to "saw" the wheel.

What he should have done is keep the back tires spinning while counter steering and gently easing off the throttle while inputting equal amounts of reduction in counter steer to ease the car back straight.

[Brendan@bwalkauto]

What "Should" he have done? I want to know when I take my Carmy there. Srls, what should be have done? Slowly ease off the gas?

The short answer is not sharply lift the throttle, and make timely inputs. Basically, when a car starts to oversteer, you want to make a quick and accurate steering correction, not let the slide develop, lift and make a sharp input.

When oversteering, look where you want to go, slowly come off the pedals, and make a steering input that keeps the front tires pointed straight down the road. Feedback through the wheel will also let you know if you need more or less steering. Once the yaw rate isn't getting worse (you've caught the slide), momentarily pause your inputs, then as the car recovers from the slide, get your steering input out.

Correct
Pause
Recover

Skip Barber guys call it CPR for your car. Gotta warn you though, you should learn it on a skid pad, not on the track for the first time. You'll get it wrong for awhile until you practice it enough.

Adam is right though about leaving the gas in, but that's for people who have the amount of car control required to get out of that situation. When you're learning, the best thing to remember is "if in doubt, both feet out." Later, when your car control improves, you can change it to "if in doubt, flat out."

I wanted to comment "cut your finger nails" on his video but although I don't understand German I managed to notice this top comment: "Fingernägel schneiden..."

[Cousin Eddie]

Adam is right though about leaving the gas in, but that's for people who have the amount of car control required to get out of that situation.

That was rule #1 of Porsche 930 driving that I learned. It is very, very difficult to fight your instinctual reactions of a front engine RWD car but the same techniques can be applied safely to a RWD car.

[Brendan@bwalkauto]

That was rule #1 of Porsche 930 driving that I learned. It is very, very difficult to fight your instinctual reactions of a front engine RWD car but the same techniques can be applied safely to a RWD car.

First time I had an Elise get sideways in the rain, my brain was screaming "DON'T LIFT." Nobody else was in the car, but I wouldn't be surprised if I was actually saying it.

I also talk to airplanes, so I might have. Haha

[SebTheDJ]

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

A TCL'er tries to rent a car at the 'ring...

Sounds like a typical american

[Shomegrown]

This E46 stuffs it pretty hard...

[KrautFed]

This E46 stuffs it pretty hard...

Wow, that other BMW was milliseconds/inches away from getting a side window full of steaming coolant.

[Shomegrown]

I think ESP prevented this from becoming a much worse situation (full spin)...



Any crash you can walk (run) away from is a good one!



Those curbs are big when you're in a little car!



Volvo Scandinavian flicking like a BAWSS!

[Stereodude]

I think ESP prevented this from becoming a much worse situation (full spin)...

This guy definitely needs to start a thread complaining about how the ESP / electronic nannies are limiting his driving experience.

[NoDubJustYet]

Short of someone taking you out or losing grip due to bad track conditions I don't know how the hell anyone goes off the track...

I must just be a big *****, but I don't think I have ever put my car in the position to shunt the armco.

It must be the potential wrath of my wife that keeps me on the track.

[Shomegrown]

...awesome compilation.

This makes it very clear how the bikers become quick victims to oil/coolant spills.

[Deltac]

a worthy tribute to the 7-second Ring King

[NoDubJustYet]

Morons waiting for the friends I bet that happens more than you'd think.

[ValidUsername]

I sure would want a lot of practice before I attempted the ring in a vehicle I owned. These videos made my day, so unfortunate yet so funny.