How to drop a 991 engine in 2 seconds

[RDMcG]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o88lti71yH4

Porsche Carrera Cup Sandown 2014 Race2 Start Huge Crash

[Blib]

Had the engine been in the front, he'd have got away with it.

[Carl_Docklands]

What a choker!

I like the Riviera blue car with Lime Green wheels.

[redback911]

Ouch, looks like his team mate gave him the initial nudge.

[mrdemon]

The guy says , is it still running. Wtf. His engines not in the f4cking car ofcourse it's not running.

[Steve Rance]

its just covered in coolant. Very sad to see. Hope all involved were insured

[thegoose]

Shame about the accident but nice to see such a big grid of cars!

[Zyp]

The super slow-mo was incredible.

(From a spectators pov, obviously)

[sofaking]

It didn't even look like a huge hit.

[Trev450]

I've never seen anything like that before. Hugely exspensive if not insured.

[Scott Parker]

Are race cars insured then???

If you look closely, its actually the momentum of the wheel that rips the engine out. The bodywork just folds back on both cars

[Justin Cyder]

Marshalls & Dents.

[mrdemon]

seems the road cars do that with that 991 GT3 dropping its engine at no speed.

[Trev450]

Scott Parker said:

Are race cars insured then???

Its up to the individual but there are plenty of organisations out there who offer competition car insurance. I guess it depends on how much the car is worth, but I rarely compete without cover on my Evo.

[Petrus1983]

Great camera shots. Glad the driver appeared to be ok, such an unlucky accident for so much damage to be caused.

Do Porsche follow this sort of thing up for future reference for safety, especially as it's so closely linked with their road cars? I thought the same thing after the Sean Edwards tragedy last year too.