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MadMark911
Original Poster
1,360 posts
18 months
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Could have been so much worse, but lets's hope that this doesn't curtail future, safer drives of the real thing with the flat 12 engine!! Click here for video!
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truck71
459 posts
41 months
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Er doesn't nearly kill him does it? Blimey you should try walking round parts of London during rush hour if you want to see near miss's.
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PGM
1,538 posts
118 months
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What a dreadful bit of driving!
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swissblue
51 posts
52 months
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Presume you must have worked for the News of the World with such a dramatic headline
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1
2,170 posts
105 months
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Thought I was watching in slow motion at first, not sure who's reactions are worse, the driver or spectator.
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Trev450
2,393 posts
41 months
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I bet he felt a right dick!
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hornetrider
40,812 posts
74 months
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NickUSA
332 posts
36 months
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MadMark911 said: Could have been so much worse, but lets's hope that this doesn't curtail future, safer drives of the real thing with the flat 12 engine!! Click here for video!I think your title is a little extreme (as are your negative comments on the other thread for this event). If you said nearly killed a lamp post then that would have been more accurate
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Jon951
236 posts
56 months
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Yes the headline is a tad over dramatic. That said I was stood very close to the spot from where the video was taken and was a bit alarmed to see those 911's parked in the line of fire of any potential mishap and even more alarmed to see all those spectators lining the outside of the bend !!
Kind of had the feeling that something like that might happen when the owner handed the car over to the guy with the mic, thankfully his spin lead to nothing worse than embarrasment and possible under wear change on his behalf, but it could have been a whole lot more serious...
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billybob69
672 posts
14 months
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PGM said: What a dreadful bit of driving! The tyres would be cold so just driver error.
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nurburgring1
469 posts
69 months
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A rather dramatic thread title I think, I was waiting for a second car to come round the corner and wipe them all out.
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PGM
1,538 posts
118 months
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billybob69 said: PGM said: What a dreadful bit of driving! The tyres would be cold so just driver error. Yes, more than likely hence my comment, why give it all that right boot and steering input?
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drmark
1,487 posts
55 months
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Jon951 said: Yes the headline is a tad over dramatic. That said I was stood very close to the spot from where the video was taken and was a bit alarmed to see those 911's parked in the line of fire of any potential mishap and even more alarmed to see all those spectators lining the outside of the bend !!
Kind of had the feeling that something like that might happen when the owner handed the car over to the guy with the mic, thankfully his spin lead to nothing worse than embarrasment and possible under wear change on his behalf, but it could have been a whole lot more serious... Interesting how most people regard outside of bend as dangerous, and inside as safe. In fact understeer (both lift off variety, and heavy right foot / slippy surface) results in car normally going off into the INSIDE of the exit of the bend. As ably demonstrated here. I used to work on the World Rally Championship and regularly saw people caught out by this.
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Dalto123
1,822 posts
32 months
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On the plus side it did sound quite nice 
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marky911
2,357 posts
88 months
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How much is that old banger worth then? Is it based on a beetle or something? Who was driving? The owner or a guest? ETA - Who's that leaning on Melvs car? Melv? If not, that's nice of him. 
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tonycordon
69 posts
99 months
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I don't know who the driver was, but I assume that the incident took place on Saturday? If so it explains why the same chap, who was acting as commentator/auctioneer/general announcer on Sunday was so cautious in insisting that specators were well out of the way when the 917 was doing demo runs. I thought at the time he was going a bit over the top,but I now understand what he was frightened of. I don't think he drove again on Sunday!
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thegreenhell
767 posts
88 months
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drmark said: Interesting how most people regard outside of bend as dangerous, and inside as safe. In fact understeer (both lift off variety, and heavy right foot / slippy surface) results in car normally going off into the INSIDE of the exit of the bend. As ably demonstrated here. I used to work on the World Rally Championship and regularly saw people caught out by this. Rally car nearly kills spectator: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4ulS8GvTM0 !!
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Nurburgsingh
2,629 posts
107 months
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worthy candidate for the "bad parking thread" and also for the "one thing that makes you think Knob" thread...
Sounds epic and looks amazing though...
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porkyspecialist
200 posts
101 months
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I reckon it was due to all those 964's, there must of been gallons of oil on the track if they had been around it beforehand 
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mollytherocker
6,924 posts
78 months
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I'm not sure what the driver expected to happen with that throttle input mid corner!!
A bit silly given the value of the car and the number of people about.
MTR
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