Replica Porsche 917 nearly kills spectator at PCGB Event!!
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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!!
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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!!
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I think your title is a little extreme (as are your negative comments on the other thread for this event).Click here for video!
If you said nearly killed a lamp post then that would have been more accurate
Edited by NickUSA on Monday 20th August 19:09
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...
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...
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. 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...
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!
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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