996.2 GT3 trackday crash rockingham

[p5hrr]

I see there has been a 996.2 smashed into the wall at Rockingham today.

Didn't get the registration number, but it's black with a red roll cage. Heavy NSR, including suspension and what looks like NSF and OSF damage including suspension

[S1_RS]

I was following him on the sighting laps, came into the pits briefly before going back out. he must have been only only short way ahead of me as when i came round the corner he was sitting in the middle of the track, then the marshalls threw out the red flags. I had a brief look when it was in the pits, damage on three corners plus rear view looked like the shell had a twist in it. Poor guy only managed two laps. I heard he was insured but with a 15K excess, don't know how true that is.

[Steve Rance]

Nasty place to crash. Once you commit to the turn there's no way back. A slight feather at best. A lift and you are in the wall. You must be line perfect on entry if you are committed.

It's like woodcote, if you go in, it's going to be a big accident.

Poor chap. Hope that there were no injuries

In car in the 997 cup. Imagine things going wrong on the banking.

https://youtu.be/KtAn3pPns9s

[Porsche911R]

I find it odd people crash in the 1st few laps, I tend to be a good >10 seconds off the pace for the 1st 2 stints of 8 laps while I play with tyre pressures and see the lay of the land/track/grip etc.

Going out gun ho after 2 laps seems crazy !

Any way hope the driver is ok., never nice seeing crashed cars :-(

[Digga]

I used to sprint and did an event on the full Goodwood circuit a couple of times. One year, because it was deemed particularly wet and tricky, we had to do a handful "ducks and drakes" session before timed practice. A bloke - and MSA licence holder (not that that counts for much, as they let me have one too) - in a not hugely powerful car (an MGB) oversteered on the exit of Lavant and tobogganed across the grass into the infield tyre wall. st happens.

[Koln-RS]

I've seen people go off on the 'sighting laps' - and plenty of race drivers have managed to crash on the 'green flag' warm up.

[Digga]

Koln-RS said:

I've seen people go off on the 'sighting laps' - and plenty of race drivers have managed to crash on the 'green flag' warm up.

A certain F1 driver who will remain nameless here nearly shunted the pace car at Silverstone on Sunday.

[13m]

Digga said:

I used to sprint and did an event on the full Goodwood circuit a couple of times. One year, because it was deemed particularly wet and tricky, we had to do a handful "ducks and drakes" session before timed practice. A bloke - and MSA licence holder (not that that counts for much, as they let me have one too) - in a not hugely powerful car (an MGB) oversteered on the exit of Lavant and tobogganed across the grass into the infield tyre wall. st happens.

What's ducks and drakes?

[Digga]

13m said:

What's ducks and drakes?

Follow a pace car in a nice tidy line, ideally not hitting any scenery.

[boxsey]

Koln-RS said:

I've seen people go off on the 'sighting laps' - and plenty of race drivers have managed to crash on the 'green flag' warm up.

I know of certain 964RS owner who went of on a Porsche club parade lap.

[hondansx]

I can top the lot, i crashed my race car into my road car (being driven by an ex-F1 driver, no less!) at Snetterton. Not a great day for the wallet or ego.

[Steve Rance]

Bd luck Old Chap. That is very unfortunate

[Trev450]

Koln-RS said:

I've seen people go off on the 'sighting laps' - and plenty of race drivers have managed to crash on the 'green flag' warm up.

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Me too!!

[Digga]

Trev450 said:

Koln-RS said:

I've seen people go off on the 'sighting laps' - and plenty of race drivers have managed to crash on the 'green flag' warm up.

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Me too!!

There's always one. If you can't work out who it is then it's probably you.

[WCZ]

how did you possibly go off on a sighting lap !?

[LaSource]

One of the most dangerous times on a circuit is driving at 60-70% pace with the mental concentration running at <50%.....!!
Typically sighting lap is less dangerous (which fresh concentration is usually higher than pace)...however a cool down lap is the dangerous one out of step...

[Digga]

Also, it's funny how tricky the combination of a cold car and greasy/green track can be.

[Porsche911R]

Digga said:

Also, it's funny how tricky the combination of a cold car and greasy/green track can be.

not really that's why people do site laps at track days even though one may know the track very well, to get a feel for how it is on the day !

any one going off on a site lap should be sent home imo or in the 1st 20 minutes of any track day.

My last track day had 7 red flags within the 1st 3 hours, people do seem clueless and hair brained once let loose on a track.

FFS your 1st 4 laps should be your own site laps and then come in and sort tyre pressures !

but again seems this is the way the last few years and why I sort of stopped doing them 4 or 5 years a go bar the odd one.

[Rogt3r]

I was at Rockingham that day in my own GT3,and I always treat that 1st banked corner with respect.
The crash in an identical GT3 certainly reminded me what can happen.
Poor bugger no one likes to see that,I spoke to the chap briefly and he seemed to be dealing with it all ok ?!

[Trev450]

Porsche911R said:

Digga said:

Also, it's funny how tricky the combination of a cold car and greasy/green track can be.

not really that's why people do site laps at track days even though one may know the track very well, to get a feel for how it is on the day !

any one going off on a site lap should be sent home imo or in the 1st 20 minutes of any track day.

My last track day had 7 red flags within the 1st 3 hours, people do seem clueless and hair brained once let loose on a track.

FFS your 1st 4 laps should be your own site laps and then come in and sort tyre pressures !

but again seems this is the way the last few years and why I sort of stopped doing them 4 or 5 years a go bar the odd one.

I don't think everyone was refering to track days - I wasn't anyway. If you've ever driven a 600 bhp per ton single seater with no driver aids on cold slicks and a green track, then you will know it's quite easy to swop ends.

Edited by Trev450 on Wednesday 13th July 16:30

Edited by Trev450 on Wednesday 13th July 16:31