Nasty Ring accident today at Bergwerk

[RDMcG]

Not sure of the sequence here, but expensive results

http://jalopnik.com/5845899/rented-corvette-and-ri...

[hornetrider]

Not good.

Article said:

Police are still investigating, but cite excessive speed as the cause.

Nicht shizer Sherlock!

[PompeyPaul]

Doh!

[slipstream 1985]

hornetrider said:

Not good.

Article said:

Police are still investigating, but cite excessive speed as the cause.

Nicht shizer Sherlock!

i would argue a lack of grip is the fault

Edited by slipstream 1985 on Monday 3rd October 01:11

[Bugeyeandy]

Love the comments, it's got to be someone from here

some wag said:

Of course all we care about is that Sabine is okay and did the paramedics have to cut off her clothing ?

[ajprice]

Expensive day out for a few people there (rented Corvette?!?), but at this time my thoughts are with the clothes of any female drivers involved

Edited by ajprice on Monday 3rd October 08:40

[Baryonyx]

These things happen. Shame about the M3. The 'Ring is the only place I'd want to drive a taxi.

[ZOLLAR]

From the other side.

Edited by ZOLLAR on Monday 3rd October 07:54

[ZOLLAR]

[jezzaaa]

OMG!

I don't fancy being the guy with the rental car's check-in conversation when he returns the Corvette to Switzerland!! 'No sir, there is definitely NO mention on the condition sheet about this fly st...or this scratch...or this...ARGHH'

I'm not a betting man, but I reckon he'll lose his deposit

Edited by jezzaaa on Monday 3rd October 08:08

[jezzaaa]

Actually, looking at the pics below, the Vette looks to have sustained the least amount of damage. I guess that must be the one of eight that wasn't damaged???

Edited by jezzaaa on Monday 3rd October 08:14

[MrQuick]

Strut from the M3 ring-taxi.
There was roadworks, 30km/h zone I think?

A mate just put up photos on imgur.

http://swine.imgur.com/nurburgring_crash#044dY

[ZOLLAR]

MrQuick said:

Strut from the M3 ring-taxi.
There was roadworks, 30km/h zone I think?

A mate just put up photos on imgur.

http://swine.imgur.com/nurburgring_crash#044dY

It was your mate I borrowed the pictures from hope he doesn't mind me linking them here

[ajprice]

A few pictures from the Jalopnik comments

http://swine.imgur.com/nurburgring_crash#044dY

The Corvette did get some damage, the picture at the top of the Jalopnik story shows the rear end corner damage. In the first picture in the imgur link it looked like it might have dropped some fluids, going by the track under the back of the car.

Oh one more thing, what was the owner of the VX220 thinking with that colour scheme?!? It looks like a VW Harlequin special edition or something.

[anonymous-user]

Probably just had the VX rebuilt after a crash?

[Fartgalen]

Platinum is a premium car dealership. They don't do rentals (to my knowledge).

[Fartgalen]

jezzaaa said:

OMG!

I don't fancy being the guy with the rental car's check-in conversation when he returns the Corvette to Switzerland!!

Edited by jezzaaa on Monday 3rd October 08:08

R E S T E C P !

[Chicane-UK]

That's the problem with the ring... you need to show it so much respect

I've been round there several times, luckily on quiet dry summer evenings and never had any problems. It's only afterwards that you think about the insurance aspect, and what exactly you would do if you hit some random piece of exotica or wiped out a few sections of armco... scary.

[Mermaid]

These tourist days are a lottery, how long before they introduce some kind of rules or better monitoring?

[LukeBird]

I received a picture of this accident from a friend of mine who is at the 'ring and came across the accident (although wasn't involved) looked pretty scary!