And at that moment he knew he f@#**d up.Meh. That was a double whammy that is very difficult, if not impossible to recover from. #1. He entered that turn way too fast, which should be pretty obvious. #2. The point that he was beginning his turn in was also the crest of a small hill. Any time you are trying to turn and/or brake while cresting a hill is going to end badly. The weight balance of the chassis is thrown out of whack.
He was already getting loose in the rear end from entering the turn too fast, which was then compounded by standing on the brakes which moved weight/energy forward onto the front tires. He might have been able to recover, but the added fuckery of the road dropping out from underneath him as he crested the hill under those conditions, accelerated the weight/energy transfer forward. That allowed the rear tires even less traction than they already had...at that point he was f***ed.
Yes rip subie but it still held up very well for that speed of an impact.In my opinion, I don't think there's any way to recover from a screw up of this nature. The only thing that will save you in this situation is knowing the track well enough to avoid getting into that situation in the first place. On a turn such as this, you have to enter slowly and get the car cornering with no brake input and a stable throttle input (or no throttle) BEFORE you crest. The chassis will be as stable as it can possibly be and slight steering corrections through the apex will be all that's needed. When you're out of danger, THEN you stand on the gas.
There are a ton of turns of this nature at Nurburgring, which is what makes it such a dangerous track. And many of those turns that already incorporate an elevation change, also happen to be off camber. Driving too fast without an in depth knowledge of the track is a recipe for disaster.
RIP Subie... I'm guessing the frame/unibody is bent.
Yes rip subie but it still held up very well for that speed of an impact.
Yep seen this one which helped convince me to keep my wing lol.
Not the cause of it but who knows it could have helped prevent it. I'll be honest with you the 17 holes in my trunk is the real reason I never removed it but I will say seeing the wing flex at freeway speeds is the secondary reason.You think no wing cause that?
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