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| MikeInMunich |
 Aug 31 2017, 02:16 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 392 Joined: 19-November 13 From: Munich, Germany Member No.: 16,674 Region Association: None  |
Hey Guys! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wavey.gif)
I can't figure out what happened in this crash, which you may or may not have seen on You Tube. You can easily find it by searching "914 Accident". Here is the URL: https://youtu.be/BHYYlTZIZQ4 I estimate that in the video the guy covers about 125m in 3 seconds (while sliding), which is 2500 per minute...150 km/hr or 91 mph. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) So he's going into a curve which isn't sharp at just under 100 MPH with nearly optimum tires and suspension, and he loses it. I can't speak from experience at all here. I've never been in a curve at that speed, athough I can say that my car, with 195-50 Goodrich G-Force Sport Comps (HIGHLY recommend, by the way, (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)) front AND rear sway bars and Bilstine performance struts, can easily handle much sharper turns (exit ramps) at about 60 MPH with no problem. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) I'm interested in hearing opinions of what happened here and why he seems to have not counter steered at all to regain control. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Looking forward to your comments, opinions and insights! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Thanks! By the way, anybody heading over to Munich for the Oktoberfest? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) M.i.M. |
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| Cracker |
Aug 31 2017, 08:38 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,148 Joined: 2-February 10 From: Atlanta (area) Member No.: 11,316 Region Association: South East States 
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| horizontally-opposed |
Sep 1 2017, 02:35 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,453 Joined: 12-May 04 From: San Francisco Member No.: 2,058 Region Association: None
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QUOTE(Cracker @ Aug 31 2017, 07:38 PM)  Maybe it's the hour. Or my brain's way of dealing with the insane danger here. Or maybe its the body language of the spectators silhouetted by the flames. But I am not sure a crash video has ever made me laugh harder. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) Can people run any faster? Pretty sure Carl Lewis would've been left behind. Those silhouettes hauled a** outta there. Pretty impressive, actually. And of course I am glad no one appeared to get hurt. Pikes Peak is super cool. Also, insanely dangerous. |
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MikeInMunich Experienced Competetion Drivers... Aug 31 2017, 02:16 PM
Racer More about this here: http://www.914world.com/bbs2... Aug 31 2017, 02:19 PM boxsterfan Just a few panels from Restoration Design and that... Aug 31 2017, 02:25 PM drifter914 Keep your eye on the guy in blue checkered shirt (... Aug 31 2017, 02:33 PM
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Keep your eye on the guy in blue checkered shirt ... Aug 31 2017, 02:39 PM Edward Blume
Keep your eye on the guy in blue checkered shirt ... Aug 31 2017, 09:24 PM xperu
Keep your eye on the guy in blue checkered shirt ... Sep 1 2017, 06:25 AM
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Keep your eye on the guy in blue checkered shirt ... Sep 2 2017, 12:52 PM MikeInMunich As Racer has pointed out and many of you already k... Aug 31 2017, 02:36 PM wndsnd Texting? :rolleyes: Aug 31 2017, 02:56 PM boxsterfan Looks like he was out of control before he even go... Aug 31 2017, 03:31 PM ConeDodger Fractional error. He was at 11/10's and had on... Aug 31 2017, 03:56 PM Cracker The photog is a convenient scapegoat but in realit... Aug 31 2017, 04:22 PM MikeInMunich
The photog is a convenient scapegoat but in reali... Aug 31 2017, 05:43 PM Cracker Where do I start? Look at the basic observations..... Aug 31 2017, 08:32 PM MikeInMunich Wow. Thanks for the reply and lesson. Nice job. Sep 1 2017, 01:37 AM porschetub
The photog is a convenient scapegoat but in real... Sep 1 2017, 12:43 AM MikeInMunich I haven't raced yet, so no experience, nor wit... Sep 1 2017, 01:38 AM steuspeed Agree with Boxterfan. Without correction he was go... Aug 31 2017, 04:35 PM Racer From the video perspective, he was already in trou... Aug 31 2017, 05:06 PM Jetsetsurfshop I think the dude with the camera sold his line.
H... Aug 31 2017, 05:29 PM raynekat I agree with all those that said he had already lo... Aug 31 2017, 05:43 PM MikeInMunich
I agree with all those that said he had already l... Sep 1 2017, 01:48 AM falcor75
I agree with all those that said he had already ... Sep 1 2017, 02:20 AM burton73 That was a few years ago. Look that boy is lucky t... Aug 31 2017, 07:36 PM Elliot Cannon I'm not expert like many others here. The on... Aug 31 2017, 07:45 PM MikeInMunich
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Holy crap! Ma... Sep 1 2017, 01:52 AM whitetwinturbo If you play in slo-mo:
1] at 2 second mark you c... Aug 31 2017, 09:30 PM Edward Blume
If you play in slo-mo:
1] at 2 second mark you ... Aug 31 2017, 11:01 PM horizontally-opposed To the OP's question: I think it's too har... Sep 1 2017, 02:46 AM MikeInMunich Ouch! Thanks. Sep 1 2017, 03:28 AM Calwaterbear It's pretty hard/ expensive to get significant... Sep 1 2017, 04:56 AM carr914
Fractional error. He was at 11/10's and had o... Sep 1 2017, 06:06 AM ConeDodger
Fractional error. He was at 11/10's and had ... Sep 2 2017, 10:34 AM DM_2000
As for the cage? Dude hit a rock at XX MPH and g... Sep 2 2017, 07:17 PM jmitro the cage in that photo may look questionable, but ... Sep 2 2017, 05:31 AM Cracker Not that we are seeing this differently but that i... Sep 2 2017, 07:07 AM carr914
Keep your eye on the guy in blue checkered shirt ... Sep 2 2017, 06:10 AM jmitro yea for sure, definitely want the cage as safe as ... Sep 2 2017, 10:25 AM Cracker Maybe Brant could help clarify but I have never se... Sep 2 2017, 10:31 AM jmitro
Maybe Brant could help clarify but I have never s... Sep 2 2017, 10:40 AM jmitro watching the video closely, one can see the rear e... Sep 2 2017, 10:28 AM horizontally-opposed
watching the video closely, one can see the rear ... Sep 2 2017, 12:26 PM ConeDodger
watching the video closely, one can see the rear... Sep 3 2017, 02:03 PM horizontally-opposed
Pete, that corner is literally a few hundred yar... Sep 3 2017, 04:35 PM ablesnead The cage worked....he walked...I can't imagine... Sep 2 2017, 10:11 PM DM_2000 The cage did nothing to protect the drivers side p... Sep 3 2017, 08:25 AM ablesnead have to disagree on that one ...cars have to fit c... Sep 3 2017, 12:15 PM Dave_Darling It still looks like the crash is inevitable as the... Sep 3 2017, 04:19 PM Maltese Falcon Kicking your racecar especially a 914 is Verboten ... Sep 3 2017, 04:31 PM Maltese Falcon My neighbor (Mann) runs this spec built Lister (Be... Sep 3 2017, 06:51 PM MikeInMunich Check THIS out! :shades2:
SERIOUS skills... Sep 26 2017, 01:21 PM raynekat
Check THIS out! :shades2:
SERIOUS skills... Sep 26 2017, 01:26 PM mbseto To mix metaphors---
It's more fun to drive a 9... Sep 26 2017, 02:16 PM Cracker I don't honestly know if that is true but I wo... Sep 26 2017, 05:01 PM mbseto It's always been more of a consolation than an... Sep 27 2017, 01:55 PM |
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