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Old 23 June 2011, 11:47 PM
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Default Nurburgring close call...
It was between an Impreza or one of these for me (S2000) he was damn lucky here... do you think an Impreza would have handled this better?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUMaQWTNPhw
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Old 23 June 2011, 11:54 PM
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To be honest an Impreza would probably have been spat out the wrong way due to the grip and 4 wheel drive but a great deal comes down to the driver.

That guy got lucky to be honest, I don't think that save was down the car!
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Old 23 June 2011, 11:54 PM
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All about the driver. He seemed not to panic......perhaps my imagination.
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That looked a pretty good save, I would expect a well planted Scoob would have eaten that corner up easily.
He did seem to be shifting mind.
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Old 23 June 2011, 11:56 PM
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It obviously wasn't his time. Lucky he missed the armco, don't they charge for barrier repairs?
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Old 23 June 2011, 11:57 PM
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That was massively lucky!! How far did he slide? The biggest problem is when you transition from slide to grip - which is where he nearly lost it!
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Originally Posted by Nato
It obviously wasn't his time. Lucky he missed the armco, don't they charge for barrier repairs?
At the last count £250 per section and 3 high! I don't know what it is now, that was about 8 years ago. The driver did well there no doubt at all
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The average preza driver would have been in the next field i should think lol
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Old 24 June 2011, 02:50 AM
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Used to do that in my Capri every time it rained
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Old 24 June 2011, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Myles
All about the driver. He seemed not to panic......perhaps my imagination.
He did the amusing +1 octave voice that people do sometimes after being scared though.
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I dont know the ring, and as soon as i saw that corner coming up i thought to myself "tooooo fast"

Wonder if he was coasting down, or hit the brakes at the wrong moment.
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Old 24 June 2011, 07:41 AM
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He's doing around 120 you can see the speedo...
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Wonder if it was an early S2k, didn't they have a rep for that sort of thing they fixed with later versions?

As said, VERY lucky to stay away from the armco, especially at those speeds.....
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Old 24 June 2011, 08:26 AM
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yeh you are rite i think they did have a reputation for doing unpredictable things near the limit. he didnt seem to provoke it either it not like he suddenly lifted mid corner and he didnt seem to heavy on the brakes either. must have been a bump mid corner that unsettled the rear?
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Old 24 June 2011, 08:29 AM
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Well caught
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Good save. I assume after that they drove to the nearest clothing store to replace their pants!
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Old 24 June 2011, 09:46 AM
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Damn he did very well. I'd assume luck but it might have been skill.
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Originally Posted by MRSIMPSON
He's doing around 120 you can see the speedo...
About 20mph too fast then.

Lucky boy. There have been some horrific accidents there.
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Looks like the car went down into a shallow dip before going over the rise on that corner, at that speed with the suspension unloading mid corner it was always going to go t**ts up.
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There is a bump on that crest that it's best to get lined up for before you hit it as the car goes light over it.

Very lucky to stay out of the armco as not only would he have trashed his car but he would have been bankrupted replacing all that armco at Nurburgring prices...
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Old 24 June 2011, 10:56 AM
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I know it's not quite the same but that's corner I usually fluff up on GT5
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Old 24 June 2011, 11:26 AM
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Oooft! Boy did well.
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Old 24 June 2011, 11:39 AM
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Search you tube for 'schwedenkreuz crash'

There are plenty to chose from including a Subaru.
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Old 24 June 2011, 11:43 AM
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On the playstation you dont notice, but there is

a) -100m drop between Flugplatz and Schwedenkreuz so its easy to get wayyy to quick into that corner and

b) as above there is a big bump just on the entry!

Been some mega smashes over the years there.
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I can normally get a scoob to fly into the armco backwards there (or a skyline, ferrari, lambo) on GT5! Tis the quickest way!

Oh, I notice it alright!! (comment for Billy)
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Roll cages.... who needs rollcages...

70's ring carnage ......ouch

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xwc54G2Ur8





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Shocking! Did you see the girl hanging out?
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...or seat belts either by the looks
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Originally Posted by kz-scoob
It was between an Impreza or one of these for me (S2000) he was damn lucky here... do you think an Impreza would have handled this better?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUMaQWTNPhw

did you see the other video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQZoL..._order&list=UL
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The doors were not secured like we have today. In even a fairly a big crash the doors on a modern car are designed to stay closed.

Interesting to see how many cars just rolled all on their own when they hit max suspension travel they just toppled over
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