GMballistic

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Mainly been looking at videos tonight of trackdays on Castle Combe. Saved some of the more interesting ones so thought I'd share them;

YouTube - Audi RS4 Crash
YouTube - Escort Cosworth Crashes On Track Day - Totalled - Like totally!
YouTube - Sierra Cossie crash
YouTube - Saxo crash CCC Action day 2002
YouTube - Wrecked Evo VI jap fest 2003
YouTube - Lotus Elise crash 2001 classic action day
YouTube - Crash at Castle Combe

Should really be titled "How not to drive at Castle Combe"

G-Man1982

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that last 1, scooby done a wicked drift! lol

mr flipsone

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People running out of Talent mid-bend is always amusing

cster

More laughs than a barrell load of monkeys there mate!

macmac

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should be called "crash corner " for the amount of action it see's

S1FU

I've seen a lot of pros lose it on that corner. Nasty!! but funny

mit

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I'd be gutted if i'd smashed my car up like any of those, and that TVR driver needs a slap!

GMballistic

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Apparantly the TVR driver had brake fade.....but still....looks like he aimed at the Saxo just to make sure there was one less on the roads

Glad everyone's been enjoying these. I'm sure you'll like these, not at Castle Combe but there funny. Two Brazilian Chav's. Top driving skills
YouTube - Idiots in car park crash into each other

and this guy who's obviously been watching "The fast & the furious: Tokyo Drift" and thought I can do that.....
YouTube - Guy crashes into pole after showing off

Peanuts

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posting up video's of people's missfortunes and laughing about it sucks.

codie247

The Escort Cossie was my good mate Daves, Or dangerous Dave as we like to call him. phoned me from Coombe straight after.i was gutted when i seen the vid, right through the gap in the tyre wall.
he was fine after it and there was a happy outcome after it all.

Lee

GMballistic

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aaahhh...boo hoo .
Get a life, sh*t happen's and a lot of the time unfortunately it's much worse than these mild videos of car accident's where no-one was hurt apart from there pride & wallet.
Next you'll be saying you want to ban the News!

GMballistic

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Glad your mate Dave was ok Lee. Sucks crashing I know. I'm guessing it was a right off after how hard he hit the wall. Real shame.
Happy outcome?? did he get a Subaru after then

codie247

Happy for Dave, he got another Escort Cossie!! Mind you some woman pulled out infront of him and wrote it off!!! He now driving a mint white 3 door Sierra Cosworth after a small stint with a moonstone grey one.
Hes a Ford man through and through!!
Lee

GMballistic

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If he like's his Ford's Lee I found these guy's to be great; The UK Specialist in Ford, Cosworth and Lotus Twin Cam performance tuning parts
but I'm sure he's heard of them if he like's his Ford's. Good to hear some of those 3dr Sierra Cosworths are still going strong, I haven't seen many around Wales...apart from one nice black one near Merthyr.

BIG FUD

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Why is it that corner so many accidents is there a exsplanation ??

Please no mad jokes lol

GMballistic

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On Castle Combe circuit the highest number of accident's usually occur at "Quarry corner" (the one where the TVR takes out the Saxo) but "Camp corner" (the one where the Escort Cossie comes a cropper) causes a lot of problem's too as it is a very fast speed corner with very little run off area on the sides although all the corner's and even the straights have seen there fair share of accident's over the years. You can't really narrow it down to anything really;
Driver error, track conditions, set up, too much speed, wrong turn in point, mechanical probs (brake fade) etc etc
This circuit was one of the fastest in the country (still is) but after some very serious incidents improvements had to be made and the entire circuit was essentially slowed down by the additions of the "Esses" and "Bobbies". I found though that these have actually made it a more enjoyable and challenging circuit to race on and has given two more great spectator points. After all anyone can plant the throttle down hard in a straight line but it takes a lot more skill keeping your speed in the corner's.

apac

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Combe is an awesome drive. Every time i see crash footage there i think -'i must get track insurance next time' ,, but never do. living on borrowed time..

Does anyone else get track insurance??

PAS

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just google Simon norris crashes at Castle combe lol.

richie001

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SIAL but here a video of one of Simon Norris many crashes at the Castle Combe
YouTube - Castle Combe: Simon Norris Evo 6 RS crash

And one i found
YouTube - NSX Crash at Japfest (Roll)

mit

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I hope Simon paid for the pug!
This is one reason i've never tracked my car, as much fun as it probably is, and as good a driver you may be, it's the other drivers that could destroy your car, as the TVR and Simon in the Evo, both trying too hard.

m@t STImulation

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its never good loosin a motor especialy when we put alot of time and money into them feel sori for the saxo i'd tell the tvr driver hes gunna buy another1 for me lol.
rack insurance is steep tho aint it??

T5NYW

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LOL

How about this idiot

YouTube - STi SUBARU CRASH JAPFEST 2004 ALL LAPS

Brun

Can't drive for toffee that last one

T5NYW

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The corner is a very rewarding corner when you get it right

But the track is rising up into the Corner and dips down on the exit So exit point is blind until you actually turn in also perharps a negitve camber as you near exit clipping piont. IIRC

If you then feel you can vastly improve your entry speed but exit speed then is too high for dip and off camber. Then Talent driver error, he panics, too much throttle/steering/ brake input = accident IMHO

Tony

apac

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never mind quarry bend, i find this the most difficult corner due to the sheer build up of speed before it and the difficulty in seeing the exit

GMballistic

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'Lil' bit of a "Tank Snapper" there I was there at that Japfest when that happened and I'm sure I can remember seeing your car in the Paddock area after with hoards of onlooker's surveying the damage. Was it driveable after? or did you have to get it on a low loader home?
Also did anyone see that black Evo (8 or 9 I think) that crashed at Camp corner big time after something went horriby wrong with his motor last year. Sure it was Japfest last year you will know if you saw it because it was the fastest thing on the track.....till it crashed that is.

S3TH

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Skinny ars3 lads singing "wheres your cossie gone???" on the Sierra crash..... bunch of ***** imo

Peanuts

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That doesn't count, if you want to post your own then that's fair game.
I just think its childish to take pleasure from others' bad luck or judgement.

If however the OP is regularly on track and is a good driver or posts his own crash up to start the thread then it's a different matter.

otherwise, ****.

maybe you get my point, maybe not.

WRX Blues

A huge cheer goes up when he bins it at the end

PAS

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Norris strikes again lol

Just misses me by inches but collects Prebble
YouTube - Norris Designs EVO 9 RS Crash May Day