Big accident at the Nürburgring

ChrisD. · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:16

Surprised this hasn't been posted already, had a quick look and couldn't see another thread but apologies if I missed it.

http://bridgetogantry.com/2/index.p...teria&catid=55:touristenfahrten&Itemid=300088

http://jalopnik.com/5845899/rented-corvette-and-ring-taxi-crash-at-nurburgring-cause-130k-in-damage

Skeeter · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:23

Wow, Ring Taxi involved too...

Gotta love this bit though:

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

I hope everyones ok.

Trifid · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:29

Yes, the cars would have been going fast but it is a delimited road so of course cars will be travelling at speed.

This could have been avoided by better notification of where the roadworks were.

A video of a car passing the spot 2 mins before. Skip to the 5 minute mark.

Hotwired · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:30

Don't you get lumped with a rather large bill for closing the ring if you have an accident? Do insurers cover the ring?

Steve_bullockuk · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:35

No doubt the "roadworks" on what essentially is a race track won't be to blame for the crash then! :/

Zefan · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:35

Ouch!

ChrisD. · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:36

Steve_bullockuk said:
No doubt the "roadworks" on what essentially is a race track won't be to blame for the crash then! :/

Indeed, and I bet there was minimal warning that they were approaching.

Steve_bullockuk · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:37

MilanoChris said:
Indeed, and I bet there was minimal warning that they were approaching.

Exactly. Im not familiar with the track myself but it seems quite a fast section. Maybe this can be confirmed by people who know the track well?

ChrisD. · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:40

Steve_bullockuk said:
Exactly. Im not familiar with the track myself but it seems quite a fast section. Maybe this can be confirmed by people who know the track well?

It's one of the fastest sections there, Bergwerk and Lauder Left (Where Lauder had his infamous accident) is on that bit, lots of accidents and fatalities per year.

No marshals, little warning = fast cars braking hard = pileup.

Steve_bullockuk · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:41

MilanoChris said:
It's one of the fastest sections there, Bergwerk and Lauder Left (Where Lauder had his infamous accident) is on that bit, lots of accidents and fatalities per year.

No marshals, little warning = fast cars braking hard = pileup.

Seem's like the fact they would loose money to have the track closed off whilst the work was carried out has meant safety has been overlooked IMO.

TheDean · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:42

Steve_bullockuk said:
Seem's like the fact they would loose money to have the track closed off whilst the work was carried out has meant safety has been overlooked IMO.

Absolutely....just hope everyone fully recovers.

ChrisD. · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:43

Steve_bullockuk said:
Seem's like the fact they would loose money to have the track closed off whilst the work was carried out has meant safety has been overlooked IMO.

That's the story of the Ring in the past 5 years or so, since Top Gear made it more famous than what it already was.

Maccy · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:44

Just read about this over on PH, seems like quite an expensive crash too (€130,000?)

Berger · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:45

Too large a variation in peoples talent/ego/vehicles for it to be "safe" wish I had gone years ago but I wouldn't go now. The risks if anything goes wrong (financially) are just too great.

Zefan · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:47

Maccy said:
Just read about this over on PH, seems like quite an expensive crash too (€130,000?)

The article states Dollars, could be wrong though.

Steve_bullockuk · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:49

Pretty much sums up the reason why ive not been (Take from Pistonheads).

PH quote said:
In short if you mix together professional drivers, petrolheads, idiots, wide boys, daddys money types and ordinary tourists all with varying levels of driving skills and all in cars with different capabilities all hooning in one direction on a dangerous and challenging circuit.

All sums to an accident waiting to happen.

Sam · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:54

Lifes too short to worry about the nitty gritty, go have fun and be safe ...

Im not sure how much longer the ring operate as we all know it

sovietspybob · 3 Oct 2011 at 14:59

This is the section that was being repaired.

Very scarily little notice that anything is there, this guy was quite lucky not to stuff it into the car infront

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eTFBliKnZg

*Link taken from the thread on Piston Heads*

Cosimo · 3 Oct 2011 at 15:06

Probably going too fast to notice the roadworks sign.

Sin_Chase · 3 Oct 2011 at 15:06

I would love to do the ring but it would only ever be on a private day. No way I would go on a tourist loop.

Just watched that video.

ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS and NOWHERE near enough warning to adequaltely shave off speed on a corner prior to what is a crawling line of cars. What is, for all intent and purposes, a race track to be treated like a public road is disgusting. Despite what the technicalities of the stretch of road are everyone knows what they are going there for as does the business selling them the tickets.

That should have been HEAVILY marshalled and had much much more prior notice (You get more on the motorway at 70) Or you know....closed entirely.