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Gibbo said:
I'm trying to figure out how that happened, seems to be under braking in a straight line, which I can't see how is possible? Unless bump in road, wheel on grass or he stomped them too hard unsettling car?
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Skalaberg said:
Liftoff oversteer?. He seemed to be accelerating hard up the incline then cut the throttle just as the car crowned over the top. When the car found its feet again it looked to be slightly out of line.. just enough to cause the instability.
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Says oil on the track in the description :) scary how quickly it went from him.

Published on 12 Jun 2013

We got this email from one of our customer's in France who is an avid race car driver. His email was thanking us for the parts we had sold him, not because they look great on his car (although they do). But because those parts helped save his life. Here's the email he sent us,

"Hello, I'm completely a fan of your page. I live in France and bought a carbon intake from you for my 997 gt3 mkII. Unfortunately this, (the video below,) is what happened on the Catalunya F1 track last week. There was oil on the track, and I crashed my GT3 at more than 160 MPH. I'm safe, thanks to the car and the walls of the track (shock absorption). I want to show your fans my video, because that shows that a car prepared (roll bar, harness, buckets) can save lives. I will invest in a Hans system."

The Hans System is a invaluable product to any real racer. The HANS device (Head and Neck Support) was developed to prevent neck injuries and skull fractures by restraining your head from snapping forward in the event of an accident. The HANS device is a semi-hard collar made of carbon fiber and Kevlar. It is held onto the upper body by a harness worn by the driver. Two flexible tethers on the collar are attached to the helmet to prevent the head from snapping forward or to the side during a wreck.

If you watch the video you can see during the crash where a HANS device would have come in handy. With all that said, we are happy that he was able to walk away from the wreck without any serious injuries. This isn't a PSA on safety but it's important to equip your car and yourself when doing any kind of racing. If you're interested in learning more about making your race car safe email us at [email protected].

Racing's only fun if you're alive to enjoy it, race smart!
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Haha that must take balls.

I let go, but not to that extent, to let itself correct but I suppose you'll need sufficient castor for it to work
 
nemtizz said:
And now a not so destroyed GT3:


Not bad.
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A friend of mine has a deposit on the first one coming into Porsche Bristol, i'm really looking forward to his wanting to drive it as much as possible for no reason other than to drive it and being one of the few non 9-5 people he knows.
 
Matt82 said:
Haha that must take balls.

I let go, but not to that extent, to let itself correct but I suppose you'll need sufficient castor for it to work
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Both of my MX5s have been like that, flick it out of a junction or a roundabout and it pretty much sorts itself out, all I've needed to really control is the direction in which it ends up pointing :)
 
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