Tree v Car

[thepharcyde]

If he was in a GT-R I'm sure he would have made that corner

 

[Lashout_UK]

Regarding that Audi, that's usually what happens when you hit any car at it's weakest point, unfortunately. Similar to that Porsche, the rear of the car just isn't designed to take an impact like that - not much could save you, even a cage.

 

[Alex_6n2]

Mick

I seem to remember reading about that one a while back. Wasn't it brand new and being driven by the owners brother in law or something? Can't remember properly but I swear there was something even more unfortunate about the circumstances.

 

[mjt]

Pretty sure he walked away from that one, it looks like he hit it in the perfect spot, if you can call it that.

That GT3 is rather unfortunate. At least he didn't see the tree..

 

[kaiowas]

I'm sure I remember seeing that the Audi one was a staged accident scene as part of some kind of exercise.

 

[grudas]

http://ww2.wheels24.co.za/Content/N...3-2010-08-18/GT3_RS_Autobahn_crash_claims_two

 

[cheets64]

Reason why I take it slow on NSL roads, plenty of stuff at the side of the road that will hurt you big time.

 

[Dup]

Darryns crash could have been like this seeing as his car his a telegraph pole that had been chopped down to about 2/3ft. He hit that very hard, and a few of us were there to see that first hand. I'd have to speculate that this accident happened at quite a bit over 60mph, but very sad indeed

It's hard to make out what way the car hit the tree. If the emergency vehicles are facing in the road direction (LHD so I'd assume so) then how is the rear end so wrecked? It looks like it could have gone in backwards then spun round the tree? I can only imagine jumping into a blender being kinder than that

 

[Housey]

It's a 911 so more than likely arse first, it's what they do.

 

[peterattheboro]

Looks like an arse first, left side rear quarter smash to me.

 

[naefeart]

Without any kind of motorsport roll cage...a tree is the last thing you wanna hit.....

Is that a GT3 or a GT3 RS? If it is an RS, don't they come with a roll cage?

I was looking at the pic and couldn't work out if I can see a cage or just pillars of the mangled car.

Horrible images either way, poor sods

Car vs Nature = Nature wins hands down.

n

 

[peterattheboro]

Is that a GT3 or a GT3 RS? If it is an RS, don't they come with a roll cage?

It's an option IIRC.

 

[ajstan]

That audi is pretty shocking!

 

[Dup]

That audi is pretty shocking!

That Audi was cut up like that to get the occupant(s) out IIRC, hence the two halves. I'd expect it was an a smidge better shape prior to the jaws of life.

 

[Eliot]

cars that seem to do well in crashes are mr2's they have a lot of crimple zone though

 

[bobert50]

only ever going to be one winner there

 

[Wicksta]

Quick! Lower the speed limit!!!!

Ohh it's not England.. they'll just put it down to driver error and not tamper with their perfectly working road network

I love comments like this. Germany is just as bad(?) as the UK for that kind of thing - even plenty of autobahns have silly restrictions on them despite what you might have read.

I lived there for 5 years.

 

[turbotoaster]

its an GT3 RS and also looking at the pics it did come with a cage, you can see one of the poles through the rear window, remember though its only a rear cage, not a full one so really its only benefit is to stiffen the chassis and maybe help if you flip the car, its not designed to take on natures lamposts

 

[taximike]

That Audi was cut up like that to get the occupant(s) out IIRC, hence the two halves. I'd expect it was an a smidge better shape prior to the jaws of life.

According to the original thread it was not cut up at all:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3105304

 

[LSPIII]

According to the original thread it was not cut up at all:

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=3105304

Indeed, I always recalled that the driver walked away from the Audi wreck.

That Porsche though... Sobering is the word isn't it...