Motorsport OMG / WTF moments - Racing Funnies, Fails, Crashes, And Randomness

[Dean]

What happened with the front ?

This might have been shared before:

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[Danny]

There's no captured video on record (that I can find), but it occurred at the Monterey Historics event.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Not sure if repost, this ones not as big as I remember it, but it just popped into my head..

 

[Ardius]

I am interested to know what actually happened to the Ferrari for years already

What happened with the front ?

From the forum thread link that Danny just posted:

Ferrari is investigating why one of its F399 chassis tore in half during an accident in a historic race at Laguna Seca in the United States. Technical director Ross Brawn said: “We have got the car back at the factory and we are looking at it. Although it’s the same model as the one Michael had his accident in [at Silverstone in 1999], it’s a very different sort of accident. In Michael’s he had a front impact and the wheel came back into the cockpit and that’s what broke his leg. With this one – as far as I understand – the car went backwards into a barrier and the wheel became stuck in the barrier as the car spun around it, putting a tensile load on the car.” The ’99 Ferrari was torn in half.

 

[Prince.M5]

That was really strange, looked like a really clean cut! Could it be a manufacturing fault? I thought the tub was built in one piece and should be strong enough. He's lucky to have escaped with his legs still functioning well...

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Not sure if repost, this ones not as big as I remember it, but it just popped into my head..

This is two years before he crashes into the safety car, at the same track.


Augusto Farfus should just stay way the heck away from Pau.

 

[Prince.M5]

This is two years before he crashes into the safety car, at the same track.

Wait, that was Engstler right?

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Wait, that was Engstler right?

They were teammates. Darn, I must be sleepy. Regardless, I guess the whole BMW team has bad luck.


To be honest, though, I still dislike that crash.. It seemed all too convenient, that a Chevy pace car would take out the only BMW between a Chevy top-3, or whatever ended up happening. Foul play? I think so.


Edit: It's official, watching the video again. BMW, as a whole, needs to stay away from Pau. Oh, and I was right; Engstler was the one who hit the safety car, so I was wrong about that, but Farfus, I believe, was still damaged/DNF'd that race.

 

[Prince.M5]

They were teammates. Darn, I must be sleepy. Regardless, I guess the whole BMW team has bad luck.


To be honest, though, I still dislike that crash.. It seemed all too convenient, that a Chevy pace car would take out the only BMW between a Chevy top-3, or whatever ended up happening. Foul play? I think so.

Engstler and Farfus weren't team mate actually, although they drive a BMW. Haha! And I'll be honest too, I have always thought Chevrolet played foul. Remember Okayama 2010 when BMW were green lighted to use a sequential gearbox? They were disqualified by the stewards when the Chevrolet lodged a report eventhough they were given a green light. It was stupid I tell you..

EDIT: Yeah, I think Farfus had damage to his car during that race. Couldn't remember much but it was a BMW crash fest. Haha!

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

EDIT: Yeah, I think Farfus had damage to his car during that race. Couldn't remember much but it was a BMW crash fest. Haha!

Wouldn't surprise me, though, if it were done by a Chevy.

 

[Furinkazen]

 

[Barra333]

Yeah, inattention by the black car, but why on earth did the guy in the red car stop???

 

[DemurgicDemon]

Yeah, inattention by the black car, but why on earth did the guy in the red car stop???

Fancied a nap?!

 

[Accro2008]

 

[-Fred-]

That moment around 2:30 where he goes through the hay bales and then flicks it immediately right... I don't think I'd have the reflexes to go that fast through there.

 

[Shoe67]

The craziest part of that is how bumpy that road is.

 

[Yukon]

That is some of the most exciting Rally, I have ever watched.

 

[Dean]

Another rally video:



Is it just me, or isn't someone actually screaming "woohoo", when the crash... begins?

 

[Pupik]

I still don't know which requires a larger brass set of attachments: Being the driver, or being the co-driver who has to trust the driver with his life.

 

[Prince.M5]

Yeah, inattention by the black car, but why on earth did the guy in the red car stop???

Maybe just to test out Camry's new start/stop feature

 

[Bopop4]

Mind the bumps.

 

[MisterWhiskers]

 

[Bopop4]

The jump isn't that great, what's cool is the high angle he gets in the next section.

 

[Techy]

*snip*

I looked closely at how he was shifting, & I never saw a stick that can shift either up or down in either direction. How does that actually work?

 

[HighSeasHoMastr]

I looked closely at how he was shifting, & I never saw a stick that can shift either up or down in either direction. How does that actually work?

It's called an H-Pattern gearbox. You've probably never heard of them.
/hipster

But seriously. Driving that with a proper manual gearbox some excellent footwork 👍

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

It's called an H-Pattern gearbox. You've probably never heard of them.
/hipster

Your avatar is going to drive me nuts, speaking of H-patterns. First is forward, second is backwards!

 

[HighSeasHoMastr]

Your avatar is going to drive me nuts, speaking of H-patterns. First is forward, second is backwards!

Not in my 912 it has the old type-901 5-speed box, and the shift pattern is that dogleg 1st with 2-5 in the H. There's actually a lock-out to go over to 1st, and another lock-out to go up to reverse so it's really weird when you first try it.

It took a little getting used to at first, and it still throws me off going between that and other cars that have normal 5-speed patterns, but I see the appeal of it. Keeps the gears you actually use in an easy pattern.

 

[Techy]

It's called an H-Pattern gearbox. You've probably never heard of them.
/hipster

But seriously. Driving that with a proper manual gearbox some excellent footwork 👍

I figured so. Looking at it again the stick moved a bit to the right as he up-shifted. I guess he did it so flawlessly I must've missed it.

 

[Mac K]

Daytona Prototype on street

 

[Ranman20]

That was sweet. I wanna do that one day.