Video of a guy crashing his car while weaving at a DE

brave1heart · 03-12-2012, 07:15 PM

Have you guys seen this video - looks like a DE in Germany. The driver is trying to get some heat into the tires on the warm-up lap and ends up in the wall, LMAO!!
http://www.onehotlap.com/2012/03/how...rformance.html

pixelblue · 03-12-2012, 07:22 PM

good thing he never got started. would've been a dangerous day with this dumb ass behind a wheel

yandy · 03-12-2012, 07:52 PM

I see this all the time at DE's, kinda of annoys me even if you have Full slicks.. doing that won't do much for you, take a couple of easy 60% going on 80% laps, and you'll be much better..

brave1heart · 03-12-2012, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by yandyr

I see this all the time at DE's, kinda of annoys me even if you have Full slicks.. doing that won't do much for you, take a couple of easy 60% going on 80% laps, and you'll be much better..

+1

Focusedintntions · 03-12-2012, 08:55 PM

Fastest way to get heat into your tires under hard braking....

Sauce · 03-14-2012, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Focusedintntions

Fastest way to get heat into your tires under hard braking....

Yep, just goose the gas and brake hard. That is the best and most even way to get heat into the tires.

brave1heart · 03-14-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Sauce

Yep, just goose the gas and brake hard. That is the best and most even way to get heat into the tires.

It doesn't look as cool as weaving

Sauce · 03-14-2012, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by brave1heart

It doesn't look as cool as weaving

Weaving means you are a better driver, didn't you know?

This guy is an eeediot.

AW128i · 03-15-2012, 07:42 AM

Why am I not surprised to see that this guy is driving a Camaro. That is a Camaro, right?

axoid · 03-15-2012, 10:53 AM

Yes, it was a 4th Gen Camaro. Remember it's the driver not the car.

AW128i · 03-15-2012, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by axoid

Yes, it was a 4th Gen Camaro. Remember it's the driver not the car.

My comment was directed toward the "typical" Camaro driver, not the car. Just trying to over-simplify and stereotype, that's all

brave1heart · 03-16-2012, 10:33 AM

Yeah, the Camaro driver is trying to figure out if the horsepower or the torque caused the accident.

Maybe consider opting for something with a little less horsepower

gnpower · 03-16-2012, 10:42 AM

Bad day, but good chuckle.

brave1heart · 03-30-2012, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by gnpower

Bad day, but good chuckle.

Free entertainment for the rest of us

And maybe learn something along the way...

S54dan · 04-06-2012, 08:07 AM

I weave on slicks, but not much I usually just take wider lines.

Satalite · 04-06-2012, 01:08 PM

Wow. That was great...

fourtailpipes · 04-06-2012, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sauce

Yep, just goose the gas and brake hard. That is the best and most even way to get heat into the tires.

the reason you see pros on TV doing this is that in cars with a lot of camber, like most racecars, the tire can be far more evenly loaded under turning than braking. tire loading under braking can actually be pretty poor in many racecars. that said, this is neither a racecar nor a race. just a d-bag who doesn't understand that what he's doing, even minus the crash, is only taking away from the upcoming performance of his street tires.

p66 · 04-07-2012, 10:06 AM

The driver taking the video is not wearing a helmet so if this is a DE it is probably a lead-follow parade lap, which makes the accident that much more embarrassing.

Dackelone · 04-07-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by p66

The driver taking the video is not wearing a helmet so if this is a DE it is probably a lead-follow parade lap, which makes the accident that much more embarrassing.

It was probably a "tourist drive" held at Hockenheim. You do not need a helmet - although one is recommended. Just like when you drive at the 'Ring - a helmet is not needed.

S54dan · 04-09-2012, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

It was probably a "tourist drive" held at Hockenheim. You do not need a helmet - although one is recommended. Just like when you drive at the 'Ring - a helmet is not needed.

Yep, parabolika straight!

csween86 · 04-11-2012, 07:14 PM

Def touristenfahrten @ hockenheimring.... Tracking your car is so much easier and cheaper in deutschland than in the US

brave1heart · 04-24-2012, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

It was probably a "tourist drive" held at Hockenheim. You do not need a helmet - although one is recommended. Just like when you drive at the 'Ring - a helmet is not needed.

Wow, it would be downright reckless to do the 'Ring without a helmet

Pretty cool that they allow it though - maybe they trust people that they know what they are doing more than we do Stateside. Might be a cultural difference and most likely a difference in the laws. If the event organizers are not liable for people's stupidity, they won't come up with helmet requirements...

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