Which crash did you think was the worst? Do you think you would make the same mistake? You should also check out this playlist of other 'Race Driver Reacts'! - th-cam.com/play/PLAZL0MKQigFOuauybSSXd8hR2Yb6Q7L8r.html
Honestly from my point of view, that VLN Mercedes GT Car (at 1:38) was purely unlucky, with no, to little driver mistake involved there. Because to me, it looked like the back of the car, including the tires, lifted up into the air at the moment of 1:55 , making the car rotate, he tried to catch the slide, but as the grip was then reapplied because of the weight coming back to the rear, the car straightened out, and then into the barrier. So yes, the camber change does apply, but the back tires looked like they were off the ground, making the situation worse. Please don't attack me if you saw the situation differently than I did, because, in the end, what happened, happened and after all, we can only be the judges who have not or never been in that seat.
i've heard a racing driver (multiple 24h Nürburgring winner) saying that it was not really that impressive from a driving skill perspective, because the car was super easy to drive, tons of grip and downforce.
@@EarthIsFlat456 of course its more dangerous, but as i said, i was talking about the driving skill, not the balls of the driver. faster doesnt mean its harder to drive
Not really, these are all just amateurs, its like watching some noobs playing Smash and falling every time and saying "Watching them fall make you apreciate professional players even more"... it just doesnt work that way.
Can't help but think of Sabine when watching this, she would have certainly given some of these drivers some advice! Sabine owned that track without a doubt. I was shocked to hear of her passing at such a young age. She was a true legend. Rip Sabine.
@@codemy666 of course he has some money but a legend just because he had the confidence to do that ... So many supercars wasted and sad hiding in storage around the world ...
@@codemy666 Im sure you're driving better then him around the ring ;) Stop talking shit and show me your video driving like that ,then we can have a conversation. Until then your opinion is invalid to me
In Norway if you have a black BMW then you are more than likely a gangster of Pakistani heritage and they're not known for crashing. I think they might perhaps take advanced driving courses in order to compete in spontaneous driving competitions involving law enforcement.
@@SofaKingShit Swedish police seem a little lacking in their pursuit abilities. I've seen lots of videos of people making an ass of them. I even saw one where a motorcycle rider caused a pursuing officer to pull out in front of a vehicle and get t-boned.
I have a friend that was involved in a roll while driving amateur dirt stock car in the 90's. She tried to save it, but got her arm caught in the wheel during the incident. It took many surgeries over several years to finally get her arm back to straight. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
@@mannythrash508 sometimes I do a few laps to get acclimated to the track then do a full race once I'm confident enough to send the car to its corners, hell, even slowing down makes you sweat haha
10:27 Zen Driving... I love the enormous calm of this guy... He looks like he is just turning right from a stop sign, on an empty road. He is my new hero, haha.
Love the reaction @ 6:20, like you were there. I'm new at race siming and have been watching your channel . My lap time has improved by at least 5 seconds. I was really bad, still not great but much improved thanks to your instructional videos. Keep'em coming.
on the other hand, this crash was identical to several other crashes from the same video. he countersteered keeping the drift, the car suddenly regained traction while the steering was to the right and bam, it throws the car off track at full speed
8:25 I work in a racing team that was involved in this accident. The driver from the car, that crashed directly into the camera, got penalized for this situation. If i remember correctly he lost his permit, because it was a situation, where he had to take care of the other drivers. The car that was spun crashed into the side first car of this pack. This impact was very hard and the driver broke a rip. You can see the beginning of this second crash.
That reaction at 6:17 made my day. Also, I know the feeling, because I had a similar accident in a Lotus, though thankfully at much slower speeds, not at the Nurburgring, and I didn't hit anything.
In a nutshell: Drivers going way too fast for their skill level. Faulty input, faulty judgement and reactions. Period. Now for pure joy, watch Sabine spin around the ring in anything. Sheer beauty and excellence. Rest in power you goddess.
one of them, and it probably still had something to do with inexperience, looked to me like a bit of wheel-hop. Get on the brakes late and hard, back tires lift a little bit off the ground for a split second, and that's all you need to loose it. But what do I know, I've never been in a car on track, I'm a just a nerd who enjoys the technical side of racing from my couch.
Oh hey 5:15, thats my video! Actually I had seen the yellow flashing light going down into foxhole so I immediately left off the accelerator. Had I not seen that I would have probably ended up like the others as well.
Loved that a great professional racer who's pushed his vehicles to the max won't get back on a motorcycle. Much respect, Scott. Now I want to go for a ride.
It's really entertaining to watch and try learning what mistake to not do... Maybe we can have these more often with some tip on how it could be save & avoided etc...
Concerning the yellow Porsche: That driver was interviewed by one of the Nürburgring youtubers, I think it may have been the Nordschleife Nürburgring one, but I'm not sure. He said that he was coming down that straight and right on the crest he noticed the yellow flag. Being an experienced driver he automatically and instantly lifted his foot of the gas to go slower, as that's what you do when you see a yellow flag. Alas, he was right on that crest and just lifting the foot was enough to destabilize his rears. He was back on the track with his second Porsche the next day and had the yellow one repaired a relativley short time later.
Interesting Video! As a track marshall at the nürburgring i see a lot of crashes especially during the NLS(VLN) standing in the "Schwalbenschwanz". seeing this video helps understand them even more. though you did choose a pretty old video :D
More. 👍 The wrecks aren't so fun to watch, but it's great getting your after action reports. You're gonna save some young enthusiasts some money and trouble with a video like this.
4:45 That BMW belonged to a friend of mine. No, not a drift car. First outing, actually. They hit some spilled liquid, probably oil, and lost control. Car was totalled.
This is great. He manages to say what’s wrong without putting down the drivers. Unusual for this day and age. Where everyone exaggerates and sensationalises things for views, likes etc
I found out about _trailing throttle oversteer_ in a friend's 911 in the seventies. I see that some front-drivers have the same thing. Hard to fight instinct when you cook it into a corner.
Great video! I would have loved to hear a comment about holding the brakes. I've only ever done simracing, so it might be different to IRL recommendations. But in communities I've been a part of, if your car is crashing and is uncontrollable, you just hold on to the brakes in order for you to be more predictable to cars around you. Especially so if you've just hit the barrier, so you don't bounce of it roll back onto track.
Im talking about my assetto corsa experience here, but in the beginning of simracing around the Nordschleife I have made many mistakes just like in the video but now don't make these mistakes anymore. For literally every clip I knew exactly what the mistake was and how it could have been prevented. I just wonder how that experience translates to reallife racing around the track
being from the states I've only gotten the opportunity to drive laser scanned versions of the Nürburgring in sims like rFactor 2, Assetto Corsa, etc. and especially in rFactor 2, it really shows how treacherous the track is. Particularly in cars that are reliant mainly on mechanical grip, If you go off line just a little bit you have to be completely aware of the bumps on the track and where they are on the width of the track, even more so than you already are on the racing line alone. One line you may be able to send it full throttle, but as soon as you step off that line, to maybe pass, or because of a mistake, hitting one of those bumps at WOT will send the car straight into a barrier. I always find myself constantly changing sides of the track even down straighter sections to avoid bumps and be able to WOT, otherwise you're having to constantly feather the throttle to not upset the car. Driving classic F1 cars around the Nordschleife in sims, on a computer, without any of the actual sense of speed, danger, g forces, etc. it really shows how old F1 drivers were truly dancing with the devil in the best way possible.
The proper way to do a crash video, much better than watching those gratuitous crash compilations, thank you Scott. At least you get something out of it. Those Hatzenbach clips triggering my PTSD... ran out of talent last year.
Its so funny to see the drifrence between a well trained point of view and just an amateur fan of autosports. At 6:17 your reacting just 2 seconds earlier than me, that the crash is gonna happen.
His explanation of trailbreaking has improved my driving 10x easily. And I use ABS still. Such a vital skill to have. Hopefully I can translate it and ween off ABS soon
@@justsomepandawithinternet Might well be. On highways in Germany, when someone pushes dangerously close behind me or does risky lane changes, it's 80% BWM, 10% Mercedes, and 5% VW.
It's surprising to see so many people using brakes or steering too much just when their car is going on a bump. Driving fast on a bump is the same as driving on a slippery road. Your car loses weight and most of the grip on the wheels because of this. So you basically have to stay still and do your actions before of after passing on it, not exactly when you are *on* it =)
I am so glad you explained that the driver took his hands off of the stirring wheel. I was shocked cause I thought he was knocked out by the crash and maybe in serious need for medical help. I mean I am sure he hurt himself badly but I am glad it was a concious decision he made for protection
It has to be said that a lot of these medium speed accidents could have been avoided or lessened by just committing to the brakes HARD once you know you're past the point of no return. It can turn a smash into a bump.
Track day is definitely best experience on this track, mainly because you have the full straight. Traffic gets unbelievable during tourist drives sometimes, much higher risk.
8:25 Just one comment I couldn’t let go of: energy is never lost. It’s transferred or converted. The danger in hitting the wall at that speed and straight on, is not that you lose energy too quickly, but that there is tremendous force in the opposite direction of the moving object. That force is what damages your body. You don’t lose any energy. Rolling is better because the force in the opposite direction of the moving object isn’t as powerful. It’s the reason a round wheel moves better than a square one.
@7:00 in regards to the steering wheel spinning in a crash. Nico Rosberg said he’d let go immediately to save his hands, but he said Lewis never would (I suspect he does at times though) and that this sometimes gives him an edge as he has control till the very moment he crashes. Found it interesting.
7:33 - To add to the explanation of rolling: If that ever happens to you and you end up on the cars back - DO NOT loosen up your seatbelt right away. This is where serious injuries after such incidents can happen.
I think you missed a detail on a third accident - seems like driver miscalculated the downshift, and the car simply leaps forward on that downshift... check the sound it makes (or maybe driver just accidentally floored it, lol)
I did skid on some oil once (not on the Nurburgring on a public road) and can confirm that 50% loss of grip. Managed to save it and stop the car without damage but it was a scary moment
The subtle changes in elevation are a real threat on that track it seems. Almost imperceptible sometimes and you think you still got grip but really you don't.
While I totally understand that physics dictates, essentially, the longer a crash takes to happen the better, it's worth noting that rollover crashes account for 30-40% of fatalities in road vehicle accidents. Race cars or heavily prepped track cars are different beasts, often with some safety features removed or disabled (ABS, airbags) and other features added (roll cage, harnesses). I'm sure you're more than well aware of this, just want to mention it for anyone who isn't! Not that it's ever a choice as such haha, but try to avoid rollovers everyone!
finally an actual professional explaing rather than some wanna be expert at a comment section replying to people proving trying to enforce their basic knowlage to show dominance
Neat idea to actually analyze what's going on instead of merely sulking in the spectacle. The margin of error is really thin on the Nordschleife it seems!
when the car snaps other way, its easy to take control and you dont need much practise with that. sure for first timers wall is the first option :) So what you need to do is when you get such a slide to right and you try to fix it for left you press cluth down and start tapping brake -in which moments on that few seconds I cant describe here in details- but with this its possible to avoid wall. and if still you see you going nose against wall , last tip is to pull handbrake and try to get car side ways left or right depends which side you are heading to
The drivers on the track days have to pay to replace the barriers they hit pay for the tow, pay for the safety car , & pay if the track is closed at €1400 per 1/2 hour . It can add up to €1000s before the cost of fixing or replacing their own car.
You really do not want to get it wrong at Schwedenkreuz, that super fast down-hill left at 5:30. It's right after a slight jump and one of the fastest parts of the track, and there is little run off area there, and beyond that, there is trees. And if you stay on the track (in most cases), there is Aremberg, a slower right that you have to brake for a second- literally 1 second after you've exited Schwedenkreuz. But the most dangerous corner on the whole track is that left at 9:05 at the end of the Foxhole. It's so fast, and as you turn in the corner drops away, and if you get it wrong, the barrier is right next to the road, and if you come together with someone there, you could take off, clear the barrier and go right into a wall of trees... There is a reason why the Nordschleife is the greatest purpose built permanent track there is. Because there is no track of its kind in the world that compares to its driving challenge. None.
Drove 4 times on the Nurburgring yet, but would never go there if it is snowy or even slightly wet. It is a wonderful track, but i appreciate taking my car back home :-D
Love Nordshleife. That one little crest before a left will getcha. The jump at Pflanzgarten comes before a right hander. You should probably learn the track before trying to run it at the limit.
Which crash did you think was the worst? Do you think you would make the same mistake?
You should also check out this playlist of other 'Race Driver Reacts'! - th-cam.com/play/PLAZL0MKQigFOuauybSSXd8hR2Yb6Q7L8r.html
Whether it's on the ground or airborne, spinning looks terrifying.
(And I would've probably done the same mistake 🤷♂️)
Probably the 1976 crash of Nikki Lauda
Dale Earnhardt
Honestly from my point of view, that VLN Mercedes GT Car (at 1:38) was purely unlucky, with no, to little driver mistake involved there. Because to me, it looked like the back of the car, including the tires, lifted up into the air at the moment of 1:55 , making the car rotate, he tried to catch the slide, but as the grip was then reapplied because of the weight coming back to the rear, the car straightened out, and then into the barrier. So yes, the camber change does apply, but the back tires looked like they were off the ground, making the situation worse.
Please don't attack me if you saw the situation differently than I did, because, in the end, what happened, happened and after all, we can only be the judges who have not or never been in that seat.
@@llama_wehraboo7274 roroytptptpytpt
Some say, if you walk around the Nurburgering, you'll find enough parts to build a BMW
Lol, too many amateur drifters!
Hahaha too good!
🤣🤣🤣
Gho
That's an awesome comment....😂😁🤣
@Albertus Nathan Widjaja Whoa, I can google aswell! Lets see, OH it says here '' no-one asked ''
If I had £5 for every BMW that binned it at the Nurburgring I could buy a new BMW and go crash it there
Dude 100%, it's just so many inexperienced drivers that try too hard!
@@karelpgbr thats how you gain experience, by trying hard
You could buy a McLaren F1 for that money...
well when you crash yours, you'll make £5 back
then get more money from the other BMWS, buy the insurance agency, get free insurance, and crash another BMW.
All those Nordschleife crash compilations make you appreciate the Porsche 919 Evo Nordschleife record even more...
i've heard a racing driver (multiple 24h Nürburgring winner) saying that it was not really that impressive from a driving skill perspective, because the car was super easy to drive, tons of grip and downforce.
@@gnutscha At that speed a small mistake would most likely cost you your life. The 24h cars are much slower.
@@EarthIsFlat456 of course its more dangerous, but as i said, i was talking about the driving skill, not the balls of the driver. faster doesnt mean its harder to drive
Also the endurance racers that go around in this circuit for almost a whole day
Not really, these are all just amateurs, its like watching some noobs playing Smash and falling every time and saying "Watching them fall make you apreciate professional players even more"... it just doesnt work that way.
Can't help but think of Sabine when watching this, she would have certainly given some of these drivers some advice! Sabine owned that track without a doubt. I was shocked to hear of her passing at such a young age. She was a true legend. Rip Sabine.
She is dead? When? How?
@@shakul12 long battle with cancer, quite recently
@@codemy666 :-(
Sabine died??? Oh no!
@@shakul12 She battled with cancer since 2017. We lost her on march 16th :,(
You need to do these videos every week it is very helpful for pointing out flaws in driving inputs and techniques with perfect examples
Guy with the porsche is a legend ........After crashing his first car 30 minutes later he was back on the track with his other porsche.....True legend
Legend or quite rich xD
@@codemy666 of course he has some money but a legend just because he had the confidence to do that ...
So many supercars wasted and sad hiding in storage around the world ...
@@undercoverbush2193 Confidence and being stupid is often mixed up, not saying the driver is stupid but you give him too much credit
@@codemy666 Im sure you're driving better then him around the ring ;)
Stop talking shit and show me your video driving like that ,then we can have a conversation. Until then your opinion is invalid to me
@@undercoverbush2193 As if your opinion has any base, but sure go off mate
Here in Finland you always know winter has arrived when you see BMW's crashed on the side of the road
Here in America it's 4wd pickups and SUV's.
Disregarding the fact that bmw drivers are more likely to have an extra drink to keep warm in Finnish winter season?
@@maxb1401 no, usually they just have too much power compared to the experience required to drive a RWD in snowy and icy conditions
In Norway if you have a black BMW then you are more than likely a gangster of Pakistani heritage and they're not known for crashing. I think they might perhaps take advanced driving courses in order to compete in spontaneous driving competitions involving law enforcement.
@@SofaKingShit Swedish police seem a little lacking in their pursuit abilities. I've seen lots of videos of people making an ass of them. I even saw one where a motorcycle rider caused a pursuing officer to pull out in front of a vehicle and get t-boned.
You can see Driver61 knows what it feels like to be in a crash by his expressions during the onboard. He braces for impact like it was coming for him.
I have a friend that was involved in a roll while driving amateur dirt stock car in the 90's. She tried to save it, but got her arm caught in the wheel during the incident. It took many surgeries over several years to finally get her arm back to straight. I wouldn't wish that on anyone.
What just happened ?
I've seen dirt track drivers leaving their thumbs on the front of the wheel. Must be common enough.
@@bmortloff Jean Alesi begs to differ :P
Always let the wheel go in a crash!!! Cover your head instead
He feels every chrash physically and mentally 😂 great video!
That full spin clip was so cool I have never seen that. Especially on that corner in particular
On the Radillon ??
@@rishenreni7618 yes I think
I'm gonna stick driving this track at the console
Samee one day I'll beat my 7:53 time in the rsr
Yeah but i would still like to run a cautious lap around the ring!
@@rns.motorsports same
@@kgmulato5951 i just kinda send it once i get a feel for the car after the first couple turns its go time sometimes accidentally into a wall lmao
@@mannythrash508 sometimes I do a few laps to get acclimated to the track then do a full race once I'm confident enough to send the car to its corners, hell, even slowing down makes you sweat haha
you have to do more of these.
As someone without any racing experience, the part of explaining the situations is incredibly fascinating.
Wtf, your channel grew massively! You're almost at 500k, congrats!
Even I didn't notice
10:27 Zen Driving... I love the enormous calm of this guy... He looks like he is just turning right from a stop sign, on an empty road. He is my new hero, haha.
Love the reaction @ 6:20, like you were there. I'm new at race siming and have been watching your channel . My lap time has improved by at least 5 seconds. I was really bad, still not great but much improved thanks to your instructional videos. Keep'em coming.
I'm just counting how many segments of the Armco barriers they damage, as they have to pay for those.
6:05 you missed that one completely! Huge shunt!
on the other hand, this crash was identical to several other crashes from the same video. he countersteered keeping the drift, the car suddenly regained traction while the steering was to the right and bam, it throws the car off track at full speed
8:25 I work in a racing team that was involved in this accident. The driver from the car, that crashed directly into the camera, got penalized for this situation. If i remember correctly he lost his permit, because it was a situation, where he had to take care of the other drivers.
The car that was spun crashed into the side first car of this pack. This impact was very hard and the driver broke a rip. You can see the beginning of this second crash.
I absolutely love these breakdown videos you do. A unique perspective and incredibly informative.
That black golf understeering is exactly how I binned my first car, learnt my lesson there and then though...
That reaction at 6:17 made my day.
Also, I know the feeling, because I had a similar accident in a Lotus, though thankfully at much slower speeds, not at the Nurburgring, and I didn't hit anything.
I appreciate your reactions not just being entertained by the crashes and such, focusing on how it happened and not just “oh that’s a huge crash!”
I really enjoy these breakdowns. The drifts the rally this one. They are great
Thanks for posting this, good to see that someone other than myself analyses these things.
Also, your analysis was extremely insightful.
In a nutshell:
Drivers going way too fast for their skill level. Faulty input, faulty judgement and reactions.
Period. Now for pure joy, watch Sabine spin around the ring in anything.
Sheer beauty and excellence.
Rest in power you goddess.
one of them, and it probably still had something to do with inexperience, looked to me like a bit of wheel-hop. Get on the brakes late and hard, back tires lift a little bit off the ground for a split second, and that's all you need to loose it. But what do I know, I've never been in a car on track, I'm a just a nerd who enjoys the technical side of racing from my couch.
Oh hey 5:15, thats my video! Actually I had seen the yellow flashing light going down into foxhole so I immediately left off the accelerator. Had I not seen that I would have probably ended up like the others as well.
I liked what the expert done here by explaining where these drivers got it wrong . Educational.
Loved that a great professional racer who's pushed his vehicles to the max won't get back on a motorcycle. Much respect, Scott. Now I want to go for a ride.
It's really entertaining to watch and try learning what mistake to not do... Maybe we can have these more often with some tip on how it could be save & avoided etc...
What impresses me is how well those Factory cars hold up to impact.
Great explanations. Looking forward to more of these instructive videos of the Nordschleife.
Concerning the yellow Porsche: That driver was interviewed by one of the Nürburgring youtubers, I think it may have been the Nordschleife Nürburgring one, but I'm not sure.
He said that he was coming down that straight and right on the crest he noticed the yellow flag. Being an experienced driver he automatically and instantly lifted his foot of the gas to go slower, as that's what you do when you see a yellow flag. Alas, he was right on that crest and just lifting the foot was enough to destabilize his rears.
He was back on the track with his second Porsche the next day and had the yellow one repaired a relativley short time later.
Im really excited for the start of the F1 season. This was a nice, and entertaining video to gear us up for some racing.
A lot of bloody great tank slappas init! Thanks for the breakdown D61!
Interesting Video! As a track marshall at the nürburgring i see a lot of crashes especially during the NLS(VLN) standing in the "Schwalbenschwanz". seeing this video helps understand them even more. though you did choose a pretty old video :D
More. 👍 The wrecks aren't so fun to watch, but it's great getting your after action reports. You're gonna save some young enthusiasts some money and trouble with a video like this.
That was pure adrenaline that got that biker off the track
I appreciate how well you teach, I go to you just to learn things.
4:45
That BMW belonged to a friend of mine.
No, not a drift car.
First outing, actually.
They hit some spilled liquid, probably oil, and lost control.
Car was totalled.
This is great. He manages to say what’s wrong without putting down the drivers. Unusual for this day and age. Where everyone exaggerates and sensationalises things for views, likes etc
Love these break downs. Would love more!
I found out about _trailing throttle oversteer_ in a friend's 911 in the seventies. I see that some front-drivers have the same thing. Hard to fight instinct when you cook it into a corner.
Or push the clutch in immediately upon foot off gas.
Another great video Scott and it's good to see your empathy and body language
Great video! I would have loved to hear a comment about holding the brakes. I've only ever done simracing, so it might be different to IRL recommendations. But in communities I've been a part of, if your car is crashing and is uncontrollable, you just hold on to the brakes in order for you to be more predictable to cars around you. Especially so if you've just hit the barrier, so you don't bounce of it roll back onto track.
Great channel, great explanations, great content, well done, learn lots
Brilliant to see accidents explained so well
Im talking about my assetto corsa experience here, but in the beginning of simracing around the Nordschleife I have made many mistakes just like in the video but now don't make these mistakes anymore. For literally every clip I knew exactly what the mistake was and how it could have been prevented. I just wonder how that experience translates to reallife racing around the track
being from the states I've only gotten the opportunity to drive laser scanned versions of the Nürburgring in sims like rFactor 2, Assetto Corsa, etc. and especially in rFactor 2, it really shows how treacherous the track is. Particularly in cars that are reliant mainly on mechanical grip, If you go off line just a little bit you have to be completely aware of the bumps on the track and where they are on the width of the track, even more so than you already are on the racing line alone. One line you may be able to send it full throttle, but as soon as you step off that line, to maybe pass, or because of a mistake, hitting one of those bumps at WOT will send the car straight into a barrier. I always find myself constantly changing sides of the track even down straighter sections to avoid bumps and be able to WOT, otherwise you're having to constantly feather the throttle to not upset the car. Driving classic F1 cars around the Nordschleife in sims, on a computer, without any of the actual sense of speed, danger, g forces, etc. it really shows how old F1 drivers were truly dancing with the devil in the best way possible.
The proper way to do a crash video, much better than watching those gratuitous crash compilations, thank you Scott. At least you get something out of it.
Those Hatzenbach clips triggering my PTSD... ran out of talent last year.
Would love to see a similar video, but where drivers avoid an accident. Great work!
Its so funny to see the drifrence between a well trained point of view and just an amateur fan of autosports. At 6:17 your reacting just 2 seconds earlier than me, that the crash is gonna happen.
Asides from his experience I think the reaction and clips are also slightly out of sync. It is clear the clips we are seeing are edited in separately.
Wow, Ive never met a perfect race car driver before. Youre the best!
You made it! 502K subscribers.
I've been following you for quite a while now. Even old buggers like me can pick up new tips and tricks.
His explanation of trailbreaking has improved my driving 10x easily. And I use ABS still. Such a vital skill to have. Hopefully I can translate it and ween off ABS soon
The amount of BMWs that crashed was mental
The reputation of BMW drivers in Germany is no better than anywhere else.
@@Yora21
I'd say worse actually
@@justsomepandawithinternet Might well be. On highways in Germany, when someone pushes dangerously close behind me or does risky lane changes, it's 80% BWM, 10% Mercedes, and 5% VW.
It's just sad.
Such great cars driven by such idiots
@@Yora21 well I've noticed that most with Audi's and especially Mercedes Sprinters and transport cars like that
Please do more of this.
It's surprising to see so many people using brakes or steering too much just when their car is going on a bump. Driving fast on a bump is the same as driving on a slippery road. Your car loses weight and most of the grip on the wheels because of this. So you basically have to stay still and do your actions before of after passing on it, not exactly when you are *on* it =)
I am so glad you explained that the driver took his hands off of the stirring wheel. I was shocked cause I thought he was knocked out by the crash and maybe in serious need for medical help. I mean I am sure he hurt himself badly but I am glad it was a concious decision he made for protection
People now call it "the TH-cam Corner".
barely any of these incidents were on the TH-cam corner.
the TH-cam corner is Brunnchen, while most of the incidents in this video are in the Schwedenkreutz, which is on the opposite side of the track
@driver61 Congrats on 500k subs! Well deserved!
It has to be said that a lot of these medium speed accidents could have been avoided or lessened by just committing to the brakes HARD once you know you're past the point of no return. It can turn a smash into a bump.
This was a great video explaining mistakes of other people do more of this it was awesome
We want more of this kind of video, reacting and giving advice. Also i want more reactions to rally.
Track day is definitely best experience on this track, mainly because you have the full straight. Traffic gets unbelievable during tourist drives sometimes, much higher risk.
8:25 Just one comment I couldn’t let go of: energy is never lost. It’s transferred or converted. The danger in hitting the wall at that speed and straight on, is not that you lose energy too quickly, but that there is tremendous force in the opposite direction of the moving object. That force is what damages your body. You don’t lose any energy. Rolling is better because the force in the opposite direction of the moving object isn’t as powerful. It’s the reason a round wheel moves better than a square one.
this is my new favorite channel
Please make more of these videos!
Shwedenkreuz corner is one of the trickiest of some Nordschleife. Even in simracing almost all of players learned that this corner takes no prisoners.
I could watch this endless hours
So many opportunities for great GIFs from his reactions in this video
I've watched so many of these crash videos. Lots of BMWs seem to lose control hahaha
Woah that on-board looked scary as frick.
My toxic trait is thinking I would save the car in these wrecks
11:17 All right the "Nordschleifer" xD Without the "r" it's so good pronounced
Great video, I'd love to see a similar one with f1 races
Scott, appreciate the insight.
@7:00 in regards to the steering wheel spinning in a crash. Nico Rosberg said he’d let go immediately to save his hands, but he said Lewis never would (I suspect he does at times though) and that this sometimes gives him an edge as he has control till the very moment he crashes. Found it interesting.
This was a really good video! Would love to see more :)
7:33 - To add to the explanation of rolling: If that ever happens to you and you end up on the cars back - DO NOT loosen up your seatbelt right away. This is where serious injuries after such incidents can happen.
I think you missed a detail on a third accident - seems like driver miscalculated the downshift, and the car simply leaps forward on that downshift... check the sound it makes (or maybe driver just accidentally floored it, lol)
Nice... a reaction video where the reactor actually adds value for once
So interesting, love the explanations and insights
I did skid on some oil once (not on the Nurburgring on a public road) and can confirm that 50% loss of grip. Managed to save it and stop the car without damage but it was a scary moment
The subtle changes in elevation are a real threat on that track it seems. Almost imperceptible sometimes and you think you still got grip but really you don't.
Be at least 10 full laps before I tried to push.
@@soisaidtogod4248 I bet! The way this track plays around with the weight of the cars is treacherous as hell it seems
While I totally understand that physics dictates, essentially, the longer a crash takes to happen the better, it's worth noting that rollover crashes account for 30-40% of fatalities in road vehicle accidents. Race cars or heavily prepped track cars are different beasts, often with some safety features removed or disabled (ABS, airbags) and other features added (roll cage, harnesses). I'm sure you're more than well aware of this, just want to mention it for anyone who isn't! Not that it's ever a choice as such haha, but try to avoid rollovers everyone!
Best Nurburgring fails video ever!
I got the Armco rash at the Nürburgring and it could have been Oh SO so much worse. Never forgotten
finally an actual professional explaing rather than some wanna be expert at a comment section replying to people proving trying to enforce their basic knowlage to show dominance
Neat idea to actually analyze what's going on instead of merely sulking in the spectacle. The margin of error is really thin on the Nordschleife it seems!
Lots of difficult corners and elevation changes to lose control on, and when you do the barrier is right there to meet you
2:24 you sure thats Nürburgring? looks like Spa-Francorchamps to me
Awesome video man, very entertaining
when the car snaps other way, its easy to take control and you dont need much practise with that. sure for first timers wall is the first option :) So what you need to do is when you get such a slide to right and you try to fix it for left you press cluth down and start tapping brake -in which moments on that few seconds I cant describe here in details- but with this its possible to avoid wall. and if still you see you going nose against wall , last tip is to pull handbrake and try to get car side ways left or right depends which side you are heading to
Nice video Scott! Cheers!
The drivers on the track days have to pay to replace the barriers they hit pay for the tow, pay for the safety car , & pay if the track is closed at €1400 per 1/2 hour . It can add up to €1000s before the cost of fixing or replacing their own car.
You really do not want to get it wrong at Schwedenkreuz, that super fast down-hill left at 5:30. It's right after a slight jump and one of the fastest parts of the track, and there is little run off area there, and beyond that, there is trees. And if you stay on the track (in most cases), there is Aremberg, a slower right that you have to brake for a second- literally 1 second after you've exited Schwedenkreuz.
But the most dangerous corner on the whole track is that left at 9:05 at the end of the Foxhole. It's so fast, and as you turn in the corner drops away, and if you get it wrong, the barrier is right next to the road, and if you come together with someone there, you could take off, clear the barrier and go right into a wall of trees...
There is a reason why the Nordschleife is the greatest purpose built permanent track there is. Because there is no track of its kind in the world that compares to its driving challenge. None.
Drove 4 times on the Nurburgring yet, but would never go there if it is snowy or even slightly wet. It is a wonderful track, but i appreciate taking my car back home :-D
The yellow PW beetle was unstable,, being used as intended. Ooopps.
The Black Gopher was a lesson in front drive!!
Growing up at the Ring this was our playground. Had my first drive before I even had a drivers license.
Love Nordshleife. That one little crest before a left will getcha. The jump at Pflanzgarten comes before a right hander. You should probably learn the track before trying to run it at the limit.