Track day crashes at Nürburgring

[intocarss]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f34_1389357144

[Che70velle]

Thanks for posting. Got a laugh out of some of the spins.

[Shmoov69]

I just don't understand the whole track day in the rain idea!!

[GNon18s]

I don't understand what the Nurburgring is all about. Is it a normal track? Looks like they let anybody on it. Wet/dry, passengers, cars and bikes at the same time??

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by GNon18s

I don't understand what the Nurburgring is all about. Is it a normal track? Looks like they let anybody on it. Wet/dry, passengers, cars and bikes at the same time??

It's a motorsports complex --- people pay to drive on it. Go look it up on the internet.

[groovyjay]

Originally Posted by GNon18s

I don't understand what the Nurburgring is all about. Is it a normal track? Looks like they let anybody on it. Wet/dry, passengers, cars and bikes at the same time??

It's a loop of public roads and you pay a toll fee to get in the loop. After you've entered the public road, it's all out racing from there on. I've been on it many times and every time it's just blows my mind how cool the track is. death toll still keeps going up every week.

Those that don't understand track days in wet, might have difficulties later in life. If you haven't noticed, much of the road course racing, Formula 1 for example, takes place in wet conditions. And how would one prepare for such conditions? Yup, driving in the wet! That's one of the things in life that you can't learn just by reading about it on the interenet.

[Shmoov69]

Originally Posted by groovyjay

It's a loop of public roads and you pay a toll fee to get in the loop. After you've entered the public road, it's all out racing from there on. I've been on it many times and every time it's just blows my mind how cool the track is. death toll still keeps going up every week.

Those that don't understand track days in wet, might have difficulties later in life. If you haven't noticed, much of the road course racing, Formula 1 for example, takes place in wet conditions. And how would one prepare for such conditions? Yup, driving in the wet! That's one of the things in life that you can't learn just by reading about it on the interenet.

Sorry about the ignorant question about track days in the wet..... I don't realize that those people were "professional" or F1 drivers in their personal cars......

Thanks for the clarification.

[sanddan]

Originally Posted by Shmoov69

I just don't understand the whole track day in the rain idea!!

You will more about car control on a wet track than a dry one. I have only done one track day in the rain but I learned more that day then any one single day since.

[Shmoov69]

That makes sense I guess. Just very risky it seems.

[GriffithMetal]

I can't believe I didn't see anyone wearing a helmet.