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And in today's "How NOT to drive your Supercar", we have this genius...

Video included:
I guess the only somewhat positive scenario for him, was the speed was relatively low.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/showbo...at-like-30-mph

In this Instagram video from devgeetsgeegaa, you can see the 911 GT3 RS launch hard at what seems like some sort of gathering. It spins its tires for the first few yards before hooking up and taking off through the first part of an S curve. The driver doesn’t seem to lift through the first corner, as you can hear the engine continue to rev, but they do finally lift when they realize they overcooked the first corner—at least as far as their capability would allow. This snaps the tail around for the next corner, and it’s at that point that the driver officially loses control.

[Mech Spec]

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Remarkably, the Porsche was in far better shape than I expected afterwards. Supercar.fails posted an aftermath clip to Instagram, showing the damaged GT3 RS up close. Since only the front driver’s side corner hit the tree, most of the front end is still intact. Sure, it needs a new bumper, potentially a new hood, an entire driver’s side front suspension, and a new wheel. Oh, and it needs a new rear passenger-side wheel too—jumping the curb wrecked it. But it could have been much, much worse.

Definitely seems like over 100k of damage that wheel is WAY out of place. Yes visually it could've been more destroyed but that car looks like a guaranteed total loss once the body panels are pulled off.

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Originally Posted by Mech Spec

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Definitely seems like over 100k of damage that wheel is WAY out of place. Yes visually it could've been more destroyed but that car looks like a guaranteed total loss once the body panels are pulled off.

Agreed. I was like "Huh!!!" when I read that.

[cbpip]

Seen less damage to Co-part totals. It's a loss. Salvage title and rebuild.

[Efthreeoh]

When did they start selling Porsche-bodied Mustang GT's?

[BlkGS]

Inquiring minds want to know where they found a curvy road in FL.

[TheMidnightNarwhal]

Meh it is what it is. You live and learn. I crashed my first time doing this to.

[M5Rick]

Should have kept the ESP on...Ough !!

[BWBike]

The driver is an idiot. Glad he didn’t take another car out or hit a bystander.

[G MONEY]

Originally Posted by BWBike

The driver is an idiot. Glad he didn’t take another car out or hit a bystander.

Looks like a bunch of Gx Beemer vids also. Seen plenty of those taking
Out trees and curbs. Lol

[NickyC]

He ran out of talent fairly quickly.

[Redd]

Classic tankslapper. This is why track training is important. Totally could have been avoided if he had just stood on the brakes the moment the tail swung out, rather than trying - and failing - to save it.

[ash_schwin]

Classic example of more money than skills or common sense.

[No one]

Sure, it needs a new bumper, potentially a new hood, an entire driver's side front suspension, and a new wheel.

And a new driver's seat upholstery.

Originally Posted by BlkGS

Inquiring minds want to know where they found a curvy road in FL.

There should be more trees.

Originally Posted by TheMidnightNarwhal

Meh it is what it is. You live and learn. I crashed my first time doing this to.

Was that first time the last or do you really keep learning while you are living?

Originally Posted by M5Rick

Should have kept the ESP on...Ough !!

Should have kept the engine off.

[LH44]

Originally Posted by Redd

Classic tankslapper. This is why track training is important. Totally could have been avoided if he had just stood on the brakes the moment the tail swung out, rather than trying - and failing - to save it.

Only if the steering wheel was pointed dead straight.

Panicking when the rear steps out under acceleration and suddenly lifting is exactly what causes weight to shift to the front. This sends the car violently in the direction the wheels are pointed.

Staying in it or at least getting back on the throttle at nearly any point would have been the only way to save it. That car could have taken those curves flat.

[No one]

Originally Posted by LH44

Panicking when the rear steps out under acceleration and suddenly lifting is exactly what causes weight to shift to the front. This sends the car violently in the direction the wheels are pointed.

Acceleration is what sends the car violently in the direction the wheels are pointed. Lifting is what only restores the weight from shifting back (reducing the pendulum ). In an RWD car lifting is safe: it applies "gentle" engine braking to the rear axle, anchoring to restore direction. (In a FWD car lifting sets the pivot in the front and there you go whirling. ) Just the other day I overestimated the grip a bit and adding some gas to turn the car more "violently" (to avoid sliding into the curb, understeering) seemed to help.

[brianeck]

Originally Posted by LH44

Only if the steering wheel was pointed dead straight.

Panicking when the rear steps out under acceleration and suddenly lifting is exactly what causes weight to shift to the front. This sends the car violently in the direction the wheels are pointed.

Staying in it or at least getting back on the throttle at nearly any point would have been the only way to save it. That car could have taken those curves flat.

Yeah we hear him let off the power clearly. At this time the car is continuing on its trajectory with no power to the rear wheels and its just going straight in the direction the weight wants to, which unfortunately is no longer the way the car is pointed.

Driver needed to stay on the power, and not even that much of it with 1-2 straight line corrections.

I don't think foot on brake would have saved him from the first curve. Maybe afterwards the tree, depending on how much damage was already done.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by BlkGS

Inquiring minds want to know where they found a curvy road in FL.

In lieu of speedbumps, they designed the road with compressed curves to control speeds. Seems like the road was engineered well.

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

In lieu of speedbumps, they designed the road with compressed curves to control speeds. Seems like the road was engineered well.

Speed bumps. Slowly making my city undrivable.

Literature shows narrow streets with trees make drivers focus on the lane more and organically results in lower speeds. Speed bumps result in higher speeds between interference points with hard braking increased stress with less focus on pedestrians and increases wear on car suspensions.

Trouble is all these fat fucking super trucks won't fit

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by brianeck

Yeah we hear him let off the power clearly. At this time the car is continuing on its trajectory with no power to the rear wheels and its just going straight in the direction the weight wants to, which unfortunately is no longer the way the car is pointed.

Driver needed to stay on the power, and not even that much of it with 1-2 straight line corrections.

I don't think foot on brake would have saved him from the first curve. Maybe afterwards the tree, depending on how much damage was already done.

I didn't pay that much attention to the sound. I wonder if the 911 was a PDK (maybe that's the only way it comes...?). If a manual, at that slow speed, two-feet-in would have prevented the tragedy. Doesn't the PDK give you neutral if you pull both paddles in? Never driven one.

[Mech Spec]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Speed bumps. Slowly making my city undrivable.

Literature shows narrow streets with trees make drivers focus on the lane more and organically results in lower speeds. Speed bumps result in higher speeds between interference points with hard braking increased stress with less focus on pedestrians and increases wear on car suspensions.

Trouble is all these fat fucking super trucks won't fit

I'd say fix the road size and the speed bumps.

Where I live is a great location but the traffic policies and design make it intermittently frustrating



The green streets are 25mph lined with houses, and are sub-main travel routes. But they are too wide for the speed limit and people regularly do 40-60mph down them.

I live on one of the blue streets fairly narrow and lined with cars and houses. Every once in a while some dumbshit comes ripping down the blue streets to bypass the normal green travel directions. This demands speed bumps/platforms, only way to slow these people down and wouldnt bother the residents who are only driving <20mph down the street.

A sad state of affairs.

[BlkGS]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

In lieu of speedbumps, they designed the road with compressed curves to control speeds. Seems like the road was engineered well.

No lie, I would road trip to that road. We have hardly any curvy roads here in Florida. They're like, all straight.