The LADA Sport Lukoil team was hoping for a good result at Autodromo Nazionale Monza last weekend. Instead, one of their drivers destroyed both cars before the race even began.
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Video: GT Masters series BMW Alpina B6 racer flies over barrier, takes out porta-potty at ‘Ring
Tire barriers at race tracks are there for a reason. Namely, safety, but they can’t protect against every scenario. Like, say, going airborne over said tire barrier and hitting a hapless porta-potty. That’s exactly what happened at the Nürburgring this weekend during the fourth round of this year’s ADAC GT Masters championship.
Towards the start of the race, one Alex Plenagl (22, of Ebergberg, Bavaria) crashed his Alpina B6 GT over the barrier, sending it careening straight into a BMW sign and a trackside porta-potty. Fortunately, no one was in the johnny-on-the-spot at the time of the impact, and Plenagl himself reportedly escaped serious injury.
Sir Jackie Stewart once dubbed the Nürburgring as “The Green Hell” due to the frequency and severity of the accidents that occurred around the infamously difficult road course, and the name has stuck ever since. We dare not ask what sort of nicknames the track might get from this incident, but you can watch the video after the jump and see for yourself.
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Audi R18 TDI Le Mans Crash
The #3 Audi R18 TDI driven by Allan McNish was destroyed in a spectacular accident earlier this morning at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. McNish walked away from the scene, was checked out at the hospital, given a clean bill of health, and has since returned to the Audi garage.
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Video: Watch as hot-headed Aston Martin GT1 racer retaliates against Nissan GT-R
Contact during racing is typically accidental. Sometimes, however, you can’t call a crash an accident when one of the drivers involved clearly looks like he’s out to inflict a little pain. Just such a crackup occurred during a GT1 race at Silverstone this weekend when Aston Martin driver Stefan Mücke was a tad unhappy with Nissan GT-R driver Richard Westbrook.
About halfway through the race, Westbrook attempted to cut inside of Mücke’s Aston but the GT-R had no room, and instead went into the side of the British racecar, sending it spinning off track. Mücke regained control… but not his composure. He caught up with Westbrook and… well, click past the jump to watch the clip.
Electric race cars quietly crash
The first Grand Prix Electrique held in France last weekend featured 11 all-electric race cars gently buzzing around the Pau track — until six of them wrecked in one corner. (Jalopnik)
Video: Terrifying V8 Supercar crash on the grid at Barbagallo
Today’s round of the Australian V8 Supercar series at Barbagallo didn’t even get to the first corner before a massive accident brought out the caution. When the green flag waved, driver Karl Reindler stalled his Holden Commodore and was rammed from behind by Steve Owen. Owen had already accelerated to almost 95 mph by the time he came into contact with Reindler.
The enormous impact was enough to make Reindler’s Holden explode into flames, and sent both parties spinning into the infield. Luckily, Reindler was able to find his own way out of his stricken Holden, and somehow escaped with only minor burns to his hands and face. Owen was unharmed in the wreck, though officials sent him to the infield medical center after he complained of soreness. After a 95-0 impact, we’d say that much is expected. Hop over the jump to see the video for yourself.
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Road Racing Ferrari
I know… I know… this isn’t a wreck. It’s just cool. And it’s my website, so therefore I can post what I want. And I want this car.
Track Day With Jim Glickenhaus’s Ferrari P4/5
While Big Jim G’s Ferrari P4/5 Competizione build marches on toward a track debut at the 24 Hours of the Nürburgring, he’s off to flog his Enzo-based P4/5 stradale on a test track near Paris. Banked turns FTW
