This crash video of the Audi RS4 comes from the Audi Driver International 2008 at the Castle Combe circuit in Wiltshire, England. This was suppose to be a fun event and its not fair that the driver had to go out like this- but unfortunately things like these happen on the track. The driver reportedly “overcooked an attempted power-slide through Camp Corner” and slammed the tire wall. An unfitting end for the car… (from LuxVelocity)
A Spec Miata got crunched in the 2005 12 Hours at the Point. Photo was found here. We’re not sure if the banner on the top of the windshield was applied before or after this accident.
Erkut Kizilirmak/Arkas Racing/Vauxhall Astra Sport Hatch, after hitting the tyre wall. MSA British Touring Car Championship Round 3, Donington Park, 3-4 May, 2008.
This latest video, taken at the Okayama round of the Super GT championship, shows two different cars - the YellowHat YMS Tomica GT-R and the Zent Cerumo Lexus SC430 - getting into trouble.
The new R35 GT-R has already dominated the first two rounds of the JGTC but the car used for competition is considerably different to the production model — for one it misses out on the sophisticated ATTESA-ETS AWD system.
Virtually every component of the road going car has been improved or replaced, including the potent twin-turbo V6. The engine was still too new for race teams so instead they stuck with an older 4.5L natuarally aspirated V8. The car also sports a six-speed sequential transaxle and RWD layout as per the rules of the series.
Driver Alan Lappin goes over the top of Colin Millar at the start of the sports car race at Kirkistown, in Northern Ireland. The pictures are by Billy Patterson, and were found here.
