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dhdev (Oli)
15-11-09, 04:53 PM
Found this over on a BMW forum. It was on a closed-track trackday instead of the usual touristenfahrten. The impact happened at the fastest part of the circuit at the end of the longest straight between antoniusbuche and tiergarten. I'm guessing the M3 was doing in the region of 160mph. From what I've read he was an experienced ringer and unfortunately hit the back of the slower moving mini (that can be seen in the background of the pics) after coming over the blind crest. The driver of the M3 got away with only a broken arm!

Let this be a warning to anyone venturing there!

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/dhdev/bmw-m3-crashed-on-nu_800x0w.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/dhdev/bmw-m3-crashed-on-nu-1_800x0w.jpg

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e296/dhdev/bmw-m3-crashed-on-nu-2_800x0w.jpg
LEWI007
15-11-09, 04:55 PM
Looked to of been a good car aswell.
dhdev (Oli)
15-11-09, 04:57 PM
Yep, lots of trick bits and thankfully a decent cage! It's definately another instance where the cage has saved a life, the passenger compartment stood up extremely well to the impacts.
Jack
15-11-09, 04:58 PM
Yikes!

Lucky to make it out of that in one piece.
Spudly
15-11-09, 05:02 PM
Wow thats one hell of a smash, good job it was a properly built car that he crashed in then (cage and suchlike) shows theyre not just there for adornment, hope he doesnt get too much 'ringsting' for the damage lol
mowgli
15-11-09, 05:05 PM
it'd Tcut....
Fester
15-11-09, 05:13 PM
Has the insurance 'situation' been resolved yet for ordinary drivers on the touristenfahrten days i.e. has it been tested in court yet?

It's on the list but having crashed an insured, modified car on a driving trip before I'm not going on there without proper insurance, third party or otherwise.
Plug
15-11-09, 05:16 PM
christ thats a bad accident :(

one way to remove an engine
Bubba
15-11-09, 05:20 PM
ay, that front splitter is salvageable, bit of fibreglass n its all good :D
auzzy-b
15-11-09, 05:21 PM
it'd Tcut....
lol lol

Stroooooth!!
John
15-11-09, 05:22 PM
ouch!
jimbob-mcgrew
15-11-09, 05:26 PM
bloody hell, what a mess, if there wasnt a cage in that it woulda been ripped to shreds by the looks of it.

judging by the position of the engine, i wonder if the box and prop shaft got pulled up into the footwells, nasty !
Ste L
15-11-09, 05:54 PM
fook, that cage look's a bit bent on the hoop :eek:
Mazz
15-11-09, 06:13 PM
That cage has took a right battering, hes very lucky to get out with just a broken arm...
novasportc550
15-11-09, 06:38 PM
poor car..:cry::cry:
Mazz
15-11-09, 07:03 PM
Found this about it too

http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/11/13/car-crashes-bmw-e36-m3-at-nordschleife/
loggyboy
15-11-09, 07:18 PM
Found this about it too

http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/11/13/car-crashes-bmw-e36-m3-at-nordschleife/

Vid in there is interesting, surprised no one had the sence to reverse back on the grass and slow drivers down before the corner and brow!?
Mike
15-11-09, 08:31 PM
Son of a bitch thats some epic crash!!!

Poor old E36 though :( tis a proper mess that :(
mowgli
15-11-09, 09:12 PM
Found this about it too

http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/11/13/car-crashes-bmw-e36-m3-at-nordschleife/

i've seen tidier ploughing matches
~~joycey~~
15-11-09, 09:46 PM
That car in the vid must of had some stoppers on it! lol
Mike
15-11-09, 10:07 PM
That car in the vid must of had some stoppers on it! lol

The vid looks to be taken from a BMW E36 so my guess is (going by the spoiler) its either a high spec M3 GT Car or a serious money DIY build.
Rick Draper
15-11-09, 10:10 PM
That car in the vid must of had some stoppers on it! lol

IIRC it was fitted with astra gte front brakes and a rear disk conversion lol
dhdev (Oli)
15-11-09, 10:16 PM
The vid looks to be taken from a BMW E36 so my guess is (going by the spoiler) its either a high spec M3 GT Car or a serious money DIY build.
Dash isn't right for an E36, nor are the wipers or bonnet :thumb:

Looks more old school to me, Manta era.
loggyboy
15-11-09, 10:37 PM
Dash isn't right for an E36, nor are the wipers or bonnet :thumb:

Looks more old school to me, Manta era.

Manta B according to his other vids here:
http://en.sevenload.com/videos/RxEwgrY-Schneller-325i-gefilmt-aus-Manta-B
GRUNT 16V
15-11-09, 11:04 PM
ouch !! what a lucky out come !!
dhdev (Oli)
15-11-09, 11:04 PM
I give myself a point for that then! Should've had the conviction to say 'Manta' instead of 'Manta era' PMSL