Porsche hits S2000 on the track

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Mar 29, 2007 | 04:31 PM

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Kel

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Hmm.. yea, the S should have waited to pass. It is the responsibility of the car passing to do it safely. Though... that Porsche shouldn't have passed in braking like that either.

Mar 29, 2007 | 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterEz,Mar 29 2007, 04:31 PM

Hmm.. yea, the S should have waited to pass. It is the responsibility of the car passing to do it safely.

But you also don't expect someone to compound an error with another. The Porsche driver should have checked before trying to get back on track...

He knows he just passed someone so there is a car close behind him...

Mar 29, 2007 | 04:36 PM

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aww that sucks!

the S did sound very good though!

Mar 29, 2007 | 04:38 PM

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[QUOTE=APLUS2K,Mar 29 2007, 05:35 PM] But you also don't expect someone to compound an error with another.

Mar 29, 2007 | 04:56 PM

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I'll have to watch the video again with sound when I get home...

Mar 29, 2007 | 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by HunterEz,Mar 29 2007, 04:38 PM

Heres what I see. First wrong is the P-Car dive bombing the S in braking on the outside. It looks like he goes in way too hot and he's pushing alot on the exit. The S drive sees this and tries to pass. Looks like the P-Car drops a wheel in the dirt and the tail wants to flip ends on him. It didn't look like he was in control when he hit the S.

If someone who just passed me like that looks like he going to lose it, I'm not going to fight to get pass him. Safer is better then being sorry.

Isn't this why most instructors tell drivers to go off in straight line and not try to correct. When you go off, correct, and the tires get traction again, you car may be pointed in a direction that may not be the safest to proceed in. In this case the direction was into the path of an oncoming car.

Mar 29, 2007 | 06:39 PM

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So in situations like this, who is responsible for repairs? And I'm assuming their insurance won't be covering this damage?

Mar 29, 2007 | 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by S2KBG,Mar 29 2007, 07:21 PM

looks like to me it happened somewhere in Italy,the guy cursed in italian....

yeah i agree...from my limited knowledge of spanish it sounded like he said "son of a bitch".

any of you read the comments? one guy says "that's what you get when you put hondas on the track"...dick