Mike Solan's Very Scary Near Miss Racing a Caterham at Eau Rouge, Spa

[nrlracing07]

get black flagged much?

[thekswervedirt]

I say this at the risk of being a know-it-all-douche: Its always good practice to look through the driver's window/cage who is in front of you. You can see the guy parked pretty early if you do this. Awesome vid, very close call!

[esteva03]

I FRAKING SCREAMED "WOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWW" WHILE WATCHING!!! Amazing reaction!!! Grat Vid!!!

[tomatopaste101]

great driving man

[Whippy930]

Great reactions! Great driving! Don't mind some of these comments- it's easy to be a sofa hero! You on the other hand spend the money, lie to your missus, race this series & are good enough to post clips like this! Your time hadn't come man!

Folks these are mili-second by mili-second decisions- maybe he missed a flag- shit happens in real time- anyone who's driven or even walked this amazing place will know - he's defo not sighted here... It just ain't like it is on tele... Well done dude- y

[urmo345]

Phew, holy f, that was close...!!!

[urmo345]

Phew, holy f, that was close...!!!

[JOHANNESDEHEIJT]

woow youre a very lucky person

[Arachnodactyly101]

.plus...when you 'get off the throttle' at the wrong time, with a pack of angry Caterhams up yer chuff, that dude is certainly dead from the resultant chain reaction. Did you think of that, genius? Like i say, judgements, made fast, can't always be perfect.

[Arachnodactyly101]

On the waved yellows front, you try to make a judgement about whether to lift or not, it's really the cars in front staying in it, and the tendency is to follow what they do, since they have a better view at that point. It's the car in front having a look out to the left, that makes it such a near miss. It's not always as easy to make judgements in these situations (which arise very quickly) as some of you guys seem to think it is.

[Arachnodactyly101]

Christ. Well done on the avoidance front. I've known people just shut the throttle in panic and stop driving essentially, when something unexpected like that happens, so late...which would have killed that dude, more than likely. Well done mate! Best, Dave.

[TheWillpeace]

lucky you

[DuncanORogers]

@JWRPayne - good point well made

[JWRPayne]

Well, if the waved yellow on the right as you exited Eau Rouge wasn't enough of a clue for you to get off the throttle...

[LOOP2012]

wow... serious shit

[FatmanXX2]

OMG

[lateboy4]

I bet he musta been thinking, "Oh no, loss all my speed for the straight ! "

[iceman241111]

If you pause it frame by frame you will see it is how Nsync and the Backstreetboys career died.

[robincat7]

CHAUD pour le gars dans la seven en panne !!

[LanciaS4]

I bet ones pants were rather filled up with shit as a result. :S

[chrssgreen]

Wow.. If you click frame by frame you will see the crashed driver is a very lucky boy indeed..

[JSPRFRDKS]

the guy was actualy getting out the car when he almost drove into that car. pff

[UNCgrad1234]

I wish I could race at Spa. Thats alright, I got Road Atlanta.

[bababacardi]

that move was done without thinking ;) i bet you knew what happend after that happend

congrats man;)

[vallejokid1968]

I totally just cussed in my pants.

[Funkystumpy247]

Man, after that I would start taking an extra pair of underpants to the race meets... :-/

[peacebreaker21]

was that a golf caddy or sumet?

[erniethefart]

no if you pause it just before he passes it you can see it's another caterham that must have spun out and it now stationary on the track in a dangerous position.

[alpsalish]

Cars that handle - so important in so many ways.

[BishopMike18]

inches buddy!

nicely done, and beautiful car!

[steviegbcool]

what was with the car that crashed?

[Wilbododo]

Great quality vid, love Eau Rouge. That must have been a bit scary.

[336Torana]

what the hell was that, didnt look like a car or anything on the track, looked like steven hawkings streaking across the track in his wheelchair?!???

[ayrtonsenna1960]

man even tho everone is talking about the near miss i loved his sweet overtaking into turn one!

[CM1032]

Whew!

[stefan2494]

omg how close was that

[Kees5507]

Holy crap, that was freaking close.

[adcatman]

That must have brought a lump to your throat!

[350kmh]

omfg

[SnowyAstra]

Holy crap....nice reflex