Adam's Last Lap of VIR

[turbofusion3607]

I've done 5 hpde's with Porsche club at Vir .B

ack when I was in blue group my instructor had done the same thing with his car in the exact same spot. It took him awhile to quit flinching we got there in my car. I think that turn and hogpen are the scary ones for me.

[turbofusion3607]

Couldn't you have turned toward oak tree and both feet in.....?

[itr0000]

@turbofusion3607 That absolutely would have been the right thing to do. Problem was I didn't realize it in time, and once the back tire was over the curb and in the grass it was all over.

[hulkR8]

2:23

[lightlearner]

then the other racers wave bye bye to you lol

[AntDX316]

so from what I saw.. when racing in real life is to always keep the car off the track and and out points then u would never crash...

[itr0000]

@AntDX316 Er...what?

[AntDX316]

@itr0000 like don't touch the inside and outside of the track and u should be fine : )

[itr0000]

@AntDX316 Ah, I see. Thats no guarantee either ;-) You also won't be fast without going all the way outside/inside.

[AntDX316]

@itr0000 u won't be as as fast but it's safer.. in a real life standpoint there is no reset button

[itr0000]

@AntDX316 That's part of the risk you accept the moment you go out on track. If you just want to be "safe", don't go racing.

[AntDX316]

@itr0000 u can just have a car like an F1/GT on the track that doesn't touch the inside outside parts of the track and lap you more than 10 times during the day while u race ur heart out.. if u want to be safe.. u need a "race" car not a "street" car

[itr0000]

@AntDX316 My passenger and I were both wearing 5-point harnesses in FIA seats with a rollbar, and were fine after the crash. So...what's not safe? A crash is possible in any car. I'm not sure why you keep debating this, as it sounds like you've never been out on track. F1 and GT cars drive the same way I do (granted, with way more talent), and are up on the curbs and in the grass all the time. If you want to know what its really like I suggest you go to to an event.

[AntDX316]

@itr0000 if u had lots of downforce like the F1s and GTs I doubt ur car would have spun like that is what I meant

[itr0000]

@AntDX316 The spin had to do with loss of traction between the tires and grass, not downforce. F1 and GT cars spin too, y'know? You can't beat physics.

[lagundafire]

always at corner 10! hope yous ok :)

[snoopz15]

looked like you came in a millimeter to early, to track out that far.

I do that all the time

[horses020]

2:25 dont you know thumps up are bad luck?

[RITZmcf123]

@horses020 sooo true haha i gave a guy I was taking a ride with thumbs up and he spun out the next corner

[68ray]

Looked like the rear got airborn after track out. Nasty hit.  Glad you're ok.

[70machwon]

A wicked hard hit and you were carrying a ton of speed through that section of the track. Glad you are OK, Too bad you couldn't have gone straight off toward Oak Tree.

[impalaccc]

Same corner where the vette went over and then lose the control

[L8rApex]

Congratulations on being the 7,000,000th person to make that exact mistake in that exact spot. Even one of the owners of the track has stuffed it there.

[TheAudiTTfan]

@L8rApex true-many videos showcase the crash at the exact same place.

In my opinion VIR has many dangerous corners too, and not just that one... /watch?v=gQLM-K9TwWM&feature=r­elated

[JLangevin]

@L8rApex Its certainly a scarey segment! Car gets light, unloads the suspension, coupled with right rear touching the dirt = disaster... scarey for sure.

[JONESSFCY]

By the looks of skid marks, you aren't the first.. Glad you two are ok.

[Cutaway66]

Wow that looked like a hard impact. Glad you are ok.

[barkalounger]

Seriously - that was high speed and head on. Glad you were both okay!

[bernBABYbern1200]

What happened?! lose a wheel? Air born off apex? looked good then all hell broke lose.

[itr0000]

Turned in late, missed my apex, two wheels off into the grass with the wrong kind of momentum, spiiiiiin and slide. On Kumho 710s, no saving it once I was in the grass.

[catseyeweb]

actually, looked more like too early a turn in (IMO). That was a great lap you had going 'til then, and a nice trip through Hog Pen on the previous lap....

[europeanspec]

That is correct. Early apex will push you wide on exit.

[rafsze]

honda civic

[Moonrover333]

what kinda car?