You only learn by getting it wrong! Fair play for putting up videos of you learning. I disable the comments because of all the amazing drivers and their helpful comments on youtube.
Not quite. The Caterham held me 4th on the approach when I'm usually in 5th, I braked and went for a lower gear, realised I was already in it, hesitated, missed my turn-in, turned in harder and lifted as the road dropped away.
can you remember what happened with the gear change? I hear the engine stop revving but cannot hear it rev up (downshift)... something lifted the rear end?
the same thing happened to me.. doing about 70 on a b road, i was very lucky to miss everything, and now i don't exceed my car's limits -because next time i wont be so lucky,
i nearly lost my cup...less worried about my life (sup with that?)
you didn't crash because you where breaking hard when the car was sideways and obviously rear wheels had much more grip on the asphalt than front wheels on the grass, so the front side went ahead again :-) you where lucky
Nice vid. I done the same in my zetec-s on the road. instead of "whooops" i used "FUUUUUUUCK!!!" luckily the road was wide enough for me to control it away from the sides of the road.
oooo so close lol, i raced a 197 in my mg zs 180 he took the same island and span it. they dont seem to as stable in the corners i must admit all that said ive just sold the mg and i am looking at having a 172 ph2 because they are a fantastic car the mg was a little underpowered mine was was running 193bhp and through the corners it was amazing but straightline speed pissed me off.
lol yea mine was the v6 suprisingly it was excellent on petrol even though i had it mapped to only run on 97 ron plus.. but the problem with the zs 180 once youve done an exhaust and induction it gets heavily expensive its around 5k for a charger(which still has problems running reliably there isnt a charged zs on the road in this country running one thats used daily because its so unreliable, thats sprintex for you you buy a charger from them and then have to get most of the charger rebuilt..
by a decent company because the componants that come from sprintex are useless then theres the issue of an extra injecter because standard form the engine cant hack it, but even from one so far the gains are only as good as 250-260bhp but george at rsm is working hard to get reliability issues sorted and push 300bhp, theres the other option of cams but again alot of money for not alot of gain 205bhp i think. youd think cams and charger would go together but they dont the car doesnt run right.
Bits are easy to get hold of...but they don't really do a great deal.
Notoriuosly difficult and expensive to get serious power from...well set up and mapped individual throttle bodies might get you 220bhp...but for £5k or so!
That's why I took my power steering off...an easy 7 bhp and -10 kgs LOL.
Lol, I have been looking for Clio 172 cups, most of the ones I have found for my 4k budget have had loads wrong with them or no service history! Its a real shame, if I could find a relatively good one for 4k then we would have brought one as they drive better than my EP Civic ever did!
Bloody hell, i would of shit myself lol, Yeah they are a little bit twitchy when you let off but only when driven on the limit. The 197 is definatly more stable in the corners and only a touch slower in a straight line!
He did countersteer, but wouldn't help- corner entry speed was just was too high. Nothing could have stopped it going off. Not even someone whose username is 'Motersport' lol.
think you turned in with no power to front wheels. i've had two CUP's. great handling but tail happy. just bought 197 F1. bit slower in a straight line but great around the bends. all round quicker but still miss the CUP
You only learn by getting it wrong! Fair play for putting up videos of you learning. I disable the comments because of all the amazing drivers and their helpful comments on youtube.
warwickstingray 5 months ago
Ten points for the luckiest escape ever! good job the wall was going around to the left lol
chrisvarns 6 months ago
lol thats quite a few videos ive seen you crash in...driver fail....
robkita2010 8 months ago
you gotta nail the throttle to save that one
206frankthetank 10 months ago
You countered2slow&2late but in this situation that saved you car
laikros 1 year ago
that was close
belmon125 1 year ago
"he dosn`t know this corner does he" Famous last words .... LOL !!!
MVS501 1 year ago 2
Yeah lucky m8, u could have gone into the tyres!
Dann172 2 years ago
hahahhahhaa...lol!!!!
shofroo 2 years ago
Did you miss a gear?
SuperBenji18 2 years ago
Not quite. The Caterham held me 4th on the approach when I'm usually in 5th, I braked and went for a lower gear, realised I was already in it, hesitated, missed my turn-in, turned in harder and lifted as the road dropped away.
There was only ever going to be one outcome LOL!
MarkCup70 2 years ago
French cars are all the same. Great on the limit but a nightmare even a smidge past it.
warwickstingray 2 years ago
can you remember what happened with the gear change? I hear the engine stop revving but cannot hear it rev up (downshift)... something lifted the rear end?
Jukonja 2 years ago
the same thing happened to me.. doing about 70 on a b road, i was very lucky to miss everything, and now i don't exceed my car's limits -because next time i wont be so lucky,
i nearly lost my cup...less worried about my life (sup with that?)
n00ber420 2 years ago
Shoulda kept it pinned!
rpuddle 2 years ago
lol at the "nice control" comments... he didnt crash because of luck, nothing else.
Cupra123 2 years ago 10
absolutely true, didn't get back on the gas ....
2005pierric 2 years ago
I couldn't agree more...once it started to go I was as much a passenger as the guy sat next to me going "Whoops!".
MarkCup70 2 years ago
you didn't crash because you where breaking hard when the car was sideways and obviously rear wheels had much more grip on the asphalt than front wheels on the grass, so the front side went ahead again :-) you where lucky
amargom2000 2 years ago
Nice control man, and i loved your "whoops" =)
TheMoumou 2 years ago
that could of been very nasty, well held on on. most people would of stacked that.
boldswede 2 years ago
snap - St Mary's bites back
barrylovesbrownsauce 2 years ago
Nice vid. I done the same in my zetec-s on the road. instead of "whooops" i used "FUUUUUUUCK!!!" luckily the road was wide enough for me to control it away from the sides of the road.
Lloydo46 3 years ago
oooo so close lol, i raced a 197 in my mg zs 180 he took the same island and span it. they dont seem to as stable in the corners i must admit all that said ive just sold the mg and i am looking at having a 172 ph2 because they are a fantastic car the mg was a little underpowered mine was was running 193bhp and through the corners it was amazing but straightline speed pissed me off.
but some nice vids matey there.
djrussellplaystrance 3 years ago
My first ever outing on track was in a V6 ZS, Thruxton experience day, my wife regrets the day she ever bought me that!
Tidy motors, decent power, not too heavy, and a good chassis.
MarkCup70 3 years ago
lol yea mine was the v6 suprisingly it was excellent on petrol even though i had it mapped to only run on 97 ron plus.. but the problem with the zs 180 once youve done an exhaust and induction it gets heavily expensive its around 5k for a charger(which still has problems running reliably there isnt a charged zs on the road in this country running one thats used daily because its so unreliable, thats sprintex for you you buy a charger from them and then have to get most of the charger rebuilt..
djrussellplaystrance 3 years ago
by a decent company because the componants that come from sprintex are useless then theres the issue of an extra injecter because standard form the engine cant hack it, but even from one so far the gains are only as good as 250-260bhp but george at rsm is working hard to get reliability issues sorted and push 300bhp, theres the other option of cams but again alot of money for not alot of gain 205bhp i think. youd think cams and charger would go together but they dont the car doesnt run right.
djrussellplaystrance 3 years ago
but still a fantastic car none the less but could of been absolutly astounding from the mg factory.
i take it with a clio its another story aftermarket bits are easy to get hold of???
cheers
jim
djrussellplaystrance 3 years ago
Bits are easy to get hold of...but they don't really do a great deal.
Notoriuosly difficult and expensive to get serious power from...well set up and mapped individual throttle bodies might get you 220bhp...but for £5k or so!
That's why I took my power steering off...an easy 7 bhp and -10 kgs LOL.
MarkCup70 3 years ago
Lol, I have been looking for Clio 172 cups, most of the ones I have found for my 4k budget have had loads wrong with them or no service history! Its a real shame, if I could find a relatively good one for 4k then we would have brought one as they drive better than my EP Civic ever did!
dansterrrr 3 years ago
Nice!
commando25101 3 years ago
Bet that got you adrenaline going :) think i would have used something stronger than oooops.
tn21beer 3 years ago
^^^haha true true!!
Good effort dude!!
Ive never been to a track, I would love to do it sometime!!
pigeonbeatbox 3 years ago
hot damn, that was lucky! I like the mild reaction "whoops" I'd have either been silent or screaming :)
fredjudd 3 years ago
That was a close one.
cj206cj 3 years ago
haha, love how you just keep on driving straight after it.
Hoursty 3 years ago
Bloody hell, i would of shit myself lol, Yeah they are a little bit twitchy when you let off but only when driven on the limit. The 197 is definatly more stable in the corners and only a touch slower in a straight line!
johnjackson12 3 years ago
oversteer, no countersteering and no gas...shit! ^_^
MOTORSPORT79 4 years ago
He did countersteer, but wouldn't help- corner entry speed was just was too high. Nothing could have stopped it going off. Not even someone whose username is 'Motersport' lol.
spoonoff 3 years ago
that could of been SO much worse lol
venvol 4 years ago
close call :O
UNllQU3 4 years ago
think you turned in with no power to front wheels. i've had two CUP's. great handling but tail happy. just bought 197 F1. bit slower in a straight line but great around the bends. all round quicker but still miss the CUP
K1NGY22 4 years ago
oooooooops lol thats a classic..
gazmar1 4 years ago
ups...sehr schlagfertig :)
soccer5013 4 years ago
ran out of talent haha u were lucky.lol
crf450cool 5 years ago
when was this Mark?
I thought you had got Goodwood down to a tee?
Looking forward to Oulton Park Yet?
/y0z
y0z2a 5 years ago
close to the wall ??
tomehb 5 years ago
blimey! the cups r death wishes! ur one lucky bugga lol
hiysta 5 years ago
fuck me ur one lucky bugger lol. nice car btw
hiysta 5 years ago