Another Porsche enthusiast in it over his head ?

[pmax]

Wow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyKTJ5iaDuI

[A930Rocket]

Looks like he ran out of talent when he turned the ignition on.

[stuartj]

Well, either their notes were incorrect, there was miscommunication in the car or the driver had a total brain melt. Either way that 3R was a complete surprise. Rallying can be a brutal business.

There is a slightly longer version of this vid which shows bystanders standing by filming and woo-hooing while two crew in unknown condition are in the car, upside down and underwater.

[ckissick]

Maybe he was an ex-NASCAR racer who didn't know how to turn right.

I take it they lived?

[Geneman]

The word on that one I believe, was that the throttle stuck wide open....You can almost hear it on the vid as its still roaring while he has full brakes on..

[gshase]

I think what happened is his tire came off.

[rsNINESOOPER]

pro driver, broken steering component.

the car was rebuilt and went racing again

[Oracle]

he almost hit the light post.. wow!
I'm glad nobody got hurt.

[pwd72s]

Can't have been a Porsche. Had to be a disguised Mustang.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by pwd72s

Can't have been a Porsche. Had to be a disguised Mustang.

Why, it didn't plow through a crowd of people before the accident?

[FastCarFan]

I think he is on his head, not "over his head".

[gatotom]

WOW, all I can say is good thing he was in a Porsche, so he can survive that one.

[recycled sixtie]

Originally Posted by stuartj

Well, either their notes were incorrect, there was miscommunication in the car or the driver had a total brain melt. Either way that 3R was a complete surprise. Rallying can be a brutal business.

There is a slightly longer version of this vid which shows bystanders standing by filming and woo-hooing while two crew in unknown condition are in the car, upside down and underwater.

+1
I just don't see anybody rushing over to help them out. I trust that they got out?!

[Deschodt]

My first thought was "Oh Magnus got a new car". I'm sorry...

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by pmax

Rebuilding that 964 surely can't be cheap. However, it's interesting the car has a 3.4 water cooled flat 6 in it, cheaper to use no doubt.

It's definitely water cooled now.

[Tobra]

That is an old video.

[Steve Carlton]

Who's the U-Boat Commander?

[jhynesrockmtn]

Mechanical failures are scary at speed. Several years back our chief driving instructor at a PCA DE had his Focus something or other out instead of his 930. His Ford was tricked out including R compound tires. Right front suspension failure on full throttle going up a hill with a slight left turn. Put it into the wall on the right totaling the car. Luckily he walked away.

[sugarwood]

This was posted a few years ago.
The analysis was that the throttle was stuck on.
You can see that he locked up the brakes trying to stop well before the wall.

[greglepore]

Yes, it was here before.

And someone was awfully quick to jump on the driver error bandwagon.