Strange Z4M crash...

Franzino · Post by **Franzino** » Sun Jul 22, 2018 11:52 pm

What a weird crash, it's like he still had the throttle floored in the gravel also. I didn't see any brake lights. Normally you brake before the corner comes and then hit gas when you exit the corner.... So strange that when he went out the race track he still didn't brake. You would almost think that there was something technical wrong with his car (stuck throttle?).

https://youtu.be/0n-uIZ7tToQ

mmm-five · Post by **mmm-five** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:36 am

Maybe he just crapped himself so much that he couldn’t find the brake pedal, and then it was over.

Didn’t seem to be trying to slow it down at all, but rather drive through the gravel and back onto the track, but the extra steering input just speared him across the track instead.

Zoomer · Post by **Zoomer** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 2:07 am

Wow... how to wreck a M

Tcochrane92 · Post by **Tcochrane92** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 7:22 am

I think he understeered into the gravel. That's a fairly steep hill just before the turn, so front is unloaded.

Not sure why he kept the throttle on though..?

earthdweller · Post by **earthdweller** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 8:42 am

https://youtu.be/0n-uIZ7tToQ

kis · Post by **kis** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 9:54 am

NOOOO!

Why an M? * said in a Captain Jack Sparrow confused type 'why is the rum gone?' * lol

adam1985 · Post by **adam1985** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 10:07 am

PerryGunn · Post by **PerryGunn** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:08 am

Such a pity...

To make it even worse for the owner, it was a relatively low-mileage example - only done 47k - and was registered on 22 March 2006 so would have benefited from the lower road tax rate...

Still got an MOT until next April though....

patriot66 · Post by **patriot66** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:09 am

The hideous AC Schnitzer boot spoiler wasn't much use !

Oh well ! Another good car meets its demise at the Green Hell....such a shame.

Nictrix · Post by **Nictrix** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:43 am

Maybe he thought he could save it and just power through the gravel.

tug · Post by **tug** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:51 am

He needs to take it to the ZED SHED and let mike loose on it. He would have it back on the road within a week.

R60BBA · Post by **R60BBA** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:06 pm

tug wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 11:51 am He needs to take it to the ZED SHED and let mike loose on it. He would have it back on the road within a week.

Nah man that looks like bad front end damage, plus the rear quarter got smashed too.

His chassis is probably bent up. Who knows if the engine is still intact.

Best to just write it off and get something else.

I feel for the owner.

But I just don’t understand why he got understeer on that bend? The line into the bend wasn’t far off the racing line...

It seems that Brünnchen just doesn’t like Imola Red Z4Ms

https://youtu.be/eBpDhV7dhGI

NorthernSky · Post by **NorthernSky** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:09 pm

Coulda/Woulda/Shoulda kept on the power and on the tarmac! That's going to really sting his bank account...

mmm-five · Post by **mmm-five** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:21 pm

R60BBA wrote: ↑Mon Jul 23, 2018 12:06 pm But I just don’t understand why he got understeer on that bend? The line into the bend wasn’t far off the racing line...

Right line, wrong entry speed, and then got his steering inputs way too late once he was in the gravel.

Ed Doe · Post by **Ed Doe** » Mon Jul 23, 2018 1:01 pm

It was all over before he turned in. Corner entry was too fast, and he turned in too late, missed the apex and was understeering out. If he'd hit the brakes once on the gavel he'd have continued to understeer into the barrier. His best bet was exactly what he did, leave the throttle and brake alone and try and steer it out.

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