How did he survive that?

 

Damn that's pretty sad. It's scary how quick you can go from having a fun day out at the track to total disaster.

I feel bad for the guy.

 

An M3 got into an accident with my friend just the other day.

He drives a flatbed tow truck and was making a left off of a four lane two way main ave. The driver of the M3 was doing at least 50 and wanted to beat the light, so he swerved into the right lane, and right under the truck.

He spun the truck and crushed the roof. (less than 1000 miles on the car) I'll see if I can get pics of both the truck and the M3.

 

Hey Midwest guys, that happened recently at Gingerman.

a friend of a friend took the pics

it happened between turns nine and ten at Gingerman.

 

Dirt run-off areas suck!

At least he lives to drive another day, that's the most important thing.

 

Dirt run-off areas suck!

That's how I rolled the U-Haul trailer I was towing with my classic Fairlane.

As soon as that tire hits soft dirt, it's all over.

 

eek, glad hes ok....that was insane

 

Whew. Do those pictures make noise to anyone else? Looking at them, i can just hear metal and glass being smashed.

Thank goodness the driver was alright!

 

Geez that had to be one terrifying moment for him

I am also glad to see that he made it out ok.

 

Apparently he lost a some speed before he went over. One flip isn't so bad. The car absorbs the energy just like it's supposed to and it ends up looking like it does. Had he gone over hard agian the car would likely have been smashed flat. I'm sure he feels like [censored] but at least he gets to tell stories about it instead of the story being in his eulogy. Sometimes cars die so that people live. It's a noble thing.
I'm so not showing this to my wife. She really wants an E36 M3 and she doesn't want me to open track the Focus. This sequence of pictures is her worst nightmare.

 

ouch........ he was lucky that day

 

I was at that track day:

I was on the track, doing a session at the time that happened, but luckily a half a lap away.

If the car would have rolled on the drivers side, the driver would have broken his neck for sure.

I have some track experience, I really wanted a roll cage in my car after witnessing this accident out on track.

This was Gingerman, (michigan) I was the only Focus out there that day; the rollover happened between turns 8 and 9 if I am correct.

In my car with r-compounds, I am traveling at 72 m.p.h. in 3 rd gear @ 6200r.p.m., with 90% throttle steady. There are two sweeping corners, one to the right, followed by one to the left, off-camber on the left sweeper, and slightly downhill.

This happened in the mid afternoon, we were on our 5th or 6th 20 minute lapping session, I packed up after this happened.

It could have been me or anyone, there were almost 20 cars out on that track at that time, I was in the back of a 7 car parade, I feel the track officials should have been more aggressive. (a slow car was not allowing faster cars to pass) I started to make mental/physical errors at that time too, in fact, I missed a gear, and went off course at the same time the M3 rolled, ironic, because I had been held up by another M3 for about 3 laps....

 

Wow! Its amazing to see the tortures cars go through, and seeing the driver walk out. Totally amazing.

 

if the guy hadn't walked away from that, BMW would have some serious problems. all cars should protect in a simple rollover like that.

 

Dood, I've been in that exact same position.

It was a sunny day in March of 2000. I was returning from Denver after 6 of the worst months I've ever had.

I was less than 80 miles from my parent's house when the U-Haul trailer's hitch disconnected from the ball and flipped six times, spewing everything I owned and held dear out on the freeway. Comic collection, Star Wars collection, TV + VCR DVD player, bed, dishes, all my CDs and DVDs.

Semi's and cars flattening them all in mere seconds.

And I sat there next to the steaming heap of wreckage, much like the guy in that pic above, completely devistated.

Turns out the U-Haul guy who hooked up the trailer forgot to screw the tensioner down, but I could never prove it. My car got bent a little, but because it was a 1969 Ford Fairlane it stayed on the road and never flipped... it saved my life. So I owe Ford my life.

I never wish that on any of you. It really messes you up.

 

First - I am glad he lived to tell about it. He could have died in a wreck like that.

Second - for those of you contemplating taking your car to a track to test or try it out remember that this sequence could happen to you and your car and that is an implied risk so choose carefully.

 

First - I am glad he lived to tell about it. He could have died in a wreck like that.

Second - for those of you contemplating taking your car to a track to test or try it out remember that this sequence could happen to you and your car and that is an implied risk so choose carefully.

On top of that, your insurance will NOT cover the car if you are racing the car.....even on a track. Insurance won't even cover it if you are autocrossing.

 

Whoa. The guy's posture in the last picture pretty much sums it up.

 

On top of that, your insurance will NOT cover the car if you are racing the car.....even on a track. Insurance won't even cover it if you are autocrossing.

A lot of track events get around the insurance problem by calling the event a driving school. I know as I have participated in many myself. You just have to verify ahead of time that you are covered while at the school even when your vehicle is on the track. So long as there is no official timing involved, it's normally not an issue.

>8^)
ER

 

pic7 and 8 are in the wrong spot

 

i dont know much about bmw junk...but isnt that an M5...do they make sedan m3's??

 

i dont know much about bmw junk...but isnt that an M5...do they make sedan m3's??

BMW junk??

Have you ever driven an M3?

They did make M3 sedans from 97-99 I believe.

 

I'm sure they didn't mean it like that.

For many people the word junk is interchangable with the word 'stuff'.

 

BMW M3 4 door: $54,000

Track day: $400

Helmet: $200

Pictures on the internet of you crying because you just rolled your daily driver: Priceless

 

pic7 and 8 are in the wrong spot

I disagree - I think that picture 8 is showing the car bouncing back up in the air after the wheels on the driver's side hit the ground. The suspension would compress and then rebound causing the car to bounce like that.

>8^)
ER