Dubai - Renault F1 car crash - LotusTalk

Desperado · 04-13-2009, 05:36 PM

Anyone see this ?

YouTube - Renault F1 Crash Dubai Autodrome - Slowmotion - HD

More info on it here:

VIDEO: Ben Sulayem crashes Renault F1 car while racing Ford GT in Dubai

Hello Kitty · 04-13-2009, 05:45 PM

Ford GT WINS!

apk919 · 04-13-2009, 05:45 PM

Someone ran out of talent in less than 100 meters...

Yeti · 04-13-2009, 06:33 PM

Wow, I guess F1 is not as easy as it looks. Who would have thunk?

We need a smiley face burnout and crash to commemorate this moment.

fitfan · 04-13-2009, 06:48 PM

...i ahd my money on that ford from the start!

mcoupe · 04-13-2009, 07:09 PM

I am glad I personally fund people like that so they can make fool of themselves. 1 gallon at a time...our $$$ at work!

tandemracer · 04-13-2009, 07:22 PM

Ireally like how the wall that he crashed into says "TOTAL" all over it.

ErictheBastard · 04-13-2009, 07:59 PM

I did the EXACT same thing with my Elise the night I brought it home. Second gear, second cam, COLD tires.

Thankfully that wall wasn't there. Or a lamp post. Or a tree. Or a sturdy pedestrian.

Damn shame they didn't get to complete this demonstration - The Ford GT would have been lapped before it made it around once.

plastique999 · 04-13-2009, 09:09 PM

epic fail!

ads_green · 04-14-2009, 12:43 AM

Not sure but the track has a patch that looks slightly different colour where the spin starts. Wonder if it was a bad repair?

Even so theres a reason f1 drivers walk the track before racing!

petersracing · 04-14-2009, 02:41 AM

I'd bet it broke the diff. It happened to me in F3000 when we broke a spider gear in a powerflow. The steering lock is so limited that by the time it gets to the point you try and catch it you can't get the front wheels back to the direction of travel.

Surferjer · 04-14-2009, 04:35 AM

Too much throttle, not enough grip and not up to speed?

Viggen · 04-14-2009, 05:09 AM

looks like something broke on it to me. He takes off & you see the marks from both tires..... then several feet after the tires have tractions the back end kicks out & there are no signs of wheelsping. Something must of broken.....

Exigin · 04-14-2009, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Surferjer

Too much throttle, not enough grip and not up to speed?

yup,

he was trying to put that ford to shame... oops

MMMotorCity · 04-14-2009, 06:42 AM

Rolling starts? F1 is not NASCAR

04-13-2009, 05:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Desperado Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 487	Dubai - Renault F1 car crash Anyone see this ? YouTube - Renault F1 Crash Dubai Autodrome - Slowmotion - HD More info on it here: VIDEO: Ben Sulayem crashes Renault F1 car while racing Ford GT in Dubai __________________ ''Whaddya hear, Starbuck?'' ''Nothing but the rain.'' ''Well grab your gun and bring in the cat.''

04-13-2009, 05:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
apk919 Will Race For Bacon Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Yawk City & Sandy Eggo Posts: 9,226 Images: 20	Someone ran out of talent in less than 100 meters... __________________ Come along for a ride: my videos 2007 Aspen White Lotus Exige S (street ride) 2010 Isotope Green Lotus 2-Eleven (track ride) 2008 Yellow Hornet Lotus 2-Eleven (track ride 2) * 2011 Lotus Cup USA Race & Time Trial 2-11 Class Champion * Last edited by apk919; 04-13-2009 at 05:50 PM.

04-13-2009, 06:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
fitfan Formula Ford User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Diego! Posts: 5,725	...i ahd my money on that ford from the start! __________________ "I really started paying attention to cars was when they came out with the Nissan Z, the first body. Then I seen the Cherokees, the old square ones, and I was like, “Wow, that’s cool.” Then I seen the Isuzu jeeps and I seen the Wranglers." -Lotus Cars VP of Global Design

04-13-2009, 07:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
tandemracer Enemy of the State Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nashville Posts: 854	Ireally like how the wall that he crashed into says "TOTAL" all over it. __________________ Sold all my cars. Moving overseas for a few years.

04-13-2009, 07:59 PM	#8 (permalink)
ErictheBastard NOT the Stig Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 673 Images: 5	I did the EXACT same thing with my Elise the night I brought it home. Second gear, second cam, COLD tires. Thankfully that wall wasn't there. Or a lamp post. Or a tree. Or a sturdy pedestrian. Damn shame they didn't get to complete this demonstration - The Ford GT would have been lapped before it made it around once. __________________ Eric the Bastard, Esq. Sylmar, CA 2005 Chrome Orange Buzzbomb Larini SE Exhaust LETSLA shift kit Exige Seats LSS Wheels Lift Point Kit and Jack Helper Difflow 5-Element Diffusor

04-13-2009, 05:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hello Kitty Goodbye Kitty Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,371 Images: 30	Ford GT WINS!

04-13-2009, 06:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Yeti Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Harrisburg, PA Posts: 1,039	Wow, I guess F1 is not as easy as it looks. Who would have thunk? We need a smiley face burnout and crash to commemorate this moment.

04-13-2009, 07:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
mcoupe Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 598	I am glad I personally fund people like that so they can make fool of themselves. 1 gallon at a time...our $$$ at work!

04-13-2009, 09:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
plastique999 Form and Function Join Date: May 2008 Location: Alta Loma, CA Posts: 3,823	epic fail! __________________ 2005 Lotus Elise: 2bular decat\GT3 exhaust,HID's,turn signal&rear fins delete, CFside scoops, CFbinnacle,CFcenter console,Zoom CF mirror,APR Aero kit,CF 5-elem. diffuser,Exige mesh,Ohlins DA,RTD brace,VolkCE28s,HoosierR6s,HawkHT10s,CO painted calipers,SS lines,Reverie XC CF seat,Reverie CF steering wheel,Schroth Profi II 6 pt harness,shifter re-Enforcer,Manly mounts,BOE fuel surge, Moroso pan,BWR key to BWR S/C! 2008 Lotus 211...a few mods

04-14-2009, 12:43 AM	#10 (permalink)
ads_green Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 675	Not sure but the track has a patch that looks slightly different colour where the spin starts. Wonder if it was a bad repair? Even so theres a reason f1 drivers walk the track before racing!

04-14-2009, 02:41 AM	#11 (permalink)
petersracing Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 249	I'd bet it broke the diff. It happened to me in F3000 when we broke a spider gear in a powerflow. The steering lock is so limited that by the time it gets to the point you try and catch it you can't get the front wheels back to the direction of travel. __________________ www.petersracing.com 2008 Exige S PP, 1984 Turbo Esprit, 1979 Esprit JPS #25, 1968 Elan +2

04-14-2009, 04:35 AM	#12 (permalink)
Surferjer No more cone damage! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Exton, PA Posts: 8,997	Too much throttle, not enough grip and not up to speed? __________________ Jer 2005 Elise (retired from autox) 2002 Ford Excursion DIESEL 4 X 4 1993 Miata race car

04-14-2009, 05:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
Viggen Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 558	looks like something broke on it to me. He takes off & you see the marks from both tires..... then several feet after the tires have tractions the back end kicks out & there are no signs of wheelsping. Something must of broken.....

04-14-2009, 06:42 AM	#15 (permalink)
MMMotorCity Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 100	Rolling starts? F1 is not NASCAR

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