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Flame-Spitting Focus RS Spits Out Its Teeth in Failed Nurburgring Overtake Crash

Even the most skilled drivers can be caught out by the Nurburgring, but while some Green Hell crashes involve a certain degree of bad luck, the one we're here to discuss saw the driver of the ruined car forging his bad luck.
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We're dealing with a second-generation Ford Focus RS, a hot hatch that seems to have been nicely tuned to the point where its five-cylinder turbo spits flames.

Thanks to some lap time footage coming from inside a Mini Cooper S JCW Cabrio, we can see the hot hatch driver going for an aggressive Touristenfahrten (Tourist Days) lap, while chasing an E92 BMW 3 Series Coupe closely - we'll tip our lens to BridgeToGantry for the clip.

The Focus RS driver decided to finally make his move on the Bimmer, trying to pass the 3er through the Bellow-S - for the record, this is the kind of corner that can easily trick you into believing there's plenty of space for passing and then tear your car apart.

Alas, this is precisely what happened, with the Ford driver becoming the victim of a mix involving his own aggression and lift-off oversteer (yep, front-wheel-drive machines can bite like hell too).

Once the rear end of the Focus RS let go, the driver countersteered swiftly, while he also demonstrated he's not a rookie by not slamming on the brakes. However, despite his best efforts, the double-impact crash that followed almost reminds us of the $5,000 pinball Nurburgring lap we showed you a few days ago.

The poor Focus RS hit the barrier on the right side of the track violently, while bouncing off and also crashing into the protection element on the other side of the circuit.

The lesson here? Sometimes making it to the other side of the Ring in one piece is more important than winning an imaginary race.

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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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