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The Moment When a Porsche Racecar Does the Nurburgring on the Rim

Porsche Cayman does Nurburgring on the rim 4 photos
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Sometimes, the most spectacular moments come from truly unexpected Nurburgring episodes and we're here to talk about one of those show-rated events.
It all has to do with the piece of footage below, whose highlight was supposed to be an Audi TT RS crash - keep in mind that we're talking about racecars, converted or not, here, since the video comes from the VLN motorsport adventure that took place the past Saturday.

In the past, we've dissected tons of Nordschleife accidents, as well as near crashes so far, all with the aim of bringing you performance driving lessons that can prove valuable if you track your car or happen to find yourself in an emergency situation.

However, we don't want to focus on the accident for this story, as we're here for entertainment purposes alone. Instead, we're willing to zoom in on a Porsche moment.

We're talking about a scene that sees the driver of a Cayman racecar getting a flat tire and deciding to carry on, most likely for safety reasons. Thus, we end up with some good seconds of the Zuffenhausen machine appearing to lap the Ring using just three tires.

And it's impossible for us to look at the beverage-related livery of the mid-engined Porsche without thinking of another development of this kind we recently showed you.

That would be the Heineken Porsche Cayman. This time, we're dealing with a Cayman GT4, to the rarity of the sportscar climbs even higher. And, despite the stick shift, which doesn't exactly help when all you want is to jump from one vibrator to another as fast as possible, we're assuring you the Heineken GT4 regularly gets its fair share of circuit time, as its owner enjoys track day events.

Returning to the action in this clip, if you're in a hurry, you can jump to the 2:15 point for the limping moment.

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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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