Amazingly Still BMW Driver Goes For Accidental 360 Nurburgring Spin, Not a Crash

It all has to do with a senior BMW whose driver probably went through a costly dry cleaning adventure after the Ring episode seen in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page.

We can see the car, an E36-generation Touring, entering Schwedenkreuz at the kind of overly generous speeds this corner demands. It doesn't take long for the downhill configuration of the bend to join its forces with the soaking wet track and send the Bimmer on an oversteer frenzy.

Come to think of it, this is the kind of corner that easily separates front-wheel-drive and rear-wheel-drive cars by offering them a grass snack on opposite sides of the asphalt stretch. Oh, and having an all-wheel-drive supercar won't necessarily make one immune to Schwedenkreuz accidents.

Most Sx (this is the usual forum-grade abbreviation of the bend's name) crashes see drivers struggling to save their rides, but failing to deliver the right correction maneuvers.

However, this E36 moment might be a 360-degree spin, but it's not an accident. The credit for the E36 exiting the corner sideways, but in one piece, goes to a mix between sheer luck and the stillness of the driver.

While the one behind the wheel does try to countersteer at first, the front wheels are kept mostly straight for the rest of the truly spectacular spin, with the laws of physics working to help the 3er regain its grip balance.

And while this driver even had time to "talk" to the camera guy recording his accidental shenanigan as the car drove by, it all looks like a simulation intended to illustrate the dangers of bringing a laser gun to the Nurburgring.