Performance cars may have come a long way over the past few decades, but no engineering goodies can save a driver from himself when the one behind the wheel takes the machine around him to ten out of ten without being around of the surroundings.
Heck, infotainment systems warn drivers about checking their surroundings at single-digit speeds, so can you imagine going into the triple-digit zone without following this basic guideline?
Alas, such a stunt isn't confined to the land of imagination, since an Audi RS3 driver has recently demonstrated where this kind of stunt can lead to.
As you'll get to see in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page, the hot hatch gets hooned in a straight line and, when a 90-degree corner shows up, the RS3 almost keeps going straight.
No, this isn't the proverbial Audi understeer. Instead, the one behind the wheels carried so much speed into the intersection that it was simply impossible for the spicy compact to obey the steering wheel instructions.
At first sight, it seems that this guy was simply hooning the RS3 on public roads and the manner in which he goes through the said junction will can easily give you a headache (what "STOP" sign?).
However, the pedal-to-the-metal action actually takes place on the Chimay Street Circuit. And it's not a coincidence that the Belgian course, which was used for the Grand Prix the Frontieres between 1929 and 1972, eventually saw the event being axed due to safety reasons - it will all make sense when you check out the footage of the crash, which seems almost surreal.
The passive safety of the previous-generation Audi RS3 we have here did its job well, with the driver surviving a 200 km/h (124 mph) accident that has to be witnessed in order to be believed.
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. Full profile
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