Nurburgring crashes come in all shapes and sizes and most of these take place due to drivers not being familiar with the layout of the infamous German track and/or with the at-the-limit behavior of their machines. Well, the Ring accident we have here is different, even though the vehicles it involves are not necessarily unexpected - we're dealing with a BMW and a Porsche.
We're talking about a racing accident, which means the those behind the wheels of the said machines are supposed to be aware of the aspects mentioned in the intro.
Alas, the piece of footage documenting the crash only partially reveals the action. To be more precise, we can't see the initial phase of the impact, so we don't know which of the drivers is to blame.
Nevertheless, it looks like the Porsche Cayman aimed to pass the BMW 3 Series on the inside, with the BMW moving into the Porsche as the two were entering a bend.
The clash caused both cars to run wide, but, fortunately, the bend that housed the hostilities comes with a massive gravel trap.
Despite the driver of the mid-engined machine making sustained countersteering efforts to avoid a spin, the Cayman still ended up in a nasty situation.
To be more precise, the Porscha was pushed off the track and ended up hitting the metallic element on the side of the track. However, the car had almost come to a halt at the time when it kissed the barrier, so the impact wasn't serious.
As for the Bavarian sedan, this didn't just avoid the barrier, but also managed to return to the circuit and probably resumed its activity.
P.S.: If you're willing to skip straight to the action mentioned above, you can head over to the 7:02 point of the clip. However, you should know this is a complication featuring action-packed moments and crashes from a VLN Ring race, so there are more intense moments waiting for you.
Alas, the piece of footage documenting the crash only partially reveals the action. To be more precise, we can't see the initial phase of the impact, so we don't know which of the drivers is to blame.
Nevertheless, it looks like the Porsche Cayman aimed to pass the BMW 3 Series on the inside, with the BMW moving into the Porsche as the two were entering a bend.
The clash caused both cars to run wide, but, fortunately, the bend that housed the hostilities comes with a massive gravel trap.
Despite the driver of the mid-engined machine making sustained countersteering efforts to avoid a spin, the Cayman still ended up in a nasty situation.
To be more precise, the Porscha was pushed off the track and ended up hitting the metallic element on the side of the track. However, the car had almost come to a halt at the time when it kissed the barrier, so the impact wasn't serious.
As for the Bavarian sedan, this didn't just avoid the barrier, but also managed to return to the circuit and probably resumed its activity.
P.S.: If you're willing to skip straight to the action mentioned above, you can head over to the 7:02 point of the clip. However, you should know this is a complication featuring action-packed moments and crashes from a VLN Ring race, so there are more intense moments waiting for you.