We all love a good track chase involving machines like the Honda S2000 and the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and there are plenty of reasons for that. For one thing, these are analog driving machines, while neither of the two Japanese carmakers has replaced the beasts so far. Nevertheless, such circuit stunts can always end badly, especially if we're talking about the Nurburgring.
Alas, a Touristenfahrten (Tourist Days) event that took place earlier this week (we're talking about the session held on May 1st), saw a Honda S2000 meeting the guardrail.
The accident was caught on camera and you'll find the resulting footage at the bottom of the page. Mind you, the clip doesn't include the moment when the driver lost control of the sportscar, with this happening before the bend that saw the machine crashing. Nevertheless, judging by the velocity of the sliding car, it seems the driver carried too much speed into the corner.
Then again, it's not a secret that the S2000 can suffer from snap oversteer, with drivers needing to take this into account when hooning the open-air toy.
As for the Mitsubishi part of the tale, we can see a yellow Lancer Evo IX pulling away while the Honda slides into the metallic element on the side of the track. The S2K hit the guardrail with its posterior, but this wasn't the end of its ordeal.
Given the momentum of the car and the angle of the impact, the car recoiled, going straight into the barrier on the other side of the track. As for the driver of the S2000 (it seems he wasn't accompanied by any passenger), we can notice him exiting the vehicle after this comes to a halt.
Fortunately, the vehicles that were behind the Honda managed to get around the crashed machine, so at least the drama ended at that point.
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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