By now, we've all learned to associate supercars with fires and you shouldn't expect the racing incarnation of our poster cars to be any less flame-friendly.
The latest example of this came over the weekend, with a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 going through a painfully hot experience. The racecar was doing its thing during the ADAC GT Masters race on the Circuit Zandvoort in the Netherlands, when it blew its engine. One thing led to another, with the racecar going from Raging Bull to Fire-Spitting Dragon in a matter of seconds.
The driver brought the GT3 racer to a halt shortly after the engine compartment burst into flames, with a track marshal managing to put out the fire without too much effort. Fortunately, it all ended there - this doesn't mean the rebuilding effort that should follow such an even is less costly.
And while we can't estimate the toll of this fiery happening, we can tell you this is a Sant'Agata Bolognese machine that comes with a price of EUR369,000 (make that $417,853 at the current exchange rates) and that's before adding taxes or the running costs.
The GT3, just like the Super Trofeo (the other corcuit-bound incarnation of the Huracan) shares its naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 with the street car. However, the double-clutch tranny has made room for a six-speed sequential gearbox -frankly, this can be considered the norm in the racing world.
Matching stopping power is provided by a braking setup consisting of 380 mm rotors up front and 355 mm discs at the back.
When it comes to the all-important control electronics, the driver can choose between 12 settings for the Bosch ABS and just as many for the traction control system.
Fortunately, the driver we see here didn't have to turn to the on-board OMP fire extinguisher, and we can say the same about the racecar's roof hatch - this is there to ensure emergency personnel can reach the driver in case of an emergency. So yes, things could have been much, much worse.
The driver brought the GT3 racer to a halt shortly after the engine compartment burst into flames, with a track marshal managing to put out the fire without too much effort. Fortunately, it all ended there - this doesn't mean the rebuilding effort that should follow such an even is less costly.
And while we can't estimate the toll of this fiery happening, we can tell you this is a Sant'Agata Bolognese machine that comes with a price of EUR369,000 (make that $417,853 at the current exchange rates) and that's before adding taxes or the running costs.
The GT3, just like the Super Trofeo (the other corcuit-bound incarnation of the Huracan) shares its naturally aspirated 5.2-liter V10 with the street car. However, the double-clutch tranny has made room for a six-speed sequential gearbox -frankly, this can be considered the norm in the racing world.
Matching stopping power is provided by a braking setup consisting of 380 mm rotors up front and 355 mm discs at the back.
When it comes to the all-important control electronics, the driver can choose between 12 settings for the Bosch ABS and just as many for the traction control system.
Fortunately, the driver we see here didn't have to turn to the on-board OMP fire extinguisher, and we can say the same about the racecar's roof hatch - this is there to ensure emergency personnel can reach the driver in case of an emergency. So yes, things could have been much, much worse.