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Those who have never hooned their machines on a track might find it difficult to imagine just how intense going through the Nurburgring's Schwedenkreuz bend might be.
We're talking about a bend following a straight that isn't all that far from allowing one to reach the top speed of his machine. As for the twist itself, Schwedenkreuz is a corner that will surprise those who aren't aware of the Ring's layout.
Drivers who are familiar with the Green Hell must still pay attention, since we're looking at a downhill right-hander that will easily see the posterior of a rear-wheel-drive machine stepping out.
Alas, many novices seem to have a thing for lapping the Nordschleife without the help of ESP, which is why plenty of accidents take place in this corner. And no, you don't necessarily need an RWD car to see the posterior coming loose - here's an Audi A3 going through such a situation.
And the most recent example of the said twist causing a car to enter tete-a-queue mode comes from the BMW in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page.
As is the case with the A3 in the link above, this is one of those rare episodes where we get to check out the in-car footage, which means we can get a pretty clear idea of what the guy behind the wheel did wrong.
We can see the man decelerating before the bend and it doesn't look like Schwedenkreuz took him by surprise. Nevertheless, asking his E46 to lose some serious speed and corner at the same time caused the 3 Series to spin violently.
Judging by the driver's steering wheel maneuvers, the guy knows how to handle an out-of-control car. Sprinkle some luck on top of that and you'll end up with an episode that saw the Bimmer going through the Ring ordeal without any serious consequences.
Nevertheless, the driver and his passenger went through an uber-intense experience, as you'll be able to notice in the clip.
Drivers who are familiar with the Green Hell must still pay attention, since we're looking at a downhill right-hander that will easily see the posterior of a rear-wheel-drive machine stepping out.
Alas, many novices seem to have a thing for lapping the Nordschleife without the help of ESP, which is why plenty of accidents take place in this corner. And no, you don't necessarily need an RWD car to see the posterior coming loose - here's an Audi A3 going through such a situation.
And the most recent example of the said twist causing a car to enter tete-a-queue mode comes from the BMW in the piece of footage at the bottom of the page.
As is the case with the A3 in the link above, this is one of those rare episodes where we get to check out the in-car footage, which means we can get a pretty clear idea of what the guy behind the wheel did wrong.
We can see the man decelerating before the bend and it doesn't look like Schwedenkreuz took him by surprise. Nevertheless, asking his E46 to lose some serious speed and corner at the same time caused the 3 Series to spin violently.
Judging by the driver's steering wheel maneuvers, the guy knows how to handle an out-of-control car. Sprinkle some luck on top of that and you'll end up with an episode that saw the Bimmer going through the Ring ordeal without any serious consequences.
Nevertheless, the driver and his passenger went through an uber-intense experience, as you'll be able to notice in the clip.
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