Porsche Boxster Nurburgring Crash Is a Quick Performance Driving Lesson

The car seems to be wearing a few aftermarket parts, with the list being headed by a set of custom wheels. Having established that, it’s time to go straight into the action, with the clip below showing us the enthusiastic driver of the 968 Boxster pushing the car into oversteer.

The Boxster’s natural balance means the car performs a smooth, predictable transition towards the sliding state. Alas, the driver doesn’t seem to be familiar with this kind of situation, as he brakes, which actually accelerates the oversteering of the sportscar.

The driver does eventually release the brake, but then he overcorrects, spinning the other way. The Porsche ends up travelling backwards, heading for the guardrail. At this point, it appears that the driver fails to use the brakes at full force.

There’s a second possibility here - in situations of this kind, the ABS can prevent the braking system from applying full stopping power, as the sensors detect the vehicle is not in a normal state.

The Boxster ends up hitting the barrier with its rear, albeit at low speeds. While the driver won’t have to pay for fixing the guardrail, he did end up cancelling the advantage a mid-engined car like the Boxster can bring during an impact - hitting the barrier with the rear of the vehicle increases the risk of damaging the components found in the engine bay.

ABS intervention or not, it’s that initial braking that truly upset the Porsche’s balance. As Mario Andretti once put it, “It is amazing how many drivers, even on the Formula One level, think that the brakes are for slowing the car down.”