Motorsport OMG / WTF moments - Racing Funnies, Fails, Crashes, And Randomness

[Mike458]

To piggyback on Carb's post, here's what is probably the most notorious example of ARCA brakes:



The replay is shown at 5:30 for full ridiculousness.

WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE

 

[Mike Rotch]

 

[Mike Rotch]

A bit long, but everything from a motorcycle powered 2CV to a F1 Racing truck and a F1 car

 

[RACECAR]

A bit long, but everything from a motorcycle powered 2CV to a F1 Racing truck and a F1 car

Actually after listening and hearing it, that's appears to be a Former A1GP car. Looks amazingly similar to a F1 car but its actually the car designed by Dallara that was intended to replace the Lolas that had been used.

 

[Mike Rotch]

Actually after listening and hearing it, that's appears to be a Former A1GP car. Looks amazingly similar to a F1 car but its actually the car designed by Dallara that was intended to replace the Lolas that had been used.

I'm not so sure - the one at 5:56 that is shown throughout sounds and looks (esp the front wing) like a mid noughties Ferrari F1 to me. But the odds of it being a A1GP car certainly are higher and prob makes sense 👍

 

[TDZdave]

I'm not so sure - the one at 5:56 that is shown throughout sounds and looks (esp the front wing) like a mid noughties Ferrari F1 to me. But the odds of it being a A1GP car certainly are higher and prob makes sense 👍

A1GP cars had very basic front wings, there is quite a lot of curve to the wing on that car, as far as I can tell its a former SuperLeague Formula car,

 

[Jimlaad43]

I know there's a circa-2005 GP2 car doing hillclimbs

 

[TRGTspecialist]

Actually after listening and hearing it, that's appears to be a Former A1GP car. Looks amazingly similar to a F1 car but its actually the car designed by Dallara that was intended to replace the Lolas that had been used.

I'm not so sure - the one at 5:56 that is shown throughout sounds and looks (esp the front wing) like a mid noughties Ferrari F1 to me. But the odds of it being a A1GP car certainly are higher and prob makes sense 👍

It looks and sounds to me like the last version of the A1GP car, which was based on the Ferrari F2004 chassis and had a V8 engine - so technically you might be both right!

 

[Bocha]

Juan Maria "Flaco" Traverso doin 3 laps almost blind by smoke



Miguel Angel "Toto" Etchegaray throws hes fire extinguisher to gain some time over rivals

 

[twitcher]

Some real life Initial D Man I wish I spoke Japanese...even without I was laughing my ass off


Edit:
I don't even know what to say about this...

 

[TRGTspecialist]

A casual wave (followed by casual speed wobble) at top speed on the Dakar:

 

[Johnny1996]

Scary moment and close call for drivers Justin Allgaier and Thomas Meseraull. Allgaier turned over in front of Meseraull, and Allgaier's wheel hit Meseraull in the head, as well as the latter's car just barely missing Allgaier's head. Both drivers were okay. Photo below the video in the spoiler.

Also, possible language warning for the background noise in the video. I can't distinguish it but better safe than sorry.

Spoiler: Photo

 

[twitcher]

I don't know what order these two clips go in, but I really want to believe that the interview with Montoya's comments about Wehrlein was before Werhlein's incedent





Edit: videos don't seem to be working on this page. They work fine if you click on the youtube link though.

 

[Pezzarinho17]

I don't know who authorised that track layout, but someone needs to sit down with them and explain how the crossover has worked in this events since the start... Just such a terrible idea!

 

[TenEightyOne]

I don't know who authorised that track layout, but someone needs to sit down with them and explain how the crossover has worked in this events since the start... Just such a terrible idea!

Were they meant to be crossing over at that point?

 

[The Stig Farmer]

Were they meant to be crossing over at that point?

Yes, but this was the end of the race (anyway, the difference in speed between the two loops allowed them to cross without fault).

 

[Samus]

I don't know who authorised that track layout, but someone needs to sit down with them and explain how the crossover has worked in this events since the start... Just such a terrible idea!

The crash had nothing to do with the crossover, they weren't crossing over at that point and as @The Stig Farmer says the course was designed so they wouldn't be at the crossover at the same time.

It looked like Pascal just came out of the last turn hot and understeered into the barrier, which then broke his steering and/or suspension. It still looks weird though, seemed like he had enough time to turn back away from the barrier.

 

[IforceV8]

It looked like Pascal just came out of the last turn hot and understeered into the barrier, which then broke his steering and/or suspension. It still looks weird though, seemed like he had enough time to turn back away from the barrier.

Somewhere Toto Wolff was doing a Picard face palm and telling himself he made the right decision.

 

[TDZdave]

 

[Pete05]

Lol. I was only telling someone about this a few weeks ago.

Water is somewhat hard when you hit it at speed

 

[Liquid]

 

[NFSCARBON1]

Love it, little bit of the silly stuff that's gone astray in recent seasons (Jenson Button aside).

 

[Roo]

 

[AnthonyD1993]

SGMP (especially the Duck X Productions races Lights Out and No Mercy) is legendary for craziness. Tom Bailey made one hell of a save there which is big since he never drove that car ever before the race and that car had never been raced with a 315 drag radial that the class it entered in before either. I still remember the big wreck Steve Jackson had at the sister No Mercy 7 race last fall. He walked away from it too.

This is the wreck I'm referring to for anyone curious:

 

[Roo]

 

[Roo]

Double post but worth it.

 

[adam46]

Sorry to revive a dead conversation, but I need to weigh in so I don't explode.

@Mike Rotch @TDZdave @RACECAR @TRGTspecialist

The hillclimb car you guys are discussing further up the page is the second generation GP2 Dallara that was used between 2008-2011. The owner, Gary Hauser, and namesake David, who I believe is his brother, have used the car at BOSS GP races, as well as hillclimbs.

Here's an onboard video you may have seen before...



And the same car at Monza with BOSS.

 

[Carlos]

https://i.gyazo.com/3229b769e9eeaf547c0a545aff88b6d2.gif
Supersport race finish from last Sunday

 

[GTFan24]

Possibly one of the greatest passes ive ever seen

 

[Liquid]

Jean Alesi & Alain Prost, 1993