Well that didn't go to plan...

Discussion in 'Megane Discussion' started by torquenstein, Mar 23, 2015.

  1. Warning: Don't watch if you don't wan't to see a seriously hurt Megane!

    [video=youtube;QaBG1t715co]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaBG1t715co[/video]

    Seen on Bridge to Gantry this morning here
     
  2. ouch! Looks like all were ok, was that a ring car for driver lessons
     
  3. Hire car ?
     
  4. Oo shot that ain't good! U ok though?
     
  5. ooph, those curbs are murder if you get it wrong
     
  6. Looks like an RSR rental. I rented an R26R from them in 2010, which if I remember correctly had an excess of 15K euros at the time.
     
  7. Defo rental car. Excess will be something in the region of €15,000.
     
  8. Fortunately its not me driving but its said that the driver was unharmed. Testament to the Megane's safety credentials I guess :smile:

    It is a RSR Rental and the poster uploaded another video in which you see the Megane as it only just makes the corner in an earlier attempt:

    [video=youtube;EXaxNxB0oaE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXaxNxB0oaE[/video]
     
  9. Will.

    Will. RSM Moderator RSM Moderator

    OUCH. That really hurts me to see.
     
  10. JESUS

    looks like he was struggling with that section
     
  11. [h=3]What are our excess levels?[/h]Touristenfahrten / Track:

    • Renault Twingo: €4000 (TF) €6000 (Trackday)
    • Renault Clio: €8000 (TF) €16000 (Trackday)
    • GT86 Road Car/Scirocco/Megane: €15000 (TF) €22000 (Trackday)
    • M135i/E46 Track Car: €20000
    • GT86 Race Car/E92/130i Race Car/Exige 240S: €35000
    • E46 M3 Race Car/Exige V6/Cup 260/2-Eleven/Cayman: €50000
    • Nissan GT-R: €75000
    • GT3 991: €100000
    • McLaren: €150000
     
  12. Can't see the attraction of the place when the risks are so high and costly, each to their own though.
     
  13. Even if the driver / hirer had taken out an insurance policy
     
  14. Ouch!

    Far, far, far too fast for that corner. Werseifen is a low speed corner. Totally on the wrong line too coming out of miss hit miss. This is what happens when you don't know the track and you go hunting for fast lap times.

    As as has been quoted already, RSR's excesses aren't cheap! A lot of people are unaware of this. I took a load of young squaddies down there one weekend. They rented an R26.R but had no idea of what the excess was until I told them. This was after they crashed their own car in the morning on their first lap.
     
    Last edited: Mar 23, 2015
  15. Does seem strange that everyone was struggling with that corner. It's not a particularly difficult one, unless you don't know the track or there has been fluid dropped.
     
  16. Could he maybe have been racing the Porsche that comes up pretty quick behind him?
     
  17. -Jamie-

    -Jamie- RSM Moderator


    This, Its a 2nd gear corner in our Meganes and use the torque/LSD to pull you out it from lowish revs.


    Just someone with little track knowledge thinking they can push hard, Did cringe at it though.
     
  18. Seen this on facebook btg page, love this place but it is a reminder of what can happen if you push too hard!
     
  19. The track looks damp/greasy as you can see the dry line forming as the video goes on. Either way he's still entering too quick.

    @jamie, im normally in 3rd here, I find there's normally only 1k revs spare in second
     

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