BMW Alpina B8 Gran coupe CRASHES at Goodwood :(

nick3753 · 07-10-2021, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by city1991

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Originally Posted by cheveux

Maybe the tires were 1psi off..
Its a shame tho

Why would you track this car? Obviously he's got stock tires, suspension, etc. I get wanting to go fast. Back in high school I had an 81 Z-28 that I had up to 147, couldn't get to 150 due to a hood scoop that was loose. No air bags, no seat belt usage (that's how old I am). But I did this on a straight away. Same with my 6 series. I've had it up to 130 on the interstate but it was a straight road and no traffic.

He is on a closed course with a racing helmet on with a safety team on standby….. Sounds reasonably ideal for driving fast. Just made a costly error on a tight course.

MD707 · 07-10-2021, 10:07 AM

As said, not a track day. It’s Goodwood Festival of Speed and you can watch it live.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/event-c...d-live-stream/

stein_325i · 07-10-2021, 10:15 AM

That's not embarrassing at all…

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Luminor513 · 07-10-2021, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

You know you should have bought an M8 and few driving lessons!

He was wobbling in every turn and way too much on the throttle going into turns, that's why he kept going straight on the crash turn.

+1 agreed. Too much throttle

phantom7835 · 07-10-2021, 10:33 AM

The ultimate understeering machine

People that think weight doesn't matter when you have big power and big brakes need to see this

floating.spirit · 07-10-2021, 10:34 AM

At least the hay bales were effective.

To theorize, is it more an unsteady hand that leads to the wobbling or a soft suspension (compared to an actual M). I struggle to comprehend the whole spectacle.

adc · 07-10-2021, 10:37 AM

Aggressive driver plus severe understeer yields frontal crash.
Aggressive driver plus over steering car yields rear crash.

Take your pick. I guess frontal crash is safest.

EDWYER · 07-10-2021, 10:40 AM

Heyy of a ride

floating.spirit · 07-10-2021, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by G21-M340i

As said, not a track day. It's Goodwood Festival of Speed and you can watch it live.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/event-c...d-live-stream/

Thanks for the link. What a wonderful event I've never heard of.

ICantDrive4Sht · 07-10-2021, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by floating.spirit

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Originally Posted by G21-M340i

As said, not a track day. It's Goodwood Festival of Speed and you can watch it live.

https://www.goodwood.com/grr/event-c...d-live-stream/

Thanks for the link. What a wonderful event I've never heard of.

Really? Wow, well glad you heard about it now.
That's where BMW introduced the all new 2 series also

535i MSport · 07-10-2021, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by unfoundnemo

Ouch, even has the dude's name. Reports seem to say we was walking around unscathed afterwards, but I hope he had track insurance! Although, when I looked at it for an event I went to, it came with a $900 premium for 2 days and 20% deductible for the M8. It was about the same rate at 3 different companies. I figured if I caused more than $30k worth of damage at a track at speed, my life insurance policy may be taking over anyway (whether from the crash or from my wife)...

This is at Goodwood Festival of Speed. The manufacturer runs the cars up the hill, so they are self insured.

translux · 07-10-2021, 11:22 AM

That sucks especially televised.
But if you spend enough time on track it's not if but when you're going to go off.
Simple mistake of carrying too much speed. Also looks like the car was unweighted right before entry.
Must be a challenging part of the course.
Check out the marks from others locking them up in the same area.

bjcarls · 07-10-2021, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by b4hand

100%

I loved hearing stories of crashes and HPDE. The tires had to many cycles, spun me around. Something in the rear brakes, made me spin. I think I got a flat, spun me around. The real answer, you were going in too hot and spun.

r33_RGSport · 07-10-2021, 12:13 PM

I love how it glides like a boat.

JustChris · 07-10-2021, 12:29 PM

Whoops.

yousefnjr · 07-10-2021, 12:35 PM

That’s one way to get bigger grills

MKParris · 07-10-2021, 12:52 PM

If you watch his gloves just before the turn you will see he badly underestimated the angle of the turn. He was done before he was halfway through the corner.

Because he underestimated the angle he brought too much speed with him and well...went for a hay ride.

b.oom · 07-10-2021, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by m3fuz

Wow. That was expensive.

Mnop. That's marketing. And if I'd make a guess I think they're benchmarking it against Aston's image.

oz555 · 07-10-2021, 01:58 PM

It is not the tyre. To much speed for the last corner. It is a long car and S curve is very dificult for longwheelbase cars.

Cadillac · 07-10-2021, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bjcarls

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Originally Posted by b4hand

100%

I loved hearing stories of crashes and HPDE. The tires had to many cycles, spun me around. Something in the rear brakes, made me spin. I think I got a flat, spun me around. The real answer, you were going in too hot and spun.

Or…you ran out of talent😂

BMthusiast · 07-10-2021, 03:17 PM

You're supposed to drink Paulaners after you're done driving, not before.

J-RO · 07-10-2021, 03:19 PM

If I could afford a car like that I would not be racing it.

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