How Top Gear Crashed a 370z

kenchan · 09-08-2010, 10:34 AM

those taps look intentional... or his steering wheel popped off.

ChrisSlicks · 09-08-2010, 10:39 AM

The Vauxhall turned into the corner the same place he did on the previous lap, but duh if there is a car there then your going to have to brake a little harder and turn in later. Yes the 370Z driver probably out braked himself and would have run wide but no excuse for that kind of contact. The Vauxhall driver made unnecessary contact earlier as well with a blocking move, the 370 driver should have just punted him right there.

Jeffblue · 09-08-2010, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks

The Vauxhall turned into the corner the same place he did on the previous lap, but duh if there is a car there then your going to have to brake a little harder and turn in later. Yes the 370Z driver probably out braked himself and would have run wide but no excuse for that kind of contact. The Vauxhall driver made unnecessary contact earlier as well with a blocking move, the 370 driver should have just punted him right there.

Chris was in the other 370z

FuszNissan · 09-08-2010, 11:21 AM

vauxhall driver tired to bump him and make him spin out so he could keep going, but it back fired and he took himself out.

Jeffblue · 09-08-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FuszNissan

vauxhall driver tired to bump him and make him spin out so he could keep going, but it back fired and he took himself out.

yea, thats exactly what it looked like. i do that in forza 3. then i crash, re wind, and continue on my merry way.

spearfish25 · 09-08-2010, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

yea, thats exactly what it looked like. i do that in forza 3. then i crash, re wind, and continue on my merry way.

My wife tells me I rewind too much. When Nissan comes out with a button that can do that, I'll definitely switch cars.

370Zsteve · 09-08-2010, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FuszNissan

vauxhall driver tired to bump him and make him spin out so he could keep going, but it back fired and he took himself out.

vividracing · 09-08-2010, 12:14 PM

damn, that breaks my heart...

spearfish25 · 09-08-2010, 01:07 PM

What happened to the video?

chuckd05 · 09-08-2010, 01:57 PM

i would be one angry person if i was driving the 370z ... is that normal for those types of races ?

Pharmacist · 09-08-2010, 02:08 PM

the fat guy in the vauxhall is a major douche. he clearly can see the 370z in his peripheral vision yet deliberately turned into him anyway. he was probably trying a PIT manoeuvre to spin the z and overtake him to regain the position, but screwed it up. and then he has the audacity to throw a fit on the gravel outside the turn.

by the way, why does the description of the video say they were racing the roadster when it was clearly the coupe?

ChrisSlicks · 09-08-2010, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Pharmacist

by the way, why does the description of the video say they were racing the roadster when it was clearly the coupe?

The description says they drove a Roaster to the track and then jumped into a coupe.

snotrocket · 09-08-2010, 03:41 PM

WTF? I can believe they let that fat pos get away with that. it is clear that his intention was to spin the 370z driver out. what an a-hole.

BGTV8 · 09-08-2010, 04:55 PM

Do'h - the crash occured AFTER the chequered flag ..... the 370Z driver is a dork for not seeing the chequered flag so this is an entirely avoidable incident. I hope the 370Z driver is pinged severely by the race stewards because this is a "rank amateur" error. No wonder the Vauxhall driver is pi55ed off !!!!

theDreamer · 09-08-2010, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by BGTV8

Do'h - the crash occured AFTER the chequered flag ..... the 370Z driver is a dork for not seeing the chequered flag so this is an entirely avoidable incident. I hope the 370Z driver is pinged severely by the race stewards because this is a "rank amateur" error. No wonder the Vauxhall driver is pi55ed off !!!!

Ummm, hate to break it to you but the Z is perfectly fine for what he did, the Vauxhall deliberately hit the Z.

09-08-2010, 10:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
ChrisSlicks A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: North East Posts: 6,203 Drives: 09 370Z Sport M6 Rep Power: 653	The Vauxhall turned into the corner the same place he did on the previous lap, but duh if there is a car there then your going to have to brake a little harder and turn in later. Yes the 370Z driver probably out braked himself and would have run wide but no excuse for that kind of contact. The Vauxhall driver made unnecessary contact earlier as well with a blocking move, the 370 driver should have just punted him right there. __________________ Hotchkis ARB \| Stillen CAI \| Art Pipes \| Berk CBE \| Stillen AP Racing Brakes \| AE Performance Oil Cooler \| BC Racing ER Coilovers \| Doran Control Arms

09-08-2010, 11:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
FuszNissan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: St. Louis Posts: 14,275 Drives: Pure Sex Rep Power: 542	vauxhall driver tired to bump him and make him spin out so he could keep going, but it back fired and he took himself out. __________________ Mods: Too Many to list! LouFuszNissan ZDAYZ 2012

09-08-2010, 12:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
vividracing The370Z.com Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Gilbert, AZ Age: 38 Posts: 7,306 Drives: 350Z,370Z,GTR Rep Power: 39	damn, that breaks my heart... __________________ Rocky @ Vivid ♦ 480.966.3040 x236 ♦ Rocky@vividracing.com Email, PM, or call me directly for aggressive The370Z.com member pricing!!!

09-08-2010, 01:07 PM	#9 (permalink)
spearfish25 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 4,117 Drives: to work Rep Power: 1856	What happened to the video? __________________ 2013 Cadillac V-Wagon, RIP Z

09-08-2010, 01:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
chuckd05 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: NY Posts: 2,391 Drives: No longer a Z Rep Power: 20	i would be one angry person if i was driving the 370z ... is that normal for those types of races ? __________________ 09 370Z 6M PW - FBO Best 1/4 mile = 12.926 @ 109 SOLD -- 08 BMW 135i - FBO 12.1@120mph SOLD -- white 09 e92 335 Coupe Mtech - 11.9 @ 119 :-)

09-08-2010, 10:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	those taps look intentional... or his steering wheel popped off.

09-08-2010, 02:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
Pharmacist A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 1,249 Drives: 09 370z Sport 6MT Rep Power: 18	the fat guy in the vauxhall is a major douche. he clearly can see the 370z in his peripheral vision yet deliberately turned into him anyway. he was probably trying a PIT manoeuvre to spin the z and overtake him to regain the position, but screwed it up. and then he has the audacity to throw a fit on the gravel outside the turn. by the way, why does the description of the video say they were racing the roadster when it was clearly the coupe? __________________ 2009 370z Sport Touring/Nismo shift Knob/Z1 motorsports 34 row oil cooler

09-08-2010, 03:41 PM	#13 (permalink)
snotrocket Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: louisiana Posts: 99 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 16	WTF? I can believe they let that fat pos get away with that. it is clear that his intention was to spin the 370z driver out. what an a-hole.

09-08-2010, 04:55 PM	#14 (permalink)
BGTV8 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: 03350 Australia Posts: 1,515 Drives: 09 Nissan 370Z M6 Rep Power: 39974	Do'h - the crash occured AFTER the chequered flag ..... the 370Z driver is a dork for not seeing the chequered flag so this is an entirely avoidable incident. I hope the 370Z driver is pinged severely by the race stewards because this is a "rank amateur" error. No wonder the Vauxhall driver is pi55ed off !!!!

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