964 RSR crash...

[jimhuiz]

It seems the drivers were relatively un-injured, not so for the car. IMO - this action sequence speaks to the wonderful strength of these cars.

http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-insan...che-1365978804

[Flieger]

I heard that the cause of the crash was that the throttle stuck wide open.

[Frank Beck]

I heard that the cause of the crash was that the throttle stuck wide open.

And what reputable source did that story come from?

[davewadd]

It seems really odd to be going that fast at that point. It seems like he hit the brakes way too late.
It's one thing to overlook a corner, but to catapult that car like that, don't you have to be traveling double the correct speed? How does that happen?

[Frank Beck]

Armchair analysis is worth less than the U. S. dollar but here goes:
If the throttle stuck the driver would have known it at the start of his breaking zone, which should have been much sooner. I agree with you Dave; the driver simply over cooked the corner and went in WAY too deep.

One thing I do know is that those 2 dudes are lucky not to be vegetables.

[Reza]

At least he didnt rallye style swerve to save hisdriverself and do in his navgator....which happensin the woods a lot. He did it headon.

[Flieger]

And what reputable source did that story come from?

Well, that was what the driver said... take that for what it's worth. Also, you hear the engine revving up while the brakes are locked. When the turn is coming up that fast, if the throttle stuck your concentration would be broken and the split second it would take to react would put you too deep and fast into the turn. First reaction would be brakes and clutch in. Once locked the car won't turn.

The times I've had the throttle stick I've not been at the limit but it still rattles you. Luckily when I clutched in it had not stuck open far enough to be bouncing off the rev limiter. Second time it happened I wasn't as flustered but still clutched in, which I think I shouldn't have done.

I think it was the clutch cable causing it in my case. I think the loop on the gearbox holding the bowden tube was missing. It's on there now.

[davewadd]

We could debate this for hours, just based on the video..... But I'd argue this has to be more than driver-error.
Driver-error would cause you to hit the barricade, and maybe hit it really hard..... But c'mon! The way that car just catapults into the air?!?.. The car is going way, WAY, too fast... I'd buy the "stuck throttle" story.