1999 World Superbike Nurburgring - The Oil Spill

Probably the worst race organisation the World Superbike Championship has ever seen. The marshals at the Nurburgring just stand and watch as top riders fall on oil.
Commentary from Jack Burnicle and Rob Orme.

[@JonesBoii995]

the irony, on the castrol curve...

[@BareillyFRS]

thats y they didn't stop the race 😂😂😂

[@markmark5269]

Your on a slippery slope with that one Mate.

[@TigeroL42]

And the other kawa going down first 🤣

[@mrbump28]

@@markmark5269 That was slick

[@markmark5269]

@@mrbump28 I was hoping to avoid any friction.

[@0xsergy]

"Should we call the oil flag? Nah, lets let it slide this time."

[@dankdungeon5104]

Nice one

[@ralphwatten2426]

Quick, get that camera in here, this is gonna be great!

[@Tara_Masika]

Ha! You're silly! That's funny 🤣

[@takashimatta]

Lmao let it slide

[@MisterBlue80]

OHWWW!!

[@DonnieDesmo]

There's some oil on the track! Let's see if it goes away by itself.

[@mikeylough2832]

Literally 😂

[@lukechandra6233]

It’s going away. No, it’ll go away like things go away. Absolutely. No question in my mind. It will go away. Hopefully sooner rather than later. (President Trump, August 5 2020)

[@justinjohnson623]

@@lukechandra6233 let them keep racing eventually the oil spill will be gone, I’ll be right eventually- Donald Trump

[@VeeFour]

@@lukechandra6233 The oil is fake news...I should know.....Im very smart and can smell oil from a great distance and across time - DT

[@lukechandra6233]

@@VeeFour Absolutely it's fake news. Just another hoax by the democrats. The riders crashing out are just falling on purpose to make Donald look bad.

[@roscoehamilton4190]

21 years after this event youtube's algorithm has gathered us and this oil spill is definitely more exciting than f1 in 2020

[@bottomowashington]

f1 is just stupid these days. baseball or nascar would be more entertaining.

[@roscoehamilton4190]

@@bottomowashington that's true but at least moto gp is still great

[@paryudisaditya8845]

I'm sure this is more than 12 years ago (the race, not the video)

[@paryudisaditya8845]

I'm sure this is more than 12 years ago (the race, not the video)

[@roscoehamilton4190]

@@paryudisaditya8845 well it says 1999 soo, yes sure

[@geektar420]

3:37 Castrol Guy Slips on Castrol Oil on Castrol curve.

[@thumpertorque_]

😂

[@wilbur6089]

How ironic

[@nvrenfdabz5707]

Most underrated comment

[@TrTeMc10]

@@mrmrschorlton1153 a spastic what?

[@nvrenfdabz5707]

@@mrmrschorlton1153 No, I'm just high 👌

[@bradcogan8588]

Brilliant advert for Castrol though. "Look at how slippy and frictionless our oil is and on our very own Castrol curve" lmao

[@tonysansom]

Meanwhile, at Castrol headquarters: 'The new marketing campaign is working a treat!'

[@romansenger2322]

Legend says the guy who spilled the oil got payed by castrol execs

[@glintwing]

@@romansenger2322 dont forget the guy whos supposed to wave the flag!

[@muziji]

Kawasaki ran Shell oil...

[@markrs59]

From 1999 and I'm absolutely raging for them to stop the race still in 2020 😂😂

[@PeppyZeb]

I'm absolutely fuming. Currently on my way to the ring to give them a piece of my mind.

[@Jukkzter]

@@PeppyZeb Wave a few blues when you're there!

[@opticalecho119]

Those marshals are not intelligent at all

[@Petroskoi3000]

As you should be.

[@rapid13]

I was a huge Castrol Honda fan back then, and I almost threw the remote at the TV when Colin went down. My wife thought I’d lost my mind.

[@jonnycrash7389]

I love jacks commentating "You taking rubbish man it's the same corner"

[@HardwareG33k]

Absolutely brilliant haha. Wish Brundle would say that to Crofty every once in a while

[@MrPADDYOT]

Colin Edwards going into full meltdown and flipping off the camera, fun times.

[@adamcondon5115]

He was flipping off the flagmen, not the tv cameras. He's pissed off that they aren't waving either an oil flag or a red flag or anything to give the riders a heads up.

[@MrPADDYOT]

@@adamcondon5115 Yep, I typed camera for some reason in error. What 500GP race was it where Schwantz (I think) ended up grabbing the oil flag himself and started waving it? Colin is a real natural for commentary and interviews and no BS. Glad he's still around the paddock nowadays.

[@calisdad3]

Poster worthy pic for sure.

[@jama211]

The last guy was clearly like “I’m a doctor mate don’t blame me”

[@stanleyroyd]

@@MrPADDYOT '92 MotoGP, Donington Park UK.

[@briansonnenfelt7125]

KZbin: Wanna watch a 21 year old video of motorcycles crashing in Germany? Me: Well I mean...I have nothing better to do...

[@Rocketninja200]

It sat on my feed for a week. I finally gave in.

[@jonathanohagan1349]

They got you as well

[@Dimaz42]

it's 3am here so why the heck not? 🤣🤣

[@RandomGuyComments]

Your comment made my night haha 😂

[@EndZee]

Boom, 900

[@rockmo4896]

Legend has it they still haven't stopped the race.

[@JerryC25]

Lol

[@parthl]

ah yes, the famous 183960 hours of Nurburgring, my favorite race in all of motorsport.

[@stonwall9065]

The oil is gone by now, but the riders’ beards keep getting caught in the wheels.

[@JZH10000]

@@parthl I mean they're racing the 262,992 hours of nurburgring and they're just getting round to the 189,528th hour

[@parthl]

@@JZH10000 yes yes of course, thats what i meant

[@DizzyMan24]

That was very entertaining. I love when announcers - and racers - speak their mind. Announcer: "He looks over, what the hell was that!?"

[@Navs126]

"I wanna go out there and ring aw few necks" "Well your excused, go out there and ring aw few necks"

[@ZoMichael-a]

Yep.. lol

[@Model3GenerativeANdroid]

Sorry, it's wring

[@countersteer713]

@@Model3GenerativeANdroid it's okay

[@MrBenHaynes]

@@Model3GenerativeANdroid Emillio doesn't give a w....

[@MrBenHaynes]

@@Model3GenerativeANdroid From the school of "spell it like it sounds"!

[@bavarianbass]

the heroes of my childhood all in one gravelbed

[@unknown_gamer7040]

Hi how's life

[@greghenderson1362]

I was at that race, in the stands at that corner. When they finally displayed the oil flag, the crowd jeer-cheered.

[@LuxeXx]

Edwards reaction is the best!!!!

[@racer14glr91]

He was pretty clear in everyone thinking!

[@evand_smith97]

@@racer14glr91 why did you reply 10 y.o comment? Wkwkwk

[@racer14glr91]

@@evand_smith97 stupid YT suggestions. I noticed how old the original was after I sent it. Lol

[@deadasfboi]

@@evand_smith97 tbh I accidentally comment, on old comments too not thinking how old they could be

[@andrewjb05051998]

@@racer14glr91 the internet is timeless

[@JoeAriminvm]

01:45 Chili reacting as every Italian should do

[@I0ooIooI00Oo]

sorry for correction man...but as every italian do,,,without should XD

[@user-lr4nd2kg5q]

@@I0ooIooI00Oo then it's does*

[@LykosLykos]

So absolutely normal to me as an Italian, I didn't even notice the gesture until I saw the comment

[@nurglemonkie]

*IssaFoukinBewsheet*

[@PhilipC1992]

Can hear him saying 'Mamma Mia' underneath his helmet 🙈😂

[@CheapskateMotorsports]

The marshals briefing before this race: "OK so sudschleife and nordshleife are banned, now it's the gp circuits turn. Make sure people die this race"

[@LagmasterB]

Colin Edwards: let me go ahead and stand right in the firing line of where a dozen bikes threw it at the gravel

[@ryanlowe440]

My thoughts exactly! While encouraging a few more to crash into him by throwing gravel onto the track.

[@andrewford80]

The Texas Tornado was never the smartest bloke on the circuit.

[@txylor7288]

@@ryanlowe440 I mean if anything the gravel would help a little, shame he didn't put a bit more on lol

[@maxthrust976]

Well there weren’t many left, he was pretty safe

[@Kraze777]

4:09 “When it’s outside, it’s called the ground” -Ron Swanson

[@jurand2715]

ok

[@lightpixeldotnet]

:'D

[@Minotauro79]

I remember this race being on live. "You're talking rubbish man!" Best quote by a announcer ever.

[@jonnyhooks9943]

Just going for a reply on a 13 yr old comment

[@chessmasterstream8953]

@@jonnyhooks9943 I was 13 back then.

[@jonnyhooks9943]

@@chessmasterstream8953 yeah I was 34 😏

[@razumikhim]

13 years ago I was 5. thank you youtube.

[@ssnjr1299]

Lol

[@anonony9081]

The doctor was like "it's not my job don't get mad at me!"

[@Desmo904]

The key thing to remember about this oil catastrophe in particular with Colin Edwards was four years before this, his then team mate Yasutomo Nagai was killed at Assen on dropped oil from another bike. When he saw this oil collecting MANY riders again, he was rightly pissed off.

[@DanceySteveYNWA]

4:08 "yes Colin, I know how you feel". Proceeds to flip the Double Bird!

[@Laptop46]

Did anyone face any consequences for this negligent handling of the race? I can’t find anything about the aftermath.

[@RennieAsh]

Nope everyone just vanished, race officials, flag marshals no one wanted to stay around lol Idk what happened but if they didn’t put out a flag they probably didn’t stay around for the repercussions

[@milkboi2386]

They should have been fired and never let on another Track or anything to do with safety

[@noaimincsgo9349]

@@milkboi2386 so basically dont do anything. BC there is no job where you dont have to take care of something

[@bobsaget9675]

@@noaimincsgo9349 you looking to fight someone? You dont have a good starting argument if that's what you're looking for. Sit down boy

[@keiranbligh8284]

@@bobsaget9675 tbf he does have a point there’s no job out there where your not responsible for something but it was a slightly pedantic reply totally agree they shouldn’t have any responsibility where people’s lives are at risk let em be flag men for a rc boat race 😂

[@SN13K3R]

Damn I remember that I watched this video many years ago as a kid, probably just after it got uploaded and before I was even really following MotoGP & WorldSBK, and now it gets recommenced to me again 12 years later 😂

[@Shufflebotwannabe]

Colin Edwards is my spiritual animal

[@Brain245able]

4:59 "STOP THE FUCKIN RACE!" LMAO

[@amiqai]

@Brylle Cruz yeah

[@MrCODEmaster00]

4:59 (for the people on Mobile who can't scrub the video very well)

[@D0wNhiLL]

r u ded?

[@FallingPicturesProductions]

"Imma go out there and ring a few necks." Man, I miss when commentators were allowed to go right on the edge with their commentary. Reminds me of Hunt back in the day.

[@EightPawsProductionsHD]

*wring

[@Stephane1995]

I think Edwards may have been throwing sand on the track to try to absorb the oil, or at least show the marshalls how do do it?

[@justicewarrior9187]

Exactly

[@mykemech]

I thimk maybe he was trying to make enough debris that they would notice it.

[@dawsoncampbell]

That guy at the end was just throwing some gravel on the track to help dry it up lol

[@ShivSai123456]

Gra🅱️el

[@supercharged3975]

Was there , rode there on my 98 fireblade from England . Those where the days

[@Tusken.Raider]

If you look at the bikes, the fairings are usually totaled, they've probably hit their head and their helmets basically wasted there too. REALLY unsafe.

[@MrZauberelefant]

Like nowadays.

[@Professional_hooligan]

Are you suggesting, all track bikes are unsafe?

[@Professional_hooligan]

You must be a car guy😂

[@xanthopoulos1825]

Would you rather see squids snapping bones and lying dead after a crash? These guys are wearing thick leather and crash rated helmets for a reason, so they can walk away from 100 mph slides

[@EllaBananas]

The bikes probably have the fairings cracked and the rear seats damaged and the bars and controls messed up a bit, but the riders are probably ok for the most part. A low side is pretty chill all things considered. When you are wearing leathers the most you get is some bruises and maybe a broken leg if your boots don't do their job. And if you land the right way your arms should be alright. There's a reason why they hop back up afterwards. Combination of skill and experience with falling and a bit of adrenaline

[@romiarkan450]

Damn there used to be a lot of Japanese riders in the MotoGP and World Superbike premier class. Where did they all go?

[@danthelad1748]

They banished because japanese companies dont want to sponsor them. If you want to even be considered into a junior team you need to bring in sponsors, and a lot of japanese companies don't really feel the need to waste money on something that they don't know if it's even going to be profitable.

[@derLenno]

They all went into the gravel

[@nawaal4452]

@@derLenno 😂

[@brogamers4369]

KZbin recommended this after 13 years

[@Mr503salvatrucho]

Legend has it the oil is still on the track

[@chemkouv]

@sh00pd4w00p but perfect engine oil advertisement. "clears out the competition!" ...

[@D4RKBRU73]

2:08 "It's the same corner, you're talking rUbbish man, it's the same corner!" Ahaha, i love it

[@tle90]

Hey this video turned 13 years old this month! Happy birthday!

[@adollar47]

"Yeah, Colin, I know how you feel" Colin: Immediately flips off the air like he's been listening to the commentary

[@rusty-ole-boomstick1268]

I remember this race, I was so pissed my neighbor thought I was mad at my wife and my neighbor is 100feet away

[@xFlared]

4:09 Screw you guys, I'm going home.

[@colonelstu]

Back here after so many years and I still feel Colin's anger.

[@JohyeahM]

Always preferred Keith and Julian's commentary. They were total Foggy fanboys...but they were hilariously enthusiastic!!

[@canada_rye]

4:08 The double birds!

[@sean5431]

Jeez that was incredibly frustrating to watch.

[@kanifuker721]

That guy at the end was obviously telling that rider he's a bloody Doctor and not a Marshall.

[@russellwalker3830]

Legend has it the oil is still on the track to this day

[@dylanbrennan2355]

KZbin: let's recommend this to everyone after 13 years!

[@Linkgt]

4:08 Just Colin Edwards being a boss

[@rock3tcatU233]

Best advertising for Castrol I've ever seen.

[@TheCymbalProject]

Best commentary ever.

[@EJ25RUN]

Actually lalbruiz, to those of us that have watched WSBk since the 90's, Colin is a hero for how he acted in this moment. Almost as classic as Schwantz.

[@Fireblade918]

A who's who of some of the greatest racers ever, and when you could afford to buy the road going versions of the bikes (unlike now)

[@romiarkan450]

The bikes entered into the WSBK today can be found in the dealership near you. What are you on about?

[@pierrickreveillere3768]

@@romiarkan450 yes but they have become more expensive

[@Fireblade918]

@@romiarkan450 What are you on about, if you read what I've written i don't say you can't buy the bikes of today, but they are far more expensive, hence the road going versions of bikes racing here 21 yrs ago could be bought for about £7000 as opposed to today £20000 plus, that's what I'm on about.

[@Fireblade918]

@@pierrickreveillere3768 Thank you, quite right.👍

[@eberbacher007]

@@romiarkan450 WSBK bikes like the new BMW M 1000 are like 30 k plus extras. Even with inflation way way more expensive than back then

[@ff_crafter]

We're gonna miss race like this in the future. Because in the future there will not be an oil spill because the motorcycle will be electric and the safety regulation on track will be more strict.

[@Paulkuriansunny]

"Hey" "Look at us" "Who would have thought" "Not me"

[@wtfdarus]

1:14 lmao that fell position

[@PaulHussey01]

A leaning jowler

[@MacTobey]

edwards reaction is great!

[@wakeawaken430]

All my superbike heroes when i was a kid, on a recommended video Isn't KZbin marvelous?

[@PROsec5]

Welcome back!

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

Back when riders still on SBk and before went to MotoGP

[@bikerboyzx6r]

I remember watching this! My heart went everytime Foggy went into the corner! Amazing...

[@djKear]

thanks for not putting crappy music

[@HiSpeed48]

gotta love edwards. this is vintage stuff. thanks for sharing.

[@martinest4283]

That is one angry Edwards!

[@JoeAriminvm]

Colin, I know how you feel... *Double bird*

[@ESPPsycho]

exactly why I came searching for this video. I don't understand why this is so hard.

[@osdreadlord3205]

I was actually watching this live back in the day. I had an R6 at the time and this event made me finicky about oil on the road for weeks. Lol

[@kevazh]

1:16 awesome!

[@ChiliFan06]

Yeah, they do use the red and yellow flag.

[@veedee4860]

I’ve been looking on eBay for Colin’s RC45. Lightly used, never seen rain, never been down. Adult ridden and my personal favorite...............All highway miles.

[@djmerchant]

I have seen this video a couple dozen times. I am always amazed that the channel is "Chilifan06" because I never knew that Pierfrancesco Chili had 6 fans?? J/K

[@G20047]

times when Colin was still a great FIGHTER!!!

[@mrnice88x]

"colon i know how you feel" As he flips of the camera

[@uksam2000]

I reckon Colon feels rather shitty.

[@chrisgoblin4857]

@@uksam2000 this is far too underated of a comment hahahah.

[@SuperRoo_22]

@@uksam2000 Too funny! 🤣🤣🤣

[@fabzrustrider9838]

This commentary at its best 💯🇬🇧

[@Slickfish001]

God I can remember watching this as well!!, was this the race Chilli flipped big time with the marshalls????.

[@668macchina]

4:08 YEAH COLIIIINNNN

[@topiramates]

The saddest part of this entire weekend was the fact that Foggy (No1) was going to win this race no matter what. A short while before this weekend the Fogartys had their friends round for the weekend and their friends very young daughter drowned in Foggy's swimming pool. Foggy said after the race that he was going to win it, no matter what, so he could at least dedicate the win to their friends daughter. Before the silly people start with their hilarious comments, it was a total accident and nobody was to blame.

[@davefellows]

yeah, but the race should have been stopped if there's oil on the track! The marshals at least should have been waving the oil flag if nothing else. A complete fuck up.

[@stuartm2476]

The auto generated captions are quite entertaining!

[@reinc83]

4:56 dude cautiously walks to the bathroom.

[@Stridh93]

Lol I really love Edwards! xD

[@samiic4993]

Nobody: KZbin algorithm: Oh whatch this 13 Year old video

[@ramsanodiya5454]

MotoGP the oil spill: 1999 KZbin recommendation: is it 2021? Ok, the time has come

[@R1PTHAJACKER]

This vid never gets old, edwards is still the man, never afraid to express himself.

[@MitsuZer0G]

2:24 "Corona extra" Anyone?

[@Okkomonkiainen]

COVID BRUH LMAO 😭😱🤣

[@GeryS.]

Wanted to write the same, damn. :-)

[@markmark5269]

The Japanese ere generally crazy late brakers, heavy on the front, that's why they all went down first.

[@scottgriffiths199]

Remember sitting in a spa pool for like 5 hours after a race meet watching this go down

[@pelic9608]

BP: "Gee mates, even us managed to clean up our mess faster."

[@Ad1T]

I like when the marshal didnt flagging the blue flag hahaha that just make my day

[@socool666420bc]

i cant stop watching this

[@rapip3348]

"you're talking rubbish man its the same corner" damn that got me lmao

[@YusufPetersenCPT]

Let's end 2020 on an oil spill says youtube...🤣🤣🤣

[@ElProfeMoto]

Thank you for your explanation, I see your point. The thing is that I did not know that a rider could hoop on the bike again whenever he crashed....

[@Mister_Lahey]

This should be a regular feature

[@fallenhw]

2021 and the oil spill still there.....

[@marcelo_delgado]

The Castrol Honda on the Castrol turn slipping on Castrol oil! uahauhauaha

[@giacomofilippin12]

4:08 Is an Absolute masterpiece

[@InternalPrimate06]

Freaking hell. I was eight then and I remember watching superbikes with my father who was a fan. Remember all those legendary drivers. Fogarty, Haga, Edwards, Slight, Chilli. Amazing.

[@lekhapratap1652]

13 years later finally!

[@ant4467]

Remember this live like it was yesterday! Miss these wsbk days.