I crashed at the Nürburgring.

Unfortunately on Monday evening (27/06/16), my fuel tank decided it didn't want to be attached to my car anymore whilst cornering at 100mph. I'm not sure what will come of the car now.

[@Hi.Im.Andrew]

Good guy vlogger, delivers on title in first 30 seconds

[@renedesouza3061]

Sarcasm? Cause good guy vlogger cut away before the crash. 7:55 is where its at.

[@dannyDC2]

Screw me for wanting to turn a shit day into some KZbin views ey.

[@keval.p]

7:50

[@user-vr9jo2su8p]

“I don’t know what happened” I know what happened your an idiot

[@user-vr9jo2su8p]

@@dannyDC2 You could have just chilled the fuck out idiot your now Lewis Hamilton

[@MathsatBondiBeach]

Daniel As a retired rally driver I have suffered the depression and cost of putting cars into trees and down the sides of mountains and I know what a fuckfest it is to get your car back while being financially groped all the way. That was clearly a mechanical issue - nothing to do with your driving at all. So it looks like you had the straps fail on the tank. In rally world we are used to the effects of vibration and general weakening of stuff so we replace critical parts regularly. IN rally world we have extra straps on fuel tanks because of the jumps and higher vibration and if you have the money you have more comprehensive underbody protection. Bizarre stuff happens. I had the back snap out in FWD at 136 kph (on board telemetry) on a narrow but dead straight dirt road at night with big drops on side of mountain. What happened to you reminded me of my experience. Caught it (because it was not as catastrophic as what you went through) and when we finished rally we found that top hat mountings on rear had become elliptical hence massive alignment variation at end of suspension. Only took a bit of undulation to throw the car wildly out of line at 136 kph. I have had lower front control arm mounting bolts get finger loose after 30 km of fast dirt circuit training (even though they were torqued ok at the start) and that has been enough to put the car around under brakes at speed. This is why everything gets spanner checked at a rally service., In tarmac land the effects of vibration can take much longer to emerge but they are still there and it can catch you out. Hope you get back on the track and put it behind you but think about the vibration/fatigue issue for future maintenance regimes. Cheers Peter

[@itzajdmting]

Fascinating comment Peter

[@NafanyaZX]

Thank you for sharing how much it costs to crash there. Just another reminder that things can go south, when moving at the limit. But the main thing is that you're fine. Everything else can be either fixed, or replaced.

[@NoGrip]

I still can't get over how fast you countered that steering. I would have been terrible

[@kcjive]

Look closer at the video, that wasn't him doing the counter steering

[@jamiebales8394]

I thought the wheels moved it like that, not him.

[@ScottZ370]

Think he did counter steer it but then the car spun and the wheels moved violently to the left

[@ElReySupr3me]

Hell yea this guy reacted so well. I would have flipped or something haha

[@Vral92]

at that force it goes nearly automatic. I dont know but when i oversteer my car, countersteer immadiatly. Dont know if i am doing it or the car itself somehow.

[@mo-r-racing]

dunno why people watch schmee and all that utter crap, this is genuinely properly interesting. Good videos.

[@dkaarvand9913]

Schmee is fucking annoying, I don't understand why anyone would watch him.

[@e30aly64]

shmee

[@notyouraverageyoutuber3172]

@@dkaarvand9913 because other people have different taste, you don’t need to be a dick :/

[@timmietz]

$2,000 - now we know what a minor crash at the Ring is going to cost.

[@GeneticMasterpiece1]

Go on a track day and if you crash you dont have to pay for track closure. Also if you go on a track day you dont have to pay for damaged barriers if you know your legal stuff...

[@sinoperture]

Yeah no place I've gone charges you for closure or barriers. That's like a restaurant charging a diner or waitress if a plate breaks. They have shifted their risk that they enter into onto the customers. Effing dodgy.

[@GeneticMasterpiece1]

Princess Peach YES!

[@mzvarik]

I think he said 530 EUR ?

[@kooskoos1814]

Yeah, but you have to add the 1200 € he previously paid, so, total it's 1800€.

[@Euphorica]

really good reaction to the back end stepping out . I'm impressed. not much you can do with fuel on your tires. too bad. remember kids. old cars are old cars. I never thought of the straps that hold the gas tank on as a maintenance item but i do now.

[@mann_idonotreadreplies]

Cool. Story. Bro.

[@roskataqv]

Comments like "going too fast" and what not are irrelevant, you go to the track to drive fast...

[@kinabatanganskater]

Couldnt agree more

[@lucaballardini1]

You have to understand what Touristenfahrten is before you comment something like this.

[@oscaraullon]

As fast as you drive, as dangerous can be.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@@lucaballardini1 True but you also have people that are there to do hard laps.He maybe cut back a bit early in the corner due to passing the Renault but it wasnt his driving, it was parts failure.

[@user-vr9jo2su8p]

Yeah dude but it’s not a Grand Prix he could have chilled the fuck out. This idiot endangered other drivers lives so he can make a stupid fucking video

[@DoctorCarLove]

Crashing at The Ring can have many causes, but driving with Harry's Laptimer in your field of view certainly raises the stakes. I decided to go without a year ago after some big moments. Lap time stress is gone. The fun factor stayed. Sorry for your loss. I've found out the hard way a big moment at The Ring is at best expensive. Luckily no hospital came in to play for you. Cheers. Dr.C.

[@MrPowerkite]

To be honest the track is very unforgiving even for experienced drivers..👍

[@levrone0075]

Scribbler dangoff it's such a fast track and finding the limit on the fast corners is for maybe a handful of drivers in the world, I'd say 99.9% of drivers who goes out on track are way off the limit of the car

[@levrone0075]

Walter Ritchey yes probably not even an s2000, some of those fast sweeping bends if you go off ur in big trouble, oh and yes I'll share the love for Ayrton Senna best driver ever

[@user-vr9jo2su8p]

It wasn’t the track it was the idiot driving

[@rxivild]

@@user-vr9jo2su8p did someone pee in your cereal?

[@CJS621]

Wow! Great insight to how it all works at the track. I think it's put me off from ever attempting it lol. I like how calm you were after the crash, checking out the Evo's and the like! Great vid.

[@Hallelujah3r]

Craig Stacey I would say you should still attempt it. Has to be on your bucket list....

[@sonnylatchstring]

I applaud you. You took this misfortune like a man!

[@TheCrazymook]

Ha I was at the Nürburgring same time as you guys, even got a pic of the Silvia 😉 ... I also crashed my Ducati 🙈

[@fqcraigus]

Noooooooo not the 899? You all good though? I was thinking the other day wheres all your vids

[@TheGreatWesternTrendkill]

#noRightsforBikes

[@TheGreatWesternTrendkill]

Pixel dirt how can I die? I don't even exist

[@Andrei-xi5tu]

I hope so

[@TheGreatWesternTrendkill]

Pixel dirt I dont know how to come back from this

[@Michael-kv2im]

just now finding your vids, fucking love them! thanks for taking the time to make them! I'm researching trying to figure out if kswap in my ek is the route I wanna go.

[@TheEquivalentXchange]

Props to you for maintaing control and moving car off to a safe place. Most drivers would panic and leave the car without first thinking other cars will be coming from behind at around the same speeds.

[@AznBoi871]

Oh man I'd be gutted! On to the next track build haha nonetheless thank god you're alright love your work!

[@DynodazeHondaTuners]

Just found your channel love it!

[@k20a_dave]

thats very sad danny badluck happens :( hope to see you soon on the track dont give up bro. i love following you and all your stuff

[@MandoArgivo]

Sorry to see this happen to you Daniel. I was there the day it happened with my brother and my nephew, going around the track in a danish silver Toyota Avensis SW. Was so sad to see the Integra parked to the side with missing front parts. Good to know it wasn't driver error and nothing happened to you.

[@illyausef]

Don't know if anyone's noticed this but watch the reaction time of the car stepping out and Danny correcting. It doesn't make much difference but fuck me it was fast.

[@mikeboyd6532]

Really bad luck. Exceptionally calm and measured response to the spin and the aftermath. It takes a great deal of presence of mind to keep going with a sensible commentary and take relevant footage and most importantly it's very instructive for everyone who drives the Nordschleife, particularly from the UK.

[@bokidusanic7084]

Bad luck man, loved the setup and you seem like a pretty good driver. Post some more vids

[@danielhurman2927]

when I seen the pic on instagram I started shouting at my phone with devistation. fair play for doing what you do mate.. stay strong :) 'the steering reaction tho when she locked!'

[@iLLWiLLeM]

Bummer about the car- I've seen Honda straps fail 3 times now. suck it happened at the ring though. Having a solid group of friends is key in these situations, glad you and your mates got it sorted.

[@EP3Stuff]

Sucks to be you dude. £1200 for the damage is a bitch. Car looked and sounded sweet though. Got a bit close to that Megane too as you went past!

[@jamriggsy]

Really unlucky mate, ive got a trip there in 3 weeks and this stuff puts me off going tbh. I will however be checking the fuel tank straps now so thanks for that.

[@StefanGShep]

Crashing at the ring's only cheap for us Germans since our insurance covers all the damage done to other cars and the track. You're lucky you didn't hit the other car as that would've been an even bigger bill.

[@dubdubdidubadubdub]

Are u sure about that? I heard some german insurance has exceptions for Germany. I've been trying to figure it out for a while (I live in Germany), but my German is still terrible and when I call the insurance company... well... let's say it's always a funny conversation :D

[@StefanGShep]

Yes, by German law the Nordschleife counts as a public toll road during the Tourist laps, so insurance companies can't exclude it from the basic insurance which pays for damages done by your car... Comprehensive insurance however won't pay the damages on your car though, they can exclude the Ring or they'll find a reason why they won't have to pay...at least afaik.

[@fazzeg3]

wow absolute gutted for ya and the teg, was the teg repairable in the end and did you do much damage to the chassis legs? cheers faz

[@siraryx]

Superb driving and amazing response time when the car slipped!

[@rckeith]

Hi Dan, it's Keith remember me? That was a expensive crash. Darren said you had a right good following on KZbin today so I searched you out. I remember you telling me about your first trip to the Ring. Seems like you got the bug. Is that the same car you took first time. Did you get it fixed. Best wishes and great channel.

[@dannyDC2]

keith howlette hey Keith, of course I do! How are you keeping? Yeah it's the same car and yep I got it fixed. It's just returned from another Nurburgring trip last month, it's done 7 of them now! Are you still keeping busy with the planes?

[@FosterMedia]

I'm sorry for your loss. Just goes to show how even the most trivial of parts, or upgrades, can make a huge difference in safety.

[@cdrbmw]

I feel sorry for this guy! looks like a descent driver. Lightning quick to try to catch the slide.

[@jamesbaggaley1460]

Wow that ek9 is a beauty! Are they genuine Spoon Desmond wheels?

[@sari254]

mate! sorry to hear about your accident was there in the near past myself and it definitely is a bugger of a situation to be in.

[@AllAboutFitness13]

gutted for you man! hope you can get things back to normal quickly,atleast your ok like

[@SaladDodgerMedia]

That's a damn shame dude but I think you came off lightly with the armco. The nightmare no one wants. Glad you are ok and it seems you have good friends to help you out. Gutted for you.

[@ashleyjames9386]

Damn gutted tp see this, first time i've ever commented on a youtube vid, just wanted to say you were flying! Hope you get it sorted

[@attacklife2167]

Feel gutted for you, hopefully a even better build will come out of it!

[@hondasinsouth]

Gutted for you bud! Hate to think how bad it have been if your reactions weren't so fast. Onwards and upwards!

[@whiskeyactual.]

Wow, if you damage a barrier they will make you pay for it? I thought this whole time the tolls are whats used for track maintenance. Great documenting man, I haven't seen a first person perspective of the whole ring experience like this before subscribed!

[@russharding6795]

Thanks for posting that. Going very well until fuel tank straps failed. Honest representation of Nurburgring experience, Hope you get it all back together and go again ...

[@jasonday2007]

Ah man. That sucks, really bad luck. Glad you got out in one piece and the teg was still rollable. I'm sure it'll come back better than before even if you re-shell.

[@lkillercaml9945]

Oh shoot I didnt even realize you're the guy with the spider I've been watching hah glad to see you're back into it

[@Jimladvw]

Hi Danny, i was meant to pop over and say hello at the weekend, absolutely gutted to hear about your teg, not pretty at all. But she looks repairable! I was passenger in a blue rs when the yellows came out, got round the corner to see your teg in bits :-( could have been so much worse at that speed mate! You did well to react so quick. Hope you get her sorted, my fingers are crossed for you lad

[@sebopc2516]

feel so sorry for your beatiful integra

[@NoGrip]

I wondered if you'd do an episode on this. I know this one's going to suck to watch, hope you get it sorted soon

[@Diegor35]

Man, sorry for that! Glad that you are not hurt, but sometimes bad thing happen, keep up!

[@davidmcmahon8731]

Real shame but you stayed calm and your okay. Car can be fixed and you weren't too fast, that's just good driving. Be safe and best of luck to you!

[@HoldNoHostage]

Soz to see & hear Danny, Im sure you will make a strong return...

[@teggymun8289]

sad times man, hope everything is alright!

[@dhivyanpawar1342]

Wow his reaction when the car snapped was insanely fast

[@darrell5337]

Sucks what happened, you recovered car on track so well. Good save, glad your free to walk away from a crash at that speed.

[@rikiyashiono5375]

That is too bad. It was lucky that you were not injured. Now I own DC2, but I crashed my previous car, MX5 few months ago. So I can understand what you feel about it. I decided to fix my MX5 so I hope your DC2 can run again. Good luck!!!

[@sharifa69]

Fair play mate took it like a man Good on you uploading this

[@dreammachine3285]

damn that really sucks man... I hope you end up fixing it up better than before!

[@sonstiges6609]

Armer Kerl. Hoffentlich ohne gesundheitliche Schäden. Das Auto kann man reparieren. Alles Gute .

[@tweetchris46]

Glad you are ok buddy, fingers crossed the car isn't too bad.

[@SuperPiggy8]

Where’d you stay? It looks sick! Oh and how far is it from the track?

[@fiestasiphil]

Incredibly unlucky there mate, really good video, did you manage to fix it? Will you go back to ring?

[@RSADYNAMICS]

bad news .hope you get it fixed quickly. you did a great job on the car .hope when its fixed its even better

[@Puddingtops]

Great report on your incident ! I had a major breakdown ( the car not me) by Hoe Acht once and had the bongard recovery experience. Luckily my insurance breakdown service payed for the car to be returned home to a garage in Liverpool for repair and for my return with Lufthansa .

[@jorny32]

Thanks for sharing the experience

[@jackylum5091]

Very cery awesome car! U are genius to mod a integra..if i want to mod my integra,what part i should mod first?

[@andrewheard6746]

gutting mate. but guess these things happen. good to see a cool head and a plan to get it sorted.

[@adamjones4951]

unlucky and glad youre ok, cant help thinking all the money spent on a rusty honda, what could you have got? a good track car?

[@HellaFlush070]

Fken hell bro, feel sorry for ya.... MKost unfortunate way to go out.... What kind of costs came with the towing and anythign related to crashing on the nurburg?

[@Ek9burge]

that will buff out. keep up the good driving!

[@jamesward7425]

Looked like you were nailing it up until that point - kept your cool after too!

[@hibbs79]

Great video sorry bout the integra they are great cars. You are a good driver didnt deserve that shitty luck mate

[@garyt371]

Interesting video of what happens when you crash at the ring. Can I ask where it was you stayed? Looks like a good spot.

[@NobleGangsta13]

Bit late but how did you get it back to the UK? If recovered, how much did it cost to get back?

[@Alistair89]

Really sorry to see this Daniel you didn't deserve this by your driving very unfortunate the circumstances to how it happened. Also that Megan driver who said you were going too quick is owed some Karma. Not like kicking a man when he's down? Chin up great video too got a new subscriber :)

[@TheMilkman72]

Props to you for not being too proud to post up your unpleasant and expensive situation. It's a shame they didn't detect the faulty tank straps during tech inspection.

[@TheBIFCAIDS]

You were just unlucky Dan, hopefully you can fix the car and get it back on the road. Good luck.

[@nathanthorsen]

This video just broke my heart

[@vongraaff]

Damn, that is the most terrible thing that can happen - far away from home and the car is crashed :-( Besides all that sh*t that happened, I have to admit that you're a very good driver; most people would have vaporized their car in this accident - especially on the Ring in this situation. I hope you can afford all the costs and make it back to us. Ever thought about a GoFundMe ? I mean, there are so many Ring-drivers around here and we're all a family, don't we? Best wishes from Müllenbach/Nürburgring

[@Shauniboy1984]

Heartbreaking, only just seen this many years to late. @Dannydc2 we stayed at the same place as you and did the ring about 3 months earlier - bringing back great memories. The trip made up my mind to buy an e46 m3 😉

[@robanzzz5124]

I'm just curious,, but if you're from an entirely different country (Ie not Europe) what is the best insurance to use for the ring that would cover you for most if not all things there?

[@lukelewis1535]

Unlucky butt hope ur car gets better n not ur fault man good luck into repairing it

[@martinramos4530]

Hey man I was wondering what kind of catback are you running? Love your videos man! Keep it up! 🏎

[@dannyDC2]

Hey dude.. it's a custom 3" system

[@antdx316]

+DannyDC2, thx for the awesome vid, I didn't know there was so much involved after a crash We all watch videos as crashes are just something to watch but all the effort to get back to normal after all the stuff has been paid and done is massive and left unseen. In the video you said they might have to replace the barrier and if they have to close the track it would be tens of thousands. Does insurance cover this or is this out of pocket with a loan or cash?

[@yapira3d]

The same happened to my fiat coupe, luckily it just snapped in the night when it was parked on the drive

[@brendanfleming6584]

Good job Michaela (Gasthaus Fuchsrohre - highly recommended) offered you that Garage - I'm sure Bonrath's dayrate for storage isn't cheap. Anyhow, been there seen it & done it at the Ring over the years and the barriers are probably the most expensive (but well maintained) in Europe! But them's the risks, at least you walked away :-)

[@Scrumtum]

Ouch, you took that well, possibly some of it shock! I had an incident at Oulton park in a williams clio. Had insurance. Never got paid out cos I didn't follow the instructions and get a marshal to document the crash... I asumed I wouldn't crash and wasn't prepared. No-one holds your hand in motorsport, you have to be grown up - as you demonstrated. As you mentioned in another comment, they don't withold the info about paying for damages, but you have to read up on the rules!

[@tj84vinnie]

didn't know they billed you for damage and if they have to close the track that's crazy

[@revengefullobster4524]

Actually, just about all tracks will bill you if you take out a barrier. It's part of the fine print you sign at a track day. I'm not sure about closing the track, as I've never seen that happen. It would have to be a pretty bad wreck to red flag a whole day.

[@sparkplug964]

Good video mate, about time someone did a video of what happens when things go wrong at the Ring, I still think it a ripp off what they charge people when you crash at this place, the money people pay to get on the track could easily cover any damage, and should. Hope you get the car back on the road soon.

[@zawzero]

No, it doesn't Do you realize what it costs? Nordschleife nearly went bankrupt.

[@sparkplug964]

It nearly went bankrupt because of bad management and poor business deals, just look at the stupid fun park they built next to the track that no one wanted, or went too. There are bluechip motor compainys who are swimming in money and pay big money to use this track for testing. Trust me on this, there are people out there making allot of money off this place, and there mugging the real users right off.

[@BritSportsCars]

ouch... you crashed at speed! lucky not to do more damage. great motor hope you get it fixed

[@bimmer332]

Thanks for sharing!

[@alexm5946]

I know the internet hates hondas but they are good cars I’m sorry about your car (how much power does it have?)

[@jdmikeg4]

you guys are very fortunate to be able to drive there in real life. Us folks in america have Assetto Corsa and Project Cars lol

[@theeeMitchi]

11:40 can you rent some of these houses for driving at the ring?

[@jamesdaly6885]

Respect for putting up the vid.

[@jfv65]

the corner where you spun has a slight but noticeable bump in it, midcorner. When going over it at speed it can catch you out, specially when it's wet.

[@lemonhead6994]

i'd love to see you drive Thruxton - reckon it would suit your driving style

[@KaiKai-ot6li]

You're a good driver with cat-like reflexes as that could have ended a lot worse. It's a good time for some upgrades k24/k20 build and some stainless steel fuel tank straps ;)

[@ngnglun]

Still don’t understand why would that be happened? Why suddent lost traction?

[@DGtrack]

Oh man that really sucks. Worst nightmare came true :(

[@Uvall127a]

Bloody unlucky mate. Glad your in one piece.

[@rich2109]

they dont charge for the time the track is closed anymore, stopped doing that a few years ago

[@GTFour]

very unlucky accident, no injury?

[@jayshields1234]

That S14 number plate is the best! hahaha