I crashed at the Nürburgring.

[@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.

[@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

[@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 :/

[@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.

[@roskataqv]

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

[@kinabatanganskater]

Couldnt agree more

[@2zz98]

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

[@oscaraullon]

As fast as you drive, as dangerous can be.

[@realMaverickBuckley]

@@2zz98 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

[@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.

[@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!

[@itshappening100]

I think he said 530 EUR ?

[@kooskoos1814]

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

[@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?

[@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.

[@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

[@andrei600rr]

I hope so

[@TheGreatWesternTrendkill]

Pixel dirt I dont know how to come back from this

[@sonnylatchstring]

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

[@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.

[@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....

[@cdrbmw]

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

[@sonstiges6609]

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

[@DynodazeHondaTuners]

Just found your channel love it!

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@Salad_Dodger77]

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.

[@siraryx]

Superb driving and amazing response time when the car slipped!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@sebopc92]

feel so sorry for your beatiful integra

[@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.

[@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?

[@yapira3d]

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

[@nathanthorsen]

This video just broke my heart

[@rich2109]

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

[@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.

[@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!'

[@RSADYNAMICS]

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

[@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.

[@dhivyanpawar1342]

Wow his reaction when the car snapped was insanely fast

[@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 ...

[@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.

[@pristineclean977]

That's harsh having to pay for the barrier

[@NathanCAY1010]

Bignc87 C kind of sad you have to pay for something to protect you

[@Harv72b]

The toll you pay to use the track (I think it's 29 euro right now?) covers basics like repaving, clearing the roadway during inclement weather, and having all those staff on hand...just like any other toll road. Given the inordinately high number of hard crashes which occur on the 'ring and the need to repair barrier damage immediately, it's reasonable that they charge the driver for those repairs. In this case, he's also paying for having to call the warden onto the site and having to clear the wreckage of his car off of the track; as he said, he's extremely fortunate that they didn't see the need to close the track because of his accident. Not saying that it doesn't suck, because it obviously does. But they're very much up front about the potential costs of an accident on the 'ring, and those barriers have saved countless lives since they were installed.

[@2zz98]

Thats because he were driving during 'Touristenfahrten' driving for times and doing races is illegal in that state and all crashes and rules are being handled like on the normal road. Thats because the track is open for every car and bike in this state.

[@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

[@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 :-)

[@Byley-e7h]

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 .

[@jamesbaggaley1460]

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

[@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.

[@gplusgplus2286]

1200 for the armco and 530 for Bongard, I'd say you got off really cheap mate.

[@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

[@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!

[@hondasinsouth]

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

[@AznBoi871]

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

[@HoldNoHostage]

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

[@jamesward7425]

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

[@attacklife2167]

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

[@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.

[@Diegor35]

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

[@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 😉

[@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.

[@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!!!

[@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!

[@BanditBen]

1200 euros is abit of a rip off

[@dreammachine3285]

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

[@tweetchris46]

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

[@andrewheard6746]

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

[@KarsonNow]

This is the reason why in Germany u have very strictly TÜV (Technical Inspektion Agency) - they check everything - and very carefully modified cars and build in custom parts...

[@somecrapname1]

we have something similar in the UK called an MoT and if your car is heavily modified it's supposed to have an Individual Vehicle Approval (IVA).

[@GoldenStrikePT]

We also have that in Portugal, it's called IPO, and it has a 1-year expiration date, so you have to do it every year. It has a fixed price of 30,52€ for every B-Class car. If you take a car with ANY modifications at all that are not legalized on the vehicle's documents you have your car reproved and thus illegal to circulate. If you do any modifications to the car and want them legalized you have to depend on 3rd party private companies that have special agreements with the government. They do a much wider-range test on the car then the regular IPO's (and more expensive), but with the approval the mods become legalized (you have to pay for new documents as well), so from then onwards it is just the 1 year-regular IPO. The price for legalizing can vary depending on mods, but i heard values ranging from 150 to 300€+++, plus 60€ to reprint new documents for the car. You can also have a cousin who works at a IPO facility and lend him 10€ to give you a green card and pass your illegal car, but the rules are getting tighter each day and its getting more difficult to do this "scheme".

[@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.

[@AllAboutFitness13]

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

[@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

[@TheBIFCAIDS]

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

[@lemonhead6994]

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

[@teggymun]

sad times man, hope everything is alright!

[@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

[@hangchan9002]

8:05 your reaction time is that rapid

[@DGtrack]

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

[@bokidusanic7084]

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

[@Ek9burge]

that will buff out. keep up the good driving!

[@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?

[@NobleGangsta13]

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

[@bennyblfc]

Sorry to see this Dan. You put alot of time into your car. Teggy will be fixed up in no time I'm sure. Only just realised it's k20'd.

[@jorny32]

We've got the same suspension setup I believe

[@Gcal1956]

I can feel the pain in my gut as I watch this. I feel for ya....

[@Coopz21x]

I hope you dont do away with Honda's now for something else! such a shame tho D:

[@Vracktal]

@12:41 the garage opposite is where my BMW ended up after I binned it. Sympathy.

[@ramsracer6370]

Even though it ended badly, Watch the moment the back steps out, reactions to naturally try apply opposite lock to catch it were seriously quick. Unlucky. Overtaking round be outside of that Megane was always going to give idiots reasons to say the old "too fast" rubbish. No doubt the tank caused this just pure bad luck.

[@dannyDC2]

Thanks mate, yeah I normally take that corner a bit faster than that anyway, so I was not happy being told I was going too fast! It's just shit luck. The car has been back since and clocked a 8:00 dead lap, currently undergoing a winter rebuild to be back at it next year :)

[@odfkjdhgovj]

Never seen a car snap so violently before, especially in the dry!

[@SomeSayHesNotTheStig]

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

[@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?

[@robink.9459]

we rented the exact same house at the lindner resort last year

[@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

[@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

[@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?

[@BritSportsCars]

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

[@SuperPiggy8]

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

[@simondanylyk9256]

main thing is you walk away. I nearly had a big one in 2012 on a pool of oil that a galant vr4 had dropped. so lucky. and it's shit when other factors cause an accident.

[@VICNCRAIG]

Some bad luck right there, but it could easily have ended up much worse, and for that you should probably be thankful.

[@samjackson3020]

What a save Danny! Could have been so much worse.

[@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

[@neptuned4746]

Sorry Danny. I know it sucks man. It's an odd thing this happen because I was under mine the other day and thought to myself "Damn the rear control arms are skinny and is that really all that's holding the fuel tank?" That was just an odd thing to happen man so don't beat yourself up or anything. Shit happens.. Hope to see you back and the car well. peace.

[@npharkes]

My worst nightmare... I so feel for you. Shit happens :(

[@big_gooch1601]

Glad your ok, I guess it could've been worse. Is the car going to be fixed? Looked like a real fast lap and over 500 euro to be towed off the track. FUCK!

[@Jims_racing]

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