Lotus Elise aquaplanning on track

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Un Lotus Elise haciendo acuaplaning en una recta de un circuito.
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[@sparky0506]

Just before he aqua planned you can hear him lift off the throttle, the result was the rear wheels slowed down and lost traction causing the spin

[@anonymous..-]

@Memphis35 When you let off the gas and don't have good traction, the rear of the car wants to keep moving. It kind of goes against logic but letting off of the gas at the wrong time (or too aggressively) can cause a spin out on wet or dry.

[@leexr2i]

he had no chance of getting that back! quick reactions tho..

[@111teamomori]

The car rides on the water and when you back off the throttle there is not enough grip for the road going past to turn the wheels and overcome the compression in the engine. The engine just falls to idle and the rear wheels are now turning much slower than the fronts, similar to pulling the hand brake.

[@jcadlols]

To all the people who are correcting what he has done, regardless of whether you are correct or not, the car spun so quickly and with so little warning that there's practically nothing you could do. People like Senna could avoid it but people like him would probably feel it coming before even the most seasoned drivers.

[@GoesSlow]

@jadrum31 I know how it feels, hydroplaned through an intersection and T boned a durango.... In my defense I honked for a good 5 secs.... He could have payed attention lol but I was kind of funny because I had enough time to say to myself. Well lets see if I can play frogger with my F250. In this guys defense you never let off the pedal in a mid engine vehicle especially one as light as the lotus, due to the mechanics of front to rear weight ratio, and what this does to tire grip.

[@stephengamble9388]

Never drive my latest Lotus in the rain. Come to think of it, it does not go out if there is a cloud on the horizon.

[@Sugarkryptonite]

Well at least he has the balls to drive his expensive car in the rain. Props

[@HoleInMyNeighborhood]

lifiting off is the last thing you want to do if the car is aquaplaning, he should have held a balance throttle and slowed the car with the brakes, failing that dipping the clutch wouldn't have been too bad, leaving the engine on overrun requires grip from the rear wheels grip which he didnt have, hence the oversteer developing

[@IManOPERATOR]

no worry Sparco has got u covered

[@McJanglez]

I expected him to say "Not again!" After his first "Errrrghhhh"...

[@bughat1]

YOU GUYS ARE CRAZY!!!!! I"M GONNA GO GIT SOME WARM MILK.

[@halflife103]

@Memphis35 well, look how light it is.

[@MauroSalgadoBMX]

@modsbeck El es un piloto por eso lo somete a la pista bajo lluvia. A menos que sea su hoby.("tiene dinero")

[@StockDC2]

@McMatt373 Lifting in this scenario would have made it worse because the weight would have come off of the rear tires.

[@MattCresciRacing]

@Boardy1846 I agree haha i was just saying in a less immediate hydroplane I feel like that's what would work, nothing this guy could do though

[@mikeep666]

Sounds like he lifted off the throttle as he was entering the puddle. Short wheelbase car with weight behind driver. It's gonna swap end.

[@MattCresciRacing]

idk i think that if he lifted off it would give the rear some traction so that it would stop fishtailing and not try and overtake the front of the car

[@AdamWebb1982]

@TheArfdog its a TRACK day... this is what you do on a trackday...

[@johntheguru]

This is cadwell park in Lincolnshire. I've crashed here a few times on my motorbike in the wet. It's not a good track in the wet!!

[@moekakke]

I'm also not sure this is aquaplanning because the rear got out of line. Normally the front should slide away and not the back. I call this loosing control.

[@modsbeck]

si yo tuviera un carro como ese lo pensaria dos veces antes de correr con lluvia

[@mickeynismocat]

Happens so quickly!

[@hellotheregeneralkenobi365]

Translation: 1. Eaaaarghhh!!! (OH F#%$) 2. Errah. (Ah crap)

[@naniekso]

i didnt even see a wheel twitch to cause it to hydroplain! and it didnt look like the road was tilted at al!

[@ZekenNekez]

Yes, but I think he felt the start of aquaplanning a bit before, and this is why he releases the throttle (yes, not the best, but it's a instantly reaction).

[@jorge9000]

@fiveodude That's right...

[@nuke583]

@Memphis35 It's a lot easier for a car to lose control at higher speeds.

[@esfinje]

ese coche hay que saber llevarlo

[@Danny7930]

@ernstproject i did a 720 in bmwx5 no contact, just nearly ripped off the e-brake, first thing i could grab

[@akonnema]

man that wall came out of nowhere

[@isilder]

The reason its wrong is that the differential won't apply retarting force evenly. He should use brakes to regrain traction.

[@AdamWebb1982]

@TheArfdog never been on a track day then? the whole point is to drive fast.....

[@shoveitupyaman]

@yahbud hydro/aqua basicly the same just fancyer ways of plaining over water

[@Boardy1846]

@McMatt373 I'm not sure, that came from nowhere.

[@TheArfdog]

@AdamWebb1982 "this is what you do on a track day"... Wreck cars? lol.

[@hyperacti]

He had no chance wow

[@jylon42990400]

at least he didnt wreck the car. did he hit the wall?

[@FlightX101]

@Memphis35 Yea it happened in an instant O__O

[@LukiXS2]

@Memphis35 but i think this speed isn't normal i think he drives about 120-140 km/h ^^ i would't drive so fast

[@StefanSu91]

That's why I never drive fast in the rain. If this wasn't a race, you shouldn't have done it either unless you were just trying to get better at driving with rain. Aquaplanning is something you can't control...

[@FdSnakeEater]

ooooooo......he was too harsh on the throttle let off while still in gear. Big no no when it's wet and going fast.

[@MattCresciRacing]

hes a good driver you heard him let off the gas when the first signs of hydroplaning started, nothing really he could do

[@125zetecs]

it sounds like you let go of the throttle before you started aquaplanning.

[@01Z06guy]

That was brutal.

[@celt67]

Another sunny day at Cadwell Park.

[@MauriceMA]

Nice ad placing.... ;)

[@airflightA]

ARE U kidding??? omg thanks youtube one more guy is clever!.. and little bit safety in roadtreffic at rain omg!!

[@julianbusty]

@Memphis35 yea man it gets pertty bad but rwd cars have it the worst

[@dereispate]

Beim dem Wetter würde ich mich gerade mal trauen, mit meiner Elise im Hof zu drehen!!! Also sorry für crash

[@AngryBassist66623]

DAMN THAT WAS FAST! :0

[@me4prez10037]

thats the downside of a car weighing 10 pounds haha

[@Driv2r7]

Made my day :D

[@Driftuner]

thats why u dont drive a car that weights nothing on a wet track, especialy when this car has semi-slick tires..

[@Ernsteverything]

@jinx1812 I've done the same thing on the autobahn, aquaplane.. 90 mph, full lock, hand brake and some luck, i managed a 720 and no contact.. that shit is scary, adrenaline off the scale..

[@ognirem]

Lift throtle to hard, got braking-moment on the Rearwheels.......thats what it looks like to me. And catching an Elise on sliding, neraly no way....

[@FR3AK60]

:`( I feel your pain, person in video

[@darconner]

cadwell park

[@jadrum31]

believe it or not.. i actually did this very same thing last night while turning a corner in my r33 skyline gtst. Ended up taking out a "keep left" sign back quarter panel is fucked, until it happens to you i don't see anyone comprehending how annoying it is when you lose all steering :/

[@rdmotorsport]

Errghhh! ....Errrgghhh.

[@roadkiller747]

i say he shouldn't take his foot off the gas like he did

[@SparkySubie]

Maybe he was braking? Looks like it... ps: Errghh!!

[@IZ0KBA]

Speed when planing? Tyre model?

[@redline18]

he got lucky thats minor damage

[@roadkiller747]

the gas is not an ON-OFF switch

[@TheMarlboroman73]

Erggggh Ahhhhh

[@wsbygt]

Nice video to observe how people block their muscles. At 0:20 he turned to the right and locked it until the car stoped. I imagine he locked the brakes too. Not a cold driver, I hope learned something from watching this.

[@MattCresciRacing]

lol true

[@juxonix8]

No damaga at all.... READY TO RACE

[@porscheland]

Ha ha those gloves did'nt make you a better driver eh ?

[@Lotusexige07]

The lotus is so light that it is no good in the rain and also when it is very windy at high speed.

[@DasPolarlichtlein]

who drives in this rain voluntarily on a race track ? (if it is not a race) xD

[@zzrzz6199]

I wish I had the money to push my limits in $100K car in the rain

[@Ernsteverything]

balls..

[@jeidmann]

Why in hell are you racing on a rain soaked track??!!!

[@jcadlols]

@allah211 If we spoke American you would be correct. Don't try to own what you didn't create.

[@comgeturs]

Should of used a go pro to record it :P

[@69lol69]

lotus elises crash a lot

[@specter290]

@McJanglez ROFl dude , his cars fucked ok ?

[@TheArfdog]

Why would you go that fast in pouring rain.... you're not Senna in an F1 car! Keep it under 60.

[@FTMPro]

haha

[@majom89]

poor guy :/

[@xSageClan]

HAHAHAHAHA sorry.