With roughly 1,700 laps on the most dangerous circuit in the world, it’s statistically impossible for it to go well all the time. A while ago, the Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR of the company Apex crashed on the Nürburgring. This 911 is currently the fastest production car on the Nordschleife and a large part of the laps were completed in under seven minutes – at a good pace.
In the video below, Misha Charoudin and Robert Mitchell go through the damage of the Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR. Call it disaster tourism, but it is interesting to hear what exactly happened and what the next steps are. Hopefully you never have to experience it yourself.
Where did it go wrong?
According to the gentlemen of Apex, this is simply a driver error. The car skidded at a speed of just under 200 km/h. The driver was able to absorb the first sudden oversteer and get some speed out of the car, but it was not possible to save the whole thing. The Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR hit the first crash barrier at 110 km/h and the second crash barrier at about 90 km/h.
The cost of the Nürburgring
Anyone who crashes on the Nürburgring has to repair not only the damage to his or her car, but also the repairs to the crash barrier. In the total picture, that is not so bad in this case. The bill has not yet been received, but Misha lets TopGear know that he expects it to be around 1,000 euros. “It was just a short blow,” he says.
The driver has been able to minimize the damage to the car to the point where the Porsche can still be repaired. Both the front and rear of the car were damaged. The costs quickly add up with a 911 GT2 RS since the brake discs already cost about 7,000 euros each and there are a lot of carbon fiber parts on the car.
The total repair costs
Unfortunately, the Xpel foil could not save much in this case. The costs to get the Porsche like new again are 292,000 euros. Of this, only 18,000 euros goes to the working hours. So expensive parts. The 911 first goes to Manthey-Racing to be stripped, after which it goes to Porsche in Stuttgart to be measured and aimed with laser equipment.
Is it still worth repairing the car? Because after a crash (and all track kilometers) the car is worth less than a copy without a damage history. Robert Mitchell is very sober about that. According to him, that only applies if he were to sell the car, and he does not intend to.
It is useful to know that as a private person you are in principle not insured at the Nürburgring if you crash through your own fault. Since Apex is a company, they do have insurance for this kind of business. While they’ve had minor crashes before, this is the first time they’ve filed the damage, although it’s not yet certain whether the damage will be fully reimbursed.
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