Blimey! Lucky chap :eek:

And yes, it's a B5 generation A4. You can see from the steering wheel that it has the older style Audi 'dimple' design in the centre. And I recognise the rest of the dash - that's the hazard switch he hits at the end too.

Hard to tell, but looks to be a dark patch on that corner, but could just be shadows. What else would cause that loss of grip though? It's an interesting one - tyre blowout?

Steve

I wondered this since the thread started but not asked.

Was it staged? Can you induce this behaviour?

Why is it being filmed? ESP? and a few other questions

Doubt it was an ESP-equipped car, looking at the vintage. I put its age between '97-99. Might have been Quattro though.

Good question about the filming though! :rubchin:

Steve

What else would cause that loss of grip though?

If half the carriageway was covered in ice (I believe)...

:sofahide:

Rob.

Nah, it does look like an oil patch he hits. It was very poorly held imho, didn't turn anywhere soon enough, completely overcorrected it too.

Still lucky he didn't crash, still, the slide did shed the speed off nice and quickly! 150kmph is about 90mph, which is only a little over the continental speed limit really.

I wondered this since the thread started but not asked.

Was it staged? Can you induce this behaviour?

Why is it being filmed? ESP? and a few other questions

exactly, who films these things unless they are on purpose. cant see any other reason he'd have a camera on, and it doesn't appear as if the driver panics much either.

Very likely to be staged, but ah well

exactly, who films these things unless they are on purpose. cant see any other reason he'd have a camera on, and it doesn't appear as if the driver panics much either.

What do you expect him to do? Start screaming and waving his arms about? The fact he pulls over at the end would seem to suggest that he was a bit shaken up by it!

I reckon he did well to hold that, it got a long way sideways and he didn't over correct bringing it back so fair play! Maybe he's got a future as a drifter :P

Not that many weeks ago I lost it on a bend on the A77 near girvan or maybole and although at a much slower speed I was absolutley terrified.

I was driving a ford ranger single cab (rear wheel drive, BFG A/T's on) at about 35, following a transit van that wasnt wanting to go anywhere fast. I must of hit a greasy patch but the back end started going out on the bend. I did manage to correct it but only after fishtailing for quite a distance.

I needed a change of undercrackers after that. Not so much for the speed (35/40 is not that terrifying) but the fact it was a single carriageway and cars were coming the other way. Good job they saw what was happening!!

Steve

Does the Ranger have a live rear axle?

Steve