A lap in a Porsche 918

From an esoteric Track Day World Championship dominating car to a car that in comparison seems downright sensible and practical, the Porsche 918 Spyder.

Love these type of videos,  none of the hideous music Ferrari so often pollutes their clips with, just the fantastic sound of that Porsche 4.6 V8 through those amazing top mounted flame spitting exhausts.

Porsche driving instructor Matthias Hoffsümmer sets what Porsche claims is the unofficial production car record at Philip Island,  1:38.02.
How does that  compare?  Have a look at track records by class HERE

Phillip Island Road Rash

Ouch.... Superbike offs at the season opener in Australia


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That's not a close call, THIS is a close call....

How does this happen? You are racing along and all of a sudden, out of nowhere, a car comes at you going in the opposite direction in reverse...A true WTF? moment.

Check out how this, one of the most amazing close calls of all time, went down after the jump!

Amazing. Cameron McConville's Holden Commodore had a brake line severed in the first shunt with Steve Owen. Amazingly there is no barrier at the end of the gravel trap, just a straight shot out to the racing circuit as it folds around.

Sure enough the car just sails over the gravel trap, onto the grass, across the tarmac and finally comes to rest on the far side, narrowly missing a terrifying crash with David Besnard's car. I'm sure both Mr Besnard and Mr. McConville needed a change of undies after that one. Philip Island circuit safety designer instead could use a spanking!.

Ballistic Boot

Ducati Superbike rider sets works record in this start collision.
Check it out,  that black thing taking off for a low earth orbit is indeed Michel Fabrizio's right boot.   To complete the  first lap's Superbike carnage, two riders crash as the red flag is displayed.  I think there were more riders in the hospital than in the garages by the end of the week end!

Ballistic Boot from Axis of Oversteer * on Vimeo.