Shelby GT350 Driver Eats It on the Nurburgring
Poor Shelby suffered driver error on the road to ‘green perdition’ when comes off a corner too fast and slams fender-first into the Armco.
If a Mustang happens to have the name Shelby on it, plus a few cobras here and there, that’s a pony that commands respect from all. It’s a high-performance machine that none should ever take lightly, whether it’s the competition, or the one behind the wheel.
Alas, some didn’t get the memo. YouTube channel Auto Addiction was at the Nurburgring a while back when it caught sight of a red Shelby GT350 coming around the bend. If only it had kept going.
The GT350 followed behind a trio of European and Japanese cars around the corner where Auto Addiction’s camera was filming, coming in too aggressively. The red pony’s brakes immediately squeal, hoping to slow things down through the situation.
The brakes could do nothing to keep the GT350 from its unfortunate fate, though, as it sped off the track, through the grass and gravel, and straight into the Armco barrier. The sickening sounds you hear isn’t a lid slammed onto a trash can, but the left front fender bouncing off aluminum; the grinding stop afterwards is just as painful.
Course workers walk over to the GT350 to check on the driver, whose airbags saved him from an ambulance ride. His pride, on the other hand, is definitely down for the count.
Also down for the count: the GT350. The driver’s side front fender, tire, and suspension are all pancaked, meaning a trip to the trailer via flatbed with a lifting arm to load the tragedy onboard.
And of course, the Armco is quickly replaced, all at the expense of the driver who just couldn’t handle the power of a Shelby GT350. The $335 bill for the barrier fix, though, is nothing compared to the blood draw to come for the pony’s repair bill.
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