This 911 Flipped 10 Times On The 'Ring... And The Driver Walked Away

The ferocity of this GT3 Cup-spec Porsche 911 crash is horrifying, but thanks to modern safety gear the driver was able to exit the car more or less unharmed

Some people might tell you that if you’re going to crash during a race, you might as well do it hard. If American racer John Shoffner has ever been given that advice, he sure as hell took it to heart.

Don’t try this at home, kids. The experienced racing driver lost control of his J2 Racing 911 GT3 Cup just after the Flugplatz straight. The cause of the initial departure from plan A is unknown (probably not an ABS failure), but after the car’s nose dug into the grass on the inside of the turn and began to flip the car over, plan B was to choose a deity and start praying.

This 911 Flipped 10 Times On The 'Ring... And The Driver Walked Away

In this wince-worthy video we can see the 911 entering our line of sight with the crash already happening. The nose digs into the grass, the car rolls up onto its left side and starts to roll like Neymar in the penalty area, with frightening ferocity.

The high-speed roll intensifies as the 911 hits the outer barrier. Bodywork starts to strip, despite being fixed on to motorsport spec, and it eventually comes to a teetering standstill on its roof, having flipped upside down 10 times – rolling nine and a half times in total. Shoffner was taken to hospital but, remarkably, escaped injury. Hats off to the roll cage and safety harnesses.

Source: Eifeler888 via Carscoops

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Rand0m_c1tizen (Jon)

I guess some one must of called…. 911

09/06/2018 - 15:31 |
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Not at all. In Germany you call 112 for medics. Sorry

09/08/2018 - 12:29 |
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TheStigsAmerican Cousin

The repair crew at the ring must be tired as hell. We’ve got a number of ring crash videos the last couple days and this one looks like the worst one. Hopefully they are paid well for all the overtime they are working.

09/06/2018 - 21:54 |
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Great job security

09/06/2018 - 22:43 |
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Anonymous

9,5 actually.

09/06/2018 - 21:54 |
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Vinmaster (919 Evo Squad)(Jeff and Bob)(Porsche Squad)

cries

09/08/2018 - 11:56 |
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Midwest Hoonigan

That’s a world record. An expensive one, but a record. I’m sure he’d rather have the car than the plaque, though.

09/09/2018 - 21:31 |
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GTMoo

Normal people be like: IS THE DRIVER OK?! Car guys be like: IS THE PORSCHE OK?!

10/04/2018 - 04:39 |
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Dominik Maslyk (Euro & JDM Addict) (Autistic boi)

In reply to by GTMoo

Me: WE HAVE A NEW RECOOORRRRDDD!!!!

12/04/2018 - 13:34 |
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