Quote Originally Posted by Cyco View Post
Old footage of crashes at Adenauer Forest (chicane on the Nuerburgring) in 1970.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...38855&hl=en-GB

Some amazing footage, and I'm sure the gentleman in the blue Beetle would have preferred a seat belt
It's a guess, but are skinny tires the result of many of those crashes? Those cars seem to lose much of their grip. The VW Beetles must have taken forever to get up to speed for those flips.