What came of the driver who ran you into the wall? If it were up to me, he wouldn't race again. Glad you were ok, that hit was massive.

The Porsche driver should be banned for life

People who drive like that should get the same penalty as attempted murder.

Porsche driver is an utter, utter disgrace, as well as being a complete ****. I'd hunt him down legally, there can't be any way you can get away with that behaviour. And it's not a cliche to say he could have killed someone, because 80mph+ into a pit wall is truly horrible, and could have done just that. Needs to have a long hard look at himself. And then hang up his boots, and not darken a racetrack again....

So someone can afford to buy and prepare a Porsche 968 and then drives it like he's on Xbox Live. What a waste. He should've picked a different hobby...

A very strong message, I'm glad your okay and 6 points is lenient, I hope you are able to get back into racing asap.

I remember that incident very well....I was one of the marshals stood on the pit wall right next to the impact!

I think it's brilliant that this video has brought so much awareness into the sport. Absolutely embarrassing and pathetic driving skills from the porsche driver. It's an absolute miracle that you're okay, thank you for sharing this video.

Glad you're ok Darren. I really admire how you've turned it into something positive.

Some people have commented that the incident was initiated by the Clio driver in the previous corner. There was contact in that corner, but only AFTER the Porsche driver collected the oversteer moment (the lack of drive meant he carried slightly less speed at the apex). This wasn't agression from the Clio driver - pause the video at 1:36 - you can clearly see the front tyres of the Porsche pointing away from the apex (i.e. slight opposite lock). Being FWD, there was little the Clio driver could have done to avoid the kiss once he'd committed himself - his tyres were probably already at maximum load on a greasy downhill corner. Personally, I'd have hung back a bit after watching the preceding footage of the guy - he was clearly struggling for traction through either tyres or poor throttle control - the body language of his car suggests he was a little overloaded, and you could have probably nailed him elsewhere on corner exit. *But it's easy to make those observations that from the comfort of my office chair*. The other guy must have known that the Clio was there after the initial contact and the 'chop' at 1:41 was pretty blatant. If it wasn't deliberate, I'd question whether the guy in the Porsche should have even been racing at all - this demonstrated a total lack of awareness at best, and a total lack of respect at worst. There was no reason whatsoever for the abrupt line change that caused the final result. I race Karts and thankfully the energies are much lower - but we're open to the elements & feel much more vulnerable as a result. I'm glad the Clio driver walked away from this unscathed!

My reaction is certainly not "that's racing."

Thanks A LOT for taking time to create this video!!!

This should be classed as attempted murder.

Hi Darren, glad to see you walked away with only minor injuries, I feared it might have been worse when I passed your stricken car on track. Every point you make in this video is spot on and all drivers need to be aware that any kind of contact at that kind of speed can have dire consequences. The Porsche driver needs to have a serious think about whether or not he's in the correct sport. Regards Steve Reynolds in the Double R Racing Clio.

The actions of the Porsche driver would look out of place on a banger racing track!. Darren what injury's did you sustain even with a HANS device?. What was the impact speed 70mph?. If you have been driving a mid engined V6 Clio I expect the end result of this accident would of been far far worse. Luckily you had an engine between you and the wall.

Had the same problem at lots of track days Including Cadwell Park a Porsche driver was really not happy that i was quicker then him in my completely bog standard 197 Clio road car and blocked me every time i went to overtake. There is no place for these people on road or track. Glad your ok 👍.

That is insane... that's the sort of move that should get a car/driver "visited" in the pits.

glad you are ok , you are one of the good ones . best of luck for the future .

Thanks for sharing the video Darren ... glad you're alive. A shocking position to be put in ... however it's also an important message for those out driving on public roads : inexperience, speed, other drivers and no roll cage, no harness, no Hans ... no sense

Great film Darren. I saw Chris on Monday at Brands and asked after you. These incidents are the ones that make us question why we do it I guess. But more significantly it highlights the importance of a well built car along with things like the Hans device. Unfortunately there are always going to be people like No 59 in the sport as in all walks of life! It's how we deal with them and their actions that matters. Hope to see you on track again next season.

I'm so glad you're OK, terrible accident. And I hope HANS helped you with repair costs. Great marketing oportunity to show the importance and utility of their device.

Thank you for this video! That is such an useful work to show people how important HANS is. That reaction is the best you can do to face that kind of idiot.

Glad you survived that relatively unscathed. Dangerous driving by the Porsche, hope he was dealt with. Hope you still continue to race

Good video, you should think about being a documentary presenter, is really well presented.

Great video and great advert for the safety kit. I'm sure you already know, but make sure you fit new tethers to the Hans before using it. Hopefully you'll be out racing soon, we need more good guys like you in our sport 🏁

I'm pleased to see you were okay chap, good job there little clio!!

I'm glad everyone is ok. It's great that you have turned what is obviously a very negative incident into a very positive message regarding HANS devices and for that, you should be commended. Hopefully, you'll be back on track next year with The Silver Shit v2.0. Wishing you all the best.

The work that has gone into making this video is amazing. Well done to all involved. I think you get the statement across very well and the video itself it so well put together that it is one of the best I have seen. The statement is about safety and the fact that this sort of behaviour can kill. The driver of the Porsche needs to think and understand how important it is for him to hold off the Clio. Really looking at this the Clio is much quicker and the Porsche should move out of the way. I would imagine that they are not even in the same class so the result of either car is not even valid in any of this.

Dirty bastard move that, I hope he had his race licence revoked for that ??

Glad your ok Darren. I can't believe the weaving down the straight let alone the actual incident. What happened to pick your defending position and stick to it! Well done Clio, I would hate to think what the 205 and me would have looked like after that!

Forget what happened just before Forget it He rammed the Clio of the track you can see it from the 3rd cars cam!!

Saw this via Facebook. That is beyond simple bad driving, it was malicious and there is no room for behaviour like that in any sport. Driving like that should be rewarded with permanent exclusion from the sport.

I have to say, your response to this is an inspiration to me. I'd of, without a second thought hunted him down like a rabid dog... But you showed that actually a lesson in safety is more in order than a good old fashioned revenge kicking. I do hope the other driver has watched this and also understood that he could of killed you if your car safety or build had in any way questionable. I tilt my hat to you good sir and wish you many safe laps going forward.

Wow! No impact absorber on that wall!? That's ridiculous!

Well put statement. That had to be a crazy ride. Wow

What's the name of the Porsche driver?

Absolutely shocking driving. You see it a lot at this level. There's not a massive amount of gentlemanly respect and cameraderie going on, but there is a lot of do-or-die, "I must hold this position at all costs" type of mentality. That driver needs a serious word with himself.

Hope You will get quick back on the track. Let power be with You :D

I've watched this vid a few times now , I still cant believe that Porsche driver only got 6 points on his race license , he's free to bash another day...

The Porsche driver should not be allowed to participate in any race of any kind after what happened from now on. I used to race and this is just shocking, you could end up dead. This is ridiculous and really gets me crazy. Glad you are ok.

Amazing how well the Clio held up, I know it had a cage but the front end looks more or less standard and that was a huge hit, credit due to Renault as well as the guys who prepared it.

Did you ever get a chance to have a few words(or more)with the driver after the race?

The driver of the 968 came close to having caused a fatality, I wonder if that ever enters his tiny head? I once watched a Alfa GTV go head on into the guard rail at a track and was killed. Don't believe HANS was used back then. Walking into the paddock just as the officials announced his death was deeply upsetting. I will never forget that day. This could have been so similar....

That Porsche driver was desperate to stop the clio overtake him , 6 points ! He should be made to take an extensive race license course/test before being allowed back racing again as someone could have lost their life due to a driver with little control and little skill in a car that's beyond his capabilities

He clearly ran you off the road, but there are two smaller considerations as well. 1) You hit him first, in the corner before your crash. Retaliation is never pretty, and is usually against rules, but tempers flare in all forms of motorsport, and 2) Why does a racetrack not have water barrels or some other form of protection in front of a wall like that? The track owner / administrator can share some responsibility for the hard hit. I mostly watch racing inside the USA, such as Indy and NASCAR, and pit walls like that always have water barrels. Search KZfaq for some clips to see how effective they are at absorbing energy. I assumed that every track in the world would provide these simple safety measures.

I have a 182 sport. gutting seeing this

I love how the pace car literally is an ambulance.

That is *shocking*! Glad you're OK Darren, no thanks to that arse that tried to kill you. Very well presented video. I would hope that your fellow racers after seeing this will all come together as one and say, "if he's racing then none of us are going to." The sport needs zero tolerance on this kind of behaviour. Banned for life at the very least. You can't have people using their car as a weapon.

Any update on the Porsche driver? Shocking behaviour, not just unsporting but incredibly dangerous too. Glad you're OK.

We have the same problum with the one driver in the Irish rallycross

Did he ever apologise?

Thank you for sharing. That reckless Porsche driver could have killed you and I wonder if he cares. I love racing and I seriously take your advice on the Hans safety system.

I know this is old now, and I know he should have seen you in his mirrors. But was the porsche driver mindlessly moving over to block or was he attempting to enter the pitlane??

If it were me that Porsche guy would not have a working car by the end of the day. What a dick. I'm amazed how the little Clio held up, very tough car.

Was he banned?

What suspension did your Clio had?

that is why i dont play soccer or do any other sports with people involved. the porsche-driver is a bumpercar-driver, 10 kph more and this thing could have killed you

Good to know your alright The driver from the car who rammed you off should be banned from racing what did you do when you next saw him/her

Im so sorry by your cart, it was beautiful

How fast was he going at the time of the crash?

1:52 that house on the right doesn't look very well protected (is it just a hedge?) if the car had gone a bit more to the right, probably hadn't accounted for a car being rammed off the track in that direction when designing.

Clearly the Clio had a run on the Porsche onto the pit straight and was passing on the right as close to the edge of the track as possible. There was about 1/3 car length overlap when the Porsche started to move right which caused the contact that sent both cars off the track. 100% the Porsche driver's fault, and he could have come off as badly as the Clio but he was very lucky. Glad you're OK Darren, and just in case you are thinking of replacing the Clio with a Peugeot 405 race car I think I have some body panels in the loft from the 1994 BTCC season ... :)

Hopefully the footage was sent/shown to the MSA and the guy's racing license was banned. In isolation the crash itself isn't enough, but with the remainder of the footage, it all together, ought to be. The behaviour doesnt surprise me at all unfortunately, ive seen it first hand racing karts, some people simply have no common sense/care for others' safety - egos are involved and they see red, your winning and their losing in their minds and that's enough to justify anything in the heat of the moment. It says volumes about the character of such people and they are a big part of why motorsport can be dangerous PS: The Porsche turned into the Clio, causing him to struggle for control and effectively squeeze the Clio off the track. The Clio didnt fishtail the Porsche, his track position/line did not deviate from a straight line he took coming out of the corner. The Clio was close into the corner yes, but you can clearly hear him managing the throttle to prevent an accident/spin inducing mid-corner collision.

So any punishment to the driver that ran you off the road?

What happened to the porsche driver?

Darren did you ever speak to the Porsche driver?

Yep, that's not racing. They did tear his licence up?

That porsche driver had plenty of room on the left of the track, did he think I was forza or something? Drivers like that make me so mad 😠

Woah WTF?!?! This guy watched 'Days of Thunder' one too many times. Glad you're okay mate. It's truly shocking that another driver who shares the same passion for racing could blatantly risk the safety and or lives of others like that. It was pathetic on his part no matter how you look at it. Glad your kids still have a solid Dad to look up to. Cheers!

is this considered assault?

Jesus wept, that’s messed up! Pleased to hear you came away uninjured.

Is that a go cart track? Its very narrow.

Did the Porsche driver crash?

Blimey Darren heard about your shunt but never realized how bad it was until watching the video, the 968 driver was very unsporting to say the least, did you have words with him once you`d gathered yourself?

ok, so 9 years late with this comment but here goes. the point in entry level racing is about exactly that, racing, making passing moves, learning the capabilities of the car and you as a driver. give racing room, set up the pass. i hate seeing this stuff, people too proud to be overtaken that they risk seriously injuring someone just to save their ego.

great message in this video. i'm sorry for your car, but being unharmed is way more important! get back on your feet and keep racing ;)

looks like he was too drunk to try overtake , I would have waited till he made a mistake before overtaking

those noting the 968 is positioning himself for the corner ahead are deluded. look at the circuit, its a mild left he can take flat out, why would he take the longer way around on the wet side of the track? malicious move.

I m glad that u re ok... but what did u do to Porsch driver...

I can't believe some people are blaming the Clio driver. Are we all watching the same video?

Did you sue? Just because you're on track doesn't mean you can act like an idiot....

That looks like Scoobyclinic took it for a test drive !

during the initial part of the turn it looks like you gave him a nudge? I'm guessing the other driver (Porsche) retaliated? Is there a stewards finding you can link to/

Hard to imagine that doesn't get someone's comp license revoked...

The Touch in the corner was a racing incident But wenn he shot you off that wasn't racing..

I know this is in the track but what he did was criminal! The police should investigate what he did he intentionally tried to ram you into that wall with no regard for your life. 😡

6 points and a race ban for deliberately shoving someone off the track and endangering their life, I personally think the punishment should be stiffer! We're all out to have some fun on a Saturday with like minded people, we accept the inherent risk with participating in Motorsport. We should not accept the risk of competing with dangerous drivers! Hopefully the incident will be reviewed by the MSA disciplinary committee for harsher punishment if he got away with only what the Clerk of the Course could impose.

The Porsche driver pushed you off no doubt about that

But you never thought to lift?

Oh man, that guy wouldn't have left the pits with a one-piece jaw if he pushed me off.

The ratio of dislikes to likes shows that 1 in in 14 people are complete idiots and might have acted in the same manner as the "driver" of the Porsche. And THAT is frightening. Very.

Did you talk to the other driver? What did he say about the incident? I've watched the footage over and over and what is obvious is that the track is very wet. You can see him sliding in the corner just before that front straight where the incident occurred. Without talking to the driver, and if this was F1 for example, we would actually see him either turn the steering wheel to the right to push you off the track or counter steer because his back end slid out. It's hard to judge these things without speaking to the driver or seeing such footage. All I'm saying is people shouldn't be quick to judge because racing incidences do happen.

That Porsche driver was doing it a couple of turns before he ran you off the road

That really is very very poor driving. A ban should be in place for drivers like that. I felt that impact and winced for you. I am glad you are ok. Did Mr di khead say anything to you after.

It looked like you leaned on him and he tryed to recover but pushed you wide ....you started that crash ....

No restart button -> much experience gained.

it was an accident i'm sure he didn't mean to

Wow... never saw that. Even if the setup of the "passer" was so so, the "passee" has serious existential questions to ask himself. Voluntarily running someone off like in that clip, here in Canada, it's an immediate suspension and outright revocation of his racing license. Also, pushed in the back of a truck by a couple of moloch and told never to come back at gun point... uh at finger point. Sorry. But I like this clip. IT serve us well in showing people that not everybody is firing on all cylinders. That not everybody's elevator goes all the way up. (Clip was shared on an Race2Play forum)

to be fair, you kicked his tail while he was in the turn right before your crash, but it does not justify shoving people off the track

IMO, that guy in front should have had his license taken. I'm not surprised you tapped his arse at 1:37 as he was erratic-his braking before Barn corner was early and looked odd, perhaps he was trying to provoke something then-but his reaction to getting a tap was idiotic.