[NOR-STi]

Euro STi

That's a Norwegian or Swedish car, I belive it's used in rally.

[wdb]

Look at the pavement they're doing the demo on. It's completely coated with rubber. They must have been doing demo after demo, and basically flogged the car until something broke. I wouldn't be surprised if they had another ready to go, and took that one back to be fixed and pulled out when the other one broke.

Reminds me of the way Jimi Hendrix treated his guitars during live shows.

[Ikon]

poor car...

[HumboldtBlazer]

he just burnt the clutch y0

[409industries]

Originally Posted by flatthump

Lol...I think that is the same car in the video I posted.
Anti-lag STi with chicks inside!

yeah its the same car. watch your feet ladies! LoL

[Xyloft]

Originally Posted by TitanSTI

clutch is my guess as well.

+1 you can see him try to rev it a couple times but the wheels aren't spinning.

crazy bastard trying to play chicken with that wall.

[Matt30]

Originally Posted by 520hpSTi

center diff got ****ed i think.

It's RWD, I've seen this video somewhere else.

[Jag32]

No problem, that's covered under warranty and will be all fixed up first thing Monday morning, free of charge.

[flatthump]

Originally Posted by Matt30

It's RWD, I've seen this video somewhere else.

Naaaa

[flytojungho]

Poor STI? more like eager to do more donut STI lol that car's probably built to do stuff like that

[rzezeski]

Originally Posted by Peleg

This is not "enjoyment", this is just abuse IMO.

Going to abuse a car like that, be ready to pay bills.

But going over dirt mounds at 100+ MPH and catching 5 feet of air is not? Even a simple autocross or track event would be harder on the car than this. Sure the clutch and tires might be fudged a little, but they are wear items....and they wear out.

Now if the car was experiencing massive wheelhop or was trying to do this on slicks then I think it would become a question of abuse, but the car seems to be setup to do donuts.

Don't get me wrong, it's not my cup of tea, but I would hardly call this harsh on a STi compared to what you would do at the dragstrip/autocross and especially a WRC event.

Like I said, cars are meant to be enjoyed, everyone has a different defnition of what that is. This person likes doing donuts and making smoke.

Just to really make my point clear, just think of the stress you put on your drivetrain when launching your car with slicks at the track. I'm sure your taking the axels to the limit, and I wouldn't be surprised if a few people have broke them. However, I'm willing to bet no one here would call it abuse. Anyone who would must have their car encased in a big glass box vacume and only take it out when there's a full moon.

[Mykl]

Originally Posted by Matt30

It's RWD, I've seen this video somewhere else.

It's AWD. There are a couple of points in the video where the car is boiling smoke off the front tires. Also, if it were RWD s/he'd use more countersteering than that. Instead while the rear end is wagging the driver is using the front wheels to guide the car in the direction s/he wants it to go.

That's how our AWD system is balanced. I've done similar maneuvers at the track. Turn the steering wheel, step on the gas, the rear end kicks out and the car starts to slide, and the front wheels pull the car in the direction I want to go.