Ford GT Suffers Monster Shunt After Spinning At Spa’s Infamous Eau Rouge

Stefan Mücke lost control of the No. 66 Ford GT at Spa’s infamous Eau Rouge/Raidillon complex after a piece of bodywork flew off the car in the final hour of the FIA WEC race

Incredibly, after such a hefty shunt, Ford has confirmed that despite Mücke suffering “a fair bit of bruising” he is okay, following medical checks at the circuit

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Anonymous

Found On Racetrack Dead

05/07/2016 - 19:19 |
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[Flux]

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Fastest On Racetracks Dude.

05/08/2016 - 22:44 |
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Anonymous

The new ford GTs have been having a lot of issues racing this year. In the 24hrs of daytona one went into the pits for a transmission issues just 20 minutea end. Then this wreck, then their rivial the corvette in the imsa league are sailing out in front. Must be hard on the drivers

05/07/2016 - 19:56 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

The GT actually got it’s first win at MRLS on Sunday.

05/08/2016 - 17:17 |
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Pooft Lee

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

They had issues with a shift actuator that didn’t like the rough idling under yellows. They still set a hot lap early in the race that wasn’t topped until the corvette guys battled for the win

05/09/2016 - 09:49 |
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Nick-W-94

At least it went into the tyre wall, could have been a lot worse

05/07/2016 - 19:56 |
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Anonymous

Ford bought an engine from Honda, but forgot the Vtec kicked in

05/07/2016 - 20:24 |
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Anonymous

Maybe it was a tire blowout? Because the part flew off after the car started to spin.

05/07/2016 - 20:24 |
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James Leeder

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

I think the part fell out underneath the car and got lodged under the right rear wheel, and once the car went sideways it was pulled free. I don’t know though, It’s really hard to see what happened from this angle.

EDIT: actually, scratch that, it looks like the part came off the top, not underneath.

05/08/2016 - 15:24 |
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Anonymous

like a true American car it cant turn !

05/07/2016 - 21:35 |
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[Flux]

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Get out. American cars CAN turn, if you know what you’re doing.

05/08/2016 - 22:42 |
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TheSupercarRoad

At least it didn’t hit the crowd…

Sorry couldn’t resist

05/07/2016 - 22:39 |
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Anonymous

That’s kinda what happens when i drive slammed cars with skid plates… no clue why people do it, might as well get a wheelchair instead

05/08/2016 - 00:27 |
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Anonymous

It seems that the piece flew off after the control was loose, so it was not the cause of the accident.

05/08/2016 - 01:38 |
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Anonymous

Dang that car was flying through that corner 😍

05/08/2016 - 06:17 |
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