I CRASHED MY NEW GR YARIS! 

Looks like you had seen the Mini and reacted, the o/s went onto the grass, causing the traction system to engage, when you got back onto the track there must have been a bit of excessive torque through the o/s wheels which you could see by your steering input to counter against that torque vector. Personally I'd blame the Mini driver 😂

You found YOUR limit. Not the one of the car. Glad you are fine.

You ran out of skill there mate. You're all over the track, no control.

I think you could really benefit from some tuition - Don’t be put off doing trackdays or offended, but getting some tuition will make you smoother, faster, will let you have more fun and be at less of a risk of this happening again.

The Bradford joke tickled me Hopefully the car will be sorted soon enough to so you can get back behind the wheel doing what you enjoy. Having good and bad days is apart of life

Yes there are always those who judge but who are not confident enough to share their own mishaps but i for one loved the content, passion and honesty. Hats off to you for having the balls to be who you are

A bit of nerd info for you.... A 1 dB change in a sound equates to about a 26% difference in sound energy (remember that a 3 dB difference is a doubling of energy levels). In terms of subjective loudness, a 1 dB change yields just over a 7% change. A 3 dB change yields a 100% increase in sound energy and just over a 23% increase in loudness. It's the reason I took the AR1's off of my car.

Bradford repair section was very funny 🤣

Firstly glad youre alright Lee, any crash you can walk away from is a result. Without sounding too cynical and this comes from a respectful place but why focus on doing all these mods, chasing more bhp etc.. when youre clearly struggling to drive the car within its abilities in standard form? Just seems abit daft 🫤 seats/harness and a neck brace would have been more sensible. These cars are so capable in standard form, get used to that power, learn how to shift properly and learn the cars characteristics to the point where you know every inch of it and can anticipate its behavior when pushed . Anyone can map a car turn the traction off and go fast..but when you run out of skill then then big bhp means nowt. Glad you walked away from it in one piece but dial it back mate and get the basics down 💪❤

Not dialing it back after 8:05 is questionable. Glad you're alright but know your limits mate.

I always remember my first race lesson takeaway. Less is more - less steering inputs, less jerking on off power / brakes - everything. I’d recommend a few lessons - you’ll enjoy it more and be safer to all around you, especially you! For the wider audience, I’d also recommend a private session for the first time you turn all the TC / stability stuff off!

Track days seem like such fun until you're in the barrier. Glad you're ok and 🙏🏿 the car can be fixed quickly and fully without cutting into the budget for jackets. 😉

Know I see why harnesses are used Another great video. Keep em coming As a GRrr owner this is fascinating to watch.

Poorly Yaris!! Can see why race harnesses are used now! Glad your not too injured 😁🇬🇧👍🏻

The inside footage looks brutal as long as you are ok that’s the main thing.

To be honest, I’d rather see you crash at that speed on a track unlike the idiots driving at them speeds on public roads and crashing. Consider yourself lucky to be walking away in one piece

Cadwell is not forgiving, very common place for that to happen, run wide onto grass open steering so it’s pointing as straight as possible down hill any lock combine with grass your a gonna. Little tip always dab the brake in the goose neck between the right left transition it will squat the car down and give stability

Cadwell is a technical track. If you're going to turn off stability control and driver aids for the first time for god sake do it at somewhere flat like Bedford.

I’m sorry you had the accident. Semi slicks are great with higher limits, but the breakaway at the limit is much more snappy needing anticipation and quicker reactions. Less grippy tyres sometimes better in a nimble car. I also have a GR. AT LEAST YOU ARE OK!

Awesome video Lee and some great driving... Until it wasn't! Glad you are ok and you have good friends around you. Can't wait for the next update!

seeing how you were driving (over the limit, no car control), not surprised to see how it ended... if you want to push limits on track buy a used race car with proper safety systems.

That interior footage is wild, it’s fortunate that you weren’t seriously hurt… There is a school of thought that says running a harness is dangerous because a crushed roof could lead to serious neck injuries, but then you see this footage and can’t help but think it would be safer to be strapped in to the seat.

I believe you should hire a pro instructor for 1 day and the knowledge and experience you get will pay for itself 10x.

I bet you've had more fun in the cheap yaris than With the un cheap 911?

Absolute Kudos champ for hanging it all out there for the world to see - takes balls💪 great to watch, you’ll come back better and plenty of us are learning from your experiences and vids. Out of curiosity can you run harnesses with the stock seats?

Think harnes should be added to the shopping list

Brutal man, hope you get the Yaris sorted and back out in it soon. Hopefully no long term recovery for you too 💪😎

You should have started a rebuild episode 🎉and I’m sure the channel would have blown up even faster than it already is. Il definitely be up for watching that ❤

No control over the car. You should have tested it more before you go to a track day. Lerning process, hope the cwr and you are soon ready for more action but please be careful..

And that’s why you don’t turn all the aids off, especially in a Yaris

before an accident, it is necessary to throw the steering wheel and pedals... stretch the regular seat belts before leaving the track! do not lose heart, and think about racing belts and seats!

Sorry to learn of your accident but at least you’re ok. I ran AR1 all last year. Went through 22 of them. A good tyre but very noisy and only reasonable on track in the wet. Just had two sets of the new Bridgestone Potenza Race. They are another level and much quieter. Price wise about the same too. Sadly my i30n and driving style at the ring eats up the outer edges so I went back to AR1 last weekend. They are much harder and accommodating for wear but less grip and much noisier. . If you’re predominantly using it on the road the Bridgestone are great and you’ll love it on track. They are probably not far off an AO52 and good value.

When time and money allows invest in some proper race tuition rather than guessing the racing line and how hard to take the kerbs. It will pay dividends out on track. Also, please invest in a proper seat and harness if you’re serious about doing more track days. Glad you’re ok though, that’s the main thing.

Am surprised that the seat belt didn’t tension up tight

Sorry about your crash. Better luck in the future!

Great video, if you are outside the track several times you need to slow down and chill, not go harder. Basics first, then add speed.

Good advice from me: get a pc and a mid priced sim rig and a decent game like assetto corsa. Not gran turismo or something like that. Especially drifting different types of cars (fwd,rwd,awd) in the simulation will give you so much understanding about how the physics of the car work and teach you reacting to these kind of situations. Thats the way i learned racing before getting myself a yaris. In your situation as soon as you had touched the grass and as you had noticed the car starts spinning the right thing would have been to put the accelerator to the floor and steer in the direction where you want to go. As with awd cars the front wheels pull you into the direction where the tyres are headed under acceleration

Glad your fine Lee - - it happens to the best, thanks for posting the video and an honest assessment personally I'm not convinced by them tyres - - car appeared to be sliding before the crash, and remember to get back on the horse and the track straight after a fall. Best of luck

Loss of traction due to redlining / drop off in acceleration = sudden drop off in grip levels. This is then followed by a lack of reverse lock correction (which may have saved the skid, but also could have resulted in pendulum slide back the other way). So either a fraction less speed in that gear or a short shift before the corner and use the torque instead. That's my 2p, at least. Obviously a very technical corner to get right! Good luck with the car.

Looks like the ESC was coming in as you went through the corner when you crashed, which probably pushed you wide leading to your rear right wheel being on either the grass or the less grippy kerb and then sending you into the wall. If you're in track mode, you need to hold down the Traction Control button long enough to turn off Expert in the digital display. Then all the nannies are off. Hope you get your car back into working order mate.

High performance car low performance driver 😂 Only joking, good honest video. Keep going but as said some tuition will help you 👍

Hey man, Happy you are okay and much respect for sharing this. Invest some money for good on-track coaching and get back on it!!

Reminds me of a local Pro-AM driver I know. His Audi R8 LMS is always being repaired for something because the driver lacks RESTRAINT. Has lots of money though so I guess they can afford to 😅

Glad you are ok. Just one of those freak things as you said was ok the times before. Keep the content coming 👍🏻

Lee, we're loving the content and we'd be gutted if evil GT went under completely. Keep at it and don't stress too much about the accident.

You not only have to enjoy doing it, you also have to be able to do it. 😉

No harness and wearing a helmet without HANS. This could have been a lot worse. Spending money on tyres but not on keeping yourself safe is crazy.

Glad your ok Lee, every track day is a learning day. Great video mate

On the plus side you've got really good at these RU-vid videos. Hope you get car sorted soon and back out on track.

Unlucky Lee, looking forward to seeing it get fixed up and back on the track

If the red Mini wasn't there you would probably have powered out of that. You were sliding a bit and I think you hit the brakes before you were straight again. Hope it's fixed soon so you're back at it soon!

My friend. Keep driving, keep practising; you'll get better and worry less about these crashes. Good luck.

I love the Bradford bit 😂😂

Nice driving but way too aggressive for a track day. You could have easily taken out the Mini.

Sorry to see a crash, but the meantime, while your car is being fixed, please go to a driving school, even something with drifting. You just froze and did not countersteer enough. This would have been easily saved. Anyway, hope you will not be afraid to push in the future, but try and understand your mistake now, so it will not happen again. Best of luck!

For someone who is knocking on a bit you certainly like the toys. Don’t let this put you off but if I could offer any advice it would be this. When the car is fixed you definitely need better seats and 100% a harness to keep you in place should you have another excursion. Cadwell is no Joke Lee. then maybe swallow your pride and invest in track day tuition which I’m told is worth it. Everyone I know who’s done it has learned a lot and recommended it. Lastly I reckon every track day at Cadwell sees a crash at the goose neck. Yours was a calamity though. The change in direction then there’s a wicked lip and dip combined with lift off over steer and jumping on the brakes was tragic. Get tuition and you will see they teach you to look much further ahead for instance. You clearly didn’t see how fast you were catching the Mini. I suspect you were looking at the Speedo maybe too? Anyway good luck with the Bradford boys innit

Bloody shame about the car Lee and I hope you're alright. I used to race motorbikes and we always said if you're not crashing you're not trying, so kudos for pushing the thing to its limit.

it'll be fixed, dont worry. your TCS started doing its "magic", even before the left hander so you went wide on the grass. then probably hit the brakes while two wheels are still off tarmac? btw lights are expensive as hell :(

Good video. You walked away and no one was hurt, so its a win 👍🏻

Bucket seats 6 point harnass And A Hans system 😉 Get some coaching on the first trackday and youre good to go!

Takes me back to the days of the GTR. Nicely edited and good video, pleased you survived the impact. Subscribed for more Bratford content :-)

You deffo need some car control training. More power doesnt equal faster, smooth equals faster. Fair play though good effort.

Seen a few people do this. Rear wheel touches grass and spits you across

I’m glad you are ok and back at it soon 👊🏽🇺🇸

Enjoyed the last vid, this one not so much. Not nice to see cars getting crashed but at least it wasn’t the gt3. Glad you’re ok. Adding more grip and power only means you are going faster when it goes wrong. Just think that a pro driver would lap faster in the standard car. Better to spend money on safety and improving your skills. Keep the vids coming 👍

Track insurance is 100% worth it even if you back your own talents. I recently had to claim on mine after two other cars nearly collided, went spinning and one took me out! Very annoying but you only cover yourself on track regardless of fault. I paid £130 insurance for the day with Moris and they paid out in 2 weeks from submitting the claim. £8k paid out and free to use any garage, new or old parts and they paid out with no quibble less my excess. Definitely worth it should the worst unfortunately happen. Luckily my car can be saved and it's all covered.

The man from Bradford say yes 😀😀 looking forward to the repair video, defo think a bucket seat and some harnesses would be a good investment , but another great video from the Evil gt channel

Ah shit mate, happens to the best of us. Your usual pragmatic self shining through in the video. Is what it is and it’s only a car, so can be repaired 👍🏼

The way your Yaris shat Subscribe all over the floor made me subscribe ❤

Brilliant vid lee the upgrades were coming along nicely 😊 shame about the crash😢 as long as you are ok, cars can be fixed, looking forward to the next vid 😊

bro is driving like he's a time attack champion, trying to hit the limits of grip, when he doesn't have the basics down and he's just hitting his limits 💀

Mine conti sc7 looks exactly the same after 1000km and 50km on a track (very small and technical). I will be trying to get the warranty action on them because either there is a major problem with quality control or conti is just lying in their marketing materials. No other tire is degrading that fast. You cant call it UUHP tire if they are melting faster then smoking winter tires in 20C temp on track

You seem as good at track day racing as you do drifting on retail parks in rs focus

Hope you're well mate, that was a decent impact. Maybe invest in some recaros, half cage or full cage with some harnesses and hans device?

Glad your ok that’s the most important thing mate , although the car will now be a category b now ( Bradford) 😅😅

Never keen on cadwell been a few times and never get it right Not surprised you had an off

So sorry this happened to you buddy. I hope you'll get a harness fitted? Now, on the subject of Ohlin's.. I love em, but in the past their packaging sucked!! I bought them for my GT86's back in the day and the trouble i had with damage was a joke. Whereas KW come in a box with corrugated stiffeners keeping everything separate, the Ohlin's came in a box with foam bags that allowed the shocks to hit each other and cause damage.. it was a nightmare. I hope they've changed.

You should watch a couple of recent videos from REPerormance as he talks about tracks days and spends a bit of time talking about tires, he highly recommends sticking with road tires and not slicks as you need completely different suspension geometry to make the slicks actually work otherwise you go backwards from road tires. I get the feeling you would have caught that with road tires and not had the accident as there’s no doubt those slicks weren’t in their optimal operating temps

Glad you were not more seriously hurt mate. These cars are little weapons! Have you considered getting a half cage and harness for these track days?

Big up the Bradford garage for the rip timson banner he was a big part of the car seen where I live and a great guy who was taken too soon rip Dave

You need to de tune it Lee, not add more power mate 👍

Good to see you are OK.

No lee you found your limit not the cars😂😂😂

Sad to say but if it wasn’t mapped probably wouldn’t of happened hope you get it sorted out soon

Good shout on the ohlins (assume road and track). Have them on my mk4 mx5. Dont be tight, get a second set of wheels, semi slicks on the road, like an ar-1, asking for trouble and as you have found out hard and noisy. Sorry about the smash :( Edit: just watched your previous vid, you still have the old wheels, stock them on for the road I say. If you add harnesses next, add a hans device as well

Seen a few of these cars crashed, anyone have any idea why not one single airbag seemed to have deployed? The car on the road beeps at everything that moves, but 40mph hard impact into a crash barrier and not even the steering wheel airbag goes off, let alone the A pillar? Glad you’re ok fella.

I can only repeat myself, don’t turn ESP off, really all of us „wanna be race drivers“ will not be faster with ESP off before we are not able to drive clean, knowing the track and car. This accident happened because you turned the ESP, TRC etc. off. The sport or Race modes with a bit rest of help are just fine. Good luck next time 🍀 Keep it going

Them Yaris look like so much fun nester than a drift car mate lol

I crashed my mx5 on the Nurburging 3 weeks ago, not a fun experience but I learned from it. Was a combination of problems. Tracks was colder then what I was used to, suspension was shit and I was pushing hard because it was going very well. Made a grave mistake on my part there but it's should all be fixable but man does it suck. O just can't wait to drive it again on the Nurburging, not finishing the lap just sucks.

Some 18 inch amir khans

Hope you’re feeling better mate

Great video lee 👍🏻loving comentry from lee 😂😂 been lucky there pal Buckets and harnessess next ….

Glad you’re ok, that’s the main thing. Gutted for the GR but it will be interesting to see how easy it is to repair and what you’ll modify on the way.

Noise from the front, could be top strut mount nuts, have worked loose!

The only bad thing about it I s that spares takes more than 6 months to arrive 😭

Interesting you mention the pain you felt during the impact, this is exactly why the more recent crash tests have an offset test to try and mitigate the transfer of force into the vehicle. Yes I am boring, sorry. Really hope you are OK and hope the car is sorted.

I’m glad you’re okay mate. Did you make sure the traction control was fully off, ie Expert disappears from the top of the display? Otherwise you still had some traction control on which is why it seemed to send you over as it tried to intervene. You have to keep your finger on the tc off button for quite a bit of time to fully turn the system fully off.

Might be worth getting some track time with an instructor made all the difference to the way I drive on track days 😊

Sorry to hear that hope you get it fixed soon without it being too costly. You might have a fake aches and pains you will be ok

Segment around 8mins showed quite aggressive steering inputs (and using curb!), that initial off and style should have been a warning to slow down a bit. It’s hard to judge giving nothing else of the track day was put up here? Maybe crashed within the first 5mins? Putting up only the crash and the off is going to lead to a lot of assumptions and criticism. Glad he came up unscathed.