Motorsports Brake Failure, Stuck Throttle Crash Compilation 

A dragster is the last vehicle you want to have throttle issues

Im sure anyones whos experienced it can tell you that standing on the brakes and not slowing down a bit at the end of the straight is one of the most horrifying feelings you can have in a car

Indycar 2021 is scary. Already going fast, but then just having the throttle randomly go 0 to 100% straight into a wall. That's gotta be scary.

Stuck throttle's are scary. Happened to me in a rally and I was little more than a passenger ... until the car found the river.

That dragster is DAMN lucky he smoked it out of the gate. If that throttle hung open at the end of even half a run that would have been a very different story.

Johnson being uninjured is a true statement for the safety in Nascar.

Haven’t seen a thing but I already know it’s going to be a hard one to watch

The guy in the 370Z, his reactions were insane. As soon as he realized his brakes were out, he downshifted to slow the car as much as possible, then at the last moment, spun 90 degrees so as to have the best impact possible. Smart guy!

Thank you HANS. So many lives saved.

There was a really scary one in MotoGP in the last few years, also at turn 1 at the Red Bull Ring, when Vinales had to jump off his bike at around 200mph as his brakes had failed.

I had a brake failure in a kart once. When I hit the crash bags, my chest hit the steering wheel so hard that I bent the steering shaft and ended up on my side. Best thing to do in a kart with a stuck throttle is pull the spark plug wire. Thank goodness I've only had to do that once.

6:15 Props to operator for reacting lighting quick, we get this awesome footage.

7:18 Cory McClenathan actually had a full head of hair when he got into the car that day.

6:20 the camera operators reaction time…👌🏼

5:07 fanboost activated

The safety things on tracks and cars are incredible, i watched all these thinking "no one can survive that", and they just walk away

1:43 classic Austraaalian commentary for ya ...."undiminished velocity" 🤣🤣

I've had the brake lines bust in an '03 Ford Expedition, and while I only got up to around 20mph, that was the most terrifying moment of my life. I had two options: take it off the road and potentially into someone's house, or risk coasting through the red light of a busy intersection. Thankfully it stopped on it's own about 15 feet before the "point of no return". While these are professional drivers, who know the risks and train/practice for them, I still couldn't imagine going 150mph or more, and _not_ being able to stop..

Thank you for putting McClenathan incident. He couldn't do anything inside that dragcar cockpit.

These barricades are such impressive yet basic inventions

my worst nightmare

If you make a part 2: Wehrlein in Hyderabad 2023 and Schumacher at Silverstone 1999 are some options. There was also a Mosler at the Britcar Silverstone 24hr in 2011 which might be out there.

The 370 crash seemed more like brake failure. It sounded like he was trying to use the transmission to slow the car before the broadside hit. 3:52

I was driving a cheap rental truck, obviously poorly mainted, in downtown and let off the pedal, approaching a red light. The throttle stuck and I thought what to do, with the car in front of me coming closer and closer at 40mph. Stepped on the clutch and the motor reved up. I managed to get my foot under the gas pedal to lift it up. A heartstopping moment, but nothing compared to this here.

RIP to Adam Petty and Kenny Irwin Jr. Victims of a hung throttle, at the same track in an eerily similar fashion.

insanely impressed by the driving at 6:16. dude knew he was gonna crash and 180d that thing so fast so the rear end would take most of the impact, genius.

The amount of time that chap at the end on the dragster had to see that hit coming 😩 dam that must have been terrifying

Thanks for putting this together. We forget how dangerous Motorsport is. This is a sobering moment. Lots of respect to the drivers who seem almost superhuman.

The allan Newton crash looked violent

Dragster was like 10% on throttle imagine unleashing his power

2:33 Rumour has it, no Nascar has attempted to turn right since then.

The guys in the older videos/cars without hans or the newer style seats with the increased head supports and netting were extremely lucky.

Excellent video keep up the good work.

Only a broken ankle for Alan Newton. Unbelievable!

It's strange how I feel less worried with the newer clips, A testament to the evolution of safety in racing.

It's great to see most of these guys not only walking away but also getting themselves out of the car for the most part

remember seeing felix's crash in that indycar live, u can just hear the throttle going to 100%

Great video!

4:53 that driver did that. He knew he was out of control from the throttle or no brakes and he hooked it sideways for that impact. Turned the car away from his side. Great reaction!

I was actually at the St Petersburg race that year. I was actually sitting in T11 (where Parante wrecked). Not only did you miss the marshall falling over, he also totaled the car due to another mechanical failure at Sebring the next race.

5:51 dude's like "now I'm in a convertible"

some seriously nasty crashes here

2:49 just watching jimmie Johnson climbing out shocks me

4:26 He popped the rear hatch to help slow him down, just a bit too late. 😆

Nick Percat and Lee Holdsworth are both standup blokes, great guys. I reckon they probably laughed about it afterwards.

The last one was the scariest. That dude has amazing car control

It’s astonishing how reliable the passive safety equipment is

There was a real nasty one featuring a Audi in a South African Touring Car series a couple of years ago.

4:44 .....and ole boy is trying to GEAR DOWN to engine brake !! Just ran outta space.

I've had my brakes fail at 20mph in a pickup. Can't imagine losing brakes over 100. Because when you lose your brakes you get the distinct feeling of being in a nightmare, which is just awful.

nobody dies because of speed, its the sudden stop on something that kills.

There was a Grand Am race in 2012 where a Chevy Camaro I think had its throttle jam and went up an over the fence at Road America. That and one of the Corvettes having their brakes literally explode at Sebring are my craziest brake failure/throttle stuck moments.

You forgot maverick viñales at the redbull ring in 2020 (MotoGP) anyways good video

I've had drive stick on a push mower before and that was spooky can't imagine a race car.

Nice video.

02:20 - I mean those locked up wheels look like the brakes were working to me..

5:41 are we sure that guy survived that impact? That was incredible and there was no HANS device.

Man the 3rd clip is crazy. That’s something I do in racing games. If I can’t have 1st place no one can. He took him out 😂

Apparently that drag race was before the NHRA started putting netting with the sandpit. It almost didn’t stop him. And of course the scariest part is when you see the fire. Surprised he didn’t get burned.

I don't know why im watching this while readying my Air Brake Endorsement book XD

I was at the Glen when Jimmy hit the foam wall on turn one. Always great Vacation at Watkins Glen. Never want to see anyone get hurt but a good wreck is fine.😊

The throttle pedal is the popular friend. When you're with it you're going to have fun. The brake pedal is your best friend and will get you home safe. But if it betrays you, well that can hurt worse than anything the popular friend can do.

Macauley Jones accident was terrifying

0:57 LOL! How the big marshall lifted the little skinny race driver from the tyre barrier 😀

Chris Eggelstons wreck at Roseville in K&N West was a carburetor failure. That was a hell of a hit

The guy at the end was so remorseful but he did the best thing to do

Good video

Oh come on man! At that speed, with adrenaline flowing and a sudden failure and these guys try to avoid further contact and walk away and talk about it! Amazing!

2:24 even after a near death experience, he still apologizes. Great Sportsmanship.

Thanks for only showing ones where they walk away, Lord knows that isnt always the case :(

thats some crazy camera work at 6:14 to be able to catch that crash

that Allan Newton clip is crazy the fact it wasnt any worse is put luck for its time that could have been fatal so easy

It's amazing that most drivers can just walk away from a crash like that. Circuit barriers and driver safety have improved massively.

its amazing to see how people can walk away when crashing at those speeds

Biggest fear in racing

The guy in the dragster did indeed do a superb job. He was trying to get people out of the way halfway down. Kudos sir.

Jimmy Johnson into the wall in 2000, was scary. That was one of the worst sudden stop crashes I’ve ever seen.

If you do a part 2, could you include Dan Cammish's 2019 title ending crash at Brands Hatch?

3:56 i saw him try to deploy the airbrake (trunk door opening)

One that I rarely see spotlighted is Captain’s Curse’s crash at Monster Jam World Finals X. Brakes failed and Alex Blackwell had to snap the steering and pitch the truck end over end in order to arrest his momentum before he cartwheeled into the stands. Thankfully it worked and he stopped tumbling in the tarped off area of the stands, where only safety officials and camera crew are allowed. After that close call, Monster Jam had dumpsters around the walls for every show they did in Vegas at Sam Boyd Stadium, until Sam Boyd closed in 2019.

I was at the Detroit GP when Felix Rosenqvist had the hung throttle. The gasp from the crowd when the replay was shown was extremely loud. I'm surprised the booth mics didn't pick it up.

You missed one from the 80's. At the monster truck show at Anaheim stadium in Ca. A display of the following nights event went horribly wrong (fatal). They were going to have sand dragsters which would be tethered running a short track inside the stadium ... However for the display run at the monster truck race the car was not tethered, and the throttle stuck wide open. My girlfriend and I were very near the carnage which included the engine, diff, and spinning tires flying into the crowd. One worker on the track was smashed between the car and wall. Don't look it up, its not a image anyone wants to see let alone experience live. We were very lucky that day but many were not.

Was watching that NHRA race when that happened, well, when it aired that day or next. Cory McClenathan looked pretty frazzeled,,with a scratchy voice. Screaming under that helmet.

That second wreck going full speed straight into a wall must of been horrific. When they show the side view of how fast he was going it really put it into perspective and my stomach dropped. Add totaling a Bentley and knowing they have another car for him is sickening.

I experienced a stuck throttle on a motorcycle recently. Man that is scary as hell!!! Thankfully it was on a small bike but I was at a race track.

I have never had break failure while going fast but I had a break failure with a ford 450 while going down a 19% hill. I was towing an Excavator Kubota kx040. I am just lucky the next exit was going upward. scary shit, cannot imagine going fast

"no brakes" as they show the slow motion of all 4 wheels locked up sliding across the track...

When your controller dies and your posting the best lap . On a serious note im glad nobody got killed

I remember watching the Rosenqvist crash live. one of the scariest crashes I've ever seen. Can't imagine what it must've felt like in the car. so glad he's okay.

How do the cars with fly by wire throttle stick open?

4:08 the car in the back randomly crashing lol

Kudos to the people engineering those barriers.

This happened to me in an old Dodge pickup that I owned. I was only going about 30mph and it was scary! I just shifted into neutral and applied the brakes. Can't imagine the throttle sticking at these speeds!

2020 IndyPro2000 at Road America. Car had a brake failure going into turn one. Onboard video is available on the internet. Driver commented to the video that he was ok, but it was one heck of a lick.

These are extremely brutal crashes. Nightmare fuel.

This as to be one of the scariest failures to have in motorsport or cars in general.

Years ago I got to witness a break failure in person Felipe Massa. I believe the Montreal Grand Prix breaks went off in the hairpin straight into the barrier and the tire came off and went into the crowd

Some of these look personal 😳

I Love The Chrome Roof On The Bentley

Don’t know if you ever include motogp in your videos but Maverick Vinales had a scary brake failure in Austria a few years ago