A digicam has captured the second that race automotive driver Dominik Olbert crashed his KTM X-Bow GTX whereas competing in April’s Pöllauberg hillclimb occasion in Austria.
On this clip from YouTube channel Motorsportvideos Luky M., Olbert may be seen taking a left-hand bend however seems to have achieved so with somewhat an excessive amount of velocity. He additionally appears to be like to get somewhat too grasping with the throttle, briefly kicking out the tail of the X-Bow GTX earlier than its rear wheels dip into the grass on the facet of the street.
As quickly because the KTM touched the grass, Olbert had no time to get better the automotive. One of many entrance wheels briefly lifts up within the air and the race automotive then slides aggressively to the left, firing off the street and right into a steep grass embankment. The power of this influence destroys the entrance of the automotive and sends it right into a violent spin.
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One of many wheels is totally torn from the automotive and may be seen spirally via the air whereas varied items of bodywork scatter throughout the grass hill. Photographers overlaying the occasion are pressured to flee for canopy to keep away from getting taken out by the KTM. The automotive ultimately slid to a cease on the facet of the street.
Footage taken within the aftermath of the hillclimb crash reveals that the automotive’s carbon fiber monocoque and roll cage remained intact throughout the crash, holding Olbert protected.
The KTM X-Bow GTX is effectively suited to hill climb occasions like this. It’s powered by an Audi Sport-sourced 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder pumping out 523 hp and 479 lb-ft (650 Nm) of torque. These are some severe figures, particularly when you think about that the automotive weighs simply 1,048 kg (2,310 lbs).