Some say that BMW M3 drivers don’t have a good reputation and the following video will do nothing to change their perception. Quite the contrary, actually, as driving hard on a twisty mountain road that one doesn’t know is clearly not something a clever and cautious person would do.

Filmed by a camera mounted on the car’s rear lateral window, the video shows the driver of an E46 BMW M3 Coupe pushing the gas pedal to the metal on a winding road in Arizona in pursuit of an E92 BMW M3. He is clearly driving faster than his abilities and at one point is surprised by a tight right turn. Given the high entry speed, it’s not much of a surprise that the car understeers and rolls over down the cliff.

Fortunately, the driver lived to tell the tale and upload the video of the crash on YouTube – don’t ask us why he did it…

There’s also a tribute video of the E46 M3, of which the owner says it “died doing what it was engineered and built to do.” Something tells us you’ll want to comment on that.