Massive Ferrari Enzo Crash
04 November 2005, 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by billythekid
The local paper in Milan had a report on this - the driver was killed. No other cars involved.
04 November 2005, 06:30 PM
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I know theres been several other mega car crashes in recent years. Of note there were a few Mclaren F1's and MB SLR's some of which were also traveling crazy fast. I think the chairman of BMW crashed an F1 at over 150 also. The main difference though is that in the Mclaren and MB's the drivers lived? Are those cars just better built or has this Ferrari simply raised the bar in terms of the severity of accident? Thanks, JL
04 November 2005, 07:30 PM
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Can't be the driver under the sheet in the second pic, it's too small. If anything it could be a limb i suppose.
Instead of a bonnet, could that not be the engine cover panel?
A serious waste of beautiful machinery, i wonder out of the 399 sold how many are left now?
Instead of a bonnet, could that not be the engine cover panel?
A serious waste of beautiful machinery, i wonder out of the 399 sold how many are left now?
05 November 2005, 02:21 PM
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The McLaren F1 was known to be involved in 2 serious accidents. Pischetsrieder crashed his outside Munich, at a very high speed, & survived unscathed. The other involved a prototype whilst doing hot weather testing in Africa. The car barrel rolled at very a high speed, again, the driver survived.
It is known that the McLaren prototype used to pass the type approval crash test can actually be driven away after passing the test. The car received only superficial damage to the front end, & what's beneath it were untouched.
I think the F1 is an amazing car, in terms of design & engineering, nothing comes close to it, even today.
It is known that the McLaren prototype used to pass the type approval crash test can actually be driven away after passing the test. The car received only superficial damage to the front end, & what's beneath it were untouched.
I think the F1 is an amazing car, in terms of design & engineering, nothing comes close to it, even today.
05 November 2005, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Nat21
^ yep F1 at the time was the only car ever to be drive-away-able after frotal impact tests. Lotus elise is too now and a few more i think. Another F1 was written off killing all Three occupants when he hit a tree at very high speed though
Yup, guy was a real ar*ehole though! Drug Dealer, and was IIRC on bail at the time. Also like to rape women!
http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03..._killed_in_f1/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/08...on_kicked_out/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/1999/03...under_drugged/
06 November 2005, 11:12 AM
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I suppose thats the trouble with supercars, and to a lesser extent any car, its a lethal weapon, however a **** in a Nova has less capability to have a really huge accident than one in an Enzo or McLaren F1.
That guy with the McLaren sounded a nasty piece of work, but I try to live by the what goes around comes around ethos, doesnt cover the passengers though, they might have been as bad as him.
It is however a good heads up for the rest of us, i.e. if we end up in a position where we are fortunate to buy such a car it does make us aware that they are just like any other car, perhaps potential Gumballers should read this thread ? all good fun but I am surprised that there hasnt been a fatality yet, Martin Hadland survived and so did the blokes in the white Ferrari. Not really bothered about them though, they are big boys, they know the risks, its the poor sods in the places they blast through.
That guy with the McLaren sounded a nasty piece of work, but I try to live by the what goes around comes around ethos, doesnt cover the passengers though, they might have been as bad as him.
It is however a good heads up for the rest of us, i.e. if we end up in a position where we are fortunate to buy such a car it does make us aware that they are just like any other car, perhaps potential Gumballers should read this thread ? all good fun but I am surprised that there hasnt been a fatality yet, Martin Hadland survived and so did the blokes in the white Ferrari. Not really bothered about them though, they are big boys, they know the risks, its the poor sods in the places they blast through.
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