trev0006

CGT, Lambo, 993tt, Sti, save as..

Bdog

Must be nice to have a CGT, but for what its worth the STi hung in there.

darrinb

damn thats nits to see all those lined up

dom

What video was I watching then?

srika

STi ain't hung with shit. nice vid.

cusdaddy

Very cool video, but the STi didn't hang with anything

srika

OH MY GOD..... agreeing twice within 2 separate threads??? ridiculous.

DownUnder

That was a cool vid, and yea the STI was left pretty far back it was probably stock or close to it.

Bdog

Ok, after watching it again I guess the STi got blown away. I can't get enough of the sound of a Carrera GT. Cool vid

srika

hehehe. no worries.

mattg

cool vid

FutureBagdA4

haha how funny! every Saturday morning in Crystal Cove, Newport Beach there is a get together of those guys and more cars of that nature, and that is them as they are coming back into Newport. Awesome to see all those cars in person

srika

- I've heard and read about these gatherings... here are some pics:

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...threadid=26204

srika

ok.. this is very sad. There is speculation and it seems just about confirmed that the owner of the CGT, "ben, lj" was killed today while driving his CGT at California Speedway, along with a passenger who was a prospective CGT buyer. Ben had been a longtime member of 6speedonline and other boards and this is a very very sad day for many. He was a frequent poster and very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful to many. My deepest condolences to his family if this is indeed true - and I think it is turning out to be true.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/showt...hreadid=224465

http://www.6speedonline.com/forums/s...threadid=27660

so sad...

cusdaddy

Very sad

From what I remember reading, the CGT is a monster to drive and can be very hard to control

srika

http://www.nbc4.tv/news/4562562/detail.html

Zapata

dang i saw this thread and was wondering hmmm wonder if it's the same guy

Zapata

cob3683

Awesome video

Just sad to see something like that happen to someone

srika

Ok - it was Ben LJ. Eyewitness reports say the accident was not Ben's fault (early speculation made it seem like it was) - the organizers of the event had chosen the entrance to the track to be right at the end of the straight (bad idea) - so he was driving ~165 mph on the straight when a Ferrari pulled out from the pits and into his way - he swerved to avoid it, lost control, and hit the wall. Passenger died on impact, driver was airlifted to the hospital with a pulse, where he later died.

AztecRol

iTrader: (2)

Holly shit!!!

From this:




To this:


RIP Ben!

jandj2204

Thats so sad..at least he died doing what he loved..Thats how Id want to go out..R.I.P

Bdog

^^ Was that your clients CGT and whats the story.

AztecRol

iTrader: (2)

No, my client is up here in Nor Cal.
The owner of the wrecked on was from So Cal.
I just wanted to do a before and after pic.
I know his name was Ben because I read all
the threads about him over on 6speed.com.