Fatal Enzo Crash
11-02-2005, 02:42 PM
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Fatal Enzo Crash
Near Milan, some 41yr old...........not sure how fast the guy was going, but seeing how the car split completely in two would be very concerning if I was an Enzo owner.
11-02-2005, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Beltfed
Near Milan, some 41yr old...........not sure how fast the guy was going, but seeing how the car split completely in two would be very concerning if I was an Enzo owner.
Either he died on impact, or he saw what he did to his Enzo, and killed himself.
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11-02-2005, 03:30 PM
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Ow. On both the car and driver.
11-02-2005, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by te3point5
What would the concern be about. .
I agree though, any small sports car could get demolished in a high speed accident.
11-02-2005, 04:00 PM
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holy $#%^@%@$#...
11-02-2005, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Bdog
I wish they had a wider shot of the accident. By the pics all the suroundings look intact, it looks like he ran off the road and the car exploded.
11-02-2005, 04:41 PM
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It is a concern, read the ferrari board........Ferrari's tend to have some issue of splitting completely apart in more severe accidents.
I agree though, any small sports car could get demolished in a high speed accident.
I agree though, any small sports car could get demolished in a high speed accident.
Well, I guess when you get a car that fast and that small, you inherently should know that you are probably sacrificing alot of safety features to get that speed.
It seems clear that people who design volvos and people who design ferarris definitely have different priorities... It doesn't even look like there was a roll cage.
11-02-2005, 05:14 PM
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That's really poor engineering IMO. Ferrari designed this car to be basically a street legal race car. The car should have had a FIA tub for the money you spend on the car. You can see that the CF tub split into two. The person might have had a chance had the car not split at the passenger compartment. I know that the CF tub in the McLaren F1 and Carrera GT is very rigid and stays intact upon impact.
11-02-2005, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Sdog2012
Man, seems like alot of the ferrari accidents involve the car splitting in half
11-02-2005, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by SpeedyV6
That seems to be common with convertibles. A few years ago I remember hearing about some athletes - hockey players I think - who died when their ferrari convertible split in half in a wreck. If you do a search you can probably find the thread.
yup that was daniel snyder and dany heatly, unfortunately snyder was killed,(he was the passenger)
it was a black 360, but not sure it was a spider. excessive speed was involved and they hit a retaining wall i believe-just sad
another ferrari driver died in the mid west a month ago when he hit another car and it split in half
that enzo was flying, just look at some of the pics closely its really horiffic
11-02-2005, 06:25 PM
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What a site!
11-02-2005, 06:33 PM
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I know I posted this somewhere else already, but it's funny.
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11-02-2005, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by NFLblitze1
well its not exactly a safe car....but a gorgeous one none the less....
it's actually an extremely safe car, safer then 90% of the shit out there, but serious speed will break anything.
11-02-2005, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by te3point5
What would the concern be about. Clearly this wasn't some 30 mph fender bender. I think it's safe to assume the person was going considerably fast. That having been said, I don't think any car going over 75 mph. would be very safe in a crash.
Either he died on impact, or he saw what he did to his Enzo, and killed himself.
Either he died on impact, or he saw what he did to his Enzo, and killed himself.
yeah man, if i wrecked an enzo i would kill myself
11-02-2005, 08:15 PM
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From the looks of it he lost control at a high rate of speed, went into the grass, and flipped his car very high in the air several times causing the car to split?
Wow... i mean that car looks like it was wrapped around a tree at one point
maybe he did hit a tree?
Wow... i mean that car looks like it was wrapped around a tree at one point
maybe he did hit a tree?
11-02-2005, 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by TL CHROMETIDE
Isn't the width of that tire a little too thin and the sidewall a little too thick for an enzo?
it looks a lot bigger from this pic, its all the way in the back......
11-02-2005, 08:26 PM
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you guys who keep talking about it not being a safe car have obviously never seen real pictures of accidents. Ive seen plenty regular cars (ie volvo, audi ect) torn in half in a accident. If the car is going fast enough (which this car more than likely was) and hits something sideways they will be torn in half
11-02-2005, 08:35 PM
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I don't even see any trees in the pictures, at least not in the immediate area. My guess is that he came around that corner flying, either lost control or saw a car or something and panicked then lost control, went into the grass sliding, flipped then split in half.
That's a scary crash, though. I hope the driver didn't suffer any pain.
That's a scary crash, though. I hope the driver didn't suffer any pain.
11-02-2005, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TL CHROMETIDE
Isn't the width of that tire a little too thin and the sidewall a little too thick for an enzo?
11-02-2005, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
you guys who keep talking about it not being a safe car have obviously never seen real pictures of accidents. Ive seen plenty regular cars (ie volvo, audi ect) torn in half in a accident. If the car is going fast enough (which this car more than likely was) and hits something sideways they will be torn in half
I didn't dream it up, people have been discussing the issue for some years now.
Also, I collect old Victorian post mortem photographs. As such, I have a great interest in death and have seen plenty of messy car accident photos.
11-02-2005, 08:52 PM
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Also, I collect old Victorian post mortem photographs. As such, I have a great interest in death and have seen plenty of messy car accident photos.
^you scare me dude
11-02-2005, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by kurt_bradley
"Relax, alright? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it."
This is also your movie trivia for today, guys...
Imaginary rep for he who names the Character and the Movie.
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~1982~ Fast Times at Ridgemont High
11-02-2005, 09:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Beltfed
Fact is, Ferrari's have an uncanny coincidence of splitting in two quite frequently in severe accidents.
I didn't dream it up, people have been discussing the issue for some years now.
Also, I collect old Victorian post mortem photographs. As such, I have a great interest in death and have seen plenty of messy car accident photos.
I didn't dream it up, people have been discussing the issue for some years now.
Also, I collect old Victorian post mortem photographs. As such, I have a great interest in death and have seen plenty of messy car accident photos.