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Old 06-10-2008, 10:22 AM
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Lewis Hamilton's dad crashes Porsche yards from home
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/topstor...9520-20595479/

Lewis Hamilton's dad yesterday proved it's not all in the genes by spectacularly pranging this £330,000 Porsche.

Anthony Hamilton shunted the 205mph Carrera GT through a hedge and careered into an empty children's play area moments after leaving home.
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Ouch. That sucks. What a waste of a good car.
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Was there a red light involved?
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Cold tires.
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Lewis Hamilton's dad yesterday proved it's not all in the genes by spectacularly pranging this £330,000 Porsche.

Anthony Hamilton shunted the 205mph Carrera GT through a hedge and careered into an empty children's play area moments after leaving home.



limey terms for crashed the shit out of it.
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I heard about this while watching the F1 qualifing saturday which inspired me to go here...

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/carreragt/

Compatively, his wreck wasn't that bad.
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Didn't they mean careened?


The Porsche doesn't deserve such treatment.
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Originally Posted by black label
I heard about this while watching the F1 qualifing saturday which inspired me to go here...

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/carreragt/

Compatively, his wreck wasn't that bad.

ouch...as a car lover...its hard to view that site.
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"Tree surgeon Daniel Winn, 23, told the Mirror: "I was working near his house and saw him leave in the Porsche. He started revving the car really hard and wheel-spinned off. He had the roof down and looked at me before he put his foot down. He roared off and 50 yards down the road lost it on the corner."


Sounds like he was trying to show off and failed...
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Since it went in backwards, it looks like the only damage is to the taillight and rear piece... and a buff job!






Someone chopped in the sign.
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Bad week for the Hamiltons and performance cars.
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I'll take it if he doesn't want it anymore.
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I was dearly hoping it was a Porsche Boxster or a 911 when I read the thread title. But it's not.

That's what happens when unexperienced hands touch a car of this magnitude.
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Like father like son.
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If this doesn't confirm the father/son butt love, I don't know what will.
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Originally Posted by TheMirror
Cold tires.


Carerra GT's are suppose to be a handful, almost uncontrollable, with cold tires - hell they are a handful for any inexperienced driver.

Even though the accident was pretty minor I would bet the repairs will cost more then what the average acuraziners car is worth, parts and repairs on those things is insane.
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Doesn't look totaled.
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goodness....is that a backwards powerslide? ... crazy... coulda killed someone...
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Originally Posted by fsttyms1
Like father like son.
Indeed, the tree did not fall far from the apple in this case.

j/k...I am a HAM fan myself. I am glad no one was hurt in this incident and the car can be repaired or easily replaced by said owners.
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goodness....is that a backwards powerslide? ... crazy... coulda killed someone...
He lost it backwards, and it went into an "empty children's play area." Thank goodness it was empty.

Nice car, cold tires, wrong Hamilton driving.

I wonder if dad was borrowing Lewis' car...
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Carerra GT's are suppose to be a handful, almost uncontrollable, with cold tires - hell they are a handful for any inexperienced driver.
That was great.
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for yum yum

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/vanqui...0330_002.shtml
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Off topic here but I think someone had a problem with their flux capacitor:
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i'd love to take the car of his hands...
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Doesn't look too bad. New rear bumper, taillight, and a good detail will have this car looking brand new again.
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Thank God no childern got hit by the car.
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