In case anyone missed it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC6Sk...elated&search=
In case anyone missed it - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC6Sk...elated&search=
Yeah, I saw that on the news last night. Was he drunk or high or something???
Bart
Yup, I think everyone in this country at least heard about this. Kinda hurts just to watch it.
So whose car was it and who pays for the loss, assuming the car is totaled or even repairable?
My vote is inability to drive.Originally Posted by nfpgasmask
That car has more than enough power to overcome the under steer condition with which he hit the wall under. Give her some gas to straighten it out and accelerate through the corner and let er rip!
Take care,
Keith
Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup.
No Bart, he was just STUPID!
Greetings, Earthling. We come in peace... Never mind "Paris to Dakar", the VehiCROSS looks ready for the Martian desert.
Nice understeer... I thought Ferraris were supposed to handle well. That looked like how my Fiero Formula handled in half a foot of snow. Turn the wheel and keep going straight ahead... I guess you are just supposed to seal these works of art in climate-controlled museums rather than try to drive them. Maybe that guy with the Ferrari badged VX can get the engine from the wreck. Hmmmmm?
The car belonged to the producer(or director) of the film. They spend 20 or 30 million, promoting most films...they spent about 1.2 million to push this one...and very successfully at that. Enzos don't push! Period. That was no mistake or accident, just brilliant advertising. Insurance will cover the loss and Gibby's (an aquaintance) just went up to 1.3. Wayne
Last edited by Chopper : 03/28/2007 at 02:47 PM Reason: spelling
Unfortunately there are a lot of rich people who don't have the ability to drive a car like that.
Just check out this:
This site site is full of cars with bad driving owners.
VX : CLOSEST THING TO A CONCEPT CAR!
When I saw that I threw up a little.
So you're saying they planned this? I wouldn't doubt it, but that would be hard to prove, not to mention probably illegal (insurance fraud?). Eddie Griffin does make a nearly perfect scapegoat, doesn't he?Originally Posted by Chopper
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If you watch the footage carefully you will see the front wheels at full lock. once you pass the point of slip angle, then brake hard enough to lock the tires the only way to turn again is to release the brake and straighten the wheel enough to regain grip.
A common beginners error on sticky tires.
John C.
Yeah, it was planned... watch the slip angle. It's induced, not natural. Brilliant! Did you see the Enzo, the Knucklehead, in So. Cal. blasted into two pieces?? He walked away. Ahhh....good times, good times.
If I spend $1,000,000+ on a car, it had better f***ing go where I point it. Understeer on an '88 Fiero in 6" of snow? OK. Trying like hell (and failing) to slow & turn a million dollar Ferrari flagship with "sticky tires"? B.S.Originally Posted by Hotsauce
Oh, it will if you know how to drive it! I think what Hotsauce is describing could occur with any automobile, sticky tires or not, but it's 100 times less forgiving when you've got 660 HP under the hood.Originally Posted by nocturnalVX
It's sort of like a beginner motorcycle operator hopping on a 5000cc bike and hoping to survive the trip.