[94SilverCab]

Comedian Eddie Griffin crashed an Enzo..



http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/...n.ap/index.html



They mention a video, but not on this link.



Here's the video



http://cbs5.com/entertainment/entertainmen..._086032509.html



BTW they killed a CGT in earlier filming...a must see movie...



Regards,



Jay

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[rhudeboye]

DAYUM!!

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[ether_joe]

Doesn't that seem like an idiot kind of crash? I mean high speed tire blowout is one thing, but didn't that seem like a simple hairpin and he was just way too hot?





Undercover Brother needs to try a few autocrosses before he gets into the Enzo. . .

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[Darryl]

[quote name='ether_joe' post='33336' date='Mar 27 2007, 11:33 AM']Doesn't that seem like an idiot kind of crash? I mean high speed tire blowout is one thing, but didn't that seem like a simple hairpin and he was just way too hot?[/quote]



I agree...didn't seem like he was going that fast or even turn hard enough. Looks like it just lost grip and didn't turn. Perhaps he forgot there is a brake pedal! Wouldn't he have at least slid around and hit on the side had he been turning correctly?



Damn shame tho...



- Darryl

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[rhudeboye]

I've never driven an Enzo, but I bet the car feels slow at moderately high speeds and as I’ve seen and read 30 to 100 in that car doesn’t even wake it up. It’s like taking a space shuttle from NY to Fl.



So I bet He didn’t realize how fast he ran up the speedo (easy to loose track w/ those paddles) He was also applying the brakes the whole time. Didn’t break down the speed before entering the corner. As noted, no DE experience.

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[TheMirror]

Wow, amazingly crap driving! Good job Eddie, now THAT was funny.

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[porsche]

Du-oh!



Well, that makes the remaining 398 cars worth that much more!!!!



I've heard of at least a dozen (that count being conservative), Carrera GT owners who have driven/slid their CGTs into curbs doing $80,000-$130,000 worth of damage.



With these limited edition super cars in careless hands, it's going to be tough to find a "no accident" "no paintwork" "no stories" car when one of us hits the Lottery (which are those crappy odds again!?!).



Don't really care though, as I've always thought of the 968 as a real world super car anyway! <img src="/forum/images/smilies/968/smile.gif" class="smilie" alt="" />



Porsche

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[TheMirror]

At least there will be an abundant used parts supply!

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[ds968]

Staying with the crash theme, but this one on a sad note, both the driver and the passenger were killed when a brand new Carrera S "lost control" and ran into a tree at 2 am this morning about 10 min. away from where I live. This is on a highway which I drive daily, and at exactly the same section where I have gone 130 - 140 mph on numerous occasions, because it's just that kinda' section ..calling out to your need for speed and giving you plenty of room to do it in ( 5 lanes , perfectly paved, great visibility, police presence extremely rare and also easy to spot when they might be around, etc etc..). Regretfully, that's probably what the 29 year old and 26 year old in the Carrera thought also, though it was at night so that visibility factor was missing. Police said "no DUI was suspected" and both were wearing seatbelts.

Not sure I'll ever go past that section at triple digits anymore ( I would never do it at nightime as was the case here, but even in daylight now I'll think twice.. ) Too bad it takes things like this to remind me that niether the car, nor any of us are indestructible.

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[rhudeboye]

[quote name='ds968' post='33575' date='Mar 31 2007, 06:16 PM']Too bad it takes things like this to remind me that niether the car, nor any of us are indestructible.[/quote]





Oh so true. I'm guilty of 100+ sprints on public roads myself yet I'm the biggest hypocrit when I see someone else doing it (depending on the car and age of driver). Its so dangerous to pass the average driver doing 65 at such high speeds. Anything could happen and most people feel their reflexes are better then what they are.



I myself have never had a serious accident but thats something everybody was able to say at some point in their life.



One thing that Eddie got right was that he was on a track.

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[sasilverbullet]

I wonder if that 'accident' was just staged to get some publicity for an otherwise lame movie...the director/owner of the car didn't seem all that upset in the interview.



Just a thought...

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[Anchorman]

Ever since I started participating in DE events, my temptation to go fast on public roads has markedly declined. The apparent lack of skill needed to simply hold the "go" pedal down, when measured against the risk (even when there aren't other drivers around), says "save it for the track." (That doesn't mean I won't have some fun on entry/exit ramps, but simply going straight-line fast is not where the fun is.)

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[Harvey]

[quote name='Anchorman' post='33604' date='Apr 2 2007, 10:21 AM']Ever since I started participating in DE events, my temptation to go fast on public roads has markedly declined. The apparent lack of skill needed to simply hold the "go" pedal down, when measured against the risk (even when there aren't other drivers around), says "save it for the track." (That doesn't mean I won't have some fun on entry/exit ramps, but simply going straight-line fast is not where the fun is.)[/quote]



Anchorman,



You're totally right. There's nothing like running on a great (and curvy) track.



Harvey

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[Scott Collins]

Most of the US traffic enforcement seems to be centered around speeding,

and only speeding. As if that is the most dangerous way to drive.



Tickets are rarely issued for: setting up shop in the left lane,

overtaking drivers on the right, erratic driving, or my personal peeve,

TAILGATING.



The advent of cell phones has completely changed the way I drive.



I have found I have to drive so defensively because so many people are not

paying attention to what they are doing. And if I get behind someone who is

squatting in the left lane, which is supposed to be reserved for passing only, it

is rare that they notice and give way. So now I either sit there, tailgate, or

worse yet, pass them on the right. I have never witnessed any driver ticketed

for not giving way to faster traffic.



For me now, it total defensive driving. My eyes are everywhere, all the time.

I wish I could attend a roll call, and hear what the officers would say about

all of this....Or is it just about $$$ in the municipality coin purse...

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