Terrible Crash in New Jersey
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Burning Brakes
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How in the F...! ? ! Was it real cold up there this morning?
That's Darwinian right there. I speed. A lot and often. I get it, I get it. But in town, at a speed it would take to do that... Wow. Glad no one was in the building.
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That's Darwinian right there. I speed. A lot and often. I get it, I get it. But in town, at a speed it would take to do that... Wow. Glad no one was in the building.
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It has been fairly cold this week in NNJ. Not sure about the shore. I took the T out yesterday and it was around 40 in the afternoon so I took it easy on the PS4 tires and filled up the fuel tank for winter. I was glad to have the heated seats and steering wheel.
I saw quite a few Porsche owners out yesterday.
This morning it was 34f outside.
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Can’t tell if it’s a Cayman, Boxster or Turbo, but it has intakes behind the door, red calipers, and black lobster fork wheels. I’m betting 997 non-S Turbo.
Looks like the car was slowly spinning like a top as it went over the median. Then it hit the opposing lane outside curb when completely sideways and was thus launched barrel rolling into the air. That’s the only way I can explain:
- how car finished sideways to direction of *airborne* travel and upside down
- why there are skid marks (hard to leave braking marks with ABS.)
- why skid marks get wider farther from the original travel lane.
Had to have been doing 80+ mph when it hit the ‘launching curb.’
Two people in the car? Going for ‘a run’ on a Sunday morning? Some other car pulls out from a side street in front of them, not expecting traffic to be doing 145mph, ‘flying car’ driver slams brakes and turns hard. PSM can’t save that. 911’s pendulum a$$ drags car 135° counter-clockwise and over into the other lane where it hits the curve sideways?
Looks like the car was slowly spinning like a top as it went over the median. Then it hit the opposing lane outside curb when completely sideways and was thus launched barrel rolling into the air. That’s the only way I can explain:
- how car finished sideways to direction of *airborne* travel and upside down
- why there are skid marks (hard to leave braking marks with ABS.)
- why skid marks get wider farther from the original travel lane.
Had to have been doing 80+ mph when it hit the ‘launching curb.’
Two people in the car? Going for ‘a run’ on a Sunday morning? Some other car pulls out from a side street in front of them, not expecting traffic to be doing 145mph, ‘flying car’ driver slams brakes and turns hard. PSM can’t save that. 911’s pendulum a$$ drags car 135° counter-clockwise and over into the other lane where it hits the curve sideways?
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Burning Brakes
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Sad scene
High speed hit the curb and went airborne into the building. The only good news come out of this is they didn’t kill any occupant in the office and no oncoming traffic on the opposite traffic lanes.
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Lack of skill and that feeling of invulnerability, "that's not going to happen to me" until it does.
It will bite you.
Respect the car and know your limit.
I have to remind myself of that regularly to keep the stupid from creeping into my brain.
It will bite you.
Respect the car and know your limit.
I have to remind myself of that regularly to keep the stupid from creeping into my brain.
Burning Brakes
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It's likely an enthusiast too since an early morning Sunday drive is what a car guy would do.
I'm hoping it's not an NNJR member or somebody close - we'll know in due time.
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I am surprised no one has mentioned launch control.
I cannot imagine how that could happen. Temps slightly north of there were below 40F this morning.
Always sad to see. Glad to see no one else was injured or killed
I cannot imagine how that could happen. Temps slightly north of there were below 40F this morning.
Always sad to see. Glad to see no one else was injured or killed