Bad News - Porsche test driver killed

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02-13-2009, 12:45 PM

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Bad News - Porsche test driver killed

http://pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=19373

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02-13-2009, 01:07 PM

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Happened at 2:45am...

Followed by a Panamera...

Anyway, condolences to the family of the driver.

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02-13-2009, 02:10 PM

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Alot of talk about high speed night testing.....I remember seeing a RUf video of their test drivers running up to 190-200mph at night for testing. Probably no traffic and a smooth roads make this a somewhat safe technique.

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02-13-2009, 03:02 PM

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Driving 200 mph on ANY uncontrolled public road is going to be unsafe. Better than rush hour, sure, but I'll be amazed if Porsche actually sanctioned that on public roads. Way too much risk.

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02-13-2009, 03:14 PM

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Driving 200 mph on ANY uncontrolled public road is going to be unsafe. Better than rush hour, sure, but I'll be amazed if Porsche actually sanctioned that on public roads. Way too much risk.

This is a rather tragic example of precisely why the 70mph speed limit was introduced in the UK.

http://www.classicdriver.com/uk/maga...0.asp?id=11841

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