UNC REX doctor killed when Porsche hits tree at 148 mph on Wade Ave
06-29-2018, 06:42 PM
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LA Dismantlers has speedos with the speed intact
06-29-2018, 07:05 PM
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There was a guy in Texas I believe in 2007 ish that disintegrated an Elise. A picture of the Speedo showed about 140 which I questioned as an Elise hits a brick wall at about 122 due to down force and lack of power.
06-29-2018, 08:11 PM
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06-29-2018, 08:17 PM
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I want to say when that “Fast and Furious” guy died in a 911 the airbag didn’t go off then except it was at much lower speeds.
06-29-2018, 08:30 PM
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My Jeep is named Abe Froman and my 911 is Sloane Peterson.
06-30-2018, 11:14 AM
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Pretty sure Ryan Dunn's accident was in a GT2,(easier to lose, RWD only, a lot more power, and GE was drunk) not a GT3, and Paul Walker's was a Carrera GT (and he wasn't driving).
06-30-2018, 02:53 PM
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Paul Walker? That was a CGT and Paul was a great guy . . . and Roger, the driver, was a close friend and a very skilled and accomplished racer with whom I raced.
06-30-2018, 04:56 PM
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I live fairly close by. Wade Ave certainly isn't the place for high speed runs, even if you were going to be doing such an inadvisable thing. Just glad he didn't hurt anyone else while jackassing around. I don't believe there is a sharp enough turn anywhere there where the car couldn't make the curve at 150mph. Possibly just a steering correction that didn't account for the speed in question.
06-30-2018, 07:09 PM
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Likely same outcome if lose it at 90 or lose it at 148. 991 GTS or Turbo is so quick it is just a momentarily lapse if you keep your foot in it. These cars are also so stable and get to speed so quickly, they can inspire a false sense of confidence. It happens and will continue to happen and I would dare say a very large percentage of the people on here have hit 120s.