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Old 03-27-2007, 02:38 PM
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Default Another Enzo bites the dust....

Man, if this isn't a candidate for someone that should have taken a couple of DE's first, I don't know who is....
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Saw that on the news this morning and all I could think was WTF were they thinking having an Auto-X course setup with a concrete wall so close???
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http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,261634,00.html
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Here's the video:

http://cbs2.com/video/?id=36333@kcbs.dayport.com

Drover skills at their best!
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I have to say that yes he didn't know what he was doing so it would seem. However the Enzo has the ability to do things SO fast and SO qucikly that someone who had a little bit of experience could easily have gotten into trouble with the car. I'd blame the car as much as him.

Stupid place to put the turn where the wall is 1.5 carlengths from teh outside of the run.

BTW the video link is in the first post. Larger than the second one too.
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Someone let Ghetto drive an Enzo?
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worse -- in the story it says that they wrote of two Carrera GTs as well.

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that looked like a pretty hard hit to me....

And did you guys notice how the dude standing behind the wall, didn't move, even when the wall itself moved... Brave dude (or idiot).

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WOW, I think the person who made that course should have to pay for that car. Why would anyone put that sharp of a turn so close to a wall?
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I love Eddie Griffin's reaction comment, "Undercover Brother is good at Karate & all that, but the brother can't drive!"
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Originally Posted by Jay Gratton
WOW, I think the person who made that course should have to pay for that car. Why would anyone put that sharp of a turn so close to a wall?
It was likely the car owner, since he was the organizer of the event.
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Gotta love his honesty. At least he had the class to not blame it on the car.
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That sucks - I've always liked undacova brutha - hope the producer guy had it insured.
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....add another zero to the price tag of every remaining Enzo.
What'd they make only 400? What are we down to something like 395?
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the publicity this guy is getting makes one believe this was purely a stunt --


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