348 driver killed today near Wasco, OR | FerrariChat

348 driver killed today near Wasco, OR

Discussion in 'Northwest' started by PlaysWithItalians, May 24, 2012.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. PlaysWithItalians

    PlaysWithItalians Formula Junior

    Sep 30, 2007
    357
    PacNW
    Full Name:
    Mark
  2. MNExotics

    MNExotics F1 Rookie
    BANNED

    Dec 13, 2010
    2,631
    Good Thunder
    Full Name:
    Ben Gruenzner
    That's too bad. I get terrified in my car sometimes with other drivers out there. Looks like it was a challenge car as well.
     
  3. Miltonian

    Miltonian F1 Veteran

    Dec 11, 2002
    5,966
    Milton, Wash.
    Full Name:
    Jeff B.
    Nasty. Even with a roll cage. Looks like the "jaws of life" took off the roof and door.

    Condolences to the family, and as always, spare a thought for the police and rescue workers who have to deal with these things.
     
  4. Kaivball

    Kaivball Three Time F1 World Champ
    Owner

    Jan 11, 2007
    35,997
    Kalifornia
    Very sad.

    Kai
     
  5. TheMayor

    TheMayor Nine Time F1 World Champ
    Rossa Subscribed

    Feb 11, 2008
    98,539
    Vegas baby
    Wow that looks really bad. He was so young.
     
  6. flyngti

    flyngti Formula 3

    Jul 16, 2009
    1,218
    Snohomish, WA
    Full Name:
    Eric L
    Absolutely horrible. I think this is the 348 Challenge that we've seen many times at local events. Seattle Times identified the driver as Gabriel Pigotti of Seattle. Very sad.
     
  7. h2oskier

    h2oskier F1 Veteran

    Oct 1, 2006
    5,252
    inside someone hot
    Full Name:
    MJA
    I thought the 348 challenge had white rims that rumbled around our area?


    Are those white and I can't tell on my iPad?


    Very sad.
     
  8. Jdubbya

    Jdubbya The $10 Trillion Man
    Silver Subscribed

    Dec 28, 2003
    37,253
    PNW
    Full Name:
    John
    Wow that looked horrible. RIP
     
  9. JeremyJon

    JeremyJon F1 Veteran

    Jul 28, 2010
    7,569
    Calgary, Canada
    yes, white

    very sad RIP

    look at the comparably less damage to the suv?
     
  10. bobzdar

    bobzdar F1 Veteran

    Sep 22, 2008
    6,367
    Richmond
    Full Name:
    Pete
    The passenger cabin looks fairly intact other than what they cut away, I wonder if he hit his head on the cage or something...
     
  11. M Baker

    M Baker Formula Junior

    Apr 9, 2010
    393
    Redmond, WA
    Full Name:
    Mark
    Probably an injury that only a HANS device could have prevented. Condolences to his family.
     
  12. h2oskier

    h2oskier F1 Veteran

    Oct 1, 2006
    5,252
    inside someone hot
    Full Name:
    MJA
    #12 h2oskier, May 25, 2012
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    He was a very nice guy and I highly doubt that excessive speed had anything to do with this accident.

    Here is his car in front of a handful of CS, Scuderia and 16m's from a drive I organized 2 years ago.
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
  13. Jonny Law

    Jonny Law F1 Rookie
    Silver Subscribed

    May 6, 2008
    3,173
    Over yonder.
    Full Name:
    IT Guy
    Condolences to friends and family.

    I wonder if it was just assumed that since it was a fast sports car versus a daily driver it had to be the sports cars fault.?.
     
  14. h2oskier

    h2oskier F1 Veteran

    Oct 1, 2006
    5,252
    inside someone hot
    Full Name:
    MJA
    I wasn't a fan of the wording in that article either.

    I highly doubt he was driving out of line.
     
  15. Apple Sauce

    Apple Sauce Formula Junior

    Jun 30, 2008
    626
    Wide Open Throttle
    Full Name:
    Vic
    I was on that run with you, Mark, which is the second time I met Gabe.
    A very sad time for his family and friends.

    —Vic
     
  16. Jimi900

    Jimi900 Formula Junior

    Jul 8, 2004
    528
    Tulsa, OK
    It couldn't have been the 90 year old that was making a lefts fault..

    RIP to the driver, thats horrible.
     
  17. tashier

    tashier Formula Junior

    Sep 8, 2008
    573
    Oregon
    Full Name:
    Sean
    No airbag deployment in the 348? Is that an aftermarket steering wheel?
     
  18. F355steve

    F355steve Formula 3

    Apr 9, 2008
    2,086
    Honolulu - Seattle - Okinawa
    Full Name:
    Steve
    Wow, so sad. Makes one pause and think about how quickly life can end. Everyone drive safe and be aware of those that may not be driving safely out there. Seems like once every two weeks someone pulls out in front of me dangerously.
     
  19. david

    david Formula Junior

    Feb 21, 2001
    797
    Northwest
    Full Name:
    david
    Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. After taking a rather uncomfortable ride with my 86 year old father last weekend, I'm thinking I'm going to have to have "the talk" with him. It is scary to see the driving skills start to decline, yet he is unaware that he's not driving well.

    I can easily see the scenario where the 90 year old guy decides to make a left turn at the last minute, without using his turn indicator and misjudges the distance of the oncoming car. We did a variation of that error with my dad driving last weekend. He was driving a route that he knows very well, yet he suddenly realized that his turn was up ahead and swerved over to get in the correct lane to make the turn. No indicators, no checking rear view mirrors, nothing. We were lucky there were no cars in the lane we swerved into.

    It's a shame that the immediate reaction is that the young Ferrari driver was at fault. I would imagine that even the witnesses observations got colored by prejudice in this case.
     
  20. tfazio

    tfazio Formula 3
    Silver Subscribed

    Apr 20, 2004
    1,968
    Michigan
    I don't believe 348's came with airbags.
     
  21. Gatorrari

    Gatorrari F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Feb 27, 2004
    15,924
    Georgia
    Full Name:
    Jim Pernikoff
    When I used to live in Florida, there seemed to be an unnerving number of fatal accidents in which an elderly driver turned left into oncoming traffic. Usually the driver survived, but his right-seat passenger (if any) or a person in the oncoming vehicle would pay the ultimate price.

    My dad was, himself, a critic of a system that allowed licensed drivers to renew through the mail, without even so much as a vision test, regardless of their age. I believe that Florida eventually passed a law requiring a vision test for all drivers over 70 renewing their licenses. I think a driving test should have been required too, but maybe a lot of these accidents were being attributed more to declining vision than anything else. But I think that all states should require some sort of test for elderly drivers.

    For years, dad insisted that I drive whenever I came down to visit. One day, I put my foot down and demanded that he get behind the wheel. To his credit, his driving was still acceptable to me. He said that he would know when it was time to stop, but I don't know if he kept his word, because ultimately it was the high cost of insurance relative to the little amount of driving that he was now doing that made him stop driving and sell the car. He was 88 at the time. Now I do all the driving when I come down and visit. (He just turned 93.)
     
  22. GTHill

    GTHill F1 World Champ
    Lifetime Rossa Owner

    Jul 1, 2006
    14,053
    Double Wide
    Full Name:
    GT Hill
    My brother works for the County and came up on this wreck. Says the driver was most likely headed to the track?

    Sad indeed.

    GT
     
  23. Jonny Law

    Jonny Law F1 Rookie
    Silver Subscribed

    May 6, 2008
    3,173
    Over yonder.
    Full Name:
    IT Guy
    For years it was believed that James Dean had caused the accident that took his life because he was driving the sports car. Until accident reconstruction experts used computer animation to find different answers.
     
    JuLiTrO likes this.
  24. wazie7262

    wazie7262 Formula 3

    Feb 13, 2008
    2,357
    Temecula, CA
    Full Name:
    Scott
    Yeah...90 year old driver. I have a good guess as to who was at fault.
     
  25. rynoshark

    rynoshark Formula 3
    Rossa Subscribed

    Jun 6, 2004
    1,019
    Pacific Northwest
    Full Name:
    Ryan
    Extremely sad. Gabriel was a very nice guy. Always friendly and optimistic on life whenever I ran into him. Condolences to his family and close friends.
     

Share This Page