250 GTO damaged during GTO tour

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2170957/Classic-Ferrari-worth-20-MILLION-caught-worlds-expensive-car-crash.html?ito=feeds-newsxml


Don't get me wrong, France is a beautiful place....but it's one place that I would not like to be having an accident, as an American, in a $30,000,000 car.

 

OK, perhaps you really believe that Congo is a better place for you and your GTO?.:

Drivin`this sort of car in Mexico -near the US boarder!- is also a very cosy place to have an accident ...(as an American!).

 

And why is that?

 

Lots of idiots on the streets, bad hospitals. There may be other reasons.

 

Plenty of places just about anywhere that fit that description.

To me the worst part is crashing in a 50 year old car that doesn't even have a padded dashboard. There have been a few safety features added since that one was built.

 

I don't know if your post is just your ignorance or made in jest/fun. But let me correct your first few words -

"In France, there are too many rules, ..."

See what those French have been up to lately -

http://digitaljournal.com/article/327742

A new law that decrees all drivers in France must carry a breathalyser kit comes into effect on July 1. The law also applies to all vehicles from outside France.
The new law is aimed at reducing the number of deaths on French roads and stipulates that from July 1 all drivers must carry a single-use breathalyser kit, a high-visibility safety vest, and a warning triangle.

 

I was discussing this very thing on Friday w/ a friend who also regularly drives his vintage comp Ferraris. There is really nothing between you and eternity in these cars except for a sheet of aluminum and some steel tubing. When you sit in an open car from the '50s, you begin to understand why Masten Gregory would shove one of his feet under his butt on the seat to eject himself when he saw a shunt coming.

Driving a vintage comp Ferrari on the street requires the utmost attention and the grace of God to prevent a moron driving a relatively bullet-proof car from possibly killing you.

Prayers to the Cox family!

 

Not sure how the traffic rules are in France.

Had it happened here the blame would automatically be 2/3rd on the GTO driver. You must pay attention on left turns.

Hope those involved here are all ok.

 

Exactly.

 

The last article doesn't mention anything about the driver's injuries, so hopefully thats a good sign it isnt as bad as initially feared.

 

So by your logic at what price point is it safe for an American to crash a car in France ?

 

Do you still call French Fries Freedom Fries? I hope this isn't a leftover of anti-French sentiments which developed after France (wisely) decided to stay out of the American Middle East Crusade.

SO a car got damaged in a race, big whoop, repair it. But apparently some people here value a sculpture of sheet metal higher than a human life (see Italian Earthquake topic) which is disgusting.

 

I've only seen a few phariseans telling us that we shouldn't care about the car. Cut the crap, I care about the car, which isn't saying I don't care about the people involved, but the cars are why I am attending this site. Best wishes, Kare

 

Best wishes for a full recovery.......

Can we stop arguing long enough to get an accurate report on the participants, two days later???

 

The only thing that Matters is Ann and Chris's health, very best wishes to both of them.

I saw them and the Davies very briefly in Monaco in May and they were friendly and enthusiastic as ever, I feel really bad for them. Chris let me drive his 375MM for a Prancing Horse article back in 1998, a very special memory thanks to his generosity.

On the way back to Burgundy from Le Mans Classic this morning I stopped in a gendarmerie near Blois and tried to ascertain which hospital they might be in to see if I could help with anything since they don't speak French but Blois hospital did not have them, there was no other way to inquire further.

Someone in the pits showed me a photo Friday of 3445 after the accident, it was a head on shot and the damage was mostly to the front and very significant but the car is totally irrelevant here, anyone not able to understand that needs to reassess...their mind and set of values -NOT talking about money here: values as in education, principles-.

These little news bits in the French media about the accident are uselessly vague, full of mistakes and don't match the photo I saw but I have no information on what happened.

For what it is worth France -I am half French so I can say it- has far too many rules but excellent hospitals.

best regards,

MS

 

Thank you, Mark.......

 

Chris and Ann are both OK. She was driving and took the brunt of the hit. Ann hit her head, and broke an ankle. May also have a broken leg. Chris had little injuries. Both are now out of the hospital. Cars are always repairable, just time and money.

 

That is great news. Hopefully a speedy and full recovery for both.

The car will be fine.

 

Glad to hear.

 

.....no pictures of the car post crash?

 

Let it go..please...thanks for the accurate medical update.....

 

That's a good news!

 

LOL, as someone with both citizenship, who has lived in both countries - this is most absurd post I have read in a long time! Thanks for the comic relief!

 

Glad to hear they are OK.

 

Good news hope to see them soon driving this wonderful car!