This happened yesterday in Newport Beach. Truly hope everyone is okay. Still listed for sale on a local dealership, EuroCar for ~$900k USD. Also posted in So. Cal section. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Hope it was insured for agreed value. Not sure insurance pays market value unless Hope everyone is ok. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Wonder if it was a test drive or the owner/employee of the dealership. Hope everyone is ok as well, just a car.
Of course, we all wish the driver and passenger well, but I'm sorry, "IF" he was speeding with his daughter in the car, I am inclined to instinctively call him some unflattering names; "reckless" being the LEAST offensive! That being said, I still wish for their good health.
I get the daughter thing - maybe she was 30 and was the one driving, or 10 in the passenger seat, who knows. They are both ok and seemingly no one else involved. Cars can be replaced. We are not immune to mistakes or bad decisions.
That car can take a turn like nothing else, and it holds its line. Cold day it’ll spin all 4 in 3rd - ask me how I know.
Whatever the case, he chose to operate the car outside of the substantial performance envelope and nanny stability systems.
The owner is Robert Drenk. He made a post in his Instagram story about the incident. He was driving and his daughter who was the passenger is fairly young. Teens or pre-teens. She was fine. He posted a picture of his ankle and said it was shattered, but didn't mention any other injuries.
A remarkably predictive headline ... https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/weekend/tn-wknd-et-0510-drenk-20150509-story.html
I wonder what they will get for salvage. Maybe the engine and gearbox are saleable with a complete inspection? The rest could probably be put into a car crusher - then throw a thick piece of plexi on the top to make a real conversation piece coffee table., like this one: https://www.autoblog.com/2012/05/16/crushed-ferrari-makes-for-worlds-most-tragic-coffee-table/
Those seem to have survived the impact(s) quite well considering how fragile/brittle they’re supposed to be, especially if a curb was involved. Then again they may have developed some hairline cracks and are scrap.
He seems to have plenty of experience with fast cars, I just hope it wasn't the actions of a poor decision that resulted in the accident which could have severely injured his daughter and himself. speedy healing