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  1. W00dEar

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    #1 W00dEar, Sep 25, 2004
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    40 Ferrari's were driving from Hong Kong to Shanghai for the F1 race. Several cars were speeding recklessly. A F355 lost control and rear ended a bus, driver and wife killed on site.
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  2. 348SStb

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    #2 348SStb, Sep 25, 2004
    Ohhh man...
     
  3. Black355

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    #3 Black355, Sep 25, 2004
    That is a nasty, nasty crash...

    Are there even roads in China capable of safely driving fast? I'd imagine that there are some highways connecting main cities, but I'd expect the roads to not be built to handle vehicles traveling that quickly.
     
  4. W00dEar

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    #4 W00dEar, Sep 25, 2004
    Artical indicates crash happened on highway connecting Hang Zhou and Shanghai, which means they are very close to Shanghai. Being on highway there(not driving myself) I'd say highway is ok to handle high speed, but definitely not with all the other slow(I really MEANT slow) cars around you.
     
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    #5 LetsJet, Sep 25, 2004
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    #7 robiferretti, Sep 25, 2004
    sucks, thats a crappy crash, i am never going to speed again! :(
     
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    #8 ClydeM, Sep 25, 2004
    With the hood decals/sponsorships, that car looks like it may have seen some track time too
     
  9. W00dEar

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    #9 W00dEar, Sep 25, 2004
    actually per artical detail, owner is very active in Hong Kong Ferrari club, participate in most driving events but never really did any track events. years ago he flipped his 348TS in hong kong, this time is fatal.
     
  10. Black355

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    #10 Black355, Sep 25, 2004
    I guess the old-school "1 warning" holds true.

    This is such a sad story. I cannot stop thinking about it.
     
  11. robiferretti

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    #11 robiferretti, Sep 25, 2004
    do you comprehend what it takes to FLIP a sports car? you really gotta be doing something bad for that
     
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    #12 ghost, Sep 25, 2004
    The link by LetsJet has another link to a picture of the 348 that he flipped. Youch!
     
  13. DodgeViper01

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    #13 DodgeViper01, Sep 25, 2004
    That is sad to see. I am currently at CC and there is a 360 Spider that looks to be in worse shape.
     
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    #14 348SStb, Sep 25, 2004
    Guess this means you guys should be extra careful on Sunday...
     
  15. KennyH

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    #15 KennyH, Sep 25, 2004
    Always careful-- but this is the second time he got into a major accident, and as Rob said, to flip a sports car you really really have to **** up. I'm incredibly sorry for the accident, I'd never wish it on anyone, but he was probably being incredibly irresponsible- and obviously isn't a great driver...
     
  16. notoboy

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    #16 notoboy, Sep 25, 2004
    Ugly story - scares the **** outta me.
     
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    #17 ClydeM, Sep 25, 2004
    I saw that 360. I have a couple pictures. It's not as bad as the pic above, but it still isn't pretty
     
  18. Black355

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    #18 Black355, Sep 26, 2004
    It's very easy to flip a car if youlose the car off the side of a roadway, say, as you go through a turn and drop the back wheel off the pavement into, say, sand.

    Not that I've seen that happen to an M Roadster at Lime Rock.
     

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