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Man crashes $1.5M Ferrari into ocean | Canada | News | Ottawa Sun



It is a bad idea to drive Ferrari in Rural Newfoundland because many roads have short and sharp intersections. Alot of them are not in great shape and very rugged. I am very familiar with these kinds of roads cuz I grew up in Rural Newfoundland.

Deafness

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Daredevel7

Even though I value human life far more than any object, I always feel a twang of "Oh man you messed up that awesome car.." whenever I see someone crash a very expensive car.

My dad crashed his Porsche (mid life crisis) after 4 months of having it. He was fine, but damn he really messed it up!!!

Grummer

pathetic crash

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sequoias

Wirelessly posted (sent from a smartphone. )

I lol'd

tigersharkdude

not as bad as this

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Sunshine

Not topic but yay more Newfies!!!! I born rural Nfld too, live there until 11!

deafsmogtech

What a poor driver. Maybe he take a driving lesson at Michael Schumacher Driving School. Too bad for his corroded supercar. Not worth. Hey, Grummer, auction on this supercar?

Royale

Where in the Rock?

Sunshine

Brigus area! Family all along Roaches Line, Mahers, etc. You??

Sunshine

Also Bay Roberts, Carbonear, Cupids.

Royale

I am familiar in these areas. I went there so many times.

I grew up near Corner Brook.

Did you go to Newfoundland School for the Deaf before your family moved to BC?

Sunshine

Only one year! I like it! You go there too?

Royale

Yup I graduated from that school in 1985 before you were born.

Yup it was an excellent school and it was a shame that the NL government closed it last year.

Sunshine

I know!!!! I so sad it close

Smithtr

whoa that is serious

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Grummer

yeh you should, just dismantle the motor, gearbox, dry it out, sell off other parts, and or if you can, dry out the chassic, chuck the body, unless its made of carbon fibre (wont rust)...the innnards seats, just replace it with normal rally seats etc etc
it might work
i cant im in New Zealand! and dont have that deep pocket to take on such a project

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Grummer

for me, id rather have a more 'normal ferrari' not the enzo its too much a F1 machine than a car which probably explained the crash, finicky traction in a more 'real world tractions loss' in other words, it can not ever behave like normal cars or rally cars when it come across a slghtly pile of dirt....
a 458 or a 360, or even the older 355 would be ****n fantastic, they look good! even dare i say the old 308 is great looker i know its slow by todays standards, 200mph is just a stupid bragging point, un-useful 150-160 mph is fine as the rest of the car is more 'normal' in the road behaviours, strung out extremes is not my taste

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sequoias

It's not the roads, it's the DRIVER's error or mechanics error. They should have used the right type of tires or something. Also, maybe it's possible the race committee didn't order to clean the roads before race starts or it's just a challenge for the drivers to take. You have to be a very good driver to take hairpin turns and everything. The roads don't look bad to me...try here, far worse than that. He's just a lousy driver, that's all.

Second of all, this is a long distance race with a navigator like they do in world rally races.

tigersharkdude

Just watched the video please, in the name of all things Holy, tell me thats not an Ferrari FXX.

EDIT: just did a quick search. I think the guy took a normal(LOL) Enzo and nearly fully converted it into an FXX

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Grummer

hmmm, i would think the enzo/fxx ferrari is bit too twitchy for the road-surfaces-abhensional dulations in other words frictions changes, so yes either tyes of the base/length/trails/width of wheel and wieght distribution 'might be ideal' but not all that ideal for real-road handling, still this is my view

and yes drivers too, but id bet he's a better than you or most of us for that matter , its like watching world championship m/c racing its easy to think 'oh i can ride like that, this guys doing it wrong, this rider is chickenshit or scared of brakes, or other riders is not going low enough, etc etc, this same sort of fooling ourselves we'er better is sooo easy to do

partly for this reason i still tend to think its the machine's profile in intself, its a perfect ROAD, (for completely smooth, completely sealed road, then its a perfect translation of speed and handling but once the conditions changes its cant hold it. same be said for 4x4s SUVs they go quite fast but never in teh same way as sports car...i dunno if im explaining anything so each to their on in opinions, and you're probably more correct than me because you digs cars more than i do, both in theory and real life..so you'd have more say from experience id say, but still i suspect that car Was Not right AND/its highly likely they failed to scruntineer the entire route thus failure to sweep of hazard...this is probably the most likely explanation, but still i reckon its the car too, like if its that perfect the pile of sand/dirt wouldnt have meant squat..none of this would'ne happened, so in the nutshell, its the 'forgiving' handling seems to be the case...(read -missing)

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deafsmogtech

Take lot lot time to rinse with water and dry out. Replace electronic boxes, computers, dash etc.... maybe replace whole harness (wirings). Carbon Fibre? I think the salt water might seep inside the exiting holes or hollowed walls, become swollen or degrade. Who know?

Grummer

yep, just forget it, stick with 427 hemis LOL

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deafsmogtech

I didn't notice it.

deafsmogtech

Agreed

deafsmogtech

yup, I think the driver didn't spend his time to test his car around the road, end up in the water. His problem not his car lol.

sequoias

It is kinda hard to tell if the road has dirt or sand that caused loss of control. Maybe, too much oversteer with lots of torque to the rear wheels causing the car to swerve and go off the road. If he knew how to get the car under control, then that would be no problem. It didn't look like he was going pretty fast. Looks like around 40-50 mph tops at the hairpin curve entrance or something. It's like throwing lots of weight from the rear of the car into something kinda like a baseball pitcher throwing a ball. IF you know what I mean.

sequoias

Probably forgot to tweak his car for the race or the driver made an error to prevent an accident.

Grummer

ok yup id agree with this too

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Grummer

well,, if you read the article the guy was all good about it, it was a tiny but expensive mistake, id say it wasnt that bad, but honesty a bit funny to watch thou...lol
840HP!! shhheeeeeeitt! that's a LOT
my car probably make 700 less LMAO

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tigersharkdude

I dont know if ya'll know or not, but this guy isnt your normal driver. He is an amateur/pro racecar driver. He came around a rather sharp corner, looks to have popped the clutch just a little early WHILE ALSO hitting some sand/gravel and the torque monster that is came around him. Try driving a race car (yes, thats a street legal racecar) that on crappy roads and watch what happens

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