Guest l28et Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_052110615.html Dont think there are many Enzos out there with those wheels. Same car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Ouch. If I owned that car I would have crashed it on Decker Canyon Rd instead of PCH. Decker is one of the gnarliest canyon roads in SoCal. PCH is pretty much straight and boring. To each his own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Maudlin Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 I am not sure that half a ferrari is better than no ferrari. I wonder how he managed to do that in that car on a straight road. I guess just because you can afford to buy a Ferrari does not mean you know how to drive one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 Well PCH is not straight straight. Not like take your hands off the wheel for the next 7 miles straight. It follows the coast, but it's far from what I would call a twisty road. Decker on the other hand has 3 or 4 sections where the road narrows to one lane has switchbacks, elevation change, and is ALWAYS dirty. It used to be that there was spilled concrete right in the middle of some sections. It really was the tightest, meanest, nastiest road around. That's why I loved it so much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnedbigas Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I was watching the news this morning and I could swear I heard the them say it happened on Decker Canyon Rd and not PCH as mentioned in above link. Either way, it was an unfortunate event. Glad nobody was seriously hurt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Maudlin Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 The guy in the enzo must have been racing a Hybrid Z!!! That would explain everything and also explain why he pushed his car so hard he crashed then ran away. Losing to a Hybrid Z is nothing to be ashamed of. It happens all the time to some of the most expensive cars out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxlamus© Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 West Coast Customs baby! ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savageskaterkid Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I remember watching the episode of Rides were they put these rims on the Enzo, they were afraid to drive it, they drove it out of the lot, and onto a trailer, just to get it to giovanna down the road-they were extremly careful, i guess the owner wasn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingnutthehutt Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I have a buddy who wrecked his 360 Modena doing somewhere between 120-140 in Antioch CA on one of our twisty local roads. He survived, bought an Gallardo. I'm glad he didn't get the Enzo. Haha. You can find out about him by googling: "sergio vega" AND Ferrari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewievette Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Have you checked that link today? Obviously Not the same car. btw, where is the video from yesterday? That one showed the parts and rear half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boodlefoof Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 The first time they reported this on MSNBC the other day, I swear they said that "police estimated speed at over 200mph." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 What amazes me with reports like this is when you read that the suspect fled the accident scene... HOW MANY ENZOs are in the general area? If I can afford a $600+K vehicle, my guess is lawyers fees and time in front of a judge wouldn't be that big a deal, even if you're a habitual offender... What a complete tool! Another case of idiots with more money than sense, giving the rest of us bad reps. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 The first time they reported this on MSNBC the other day, I swear they said that "police estimated speed at over 200mph." I think what you heard was them stating that the car was "capable of speeds in excess of 200mph..." I had it saved on my desktop until last night and then deleted it... Shoulda hung onto it... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boodlefoof Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Mike, you may be right. I was only paying half-attention at the time and the second time they ran the story they said "speeds over 100..." My guess as to fleeing the scene... they probably just weren't looking at being in trouble for the crash... probably thought that if they were caught, they would be caught for something else as well... something where they might actually do some time (drug use perhaps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VRJoe Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 That's the second Enzo I've seen pictures of broken in half. I guess the weak point is behind the seat. What I got a kick out of was the owner (with blood on his face) claimed someone else was driving, but the only blood was on the Driver airbag, not the Passenger airbag. That's one of the oldest tricks, "I let this guy drive my car because I was drinking then he wrecked it and ran away, I wasn't driving Officer." Yea, right. - Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Actually I read on RENNLIST (Don't tell my wife I've been looking at Pcars ) that the Enzo and the Carrera GT both are designed to separate like that under heaving impact. The idea is to get the mass of the rear engine compartment away from the driver's "capsule". Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest l28et Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 The Enzo, like the F50 are designed with the engine as part of the structure, like an F1 car. The engine in the F50/Enzo is part of the chassis structure. The front portion of the F50/Enzo is attached to the front of the engine, and the rear suspension and transmission are attached to the rear of the engine. The picture shows how they access the clutch. Thats why it seperates on side impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 l28et, thats a great pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave88SS Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 The guy in the enzo must have been racing a Hybrid Z!!! That would explain everything and also explain why he pushed his car so hard he crashed then ran away. Losing to a Hybrid Z is nothing to be ashamed of. It happens all the time to some of the most expensive cars out there. "Whoever was driving the Ferrari and a Mercedes came out to Malibu for a little race," Sheriff's Department Sergeant Philip Brooks said. "The other car racing was a (500,000-dollar) SLR Mercedes," he said. http://www.thelocal.se/article.php?ID=3108&date=20060222 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Maudlin Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 It was some video game nerd. I think officially a video game entrepreneur was the description. Police arrested him. I guess it is a little different that NEED FOR SPEED. Or maybe he was doing research on NEED FOR SPEED #22. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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