RLE wrote:<<only the car ends are literally shredded but the cabin is almost
unbent,>>>
That must have been a huge impact - which speaks volumns about the strength
of these cars. I've spent a bit of time browsing junk yards and the MB's I
saw nearly always had intact people compartments. Rarely did it look like
the passengers would have not survived. Haven't seen many Porsches in junk
yards - I guess the specialist junk yards grab the Porsches as soon as they
become available. But there was a place north of Richmond Va - McLawhorns -
had a little Renault or something on a tall pole out front - they had the
best selection of sports cars I'd ever seen. Rows of 911s, more rows of
356s, MGBs. Jags, etc. I was in heaven.
Anyway - that Porsche took a lot of damage and yet the passengers appear to
have not only survived, but walked away!
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche autobahn crash
<<Mega crash is certainly appropriate. I wonder what caused him to lose
control. You can see in the fourth picture that he was driving along a
straight road and then swerved to the right. It looks like he was already
spinning long before he crossed the merge lane.>>
First, it's her, not him. You notice the bandaged female and two others,
one
sitting on the ground in one photo. The rear seatbacks are up because that
area was occupied. The interesting thing is that only the car ends are
literally
shredded but the cabin is almost unbent, except fot the cowl coming back
slightly and popping up the hardtop a little in front. And it took a hell
of a
force to yank the engine out and jam the left front wheel and strut under
the
guard rail without the tire. It's a 996 Cabrio which came with two tops.
Luckily
the car didn't flip.
I've seen skidmarks just like this at the track and they always end up the
same way. Very high speed followed by inappropriate braking or a lane
change.
Of course, a deserted section of autobahn is tempting. And just because
one
has the money to buy a fast car doesn't mean the skill and judgement comes
with
it. In Seattle we call it the Microsoft syndrome.
And, I'm speaking from 25 years experience as an instructor in PCA's
Driver
Ed program.
RLE
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