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Parabola
Original Poster
1,227 posts
66 months
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'Driver fighting for life after he crashes hired Lamborghini Gallardo at Woodford Aerodrome and ends up in nearby garden' http://t.co/WdN81aPLNot sure of the full story here, was he on an organised track day, VMAX style event, or had he hired the car then taken it to an airfield?
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C.A.R.
1,272 posts
57 months
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Doesn't sound good, but the 21-year-old just got away with a bit of bruising, which is either a testament to the safety of the car or if you're writing for the Daily Mail a 'Miracle'.
If privately rented there would surely be a problem with going to a VMax event to push the cars limits? Can't imagine that being insurable. Also, if it were one of those 'experience' days I'm pretty sure a spoilsport has to ride shotgun in case you have too much fun?
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StottyZr
4,073 posts
32 months
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C.A.R. said: If privately rented there would surely be a problem with going to a VMax event to push the cars limits? Can't imagine that being insurable. Is insurance checked at a Vmax event?
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405dogvan
3,335 posts
134 months
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"Police Sergeant Danny Byrne, of Greater Manchester Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We believe the vehicle was being driven at a high speed and it is likely the driver may have lost control." Do the Police only recruit utter imbeciles or is their training designed to create them? I mean seriously - I know Sherlock Holmes books made the Police out to be idiots but they don't model themselves on that, do they? 
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Regiment
1,549 posts
28 months
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It looks like the guy was thrown from the vehicle so presumption is he wasn't wearing his seatbelt whereas his son was.
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Allaloneatron
2,501 posts
109 months
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Im looking on Google maps now. Which garden did he end up in? I cant picture it.
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Fastra
3,687 posts
78 months
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This updated story says; "The pair had been given special permission to use the runway in the 200 mph Gallardo Spyder by the owners of the Cheshire site - Avro Heritage." http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s......so perhaps he was an employee? But all the best to him and I wish them both a speedy recovery.
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JulianHJ
6,614 posts
131 months
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405dogvan said: "Police Sergeant Danny Byrne, of Greater Manchester Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: “We believe the vehicle was being driven at a high speed and it is likely the driver may have lost control." Do the Police only recruit utter imbeciles or is their training designed to create them? I mean seriously - I know Sherlock Holmes books made the Police out to be idiots but they don't model themselves on that, do they? It's a holding statement to confirm the basics, most likely put out by a civvie media relations type following a press enquiry.
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Monty Zoomer
786 posts
26 months
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405dogvan said: Do the Police only recruit utter imbeciles... 
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Superhoop
2,483 posts
62 months
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StottyZr said: C.A.R. said: If privately rented there would surely be a problem with going to a VMax event to push the cars limits? Can't imagine that being insurable. Is insurance checked at a Vmax event? Unlikely to be checked at the event, but the policy covering the car is likely to cover road use only not track use - The hire company are now minus one car, and will want it replacing - If the insurance duck out because it was at a track, then the driver will be getting a rather expensive bill through the post I would think (if he recovers)
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StottyZr
4,073 posts
32 months
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Superhoop said: StottyZr said: C.A.R. said: If privately rented there would surely be a problem with going to a VMax event to push the cars limits? Can't imagine that being insurable. Is insurance checked at a Vmax event? Unlikely to be checked at the event, but the policy covering the car is likely to cover road use only not track use - The hire company are now minus one car, and will want it replacing - If the insurance duck out because it was at a track, then the driver will be getting a rather expensive bill through the post I would think (if he recovers) Exactly. But it wouldn't actually stop him using it on a track. Just voided insurance if he did.
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Jasandjules
45,370 posts
98 months
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Hopefully he will recover fully.
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Rovinghawk
1,980 posts
27 months
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JulianHJ said: 405dogvan said: "Police Sergeant Danny Byrne, of Greater Manchester Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: : most likely put out by a civvie media relations type Or by a police sergeant, perhaps? RH
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Captain Muppet
5,903 posts
134 months
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Rovinghawk said: JulianHJ said: 405dogvan said: "Police Sergeant Danny Byrne, of Greater Manchester Police's Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: : most likely put out by a civvie media relations type Or by a police sergeant, perhaps? RH Lets play "spot the policeman posting on PH"...
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rudecherub
1,826 posts
35 months
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Regiment said: It looks like the guy was thrown from the vehicle so presumption is he wasn't wearing his seatbelt whereas his son was. This was my thought too.
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6fire
362 posts
20 months
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Article in the torygraph states:-
Driver bruised but ok
Passenger fine
Old bloke pottering around his garden was clobbered by the Lambo and is quite unwell in hospital.
Which is a bit of a different story to the above. Which story is true I don't know.
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Guyr
1,887 posts
151 months
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Just had a look on Google Maps and there's no houses anywhere near the ends of the main runway (400m+ through trees and fields), even those near the ends of the smaller runway and are long way away, so it's a proper effort of stupidity from first glance......
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doogz
18,668 posts
56 months
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Rouleur
4,420 posts
58 months
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This is very odd, Woodford has never been used for any kind of event involving cars before. It was sold by BAE Systems a few months ago to Joe Bamford of JCB family fame. My first thought was that the people involved could be Bamfords as they're petrolheads.
The house the car hit is very close to the end of the runway so I can see how they managed to hit it, but the crash must have been immense as there's a drop from the airfield down to the property.
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doogz
18,668 posts
56 months
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Rouleur said: This is very odd, Woodford has never been used for any kind of event involving cars before. It was sold by BAE Systems a few months ago to Joe Bamford of JCB family fame. My first thought was that the people involved could be Bamfords as they're petrolheads. I could be wrong, but isn't he dead? A while ago?
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