911 flies 42 feet and crashes into roof of house

[mids]

Not a bad effort

http://www.greenwichtime.com/default/article/Inves...

[jammiedodger26]

That's not good!

[Conian]

pah, and clarkson thought he was tough nudging a brick wall at 3mph!

[edo]

Come on PH - Model and Spec of 911?

[Silverbullet767]

Looks like a 911 GT-fked

[k-ink]

Who left that Stop sign / ramp in my way?

[scottishninja2]

Thats a pretty feckin sturdy timber house.

[TonyHetherington]

edo said:

Come on PH - Model and Spec of 911?

I want to say they're 996 wheels

[edo]

TonyHetherington said:

edo said:

Come on PH - Model and Spec of 911?

I want to say they're 996 wheels

Article says 2008 Carrera, so its a 997..

[_Batty_]

TonyHetherington said:

edo said:

Come on PH - Model and Spec of 911?

I want to say they're 996 wheels

not a C4 either?

[TonyHetherington]

edo said:

Article says 2008 Carrera, so its a 997..

D'oh.

The wheel spokes looked too wide for that (on the crappy low res photo I was looking at )

[matsmith]

edo said:

Come on PH - Model and Spec of 911?

997 C2 I'd say

The part of the article that has me pondering is

the article said:

Police are also trying to analyze a control box inside the sports car that will tell them exactly how fast the vehicle was traveling before it became airborne, Cotto said.

Surely that can't be right? Porsches don't have the ability to record ones speed, do they?

[edo]

matsmith said:

edo said:

Come on PH - Model and Spec of 911?

997 C2 I'd say

The part of the article that has me pondering is

the article said:

Police are also trying to analyze a control box inside the sports car that will tell them exactly how fast the vehicle was traveling before it became airborne, Cotto said.

Surely that can't be right? Porsches don't have the ability to record ones speed, do they?

ECU can record a lot of stuff but I dont think it can do that. Could be the insurance company or lease company have a tracking device fitted of some sort.

[matsmith]

edo said:

matsmith said:

The part of the article that has me pondering is

the article said:

Police are also trying to analyze a control box inside the sports car that will tell them exactly how fast the vehicle was traveling before it became airborne, Cotto said.

Surely that can't be right? Porsches don't have the ability to record ones speed, do they?

ECU can record a lot of stuff but I dont think it can do that. Could be the insurance company or lease company have a tracking device fitted of some sort.

Ahh right yeah that would make more sense. Not that I was worried about my speed being recorded or anything.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Am I the only one who finds it amusing that an investment banker lives in Bluff avenue?

[Roop]

matsmith said:

edo said:

Come on PH - Model and Spec of 911?

997 C2 I'd say

The part of the article that has me pondering is

the article said:

Police are also trying to analyze a control box inside the sports car that will tell them exactly how fast the vehicle was traveling before it became airborne, Cotto said.

Surely that can't be right? Porsches don't have the ability to record ones speed, do they?

Yes, the chances are that some telemetry including seevral samples of the speed immediately prior to impact is recorded in the airbag ECU.

[mrmr96]

So, how fast do we reckon he was going?

I think that unless there's a purpose built ramp we can't see he must've been SHIFTING!

[*Al*]

Crazy that! One day it's crows falling out of the sky then it's 911s

[rob.kellock]

Did anyone else follow the link and get the ad at the top for Greenwich Honda - you can lease a brand new Civic for $65 a month!!

I'm off to the airport now!

[epom]

woh there.....