Be carefull boys

[headcase]

www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/exotics/2tvr_20060816_001.shtml

The description may cause distress, so be warned!

[bobd]

shes been on before, rear, side and front view safety cell stood up well.

[chilli]

23, jesus...What a shame.

[headcase]

bobd said:

shes been on before, rear, side and front view safety cell stood up well.

Its never been on before, I sent it in at the request of a friend of the driver. More pics are available if anyone wants to see! The other pics show how useless the 'roll cage' was but u can also see bits of blood thats why they were not posted.

Edited by headcase on Tuesday 7th November 07:43

[yi8tvr]

headcase said:

bobd said:

shes been on before, rear, side and front view safety cell stood up well.

Its never been on before, I sent it in at the request of a friend of the driver. More pics are available if anyone wants to see! The other pics show how useless the 'roll cage' was but u can also see bits of blood thats why they were not posted.

Edited by headcase on Tuesday 7th November 07:43

Dont think any roll bar would withstand that speed of impact. 130mph on the road is asking for trouble but with a passenger
Its much safer on track...

[headcase]

I think the roll cage is just that not a crash through a fence roof firs at 130mph cage!

[UncleDave]

[jerrytlr]

Really bad news for the driver but IMO that car did an amazing job of protecting the occupants if the description of the accident is to be believed - both very luck to escape alive.

Looking at that, I am very pleased my 350 has a roll cage.... it clearly does work.

Cheers

Jerry

[headcase]

The description is an eye witness account from the original police paperwork. I agree, the saftey cell did well. I think a normal car proberbly would have been much worse.

[Neil P]

These car's are stronger than you think, Not good news for the occupants though. It's easy to say 130mph should only do that on a track, but these cars are so tempting you can't help it. were all guilty of a bit of welly sometimes. 23 though

[headcase]

Well........ i think 23 is far to young to be owning a car with this type of perfomance, it takes experience and maturity for this type of thing to not happen, and at 23 most people are severly lacking in both!

[allyt]

headcase said:

Well........ i think 23 is far to young to be owning a car with this type of perfomance, it takes experience and maturity for this type of thing to not happen, and at 23 most people are severly lacking in both!

I totally agree. I am only 27 but now have 10 years driving experience, started with a MG TF, then Lotus Elsie 2, then Boxster S and now my PAJ... T350. Very surprised he got insured. Must have some serious coin-ig !! Very sad

[targarama]

allyt said:

headcase said:

Well........ i think 23 is far to young to be owning a car with this type of perfomance, it takes experience and maturity for this type of thing to not happen, and at 23 most people are severly lacking in both!

I totally agree. I am only 27 but now have 10 years driving experience, started with a MG TF, then Lotus Elsie 2, then Boxster S and now my PAJ... T350. Very surprised he got insured. Must have some serious coin-ig !! Very sad

Unfortunately (or fortunately) not all 23 year olds are the stereotype overconfident drivers. After all, many will have had 5+ years driving experience by then. Its all down to the individual - there are some 30 year olds I think shouldn't even be driving, and there are some 21 year olds who I think are very good drivers. The biggest problem seems to be showing off/falling victim to peer pressure - not all young lads are the same.

[almack]

Holy S*&T!!! I think we can all learn from this. Best wishes to the driver and passenger.

[ed]

I have the South African T350 crash also from that site on my desk with 'never get cocky' photoshopped onto it.

[stigcv8]

chilli said:

23, jesus...What a shame.

yeah shame he didnt drive more sensibly?

I've done these speeds and whilst I'd be upset for myself if I hurt myself I'd expect no sympathy at all - specially if I hurt someone else

[yi8tvr]

The reason 23 year olds own TVR's is second hand TVR's are worth peanuts..

If they get any cheaper they will become chav cars for the asbo boys.

[headcase]

Id hardly call 40k cheep it was a 04 plate car! I think its more likely due to the housprices rising way out of the reach of most people. 'oo, i can get a loan for 40k, but its not enough for a house, hmmmm, what else can i buy.......', i think ill stay with daddy just a bit longer!

[hollowpockets]

i disagree with the comments on young drivers driving these cars, me being 21. im not going to say im a driving god, but i am very concious of my surroundings, the road surface, air temprature, other traffic, are things i spend as much time looking for as i do watching the revs and speed.

i have had 1 on 1 driver tuition, done skid control course's and had track tuition from gordon sheddon the touring car driver 2 years ago, when he was an instructor, he said i have a good natural ability on the track at least and suggested i get into racing of some sort. that doesnt make me a great driver, but i am more than capable of the power of my T350 and know where my limits are.

g

Edited by hollowpockets on Friday 10th November 09:11

[DJC]

Graham you are relatively sensible though and have taken advanced driving.

A lot of people/(most) dont do that when they upgrade to a high performance car even at a reasonably mature age. You have grown into your car and its performance and taken requisite steps to know how to control it.

Age is a very subjective thing about performance cars. There is a heated debate about this same thing going on in the Lambo/Fez forum after a 21yo girl was killed at the wheel of a Murci. Sometimes there are just accidents that happen and sometimes ppl get to drive a car with a performance level they know nothing about.