Zonda written off - Aberdeen?

[Guffy]

Overheard someone talking about a Zonda that has been invloved in accident/written off around the Aberdeen area this week??

Sad if true

[S2red]

Old news Sept last year and by coincidence Daily record front page this morning
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/2010/03/24/scots-supe...

Must be a slow news day!

[boomboompow]

Yeah it appeared in the Evening Express today as well, but it obviously happened a while ago (and it wasn't written off).

[a11y_m]

Think it's only the press now as the insurance company have released details. Plus it must be slow news day.

Link to story on BBC website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/858...

[Great Pretender]

Journalists

[sleep envy]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/7511157/D...

[Andrew[MG]]

Does anyone on here know the owners? It would be good to get it along to the Italian Car and Bike Day in August!

[standfree93]

Had seen this going about now and again, stopped right in front of me in Ellon, then floored it away.

[northo]

This'll be the accident that in September people got all hot under the collar about because someone had mentioned it on Pistonheads.......

You can't crash a Zonda and expect it to stay hidden.

That said, there are ways of getting away with it

[KENZ]

Bet the owner pissed it's getting repaired..

[S2red]

Further article in todays record quoting owner on how it happened and about driver but not naming hom

Oh and what he's trading it in for

[nigelonich]

P&J know who it is. The Flying Scotsman

[monthefish]

S2red said:

Further article in todays record quoting owner on how it happened and about driver but not naming hom

Oh and what he's trading it in for

Details?

The Record's website is very sparse on such details...

[Kiltie]

See here.

Cheers,

Eric

[monthefish]

Kiltie said:

See here.

Cheers,

Eric

Thanks.

[S2red]

Or here

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20...

[monthefish]

S2red said:

Or here

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/20...

Loving the fact that the article says

"Gareth refused to name the man"

but then manages to shoehorn in Jackie Stewart's name later in the article with a tenuous link...

"The insurance claim on the pranged Zonda, which Gareth once showed off to former Formula I champion Jackie Stewart at Knockhill racing circuit in Fife"

ETA I wonder if that is to help the article be found in 'Google' searches etc

Edited by monthefish on Thursday 25th March 10:27

[monthefish]

the atricle said:

an internationally famous racing champ and the crash wasn't his fault.

"There's no way I'd have given the keys of my car to anyone who wasn't qualified to handle it. We were about three miles from my home on a country road between Auchnagatt and Drumwhindle when he lost control.

"We were travelling at speed. He was driving the car in such fine balance that he never once triggered the traction control.

"It was the state of the road that caused the crash. We hit mud, which is constantly being dragged on to the main roads by tractors coming out of the fields.

What a load of bollicks.

I once went on a skid training day, and in the classroom at the start, the instructor asked "What causes skids"

Cue many answers like "worn tyres", "Ice", "wet roads" etc.

To which the instructor replied "No. Just one cause. The driver."

[Kiltie]

... and now the inevitable " it wisnae me".

Cheers,

Eric

[S2red]

When I saw report saw picture 2 + 2 quickly made 5

Why let facts get in way of good story

typical journalists Its a wonder they got the car correct!