911 Shocking 911 GT2 crash only 4hrs after buying car!

[Deckhook]

We don't know if he survived.

This has to be one of the most disturbing car wrecks we have ever seen. A luxury4play member received an e-mail the other day with these photos and minimal information. The sender mentioned in the e-mail that he wanted to purchase this Porsche GT2 RS two months ago and after a few weeks the car was sold to somebody else.
That somebody had this horrible accident only four hours after picking up the car. The crash occurred at a speed of 160 mph (257 km/h) and “he was airborne when he hit” a semi-truck. The vehicle was equipped with a full roll bar and harnesses, but slim chances of anyone surviving after what looks to be an extremely violent crash.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/112101149281/terrifying-porsche-gt2-rs-crash-at-160-mph

 

[Deckhook]

Truly shocking damage and if anyone survived this crash it would have to have been a miracle.

P.S.
I recall many years ago talking to the then Porsche sales manager at our local dealers who told me that it's shocking the number of Porsches that are involved in accidents within the first few days. Why this is true is anyone's guess.

 

[Zonda]

It's not called the widow maker for nothing!

 

[Soup]

It's not called the widow maker for nothing!

997 is much easier to drive than 996 GT2, cause of accident is inexperienced driver not the car

 

[ACE]

cause of accident is inexperienced driver not the car

How do you know the level of experience of the driver and that there were no other contributing factors to the accident?

 

[Soup]

How do you know the level of experience of the driver and that there were no other contributing factors to the accident?

Did the car accelerate on its own up to 160 mph ? think about it

 

[Deckhook]

Guys there no point second guessing how or why it happened, the fact there's important is someone probably died in this crash.

 

[ACE]

Did the car accelerate on its own up to 160 mph ? think about it

Driving at 160mph does not prove that the driver was inexperienced nor does it prove that inexperience caused the accident.

 

[martinbo]

It's nothing but inexperience.

The incident occurred in the US. 160 mph anywhere other than on an autobahn? The car purportedly got airborne before it hit a truck. Sounds to me like the wrong speed at the wrong time on the wrong road: inexperience.
We all "take chances" on the roads - I do, GT2 RS guy did - and sometimes we get away with it. But it's just that: taking a chance. And when you take a chance (a risk - calculated or not) it's as a result of inexperience. If you were experienced then it wouldn't be taking a chance would it? If you were experienced then your assessment of the conditions, level of anticipatory preparedness and driving skill would have mitigated the risk.

 

[Deckhook]

This reminds me of the video of the GTR which went airborne overtaking and crashed, I sure this guy had probably driven the road at slightly less speed and everything was peachy but a bit more speed resulted in BIG OFF. On that occasion everyone was OK but with Porsche guy I doubt the same was true.

Frankly it's sad because I'm sure he probably dreamed for long enough of owning such a car for it to only last 4 hours and probably took his life in the process.

P.S. Here's the video of that GTR

 

[martinbo]

Ouch! It's just totally cringeworthy. Even if the GT-R driver didn't get the airborne-induced tankslapper he'd have gone farming - no way that car was going to slow down in time for the traffic circle. That's what you get for overtaking an already flying C63 AMG.

 

[Monster]

Ouch! It's just totally cringeworthy. Even if the GT-R driver didn't get the airborne-induced tankslapper he'd have gone farming - no way that car was going to slow down in time for the traffic circle. That's what you get for overtaking an already flying C63 AMG.

hummm Martin, I think the other car is a Nissan GTR as well.

 

[martinbo]

You're right D, mistook the bonnet bulges to be those of a C63 AMG.

 

[mini_cooper4]

You're right D, mistook the bonnet bulges to be those of a C63 AMG.

Got the same confusion

 

[ACE]

It's nothing but inexperience.

The incident occurred in the US. 160 mph anywhere other than on an autobahn? The car purportedly got airborne before it hit a truck. Sounds to me like the wrong speed at the wrong time on the wrong road: inexperience.
We all "take chances" on the roads - I do, GT2 RS guy did - and sometimes we get away with it. But it's just that: taking a chance. And when you take a chance (a risk - calculated or not) it's as a result of inexperience. If you were experienced then it wouldn't be taking a chance would it? If you were experienced then your assessment of the conditions, level of anticipatory preparedness and driving skill would have mitigated the risk.

Do you know the guy? He could have been the most experienced GT2 RS driver in the world for all you know.

 

[Kowalski]

Shit happens...

 

[martinbo]

Do you know the guy? He could have been the most experienced GT2 RS driver in the world for all you know.

Wow. Ok... no I don't know him.

You know I could go on about experience and anecdotes but I won't.

I'll leave you with this. 160 mph on a public road? No, that's not inexperience. It's stupidity.

 

[ACE]

Wow. Ok... no I don't know him.

You know I could go on about experience and anecdotes but I won't.

I'll leave you with this. 160 mph on a public road? No, that's not inexperience. It's stupidity.

I'll agree with you calling the driver stupid for [allegedly] travelling at 160mph on a public road since such actions are reckless and selfish. I would agree that it appears that speed was a contributory factor to the accident. But I wouldn't agree with earlier assertions that we know something about the level of experience of the driver [at least not from this article] or that inexperience was the cause of the accident.

 

[martinbo]

The state of the wreck supports the allegation. My opinion stems from the information at hand - irrespective of its validity.

If the 911 GT2 RS was parked on a railway line and got ploughed into by a freight train then I'll humbly apologise. But, when a supercar ends up looking like that, the odds are overwhelmingly in favour of:

Speed far too high
Inability on the part of the driver to recognise the level of anticipation required at such speeds
Lack of sufficient situational assessment of the road and surroundings

= inexperience. That or either the guy was getting head, was intoxicated or willfully suicidal.

Or, what alternative is being considered? That the guy was Walter Rohrl and was minding his own business at 160 mph on a deserted country road four lanes wide and unluckily got a combine harvester dropped on him by a C130?

 

[Zafiro]

9/10 times, it's the drivers fault.