12-02-2013, 08:37 PM
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12-03-2013, 05:12 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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Mechanical failure??
Mechanical failure behind Paul Walker crash: report | New York Post
Of course this is coming from the buddies of the deceased........but interesting.
Stalling car? Trouble proned??? Figure out what was wrong with it??
I won't be buying from these guys......I'll go to the dealership first!!
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12-03-2013, 08:08 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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12-04-2013, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Timco
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Wow, that car is even more beautiful without the body imo.
Quick Question...Have you guys ever been in a RWD car with 600 plus hp, not to mention one weighing only 3,000 lbs ? The closest I've been is low to mid 500's at the rear wheels, those experiences were incredible and the cars imo were insane at anything approaching full throttle.
Like anything else I guess you could get use to it but the feeling of breaking traction at 80 plus mph is something I will never forget, the pucker factor was otherworldly. Granted these guys were "semipros or pros" if there is such a thing but simply losing control of such a beast would be my bet as to cause. Except for potential future litigation the cause is irrelevant to the two poor guys in it, RIP.
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12-04-2013, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by coreseller
Quick Question...Have you guys ever been in a RWD car with 600 plus hp, not to mention one weighing only 3,000 lbs ? The closest I've been is low to mid 500's at the rear wheels, those experiences were incredible and the cars imo were insane at anything approaching full throttle.
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Yes. A 997 GT2RS at Pomona Fairplex race track. 3000lbs @620hp It had rained the night before so there was a lot of standing water on the track This wealthy driver had just bought the car and had never been on a track before. We were very cautious in the morning and as the track dried out gradually added throttle. The car was just stupid fast.
I really don't want to own one of these because I am certain that one moment of reckless abandon and it will end badly.
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12-04-2013, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Topless
Yes. A 997 GT2RS at Pomona Fairplex race track. 3000lbs @620hp It had rained the night before so there was a lot of standing water on the track This wealthy driver had just bought the car and had never been on a track before. We were very cautious in the morning and as the track dried out gradually added throttle. The car was just stupid fast.
I really don't want to own one of these because I am certain that one moment of reckless abandon and it will end badly.
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Exactly how I felt. Unless you've ridden in or driven a car with that kind of power it is hard to understand how completely brutal and non-forgiving they could be.
I like you have absolutely no desire to own anything that powerful.
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12-03-2013, 01:48 PM
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I am my own mechanic....
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12-03-2013, 03:09 PM
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Unfortunately this car's name has forever changed to "Porsche Carrera GT, the car that Paul Walker died in"
...just as the 550 Spyder is always followed by "the car James Dean died in".
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12-03-2013, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by fusionist
Unfortunately this car's name has forever changed to "Porsche Carrera GT, the car that Paul Walker died in"
...just as the 550 Spyder is always followed by "the car James Dean died in".
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I was wondering when someone was going to point that out.
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12-04-2013, 05:25 AM
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I am my own mechanic....
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'08 VW Touareg T-3 wife's car
'13 F150 Super Crew long bed 4x4 w/ Ego Boost
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12-04-2013, 05:59 AM
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A friend of the men, Jim Torp, said the tragedy began to unfold when Walker and Rodas slowly pulled out of the driveway as a charity event was winding down.
After they came back around for another pass and went out of sight, he and another car enthusiast listened to the sounds of the Porsche's exhaust to gauge its speed.
"You could hear the exhaust -- they got on it a little bit -- and I heard two booms," Torp said.
That would be 45-100 in what, 3-5 seconds?
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12-04-2013, 10:37 AM
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Autopsies have determined the official causes of death for Paul Walker and Roger Rodas. Rodas, the driver of the vehicle, died of multiple traumatic injuries; Walker, the passenger, died of the combined effects of traumatic and thermal injuries, the Los Angeles county coroner's office said Wednesday.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/us/walker-death-questions/
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