Comments on: Ferrari meets phone pole at 162mph

Ferrari meets phone pole at 162mph

soiled cowboy — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:27:19 -0800

Scratch one Enzo Ferrari. Dodgy Swedish game-maker kisses Malibu telephone phone at 162mph.

By: b1tr0t

b1tr0t — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:35:07 -0800

How is ATA Airlines relate to the Sweedish Mafia Enzo hit?

By: jessamyn

jessamyn — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:39:40 -0800

[fixed link]

By: delmoi

delmoi — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:43:02 -0800

Um, The Farrari Enzo is a car, like a Toyota Camery. Enzo Farrari is a man, who founded Farrari. Also, I can't belive this isn't a dupe, as it's been everywhere already. Anyway, Stefan Eriksson claimed that someone else had been driving the car.

By: b1tr0t

b1tr0t — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:43:06 -0800

More links and rampant speculation at Ferrari Chat. (you have to register for an account to see their pictures)

By: delmoi

delmoi — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:44:22 -0800

Oh, my mistake the car is actualy a Ferrari Enzo Ferrari. Hrhm.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:48:11 -0800

The new developments from the first link are kind of interesting, even though this is a week old.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:50:39 -0800

And as a bonus, here's a crashed brand-new Ford GT.

By: b1tr0t

b1tr0t — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:57:03 -0800

Plenty more crashed cars at Wrecked Exotics.

By: teece

teece — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:57:39 -0800

I eagerly await the police tracking down this German fellow, Dietrich. What an incredibly lame cover story that was.

By: fandango_matt

fandango_matt — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:11:46 -0800

Good riddance. What a jackass.

By: wakko

wakko — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:12:40 -0800

telephone phone

By: jba

jba — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:23:30 -0800

More Pics.

By: kuujjuarapik

kuujjuarapik — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:23:52 -0800

To fast, to furious, too fuckin' rich. Too bad.

By: kuujjuarapik

kuujjuarapik — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:24:54 -0800

To bad grammar! Cheers!

By: soiled cowboy

soiled cowboy — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:27:23 -0800

Telephone phone, indeed. Apologies for that, and the crap link (now fixed) and the tardiness.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:39:14 -0800

Wow. I actually saw that comment complaining about "telephone phone", compared it to the original post, saw they were the same and wondered what the heck he was complaining about. Can't trust this mind of mine.

By: wfrgms

wfrgms — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:40:35 -0800

Has anyone seen the engine or is it still going?

By: puke & cry

puke & cry — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:40:52 -0800

It would have been better if he died.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:44:35 -0800

That first link didn't use to require registration, did it?

By: crank

crank — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:51:46 -0800

From the first link: A gun's magazine found near the wreckage may be connected to the accident, and a Scottish bank says it might own the destroyed car. Is it just me, or is "gun's magazine" really awkward construction?

By: marvin

marvin — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 19:53:55 -0800

The word 'schaedenfreud' comes to mind.

By: jalexei

jalexei — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:03:52 -0800

"Might" own? Hell maybe I "own" it, who knows? And from a company that's given us some of the world's most gorgeous cars, the Enzo is one damn ugly Ferrari.

By: bardic

bardic — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:09:39 -0800

Dietrich crashed my hotrod.

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:11:47 -0800

Is it just me, or is "gun's magazine" really awkward construction? I think it usefully distinguishes that kind of magazine from the kind you read, or from a kind-you-read magazine about guns.

By: Ynoxas

Ynoxas — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:14:04 -0800

Regarding the crashed Ford GT linked above: One man located in Kansas City (Mission Hills/Prairie Village) waited 2 years for this $200,000 car. He had this car only two days and had only put 9 miles on it. 9 miles??? HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAHAAHA *breath* HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA Stupid wanker.

By: bashos_frog

bashos_frog — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:39:19 -0800

The swedish guy apparently has a spare Enzo, so don't feel too bad for him. Remember - if you're gonna buy a million dollar car, you might as well get an extra one, just in case.

By: redteam

redteam — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:50:23 -0800

Dietrich had no choice but to run away. He is also wanted for killing Nicole Brown. They'd lock him up forever.

By: five fresh fish

five fresh fish — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 20:59:58 -0800

SCowboy, I think you're about a week late and a paycheque short on this one. GYOBFW, indeed.

By: obeygiant

obeygiant — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:10:21 -0800

Ferrari Enzo, more like, LeCar.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:20:59 -0800

So, Enzos literally break in two when they hit something? yikes!

By: knave

knave — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:30:59 -0800

If he was really doing 162mph, the car held up exceedingly well. The important part is the cabin area, not the fact that the tail end seems to have run off somewhere.

By: geoff.

geoff. — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:32:31 -0800

So are you telling that if you had not one, but two Enzos that you would not get shit faced at a Malibu party and then let loose? I mean he's only human. On the bright side, for the Enzo owners, their car value just went up.

By: knave

knave — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 21:39:06 -0800

Another car split in half. (A poor man's Ferrari, in fact.)

By: lazymonster

lazymonster — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:18:18 -0800

I had a poor man's ferrari for a few years. the tail did have a tendency to run off. t-tops. heh. and yes, what a jackass. there is this place around the corner from my tire shop that does body work on exotics and it always strikes me how these cars with the best braking systems always manage to have sustained massive front end damage. they almost never have rear end damage. I know I give exotics extra braking space when I'm following, same as motorcycles. I'm guessing the jackass effect explains the rest.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:02:11 -0800

Has anyone seen the engine or is it still going? I think it's in there somewhere.

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:16:10 -0800

"For a million dollars, you get a very good passenger-safety system, and apparently, in this case, it did work," Brooks said.

By: smackfu

smackfu — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:21:49 -0800

So, Enzos literally break in two when they hit something? yikes! It's actually a feature. No, really. The heavy part with the engine separates and runs amok. It leaves the light passenger compartment with a lot less energy and it's less likely to roll or go flying and kill the passengers.

By: NewBornHippy

NewBornHippy — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 07:12:49 -0800

Smart car saves stupid driver. Film at 11.

By: mecran01

mecran01 — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:00:44 -0800

I wonder if it was insured. The phrase "Swedish Mafia" is funnier than that walkman on a zipline posted upstream.

By: bashos_frog

bashos_frog — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 08:50:16 -0800

Gonna make you a meatball you can't refuse. Bork! Bork! Bork!

By: zoogleplex

zoogleplex — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 12:55:19 -0800

Boy, what a Darwin Award that would have been.... *sigh* I think he's used up his full quotient of luck there.

By: wfc123

wfc123 — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 20:08:56 -0800

Opinions about the driver aside, this is just another example of the prowess of F1 technology (which still makes NASA engineers envious). It saved this guy's life. --

By: rdr

rdr — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 21:15:42 -0800

And there's more.

By: bz

bz — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 09:20:10 -0800

[wcf123] gets it. The carbon fiber tub, refined through Ferrari's F1 racing experience, is the only hero in this mess.