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re: Porsche sued over Walker/Rodas crash (Paul Walker)

Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:36 pm to
Posted by trillhog
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:36 pm to
i think it had been known that the GT has had handling issues.
Posted by VetteGuy
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:39 pm to
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certified scene reconstruction


Unimpressed. There are many bullshite companies that offer "certifications".

Let engineers do the work and you'll get believable results. There are far too many variables that need to be taken into account and cops just don't have access to these tools. Obviously, they usually aren't needed, anyway.
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:41 pm to
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i think it had been known that the GT has had handling issues.


I don't know if I'd say the car had issues. I thinks it similar to people that have no business being on 1000cc super sports.

Some vehicles aren't made for novices to operate, even if they are available for purchase.
Posted by trillhog
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:42 pm to
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I don't know if I'd say the car had issues. I thinks it similar to people that have no business being on 1000cc super sports.

Some vehicles aren't made for novices to operate, even if they are available for purchase.


good point.
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:44 pm to
Boy do a miss Paul

Lost a good man that day
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:44 pm to
That was a cool video, glad you pointed it out.
Posted by barry
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:48 pm to
Professional race car drivers have said that the GT is a dangerous car.

I don't think its grounds for a lawsuit though.
Posted by trillhog
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 2:54 pm to
I think it doesn't have stability control.
Posted by barry
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:02 pm to
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I think it doesn't have stability control.



doesn't matter, lots of "super cars" don't have it or you can turn it off. Its still apparently really unstable.
Posted by Cooter Davenport
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:03 pm to
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Some vehicles aren't made for novices to operate, even if they are available for purchase.


I'd extend this to top level PWCs (jet skis) from the past decade or so. A teenaged kid almost died at the lake last weekend after his hosts let him take a Yamaha HO out without a life jacket or prior experience. He found out that it's hard to breathe after you get flung off doing 50 on the water. Those things shouldn't be operated by the inexperienced and never ever without a life jacket.
This post was edited on 5/13/14 at 3:04 pm
Posted by LNCHBOX
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:04 pm to
50 isn't even that fast anymore on PWCs Pretty stupid to let someone take one out without a life jacket though, especially with no experience.
Posted by CaptainsWafer
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Posted on 5/13/14 at 3:08 pm to
Hell I can turn it off in my Silverado. However, my Silverado isn't 700 hp and made of carbon fiber either.
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