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Title: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: LouisCorney on 16 February 2008, 14:34:17
First, read this thread:

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111454

then this one:

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=111545

Shocking  :(

Also, don't know if this link will work but you can view the satellite photo of where it happened:

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&q=jumbolair&sll=54.162434,-3.647461&sspn=12.186948,29.882813&ie=UTF8&near=ocala&cd=2&ei=0uq2R-j-LJ7G2gKC3d3OCA&latlng=29266671,-82118906,307774526519855763
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: kris9128 on 16 February 2008, 14:51:24
tragic waste of 5 lives.
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: Paulus on 16 February 2008, 14:52:43
Shocking... :'(
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: zippo on 16 February 2008, 15:08:25
tragic loss of life for no apparent reason
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: theolodian on 16 February 2008, 15:28:51
Saw that in the news a while ago.  Interesting to see his posts.  Not that atypical for the age actually, sounds more intelligent that the Mustang/Camero crowd.  :-/

The other kids' parents' lawyers are going to have a field day if they find his posts.  :o
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: The Elite on 16 February 2008, 16:23:46
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tragic loss of life for no apparent reason


Hate to disagree mate but there is a reason, stupid young driver in a car far more powerful than he can handle showing off to his mates.
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: Elite Pete on 16 February 2008, 16:32:05
What a waste :(
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: theolodian on 16 February 2008, 16:42:12
Hot off the press;

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/16/drag.race.deaths.ap/index.html
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: zippo on 16 February 2008, 16:57:00
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tragic loss of life for no apparent reason


Hate to disagree mate but there is a reason, stupid young driver in a car far more powerful than he can handle showing off to his mates.
i was being polite but when you read his post about max this and max that i would have to agree with you to much power and to little ability
i dont know much about M5S but i know my son wouldnt be allowed  one at 18
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: The Elite on 16 February 2008, 17:30:05
Unfortunatly I find it very hard to be polite about incidents like this, I feel for the families of those invovled, especially the families of the friends but I can't help but feel that this idiot did us all a favour by removing himself from the gene pool. What shocks me most is that there is no law stopping drivers with little or no experience jumping in very powerful car and driving it on public roads. Why is a car licence not like a bike licence where you are limited as to what you can ride power wise until you have the skill to handle a faster machine. Its a mirical this moron didn't kill more people.
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: zippo on 16 February 2008, 17:33:39
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Hot off the press;

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/16/drag.race.deaths.ap/index.html

did you watch the video ?
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: theolodian on 16 February 2008, 17:33:43
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Unfortunatly I find it very hard to be polite about incidents like this, I feel for the families of those invovled, especially the families of the friends but I can't help but feel that this idiot did us all a favour by removing himself from the gene pool. What shocks me most is that there is no law stopping drivers with little or no experience jumping in very powerful car and driving it on public roads. Why is a car licence not like a bike licence where you are limited as to what you can ride power wise until you have the skill to handle a faster machine. Its a mirical this moron didn't kill more people.
Sorry to be pedantic, but it wasn't a public road.  He could have been 12 years old and it would have been legal.

The parents were irresponsible to give him that sort of car.
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: theolodian on 16 February 2008, 17:34:15
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Hot off the press;

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/16/drag.race.deaths.ap/index.html

did you watch the video ?
No, I never watch the videos.
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: zippo on 16 February 2008, 17:40:53
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Unfortunatly I find it very hard to be polite about incidents like this, I feel for the families of those invovled, especially the families of the friends but I can't help but feel that this idiot did us all a favour by removing himself from the gene pool. What shocks me most is that there is no law stopping drivers with little or no experience jumping in very powerful car and driving it on public roads. Why is a car licence not like a bike licence where you are limited as to what you can ride power wise until you have the skill to handle a faster machine. Its a mirical this moron didn't kill more people.
wasn't it talked about a while ago a young lad in a Ferrari did a similar thing ,but nothing came of it
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: The Elite on 16 February 2008, 17:45:16
It wasn't a public road this time, but it does say he was looking into airfields to do it legally. He'd already been talking about 'maxing it' so im assuming he wasn't do this on his drive. I don't mind people winding it up a bit aslong as they do it responibly. I don't call going fast enough to hit the top of a tree in a car that weighs the same as the titanic whilst 5 up responsible.
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: waspy on 16 February 2008, 18:07:43
Unfortunatly these things happen every day all over the world.
It's a tragedy, but we have little control over what other people do & sometimes even includes are own  :(
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: zippo on 16 February 2008, 18:11:06
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Hot off the press;

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/US/02/16/drag.race.deaths.ap/index.html

did you watch the video ?
No, I never watch the videos.
iam sorry i did
Title: Re: M5 Crash in USA
Post by: MikeDundee on 16 February 2008, 18:41:41
That's bad :(.......feel for the families of the victims. :(