My best friend escaped death without a scratch....

[WhiteyClay]

My best friend escaped death without a scratch. Wish we could say the same about his 11sec. car.He has invested about 30K in it. Mitsu Eclipse GSX. One of our fastestcar in the club ( TeamZRP.com)He was flying 80-100mph on a empty street. No stop signs nor lights. It goes for about a mile. Some dude in a SUV was parked and all of a sudden started making a Uturn. My friend had no chance to slam the brakes. He hit the S.U.V. in its side and flipped that truck on its roof.Everyone is O.K.My friend came out from the hospital the next day without a bruise.Here are some pics....Enjoy....or not....

here is a truck

and now the GSX

[spacy9]

First off I'm glad that everyone was OK, that could have been really bad!

But, the way you are wording it, you're making it sound like it was the trucks fault, and not your buddy that was doing 80-100 MPH down a city street... Your buddy, to put it bluntly, is an idiot. What if that would have been a little kid on a bike, a pedestrian, etc... Or what if the person in the truck had died - he was going so fast the he FLIPPED THE TRUCK OVER, holy crap!

I'm almost happy that he totaled his 11 sec car, just not happy in the way he did it. Maybe it will slow him down and save some lives.

[poms302]

He is lucky. He could have killed somebody or himself. How did he not get arrested ?

[SVTCOBRA]

Glad everybody is OK!!!

There is a phrase I once heard that nobody seems to fully comprehend due to fact that they wear a red cape and have a big S on their chest.....Speed Kills.

Really happy that the inocent are OK. Needless to say they had preferred your buddy wasn't an idiot.

[av8or]

Your buddy, to put it bluntly, is an idiot. What if that would have been a little kid on a bike, a pedestrian, etc... Or what if the person in the truck had died - he was going so fast the he FLIPPED THE TRUCK OVER, holy crap!

I'm almost happy that he totaled his 11 sec car, just not happy in the way he did it.

+1 on your friend being an idiot.. really glad his car is trashed... maybe get him a hyundai for his next car... no reason why he should be doing 100mph on city streets... hope he gets serious jail time.. get him off the streets.. the other guy should sue his a** off...

[SVTCOBRA]

hope he gets serious jail time.. get him off the streets.. the other guy should sue his a** off...

yes, he needs to stick to bumper cars at a theme park...and stay off our roads

[Tampa G35 Sedan 6MT]

Im not going to bash! But what a shame that the SUV pulled in front of him.

If the govt had a autobahn we would never have this problem on our streets! 70mph is way to slow for highway speeds. I could easily do over 100 all day long in our Infiniti and never have a problem!

Glad everyone is ok regardless of fault or stupidity!

DJ

[SVTCOBRA]

sorry for bashing.......but, when I hear about somebody doing something like this I think 'what if it had been my wife or kids he hit ', and I do become angry and I do think what would I want to do to this person....and very violent images do enter my head....again, sorry for bashing...

[toddnos]

street racing is effing stupid..period.street racing crews are dumb..cant say i never did it,, because i did....when i was a dumb kid.

Grow up and stop before somebody dies or goes to jail.

[audtatious]

He was flying 80-100mph on a empty street.

Guess the street was not so empty?

[Joey666Crack]

Guess the street was not so empty?

qft

[uncbeers]

If the govt had a autobahn we would never have this problem on our streets! 70mph is way to slow for highway speeds. I could easily do over 100 all day long in our Infiniti and never have a problem!

DJ

Would you really want Americans with an Autobahn? In Germany they actually respect a car and the force/danger it travels with. The education and practice just to get the license is insane and as crazy as their driving seems to us, they know their roads and cars very well. I would be very hesitant about allowing this in America and I actually think this post shows just one of the reasons why.

Hope you don't think I'm bashing you. I just believe America isn't (and probably never will be) ready for their own Autobahn. A simple drive for 15mins will probably give you 15 reasons why.

[audtatious]

I tend to agree with you. Here people have little respect for others on the road and I doubt these self absorbed idiots will do anything but run slow in the left lane regardless. Hell, with what we have, I had to pass 5 people yesterday in the right lane because they would not move over even with me behind them with HID's on high

[infg35coupe]

My best friend escaped death without a scratch. Wish we could say the same about his 11sec. car.He has invested about 30K in it. Mitsu Eclipse GSX. One of our fastestcar in the club ( TeamZRP.com)He was flying 80-100mph on a empty street. No stop signs nor lights. It goes for about a mile. Some dude in a SUV was parked and all of a sudden started making a Uturn. My friend had no chance to slam the brakes. He hit the S.U.V. in its side and flipped that truck on its roof.Everyone is O.K.My friend came out from the hospital the next day without a bruise.Here are some pics....Enjoy....or not....

here is a truck

and now the GSX

she didnt,,,,,,,,,

don't post links to images like that again.

yours truely,

RED_DET

[toddnos]

thanks...i really needed to see that..do us all a favor and delete that link.

[telcoman]

sorry for bashing.......but, when I hear about somebody doing something like this I think 'what if it had been my wife or kids he hit ', and I do become angry and I do think what would I want to do to this person....and very violent images do enter my head....again, sorry for bashing...

+1

I held off replying as it made me so angry.

He should be in jail for 25 years until he matures

Telcoman

[pfarmer]

Would you really want Americans with an Autobahn? In Germany they actually respect a car and the force/danger it travels with. The education and practice just to get the license is insane and as crazy as their driving seems to us, they know their roads and cars very well. I would be very hesitant about allowing this in America and I actually think this post shows just one of the reasons why.

Hope you don't think I'm bashing you. I just believe America isn't (and probably never will be) ready for their own Autobahn. A simple drive for 15mins will probably give you 15 reasons why.

By the way many drive around here 30 mph is way too high for the freeway. And yes to drive there you have to jump through hoops.

Now the one part of the Autobaun that many forget is its design. The pavement, the corner radius, the slope, everything pretty much exceeds what we have. And also of note is that the speed limit is not open every place on the Autobaun. Violations as well could easily cost you to give up far more than what nearly any Infiniti here is worth.

Perry

[Joey666Crack]

I feel the need to take part in the bashfest myself.

On a small public street, I'm sure it was 2 lanes, or any street for that matter there is no reason to go 100+mph. There were no fly hunnies or straight bros to impress, as you said it was an "empty" street, and even if there were, keep it on the track.

I guess some people learn through expierence, and quite frankly I'm glad this experience brought a $30k+ burden upon this kid, and hopefully some jail/license suspension time.

K I'm done.

[uncbeers]

Yup, 110% on Perry. I wasn't going to make my post any longer but their design is amazing. Oh, and they actually put money out to keep them up (out of necessity as much as anything).

Having been there off and on over the past few years I wouldnt be surprised to see the speed limit instituted all over. I feel like it is only small stretches without speed limits anymore. Still, the autobahn is something everybody needs to experience at least once (preferably with an experienced German driver).

[pfarmer]

Yup, 110% on Perry. I wasn't going to make my post any longer but their design is amazing. Oh, and they actually put money out to keep them up (out of necessity as much as anything).

Having been there off and on over the past few years I wouldnt be surprised to see the speed limit instituted all over. I feel like it is only small stretches without speed limits anymore. Still, the autobahn is something everybody needs to experience at least once (preferably with an experienced German driver).

One thing I noticed is a variable speed limit, something starting to show up in neck of the woods as well. Makes it interesting especially if you are one of those that have a GPS enabled radar detector with speed limit features.

However being electronic signs to me it sounds like those possibly could be made to either be read by the car either optically or with possibly a radio signal.

Perry

[pfarmer]

I feel the need to take part in the bashfest myself.

On a small public street, I'm sure it was 2 lanes, or any street for that matter there is no reason to go 100+mph. There were no fly hunnies or straight bros to impress, as you said it was an "empty" street, and even if there were, keep it on the track.

I guess some people learn through expierence, and quite frankly I'm glad this experience brought a $30k+ burden upon this kid, and hopefully some jail/license suspension time.

K I'm done.

It is very possible this truck driver actually seen the car and pulled out thinking that there was plenty of time to pull in front of a car doing 35.

Perry

[RED_DET]

I'm not sure if I would be bragging about this on a public forum. Just my .02...

[uncbeers]

If a lawsuit came up, couldn't this be used against him?

[pfarmer]

I'm not sure if I would be bragging about this on a public forum. Just my .02...

Probably not a big deal unless he was bragging about himself. We see a lot of posts however where the poster is talking about themselves. If I was looking for evidence against someone else I would be cruizin forum such as this. I know for a fact it happens all the time when it is a medical issue, so it would surprise me a bit if an insurance company would not do the same in a forum such as this.

Perry

[SVTCOBRA]

It is very possible this truck driver actually seen the car and pulled out thinking that there was plenty of time to pull in front of a car doing 35.

Perry

EXACTLY the problem with speeding. You are pulling out so you look once and see a car way down the road. The road you are pulling to is 35. So, you pull out. IF you had looked again you would have realized the guys speed due to how much closer he was the second time. But, most folks don't cause they assume the car is obeying the speed limit. Same problem with the crotch rockets zipping in and out of traffic on the HW.Somebody changes lanes, glances back it's all clear, starts to move over and BAM. Those things excelerate at rates most car drivers do not understand.Or, could be a car doing 120 and one glance, they are way back there so the guy starts to change lanes and BAM.....I know....beat'n a dead horse....Be careful guys/gals!!!

[pfarmer]

EXACTLY the problem with speeding. You are pulling out so you look once and see a car way down the road. The road you are pulling to is 35. So, you pull out. IF you had looked again you would have realized the guys speed due to how much closer he was the second time. But, most folks don't cause they assume the car is obeying the speed limit. Same problem with the crotch rockets zipping in and out of traffic on the HW.Somebody changes lanes, glances back it's all clear, starts to move over and BAM. Those things excelerate at rates most car drivers do not understand.Or, could be a car doing 120 and one glance, they are way back there so the guy starts to change lanes and BAM.....I know....beat'n a dead horse....Be careful guys/gals!!!

I tapped a car once by not paying close attention after work, instead doing what I had done hundreds of times. I was behind another car making a right turn on to a 35 mph road. The car in front of me moves and then abruptly stops just as I started to move to take his place. No damage at all but the second look becomes important. What occurred is that another car was doing about 70 or so, came around this corner and the guy in front of me just barely saw him before pulling out. I looked in that direction and then tapped the guy in front. I never saw this car because of a fence and bushes that somebody decided to plant right in the way.

People may get in a habit like possibly the truck driver did, but then it would not have been as big of a deal if someone else had actually developed another habit.

Perry

[LuckyLuke]

You know fast and furious movie is not real, right? Take it to the track...

[SVTCOBRA]

I think alot of us older guys come off as preaching to the younger guys about the dangers. It's probably NOT because we were angels in our youth, it's because we may have done things that we now regret. I'm lucky that I did not kill myself or somebody else in my youth!!!Did see/know people that DID kill other friends as well as their selves in cars. We just want you to learn from our mistakes.... I've made my share of mistakes and hope that I've learned from them. My first car was a 1969 Mach 1 with a 351W 3MT w/ glass packs and traction bars..........what do you think.....Yes! I was an angel!!!

[LuckyLuke]

I think alot of us older guys come off as preaching to the younger guys about the dangers. It's probably NOT because we were angels in our youth, it's because we may have done things that we now regret. I'm lucky that I did not kill myself or somebody else in my youth!!!Did see/know people that DID kill other friends as well as their selves in cars. We just want you to learn from our mistakes.... I've made my share of mistakes and hope that I've learned from them. My first car was a 1969 Mach 1 with a 351W 3MT w/ glass packs and traction bars..........what do you think.....Yes! I was an angel!!!

I still kept my dragged racing ticket on my dashboard to remind me not to do it again..

[Nazc0]

I may only be 18, but i do agree that todays youth has issues.driving today to school 2 kids were racing on the street in a prelude and a rced out integra and almost crashed into methe kid in the integra was coming up behind me doing 70-80 and no way could he have dodged my car or stopped in time, so i just went into manual and dropped down a gear and left him 2 blocks behind me.thank god the cops were like right infront of me when i slowed down and i just told them about the kids right behind me, and the went past us and he just pulled both of them over right away. I guess its good to have a police station a few blocks away from my school.