Skip to comments.
Paul Walker Died in 'Most Dangerous Car on the Road'
Newser ^
| 12/03/2013
| By Evann Gastaldo
Posted on 12/03/2013 9:31:33 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-94 next last
To: E. Pluribus Unum
Oh, it happens. I know of several cases where the occupants were trapped in the wreckage — but fully conscious (and talking) up to the point the fire killed them.
41
posted on
12/03/2013 10:25:47 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both.)
To: Responsibility2nd
James Dean died crashing his 1955 Porsche Speedster.
42
posted on
12/03/2013 10:26:04 AM PST
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: 1Old Pro
Especially when experiencing the physics of trailing throttle oversteer.
43
posted on
12/03/2013 10:26:34 AM PST
by
bluetick
(If you're going to err, err on the side of liberty.)
To: RayChuang88
The raised 'road dots' might prove a factor in the loss of control. This Carrera has hardly any road clearance and really shouldn't be anyplace other than a clean race track.
It's clear that the car hit the tree at a high rate of speed. A stuck throttle can be overcome by bearing down on the clutch but this car has so much power the driver might not have reacted quick enough to avoid a spin-out, thus striking a pole and tree.
To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
Drifting, as defined today, is VERY different from a four-wheel drift. A four-wheel drift involves a lot less slip angle than today’s drifting, and back in the days of hard bias-ply tires and no wings you had to do it to turn fast laps.
To: Jewbacca; All
New thread just posted....
Mechanical failure behind Paul Walker crash: report
NY POST ^ | December 2, 2013 | 10:30am | By Bob Fredericks
Posted on Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:21:13 PM by Red Badger
The trouble-prone Porsche that “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker was riding in when he died in a crash suffered a mechanical failure that was likely caused by a power steering fluid leak, a new report said Monday.
more...
emphasis mine.
46
posted on
12/03/2013 10:27:26 AM PST
by
Responsibility2nd
(NO LIBS. This Means Liberals and (L)libertarians! Same Thing. NO LIBS!!)
To: eclecticEel
theres no reason anyone should die at those speeds. It looks to me like they impacted a relatively small diameter well rooted tree. It cut through the chassis like a knife.
47
posted on
12/03/2013 10:29:20 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Wish everyone see a "Gay Kwanzaa")
To: McGruff
48
posted on
12/03/2013 10:32:03 AM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: BBB333
"Just cause a man is a carpenter it don't make him Jesus."
49
posted on
12/03/2013 10:34:35 AM PST
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: Cowboy Bob
fishtailing is something that occurs when the back end starts weaving as you’re driving on the road.
drifting is when you have the brakes applied, you aren’t driving forward, and the back end loses traction and the tires spin, and you go in an arc pivoting around the front of the car that is stationary/pivot point.
50
posted on
12/03/2013 10:35:49 AM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Responsibility2nd
Mechanical failure.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3097767/posts
51
posted on
12/03/2013 10:36:16 AM PST
by
BerryDingle
(I know how to deal with communists, I still wear their scars on my back from Hollywood-Ronald Reagan)
To: Responsibility2nd
52
posted on
12/03/2013 10:39:29 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Secret Agent Man
Drifting is power-on oversteer (assuming rwd).
Think post checkered flag donuts.
53
posted on
12/03/2013 10:39:52 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Wish everyone see a "Gay Kwanzaa")
To: CivilWarBrewing
According to the Wiki article on the Carrera GT, it was initially designed as a sports-racing prototype. Performance-wise, it is probably the least compromised car they have ever produced for public consumption.
To: NormsRevenge
55
posted on
12/03/2013 10:41:48 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Fire Muschamp. Go Michigan State!)
To: E. Pluribus Unum
"...The fact that the car burst into flames is bizarre. That usually only happens in the movies..." Happens in wartime, too...
56
posted on
12/03/2013 10:42:55 AM PST
by
rlmorel
("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
To: dfwgator
Damn you dfwgator! I was 65 seconds too late!!!!!!!
57
posted on
12/03/2013 10:44:30 AM PST
by
rlmorel
("A nation, despicable by its weakness, forfeits even the privilege of being neutral." A. Hamilton)
To: nascarnation
yeah i got messed up. neither one is fishtailing though.
58
posted on
12/03/2013 10:44:54 AM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
(Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
The Stig on Top Gear spun it around and Clarkson said if you make a mistake it bites your head off.
59
posted on
12/03/2013 10:45:05 AM PST
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: rlmorel
They could have made that even more preposterous by rear-ending a Pinto wagon (which was not affected by the recall).
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-80, 81-94 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson