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Old 08-22-2006, 07:34 AM
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When "taking it to the track" goes wrong.

Warning - A bit graphic.

http://www.ogrish.com/archives/2_die...g_19_2006.html

Apparently, the Lambo flipped and caught fire.
Old 08-22-2006, 08:45 AM
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Man, that sucks. I wonder if it had been "regular"opening doors they would have survived.
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Yeah. Too bad he also took a passenger with him.
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Yeah, sounds like a safety concern that the doors won't open if the car flips over.
Old 08-22-2006, 02:57 PM
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Looks like he hit so not only did he lose a wheel but flipped and landed face down and caught fire. They might have died on impact. Seen a bad lambo wreck years back. I posted the story and pix on here. That one caught fire too. Thank fully no one died in the wreck I witnessed.
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I hope they died on impact, but the theory is they tried to climb out.
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Sorry to hear this........

Keep it on the track with instructors.
Old 08-22-2006, 10:54 PM
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damn that is gresome
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the last few pics are a bit graphic...
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Geeez, that sad.
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The first few pics I didn't realize the car was upside down.

Sobering to say the least.

Reminds me of drivers education class in high school.
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Gross pics at the end. Unfortunate. Can spend 200k on a lambo, but can't live to enjoy it.
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Originally Posted by IZoomZoomI
the last few pics are a bit graphic...
wow i didnt see those. damn.........
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From a subsequent thread in the Lounge, the article posted there says he was on a public road and was an experienced professional driver. I don't know about the public road part because it looks like a tractor trailer paddok behind the car in the first pics.

Seems there is a conspiracy theory going around that Lambo may have serious safety issues. Simple things that may not ever surface on our cars running normal (well, almost normal) speeds.
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This site features one guys story about his lambo.

http://www.lambounfall.de/indexe.html

Sorry if its a repost, didn't see anything on it.
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Holy crap, maybe I dont want a Murcielago after all.
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After reading that one site about the guy, I only have one thing to say.

And some people say MNAO is shifty.

Well, two things to say. It's a real shame the two lost their lives..
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