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jinstall
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Post subject: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:24 am |
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Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:08 pm Posts: 942 Location: Fort Bliss, Texas
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Anyone else hear about the A5 Darmstadt wreck with the Porsche prototypes that killed the 51 year old test driver Thurs night? Dany sent me a link off of N24.
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Roy
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:31 am |
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Joined: Sun May 27, 2001 2:52 pm Posts: 5556 Location: Mehlingen,Rhineland Pfalz, Deutschland
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Garry
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:40 am |
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Joined: Sat May 26, 2001 9:59 pm Posts: 7823 Location: Bad Hersfeld, Germany
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On the radio they said he went underneath the guard rails for something like 50m ... must have been quite fast ... with the road conditions we've been having too d@mn fast ...
Edit: just saw the pic on N24, guess there was no snow down there ...
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2slow
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:03 am |
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Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2004 11:34 pm Posts: 653 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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That's the sad danger of low sportscars..... you easily get your nose uderneath the barrier and then you are in trouble.
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Chevroletfreak
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:40 am |
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Joined: Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:03 pm Posts: 1007 Location: Oklahoma, USA
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Is there a news link?
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2slow
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:06 pm |
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Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2004 11:34 pm Posts: 653 Location: Wolfsburg, Germany
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_________________ Life served me a lemon.... I made Lemonade out of it!
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jinstall
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:35 pm |
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Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:08 pm Posts: 942 Location: Fort Bliss, Texas
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wow, Stef I hope it was not someone you knew.
Also is there anyway to engineer automatic turn indicators? It seems that in the US no one is instructed on how to use them.
_________________ 2001 Ford Focus sleeping in Germany 04 Focus ST170 Clone in USA 2010 Renault Clio 1.2 16V in Germany 2013 Focus ST250 in the USA 1st car 77 Camaro Type Lt 5.0 auto
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Chevroletfreak
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:51 pm |
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Joined: Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:03 pm Posts: 1007 Location: Oklahoma, USA
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jinstall wrote: It seems that in the US no one is instructed on how to use them. That I beg to differ with that. A local cut me off on the autobahn totalling my first Z.....without any signal. However, I think it is pretty equal on both sides as to the amount of people that do not use them. Is that what happened with this accident?
_________________ My name is Brian and I have a SSickneSS
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chieftransam
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:31 pm |
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Joined: Mon Dec 03, 2007 2:59 pm Posts: 378 Location: Spangdahlem, Germany
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I have to agree with Brian on this one...I think both sides should learn how/when to use them.
Thats a horrible accident.
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jinstall
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Post subject: Re: Porsche Test Driver killed. Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 4:00 am |
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Joined: Tue Jul 12, 2005 5:08 pm Posts: 942 Location: Fort Bliss, Texas
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In the DC area they are not used at all. I am so ready to come back to Germany.
_________________ 2001 Ford Focus sleeping in Germany 04 Focus ST170 Clone in USA 2010 Renault Clio 1.2 16V in Germany 2013 Focus ST250 in the USA 1st car 77 Camaro Type Lt 5.0 auto
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