Paul Walker dead following car accident

[PugnacAutMortem]

All to boost his career. Yeah OK.

Jesus man, what the hell is your problem? How could you POSSIBLY know that? And on top of it all, why are you being such an arse about someone DYING?

What a tool.

[blacklabel]

All to boost his career. Yeah OK.

You must have been close to him to know so much about his motivations.

[Gman]

Sorry to hear it and feel bad for his daughter.

I never was a fan of the Fast and Furious movies.

The Porsche Carrera GT was an awesome vehicle. When the vehicle will go from sitting still to 60mph in 3.5-3.9 seconds (depending on whose website you're reading), it doesn't take long to find yourself in deep trouble. This car has one of the best exhaust notes I've ever heard.


Previous owner of car in Paul Walker crash was IndyCar driver Graham Rahal

"I get bored with cars pretty quickly," he said in a story published earlier this year. "The Carrera GT is just harder to drive, and I drive my cars a lot. Nothing that I have will not be used. Every car that I have will be driven a lot. I have two cars that are old that don't get used that often, but that is rare."

Rahal compared the Carrera GT to a 2010 Ferrari 599 GTO. Some of his observations and his descriptions of how difficult the Carrera was to drive are chilling in light of the crash.

"It says it has traction control, but that traction control on that car is not going to do a thing to save you," Rahal said. "And that's what I love about it. Part of me is very happy about it and part of me regrets it. It was a great, great car.

[Ronin13]

...but probably not quite as much as the professional driver that was behind the wheel when they went one-on-one with a telephone pole.

This I did not know... but it may have been an overconfidence issue...? I know some pros who are extremely confident, a little too confident. It's only a matter of time before that attitude gets them into trouble. But I won't make any assumptions on the deceased driver's abilities. I'll only state that it's sad and unfortunate.

MEANWHILE:

Well, how many of you are aware that 3 soldiers died last month in Afghanistan? They were only 28, 29, and 35. They deserve our respect.

He was an Actor media and movie idiots put them on a plane = to Gods,,, get over it.

I'll say what I told a friend yesterday about this very thing:
I'm kinda tired of the passive aggressive attitude people take when people mourn the passing of a beloved celebrity and there's always someone to step in and first get upset about "no one pays attention to the troops who died in the meantime" or something similar, and second are actually surprised at the celebrity worship in our society. I get more offended not when people ignore the deaths of my brothers and sisters in combat, but when people use them to lambaste the celebrity obsession in America. I find it difficult to believe anyone not directly affected by a service members death actually pay attention, or much less shed a single tear. I get broken up whenever I hear about it, but can't honestly say I actually pay attention to every military death that happens. As a veteran, I appreciate the sentiment, but only if/when it's actually genuine. Otherwise, please, spare me the false anger. (Not directed at you Mtn Man, just in general, people who say things like that rarely ever really mean it).

[Ridge]

Seemed like a real down to earth guy, and a real gearhead...

http://www.motortrend.com/features/c...ker_interview/

[BPTactical]

Somebodies brain wrote a check their ass couldn't cash.


Happens often with vehicles of that caliber.

[Ridge]

Yes, the car was widely considered to be one of the most dangerous cars to drive.

http://jalopnik.com/porsche-that-kil...res-1474240192

Jay Leno lost control driving one. Both Jeremy Clarkson and the Stig had issues keeping it under control while filming for Top Gear.

[BPTactical]

Just heard where they figured they tried to negotiate a 30 mph corner at 82mph.



What could possibly go wrong??

[Ridge]

Just heard where they figured they tried to negotiate a 30 mph corner at 82mph.



What could possibly go wrong??

That sounds like the numbers from the Bronx train derailment. Are you sure?

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/02/us/new...train-derails/

[blacklabel]

Now the rumor is that they lost power steering which caused the accident.