Paul Walker dead following car accident

[Gman]

That sounds like a boatload of speculation. How would one already know that they lost power steering?

Going way too fast in an area not safe for that speed is the most likely cause and can be supported by the level of destruction of the vehicle. The car was almost broken in half.

[Ridge]

That sounds like a boatload of speculation. How would one already know that they lost power steering?

Going way too fast in an area not safe for that speed is the most likely cause and can be supported by the level of destruction of the vehicle. The car was almost broken in half.

The theory is based off a considerable amount of PS fluid being in the street, which, honestly, could be as a result of the accident itself.

[Gman]

There are parts all over the street. The final resting place of the car is just that. The concrete and re-bar light standard was likely where the wreck became fatal. In one of the videos a woman explains that the car was "in half" and there was still someone in the car.

http://www.tmz.com/videos/0_9nu86t9n

Parts of the car were magnesium alloy and would be difficult to extinguish once ignited.

[BPTactical]

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

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

You are correct sir, the kiddo spouted them off and it is in fact the rogue choo-choo of the Bronx's speed, eerily similar to the derail in Spain.

[cofi]

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).

Well said ronin!

[Cylinder Head]

Tragic loss. Both of those guys were experienced drivers with a lot of racing experience. That might have led to their overconfidence, especially on a street that they were very familiar with. It's been said in this thread and in others that the CGT is a hard car to control, it's also a hard car to get killed in due to its carbon fiber tub. In order to crack that in half, you need to be absolutely cruising and hit something totally immovable.

[DEAGLER]

Yup they're saying fluids on the roads before the skid marks.

[BREATHER]

This is what happens when retards cannot separate fiction from reality...I blame video games bwahahahah.......... No sorrow from me. Just another culling of the stupid herd....

[Gman]

It was only a matter of time. Now they seem to be blaming the car over on MSN; Walker's Porsche Carrera GT: Is it safe? What's next? Ban the Carrera GT!

At least this new article was fair; Porsche Carrera GT: A Le Mans race car for the street

[TheWeeze]

The story as I heard it was that the Porsche was in their shop for repair, and the tech's couldn't exactly figure it out and get it started and diagnose the problem. So the driver took the keys, and Walker (having a partial stake in the company) wanted to tag along. The car wasn't 100% perfect, and so the story that there were fluids on the street prior to the skid marks doesn't sound too far fetched. Maybe they were being reckless, maybe they weren't, I'm not sure. But the car wasn't in perfect working order prior to driving it.