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01-27-2008, 08:34 PM
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#1 | | Bench Warmer
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Altoona
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Credits: 506,395 | 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
5 dead in nasty accident. Went out to an airstrip at night with some friends to show off his new car. Video of aftermath in the link. http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=111545
This was one of his last posts on that message board: M5froth I completley understand where you are coming from assuming that I am irresponsible..that is definetly understandable. I do sometimes make bad decisions but I am young and I do drive safe and I will not endanger the lives of others.. Another persons post before the 18 year olds last post: I would be much prefer an 18 year old with brains to have an M5 rather than spend his moeny on some other piece of junk that could kill him and his mates in an accident.
Drive safe!
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01-27-2008, 08:37 PM
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#2 | | Hall-Of-Famer
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Des Moines, IA
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Credits: 787,565 Year: 2001 Degree: BS CprE NFL: Bears MLB: Cubs | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
What site was this from? Do you have a link to the post?
An inexperienced driver should never be allowed to have a car like this... I'm pretty sure I would have killed myself too.
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01-27-2008, 08:38 PM
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#3 | | Hall-Of-Famer
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Urbandale
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Credits: 1,362,364 NFL: Chiefs NBA: Bulls MLB: Cubs | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
Happened on the same airstrip that John Travolta uses.
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01-27-2008, 08:38 PM
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#4 | | Bench Warmer
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Altoona
Posts: 326
Credits: 506,395 | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | | Originally Posted by superdorf What site was this from? Do you have a link to the post?
An inexperienced driver should never be allowed to have a car like this... I'm pretty sure I would have killed myself too. Link is there now. Don't know how I forgot it the first time.
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01-27-2008, 08:42 PM
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#5 | | Bench Warmer
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Des Moines
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Credits: 705,363 NFL: Vikings MLB: Royals | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
Reminds me of that high school kid from Iowa whose dad bought him a Viper. I believe he hit a pole killing his passenger. Lots of horsepower and lack of experience is bad bad combo.
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01-27-2008, 08:43 PM
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#6 | | Bench Warmer
Join Date: Sep 2007
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Credits: 320,303 | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
How did they get out onto the airstrip?
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01-27-2008, 08:47 PM
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#7 | | All-Star
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ames, IA
Posts: 1,148
Credits: 1,051,055 Year: 2008 Degree: Exercise Science | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
Flying 200 feet in the air into the trees!
They must have been booking when they hit the end of that airstrip. The car is a jumbled mess... Tragic
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01-27-2008, 08:49 PM
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#8 | | Hall-Of-Famer
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Des Moines, IA
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Credits: 787,565 Year: 2001 Degree: BS CprE NFL: Bears MLB: Cubs | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
I drove on an airstrip once in north east iowa... it was a small municipal and it was like 2am or something...
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01-27-2008, 08:56 PM
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#9 | | Starter
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Durham, NC
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Credits: 865,266 | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | | Originally Posted by CYCLONE STATE Reminds me of that high school kid from Iowa whose dad bought him a Viper. I believe he hit a pole killing his passenger. Lots of horsepower and lack of experience is bad bad combo. Exactly. This is why every kid should start off with their grandma's old Oldsmobile like I did. Yes, it can get fast enough to kill you, but why would you try and show it off?
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01-27-2008, 09:01 PM
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#10 | | Bench Warmer
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 257
Credits: 320,303 | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
I spent last summer in Scottsdale Arizona as a valet. I can't tell you how many high schoolers there are down there with $30-70k cars that can easily do 120+ mph. And they quite simply do not have the driving experience needed to safely pilot a vehicle with those capabilities. That's also not taking into account whether maxing out your car on an airstrip is a smart idea or not. I will admit I've gone 130 on a back road at night...and I am never doing it again. This is just too bad.
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01-27-2008, 09:02 PM
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#11 | | Starter
Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ames, IA
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That is unbelievable. That car is just a shredded mess, article I found said they had just left a party, so the title should probably be Alcohol + 18 Yr. Old + 500 HP Car = Death, which obviously just makes things worse, and means someone will probably be in a lot of trouble for providing alcohol to minors.
Tragic story though.
Article I found: 5 Killed When BMW Flies Off Elevated Airstrip, Hits Top Of Tree - Orlando News Story - WKMG Orlando | |
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01-27-2008, 09:03 PM
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#12 | | 7 Star Recruit
Join Date: Nov 2006
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MANY airports around the country are uncontrolled and completely un-monitored at night. In fact, many more airports are un-controlled than those that are.
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01-27-2008, 09:17 PM
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#13 | | Pro
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sk-Ankeny
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Stupid kids dont realize this is life and not a video game. Feel sorry for any involved that wasnt driving.
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01-27-2008, 09:18 PM
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#14 | | Speechless
Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ankeny
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Credits: 5,088,690 Year: 1997 Degree: BS Com Sci NFL: Dolphins MLB: Cubs | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
Man, I want an m5. I am not even sure a 35 year old could handle a car like that.
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01-27-2008, 09:33 PM
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#15 | | All-Star
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ankeny by way of Camanche
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Credits: 365,063 Year: 2006 Degree: Accounting NFL: Jaguars NBA: Bobcats MLB: White Sox | Re: 18 year old + 500hp car = Death | |
Holy Crap! Thats crazy...
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