Ferrari Enzo vs. Mercedes SLR vs. Pole
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Ferrari Enzo vs. Mercedes SLR vs. Pole
kelso2002
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the news today....
A RARE $US1 million ($A1.36 million) Ferrari sports car belonging to a Swedish game industry mogul slammed into a pole during a high-speed street race today, reducing it to scrap metal, US police said.
Police in the plush Los Angeles district of Malibu said the 2003 Ferrari Enzo, only 399 of which were made, was owned by Stefan Eriksson, 44, a controversial former executive of the failed handheld gaming company Gizmondo.
The driver lost control of the Ferrari about dawn when it careened up an embankment, probably became airborne and then slammed into a pole, slicing the vehicle in half, police said.
Mr Eriksson, who was slightly injured in the crash, told police he was a passenger in the vehicle and that the driver was a German man called Dietrich who had fled the scene, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Sergeant Philip Brooks said.
"Whoever was driving the Ferrari and a Mercedes came out to Malibu for a little race," Sheriff's Department Sergeant Philip Brooks said.
"The other car racing was a ($677,500) SLR Mercedes," he said.
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Mr Eriksson had a blood-alcohol level of 0.09, which is above the legal limit, Sgt Brooks said. Nobody had been arrested in connection with the crash,but officers were still seeking to identify the driver of the car, he said.
"He's still considered as the passenger," Sgt Brooks said of Mr Eriksson. "We're continuing our investigation. He's not in custody."
The red Ferrari Enzo, other examples of which are owned by such high-flyers as Oscar-winning movie star Nicolas Cage and US fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, was speeding at more than 192km/h when the crash occurred, Sgt Brooks said.
The impact sheared the red Italian sports car in two, separating the entire front section from the rest of the vehicle.
The 650-horsepower car had a top speed of more than 360km/h.
"For a million dollars, you get a very good passenger-safety system, and apparently, in this case, it did work," Brooks said.
the SLR
the Enzo
the aftermath..
A RARE $US1 million ($A1.36 million) Ferrari sports car belonging to a Swedish game industry mogul slammed into a pole during a high-speed street race today, reducing it to scrap metal, US police said.
Police in the plush Los Angeles district of Malibu said the 2003 Ferrari Enzo, only 399 of which were made, was owned by Stefan Eriksson, 44, a controversial former executive of the failed handheld gaming company Gizmondo.
The driver lost control of the Ferrari about dawn when it careened up an embankment, probably became airborne and then slammed into a pole, slicing the vehicle in half, police said.
Mr Eriksson, who was slightly injured in the crash, told police he was a passenger in the vehicle and that the driver was a German man called Dietrich who had fled the scene, Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Sergeant Philip Brooks said.
"Whoever was driving the Ferrari and a Mercedes came out to Malibu for a little race," Sheriff's Department Sergeant Philip Brooks said.
"The other car racing was a ($677,500) SLR Mercedes," he said.
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Mr Eriksson had a blood-alcohol level of 0.09, which is above the legal limit, Sgt Brooks said. Nobody had been arrested in connection with the crash,but officers were still seeking to identify the driver of the car, he said.
"He's still considered as the passenger," Sgt Brooks said of Mr Eriksson. "We're continuing our investigation. He's not in custody."
The red Ferrari Enzo, other examples of which are owned by such high-flyers as Oscar-winning movie star Nicolas Cage and US fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger, was speeding at more than 192km/h when the crash occurred, Sgt Brooks said.
The impact sheared the red Italian sports car in two, separating the entire front section from the rest of the vehicle.
The 650-horsepower car had a top speed of more than 360km/h.
"For a million dollars, you get a very good passenger-safety system, and apparently, in this case, it did work," Brooks said.
the SLR
the Enzo
the aftermath..
lowrthnu92
+1y
what a fuckin waste
cantlooswit22s
+1y
is wrong with theses assholes.i agree with chris. WAT A FUKIN WASTE!
eks10BDRG-N
+1y
saw it on the news
lowrthnu92
+1y
Edited: 2/21/2006 11:19:57 PM by lowrthnu92
well he had better been winning when he lost control...........And how the Fuck do you lose control of an Enzo ..............
well he had better been winning when he lost control...........And how the Fuck do you lose control of an Enzo ..............