Ferrari Enzo destroyed in Southern California

[HeilSvenska]

I'm sure that I was looking at an Enzo wreckage on the news this morning. The driver apparently lost control of it and crashed it. His condition is unknown. I'll update the report later.

[stmoritzer]

too bad for the Enzo, I hope the driver is ok :(

[Darkel]

http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/9619/enzoclose10uf.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzoclose10uf.jpg) http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/4359/enzoclose30mi.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzoclose30mi.jpg) http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/7307/enzoclose49sb.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzoclose49sb.jpg) http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/6509/enzoktla11cb.th.jpg (http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzoktla11cb.jpg)

[adamwich]

NO!! :shock:

That looks really bad! Hope nothing serious happened to the driver!

[Darkel]

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_052110615.html

The driver only suffers minor injury due to the airbag.

[stradale]

Ouch! The ending wasn't as bad as I feared when I saw the pics though. The back of the car and engine are ripped clean off. A Porsche CGT with more or less the same damage in the Netherlands recently killed one or both occupants (can't remember exactly). Shame about the car!

EDIT: I found it. Perhaps it has been posted before. Link (http://www.brandweertubbergen.nl/uitruk/140106ongeval.htm)
The woman who drove it, drove it for a test drive someone offered her. She was severely injured. The passenger only suffered minor injuries.

[bmagni]

ouch, luckly he survived and didnt injured anyone else...

[TNT]

the Ferrari gods were watching over that poor driver...

[nthfinity]

Ferrari Crashes, Closes Part Of P.C.H.
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(CBS) MALIBU, Calif. A section of Pacific Coast Highway was closed Tuesday after a single-vehicle car crash, officials said.

Paramedics were sent to P.C.H. at Decker Road at 6:15 a.m., Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Ron Haralson said.

The vehicle, a Ferrari, may have been traveling at nearly 200 mph and was badly damaged. One person suffered a minor injury and was treated at the scene.

The cause of the accident was under investigation, according to a deputy at the Malibu/Lost Hills Sheriff's Station, who said the motorist's whereabouts were unknown.

so... 'may have been' ??? such published speculation ought to wait til the investigation is complete.... just because it can doesnt mean it did.

thankfully the driver is fine... the CF tub remained quite intact this time... which is definately good for the driver

[5vz-fe]

^I agree, that is some irresponsible reporting. @ 200mph, the damage will definitely be more severe :fist:

[No.1]

Too bad for the car, but i'm glad the driver was alright - i would probably not bother to ring up my insurance company, as your premium is very likely to go through the roof!


Ouch! The ending wasn't as bad as I feared when I saw the pics though. The back of the car and engine are ripped clean off. A Porsche CGT with more or less the same damage in the Netherlands recently killed one or both occupants (can't remember exactly). Shame about the car!

EDIT: I found it. Perhaps it has been posted before. Link (http://www.brandweertubbergen.nl/uitruk/140106ongeval.htm)
The woman who drove it, drove it for a test drive someone offered her. She was severely injured. The passenger only suffered minor injuries.

I reckon this is a feature built into all of the mid-engined CF-tub cars - ensuring the passenger cell remains intact whilst ditching the (potentially explosive) engine/fuel area :bah:

[stradale]

I reckon this is a feature built into all of the mid-engined CF-tub cars - ensuring the passenger cell remains intact whilst ditching the (potentially explosive) engine/fuel area :bah:

Could well be. It would also absorb energy from the crash, like with F1 cars.

[No.1]

I reckon this is a feature built into all of the mid-engined CF-tub cars - ensuring the passenger cell remains intact whilst ditching the (potentially explosive) engine/fuel area :bah:

Could well be. It would also absorb energy from the crash, like with F1 cars.

Yeas - something like that, as the rear detaches - quite clever in fact, but a PITA to repair, i'm sure :P

[nthfinity]

I reckon this is a feature built into all of the mid-engined CF-tub cars - ensuring the passenger cell remains intact whilst ditching the (potentially explosive) engine/fuel area :bah:

Could well be. It would also absorb energy from the crash, like with F1 cars.

Yeas - something like that, as the rear detaches - quite clever in fact, but a PITA to repair, i'm sure :P
i have a feeling that its not that the rear detaches, as much as it absorbs a lot of kinetic energy as it shatters (mabey like an F1's nose/side pods)

[bmagni]

seems the wheels arent stock, they look like chromed ones. specially in the last pic

[RC45]

So ... any takers on betting it was this bloke ;)

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36441

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9739/enzo017xm.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo017xm.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4581/enzo022up.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo022up.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2060/enzo035xs.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo035xs.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4218/enzo043ew.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo043ew.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4483/enzo056th.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo056th.jpg)

:P

[bmagni]

naah his wheels seem stock

more pics:
http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/6026/wreckedenzocal54rd.th.jpg (http://img345.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal54rd.jpg) http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3644/wreckedenzocal66yv.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal66yv.jpg) http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3534/wreckedenzocal72vt.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal72vt.jpg)

[5vz-fe]

^Pretty good raw material for a coffee table :mrgreen:

[Fleischmann]

What's the count by now ?? 397 (counting the special 400th one as well) ??

[DeMoN]

^Pretty good raw material for a coffee table :mrgreen:

Thats what I was going to say when I saw the picture of the truck hauling the cars' remains.

[sentra_dude]

naah his wheels seem stock

more pics:
http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/6026/wreckedenzocal54rd.th.jpg (http://img345.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal54rd.jpg) http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3644/wreckedenzocal66yv.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal66yv.jpg) http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3534/wreckedenzocal72vt.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal72vt.jpg)

Damn...look how long the trail of debris is in that last picture... :|

[stradale]

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36441


I read that lowrider "article" and I'm glad I haven't had dinner yet.... :puke:
It's like a gay adolescent with terribly low self-esteem wrote it. The only interest he has in cars is whether they make for good posing. It's sickening!

[RC45]

naah his wheels seem stock

more pics:
http://img345.imageshack.us/img345/6026/wreckedenzocal54rd.th.jpg (http://img345.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal54rd.jpg) http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3644/wreckedenzocal66yv.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal66yv.jpg) http://img372.imageshack.us/img372/3534/wreckedenzocal72vt.th.jpg (http://img372.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wreckedenzocal72vt.jpg)

Do we know how old the pic with Tara Reid is? ;)

Looking down the road where they came from, you think the car got light coming over that bump accelerating, the backend got skittish, and overseteered backing into the bank? (possibly explaining the ripped off rear end and the pile of dirt in the road)

http://www.jabbasworld.net/photopost/data/500/wreckedenzocal72vt.jpg

At that point the driver would just be along for the ride.

Hell even my slow ass car gets light when accelerating over a rise in the road like that - so for the Enzo it should be nothing to egt some air under the backend... ;)

In short - fast cars can and do bite - driver beware...


p.s. anyone else angry that the car is trashed ona straight road... and not in the woods having spun out around a 40mph hairpin? ;)

Freaking hollywood posers :P

[nthfinity]

naah his wheels seem stock


the wheels are definately NOT stock... look at any pics of the wheels in the ultimate topic

[TNT]

thats insane that the engine was that far from the cabin. diff. don't call ferrari :lol:

[bmagni]

i agree with RC about the bump, its too damn straight for something else happening....

if im not wrong this is the enzo tht crashed, the black one is for the wife...
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/773/redandblackenzos0xg.th.jpg (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=redandblackenzos0xg.jpg)

[harryo2b]

So ... any takers on betting it was this bloke ;)

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36441

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9739/enzo017xm.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo017xm.jpg)

:P

Supposedly he has 2 Enzos? Maybe only one now?

[No.1]

p.s. anyone else angry that the car is trashed ona straight road... and not in the woods having spun out around a 40mph hairpin? ;)


Wouldn't expect anything but a straight road in a country that gave us the 'Vette :P

Seems that (excessive) speed was obviously a factor in his excursion into the rough - i'm sure it was a case of the car "biting" and not because he was reaching for his phone that he had dropped under his seat.

[EDIT]

It was a UK registered car that was written off

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6392/img24554wb.th.jpg (http://img158.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img24554wb.jpg)

[Joel]

Another video news report here... (http://video.ktla.com/global/video/popup/pop_player.asp?ClipID1=690310&h1=2/21%20-%20Ferrari%20Destroyed%20on%20PCH&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=250067&LaunchPageAdTag=News&fvCatNo=68366&backgroundImageURL=&activePane=info&playerVersion=1&rnd=70978080)

Apparantly this Enzo had a 16-valve V8 that weighs 1500lbs :roll:

[tanelvali]

AMAZING! Is there a way to download this video to my laptop? :shock:

[No.1]

Million-Dollar Ferrari Crashes in Malibu
From a Times Staff Writer
A driver lost control of a Ferrari sports car traveling 120 mph along Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu this morning, slamming into a power pole that cut the car — which sells for up to $1 million — in half, according to authorities.

One man suffered minor injuries. He was identified as Stefan Erikssen, of Bel-Air, said Sgt. Philip Brooks of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The sports car went airborne and struck a power pole 5 to 10 feet off the ground, Brooks said. The car was demolished, but two air bags deployed.

"You pay a million bucks for a car, you expect safety," Brooks said.

Investigators said they believe the driver was alone in the car and was engaged in a street race at the time of the accident. Erikssen told them the driver of the car fled on foot, but a search turned up no one, Brooks said.

The crash took place about 6:15 a.m. near Decker Canyon Road, an exclusive area of multimillion-dollar estates overlooking the Pacific in west Malibu, near Leo Carrillo State Beach.

The car — reportedly a Ferrari Enzo worth between $600,000 and $1 million — has a top speed of more than 200 mph.

Traffic on PCH was disrupted this morning during the investigation of the incident.

Brooks said the area is not known for street racing.

"We get some speed violations, but nothing over 70 mph," Brooks said.

Taken from http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-022106crash_lat,0,3727466.story?coll=la-home-headlines

So a 120mph street race? And the driver fled?

Apparently the car was owned by Chris Meek (a keen car collector in the UK) at some stage - don't know whether he still own(s/ed) it :bah:

[twboy1999]

the guy hit the pole first
there is a pic of it

consider how fast he was traveling,, the car's safety seems top notch

i know that car...there is a guy in l.a. with 2 enzo.. both with euro plate.. a red one , and a black one with tubi exhaust,, own by teh same guy

[5vz-fe]

"Erikssen told them the driver of the car fled on foot"
"We get some speed violations, but nothing over 70 mph"

He's so full of shit :fist:

[ingko]

Damn Swede, he shoulda stuck to the straight freeways and not the PCH.

[Zot09]

Damn Swede, he shoulda stuck to the straight freeways and not the PCH.

The PCH is relatively straight.

[oscargarza88]

i just saw this on the news... on tv, with more shots... and what they said wa that one guy flew out of the window and the other one left the scene without injuries... and that they were probably goin over 200mph and bla bla bla...
pretty impressive crash though.. i mean the pasangers are ok!!

[HeilSvenska]

The PCH is relatively straight.


True, but it is relatively narrow and twisty in some places.

[corvettekid]

a piece of it is already for sale on e-bay. check out the comments at the bottom they're hilarious :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8040875409

[numerouno]

So ... any takers on betting it was this bloke ;)

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36441

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9739/enzo017xm.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo017xm.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4581/enzo022up.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo022up.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2060/enzo035xs.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo035xs.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4218/enzo043ew.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo043ew.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4483/enzo056th.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo056th.jpg)

:P
The registered owner (the passenger in the crash) is a 44 year old swedish national (Stefan Erikssen ) but the gy in those pics looks much younger!

BTW there's sth. fishy here:
1. Erikssen had a blood-alcohol level of .09, which is above the legal limit...
2. The passenger had blood on his mouth; and both airbags on the car deployed, but only the driver's side airbag had blood on it, not the passenger side...

do you still buy the story of the fled driver?

[Ghostbat]

A downloadable video of the Enzo crash at Pacific Coast Highway.

http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2TZW0IJFHIW2K3NTV9OW2BA4AJ

(left click the link)

I wonder who this Swede is btw. Haven't heard of him before.

[RC45]

Well - this is supposedly the most "inside" inside info you're gonna get... a member on the Z06 Forum posted this yesterday - he hasn't been a BSer up till now, so may be true..



Did you guys see the 2 Video's???

The link above works.....great shots of the accident sceen.

Amazing that these guys were not hurt. Vids claim the speed was 200 MPH.....but who knows:eek2:

I had a front row seat. He came up behind me over a slight rise passed me in the #2 lane already out of control with the car a foot in the air. Had to be doing way over a hundred.
Just glad he didn't take me with him. With out a doubt the luckiest two people here today..


He hasn't confirmed the rumour that the chap was engaged in a race against his own SLR McLaren Mercedes.

One would assume he would have seen the SLR as well.

[fsandys]

An F60 Enzo? Once again someone uses that reference, no wonder I am confused! :roll:

[RC45]

Well - an eye witness says "no SLR around at the time"...



Read that somewhere. Reportedly, it was his SLR that he was racing against in the Enzo.

SD7SS - did you see an SLR?


No. I've read the same reports, but I didn't see anyone else at the time of the crash that looked like he might have been racing the Enzo. And I would have noticed an SLR, I know what they look like. Maybe the SLR was way back, and showed up after. I left the scene about 15 min after the crash. (Don't let me hear anyone calling this an "accident" - this guy almost took me out.) I know we all like to joke about this, but this kind of behavior cannot be condoned. It's deadly. Please, folks - think about it.

[RC45]

A downloadable video of the Enzo crash at Pacific Coast Highway.

http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2TZW0IJFHIW2K3NTV9OW2BA4AJ

(left click the link)

I wonder who this Swede is btw. Haven't heard of him before.

This Erikson


24 Heures 2005 - Circuit : 13.65 km

Ferrari 360 Modena GTC N°92 Cirtek Motorsport

Technic :
Class : LMGT2
Engine : V8 Ferrari 3586 cm3
Tyres : Dunlop


Drivers :
Joe Macari
Stephan Eriksson
Robert Wilson


No picture available

Results :
Race : Retirement :
Distance : 2975,7 km - 218 lap(s)
Average speed : 158,256 km/h
Perte de roue Qualifications : 45th
Time : 4'20"873
Average speed : 188,368 km/h

[nthfinity]

its not usual to have a quali time that much slower then race pace... especially for endurance racing... perhaps quali was under wet conditions?

[Ghostbat]

A downloadable video of the Enzo crash at Pacific Coast Highway.

http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2TZW0IJFHIW2K3NTV9OW2BA4AJ

(left click the link)

I wonder who this Swede is btw. Haven't heard of him before.

This Erikson


24 Heures 2005 - Circuit : 13.65 km

Ferrari 360 Modena GTC N°92 Cirtek Motorsport

Technic :
Class : LMGT2
Engine : V8 Ferrari 3586 cm3
Tyres : Dunlop


Drivers :
Joe Macari
Stephan Eriksson
Robert Wilson


No picture available

Results :
Race : Retirement :
Distance : 2975,7 km - 218 lap(s)
Average speed : 158,256 km/h
Perte de roue Qualifications : 45th
Time : 4'20"873
Average speed : 188,368 km/h



According to swedish newspaper he's some sort of businessman. Also a german (the driver) is supposed to have fled the scene after the crash follwoing the race with the SLR. Speed was 192km/h. I have more faith in RC:s buddies at the vette forum.

[No.1]

This Erikson


24 Heures 2005 - Circuit : 13.65 km

Ferrari 360 Modena GTC N°92 Cirtek Motorsport

Technic :
Class : LMGT2
Engine : V8 Ferrari 3586 cm3
Tyres : Dunlop


Drivers :
Joe Macari
Stephan Eriksson
Robert Wilson


No picture available

Results :
Race : Retirement :
Distance : 2975,7 km - 218 lap(s)
Average speed : 158,256 km/h
Perte de roue Qualifications : 45th
Time : 4'20"873
Average speed : 188,368 km/h



Nice digging RC 8)

Seems to make sense that he drove a car thats from the UK - Macari is a well known character in the supercar trade and also on the Gumball Rally.

http://www.joemacari.com

Macari also sold an Enzo fairly recently iirc - he had had it ons tock for a while - maybe this was it :bah:

[StanAE86]

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_052110615.html

(not sure if it's the same video...but it's the same wreck on PCH):

Ahh...good old Dietrich again...I think he's the same guy that is responsible for all the stolen vehicles which are then reported to insurance, by Ricers. That and the recent plethera of arsoned SUVs after the gas prices went up in the US.

Damn it Dietrich...why the ENZO??? :cry: WHYYYYY??

[coloradosilver]

Weird...loosing control of an Enzo at 120mph? That driver must have really been incompetent. This car should be totally stable at that speed, like driving any normal car at 50 mph.

Next: Things to smile about:

1) Another person that has more money than brains doesn't get to have his Enzo anymore, and he's out whatever he paid for it. :lol:

2) Driving recklessly like this should always be punished severely as it is irresponsible, dangerous, reckless, and dipslays a lack of concern for the safety for other motorists. He got what he deserved.

3) The Mercedes won in the end.

[RC45]

Weird...loosing control of an Enzo at 120mph? That driver must have really been incompetent. This car should be totally stable at that speed, like driving any normal car at 50 mph.

Actually any car cresting a brow and getting light will be a handful - especially a car without wings for aero that relies on underbody venturi style aerodynamics.. after all, the downforce only exists of the car is close to the ground not when it gets light over a crest.

This is an example of Formula 1 technology that doesn't work in the real world.. which is why the Enzo sucks around the Nurburgring.. ;)

Unlike the CGT that DOES have wing aero effects for this type of event.. ;)

Plus one for the ricer-style rear wing :P hehe



Next: Things to smile about:

1) Another person that has more money than brains doesn't get to have his Enzo anymore, and he's out whatever he paid for it. :lol:

2) Driving recklessly like this should always be punished severely as it is irresponsible, dangerous, reckless, and dipslays a lack of concern for the safety for other motorists. He got what he deserved.

3) The Mercedes won in the end.

Supposedly a race car driver, so maybe it just wasn't his day ;)

[StanAE86]

No...it was Dietrich driving...see the news clip:

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_052110615.html

I suspect, even with a big wing, once you catch air at 120mph, you're gonna have some white knuckle time coming up really fast...

Too bad about the Enzo, but great technology put to use in keeping the occupants alive...

I dig that Ebay auction...hillarious comments and questions to the seller...

[SilviaEvo]

i agree with RC about the bump, its too damn straight for something else happening....

if im not wrong this is the enzo tht crashed, the black one is for the wife...
http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/773/redandblackenzos0xg.th.jpg (http://img113.imageshack.us/my.php?image=redandblackenzos0xg.jpg)

so his wife now walks i presume? hahaha damn what a retard

[nthfinity]

^^^^
RC, i would go one step further... ground effect is MUCH greater when the car is closer to the ground, and more flat paralelle to it... a stiffer suspension that is lower will yield much higher levels of d/f...

when cresting, your front d/f has to be greater then the net upforce created by the momentum of going up the hill... and i think we can accurately calculate how fast he was driving if we know a few things...
where the suspension was set to (ride hight)
the angle of the hill in question

with that, we can determine a minimum velocity required to lift...

well, also, we have the trajectories... but im less interested in that :lol:

[RC45]

No...it was Dietrich driving...see the news clip:

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_052110615.html

I suspect, even with a big wing, once you catch air at 120mph, you're gonna have some white knuckle time coming up really fast...

Too bad about the Enzo, but great technology put to use in keeping the occupants alive...

I dig that Ebay auction...hillarious comments and questions to the seller...

Well - I don't know about air at 120... but I was caught out by some sand on the road last summer - a long stretch that tempted one to try the long legs of 4th gear, and my full throttle 4th to 5th shift unluckily happened at the moment I crossed the patch of dried dirt - the rear wheels spun up and Active Handling kicked in keeping us on the straight and narrow - that was white knuckle (and arse-puckering) good times ;)

But the key is that all 4 tyres are on the ground and Actice Handling has something to act on.. brakes can have an effect of stopping you fishtailing into an oversteer spinout - when you are really light and tyres are almost not touching, an Active Handling system doesn't have much to work with... at that moment you really need Active Aerodynamics.. ;)

[tanelvali]

thnx for a downloadable file. if anyone has some more media about this, please post.. :!:

[novass]

The owner of The Auto Gallery came into our shop yesterday and this was brought up. He said the guy has come into their place numerous times bragging about doing 140+ on the road. It wouldnt surprise me if there was a SLR there during some part of it, he just may have had some more brains than this guy. That area is notorious for people racing/driving fast and many rich folk live out there. Its a good area to spot supercars.

[Toronto]

No...it was Dietrich driving...see the news clip:

http://cbs2.com/topstories/local_story_052110615.html

I suspect, even with a big wing, once you catch air at 120mph, you're gonna have some white knuckle time coming up really fast...

Too bad about the Enzo, but great technology put to use in keeping the occupants alive...

I dig that Ebay auction...hillarious comments and questions to the seller...

Dietrich isn't a real person, Die + rich

[fsandys]

a piece of it is already for sale on e-bay. check out the comments at the bottom they're hilarious :lol:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8040875409

I hope they don't just scrap it like any normal car! There are a million uses for the parts, and, with eBay as your tool, bet you could make a bit of the value back!!

[nthfinity]

well.... think about it this way

lets say erikson is able to claim insurance on his wreaked enzo... when they give him the check, every single piece of the wreaked car is now the insurance company's... which means any 'lost' pieces on ebay potentially become criminal if sold :roll: i doubt they'd go after people selling a 8" hose, tho :lol:

[hamlet]

Pretty tough acident but it seems that the safety shell played its role and it is always good to hear that the driver is OK. But sad to see another Enzo ruined... :puppydogeyes:

[No.1]

This Erikson


24 Heures 2005 - Circuit : 13.65 km

Ferrari 360 Modena GTC N°92 Cirtek Motorsport

Drivers :
Joe Macari
Stephan Eriksson
Robert Wilson




Seems the car they raced is up for sale at Macari's in London for 320k Euros

:arrow: http://www.joemacari.com/janlm360/cardescription.html


This guy was also an exec at Nintendo rivals Gizmondo

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6144706.html

But the company lost £140M last year after sales of only £1.4M, and have recently gone into liquidation :roll:

A bit of an all round dumb-fucker - especially for his story of the driver :bah:

[5vz-fe]

Pretty tough acident but it seems that the safety shell played its role and it is always good to hear that the driver is OK. But sad to see another Enzo ruined... :puppydogeyes:

If the impact is at the front portion of the car, I think you will think otherwise.

[novass]

Apparently after his company Gizmondo went under, this Enzo was reposessed LOL It wasnt even his when he crashed it LOL What a moron

[nthfinity]

Apparently after his company Gizmondo went under, this Enzo was reposessed LOL It wasnt even his when he crashed it LOL What a moron
that doesnt seem logical... a company can go bankrupt without causing its owner to owe anything himself... unless his contract states so... that sounds less likely to me

[Hainz]

I have posted new images in this topic (http://forum.gumball-3000.com/viewtopic.php?t=228&start=25)

[RC45]

I have posted new images in this topic (http://forum.gumball-3000.com/viewtopic.php?t=228&start=25)

Why not repost em here?

[robruf]

this guy sounds like a moron, he probably stole the compnay's money on lavish things such as Enzo's, businesses are going to become much more accountable for their executives spending, I even wonder if there was a 'Dietrich', more than likely not, all the police have to do is test his blood against the blood on the driver's airbag and voila, it will prove whether he is telling the truth or not.

[No.1]

he probably stole the compnay's money on lavish things such as Enzo's, b

That's a bit of a swooping statement

Remember, that his salary and bonus is agreed upon by the members of the board in the company

I'm sure he was fairly wealthy before getting the job at Gizmondo :wink:

And the losses were on salaries of 28 (or was it 58?) staff and programmers. There was huge investment, but no return as nobody bought the product.

A moron - yes.

A thief - no.

[RC45]

he probably stole the compnay's money on lavish things such as Enzo's, b

That's a bit of a swooping statement

Remember, that his salary and bonus is agreed upon by the members of the board in the company

I'm sure he was fairly wealthy before getting the job at Gizmondo :wink:

And the losses were on salaries of 28 (or was it 58?) staff and programmers. There was huge investment, but no return as nobody bought the product.

A moron - yes.

A thief - no.

A bit naive to think the isn't a conman of the highest degree and "obtained" money through fraudulent means.

It seems that dishonesty and controversy ave followed him everywhere.

I am betting the next thing that will surface is tax evasion in the countries he "made" that money.

[No.1]

A bit naive to think the isn't a conman of the highest degree and "obtained" money through fraudulent means.

It seems that dishonesty and controversy ave followed him everywhere.

I am betting the next thing that will surface is tax evasion in the countries he "made" that money.

Sorry - indeed, the guy is a crook

He owed Halifax Bank Of Scotland (HBoS). They were the titled owners of the Enzo and have lost their £600k worth of car - i don't get why they didn't go after the cars sooner :roll:

He had the SLR and the Black & Red Enzos shipped to the USA before HBoS could reposses them for reasons in the article below

More shit on the faudster here :arrow: http://news.spong.com/article/9700?cb=514&cb=82

[fabro_s]

Stolen Ferrari?

Interesting.......

Smells like MAFIA

[he7lius]

Stolen Ferrari?

Interesting.......

Smells like MAFIA
Yes, part of the Swedish mafia in fact

"Malibu police are waiting to re-interview Stefan Eriksson, a member of the so-called "Swedish Mafia" who were at the helm of the hi-tech firm which it is claimed blew millions of pounds of investors' money on fast cars and pop stars, after his $1m Ferrari Enzo was written off during a high-speed road race."

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/americas/article347370.ece

And some extra Info about this episode,
http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/this_britain/article347138.ece

[nthfinity]

it seems higher res photos are available now of the wreak here (same pics as before, but just bigger)
http://www.wreckedexotics.com/special/enzo/

[RC45]

Seems all us pessimists that say the arseholes with the zillion dollar cars are all crooks and frauds have scored a bonus with this episode.. :P ;) hehehe

[nthfinity]

Seems all us pessimists that say the arseholes with the zillion dollar cars are all crooks and frauds have scored a bonus with this episode.. :P ;) hehehe
wasn't it you who said something to the nature of him being off somehow... since he's a race driver?? :P if he's a race driver, he couldnt possibly be a jerkoff :wink:

[RC45]

Seems all us pessimists that say the arseholes with the zillion dollar cars are all crooks and frauds have scored a bonus with this episode.. :P ;) hehehe
wasn't it you who said something to the nature of him being off somehow... since he's a race driver?? :P if he's a race driver, he couldnt possibly be a jerkoff :wink:

Well - seems he didn't turn out to be that good of an endurance driver right? ;) He never completed Le mans... hehe

[luwalira]

What's up with all of these super cars smashing into pieces.

[bmagni]

Seems all us pessimists that say the arseholes with the zillion dollar cars are all crooks and frauds have scored a bonus with this episode.. :P ;) hehehe

not so far from teh truth :P

more info:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ferrari28feb28,0,3986184.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[McLaren4eVa]

Shit thats bad im surprised the driver survived but thanks to all the new saftely legislations its can be done.

[bmagni]

more and more starts coming out

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ferrari3mar03,0,1423392.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[nthfinity]

this crash could be made into one hell of a movie!

[StanAE86]

More:

PCH Delivers Twists, Turns

POSTED: 6:15 pm PST March 2, 2006
UPDATED: 5:35 pm PST March 3, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- The plot continued to thicken Thursday in the mystery surrounding the crash of a $1 million Ferrari on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, a sheriff's sergeant said.

Images : http://tinyurl.com/zqf8t

"It's like a James Bond story," said Sgt. Philip Brooks, of the Malibu/Lost Hills Station traffic detail. "But I just want to find out who was driving the Ferrari."

Brooks is heading up the investigation to find out if Stefan Eriksson, of Bel Air, was at the wheel of the red Ferrari Enzo when it crashed into a pole off Pacific Coast Highway on Feb. 21 at an estimated 160 mph.

The impact caused the car to split in half and nearly disintegrate, but Eriksson suffered relatively minor injuries.

A bloodied Eriksson was found in the passenger seat and told authorities that the driver was a German man named Dietrich who fled on foot into the Malibu hills.

"Yesterday, Eriksson came to the station with his attorney, David Eldon, and voluntarily provided a DNA sample taken with a mouth swab," Brooks said. "We want to see if his blood matches the blood in the Ferrari."

Results are expected for a few weeks.

The blood was found only on the driver's side of the car, not the passenger's side.

On the advice of his attorney, Eriksson did not make a statement Wednesday.

After the crash, Eriksson told deputies examining the wreckage that he had been a passenger in the Ferrari and there was a street race with a Mercedes.

Brooks said that Eriksson had told deputies of his friend Trevor, who was a passenger in the Mercedes.

"Based on the evidence, we don't believe there was a Mercedes or any race. There was a sole vehicle driving too fast on Pacific Coast Highway," Brooks said.

He has not been able to prove that Eriksson was the driver of that Ferrari.

But he said that "the plot thickened" as the investigation continued.

He said that Trevor -- he has a last name but is not releasing it -- said he was a friend of Eriksson and gave as his home address a boat slip in Marina del Rey.

The boat in that slip was a $14 million yacht, maybe the biggest in the harbor. And the name of the registered owner is Carl Freer.

Eriksson's name was linked by several European newspapers, including the Guardian of London, to Freer for their involvement in the collapse of a prominent video game company in Sweden in which investors lost millions of dollars. Eriksson was reportedly sentenced to a long prison sentence in that case.

Another unnerving development -- Trevor was at the scene of the accident on PCH and asked a good Samaritan to use his cell phone to report the crash, Brooks said.

"An hour later the good Samaritan found a magazine to a 40 mm Glock which had been stuffed under the car seat and reported it to us," Brooks said.

Brooks said the investigation also revealed that in September, Eriksson had brought two Ferrari Enzos into the country in San Diego -- one a red one and the other a black one. He also brought in a Mercedes SLR, a $600,000 vehicle.

Brooks said that the red Ferrari and the Mercedes have since been described as stolen, because the initial down payment on them was allegedly a fraudulent one through a company owned by Freer.

Federal authorities said Freer and Eriksson have connections to the Swedish mafia.

And then there's yet another wrinkle, Brooks said.

"At the scene of the accident, two associates of Eriksson showed up flashing badges from Homeland Security. Obviously, at the time the deputies were overwhelmed and didn't check out the badges. Eriksson also produced a business card describing himself as a deputy police commissioner with the San Gabriel Valley Transit," he said.

That entity is actually a privately owned security company, Brooks said. It consists of two vans used for paratransit working out of a garage across the street from the Monrovia Police Department.

The badges were apparently issued by the paratransit company, Brooks said.

Trevor told the deputies that Eriksson was part of the agency's anti-terrorism forces and that he was working on new facial recognition software for Homeland Security, Brooks said.

The sergeant said there was one additional piece of information.

The Ferrari company in Italy told Brooks it could fix the broken red Ferrari for a mere $200,000 to $300,000.

Many people had been upset at the destruction of the $1 million Ferrari, which is regarded as one of the finest cars ever made.

Brooks said that if it is determined that Eriksson was indeed the Ferrari driver, the most with which he could be charged is possibly misdemeanor DUI and reckless driving, along with providing false information to authorities.

[RC45]

More pictures...


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[FPVPSI]

^^Damn...

Hurts to look at em... :?

I doubt that 200, 300 thousand would be able to fix that, and even if it was fixable, knowing what the cars been through would be enough for me not to want it... :!:

[jasc]

I'm sure by "fix" they meant sell a new one at a discounted price.

[StanAE86]

Doubtful, since it's a limited edition run and they're all either accounted for or going for top dollar. I'd be curious to know exactly what they meant by "fix"....

[bmagni]

Doubtful, since it's a limited edition run and they're all either accounted for or going for top dollar. I'd be curious to know exactly what they meant by "fix"....

well a guy whose enzo got burnt, had a new one built...

[StanAE86]

A car fire versus the carnage I see in the pics is a night and day difference to me...but that's coming from me, who know nothing about how that Enzo is built. I assume that anchors that hold the car together have been ripped apart, and that under those conditions, the carbob fiber can't be repaired, but will need to be refabricated. Just that front cabin, I would assume to be something like $200,000 based upon the figures I've seen for a replacement monocoque for the CGT?

[RC45]

Doubtful, since it's a limited edition run and they're all either accounted for or going for top dollar. I'd be curious to know exactly what they meant by "fix"....

well a guy whose enzo got burnt, had a new one built...

No - the story was the Houston Enzo that burnt out was just the first of 2 he had on order.

The second one was supposedly already on the ay when his son destroyed the first on in downtown Houston.

[bmagni]

Doubtful, since it's a limited edition run and they're all either accounted for or going for top dollar. I'd be curious to know exactly what they meant by "fix"....

well a guy whose enzo got burnt, had a new one built...

No - the story was the Houston Enzo that burnt out was just the first of 2 he had on order.

The second one was supposedly already on the ay when his son destroyed the first on in downtown Houston.

So one burnt and one wrecked, isn't that 2/2 ???

[RC45]

Doubtful, since it's a limited edition run and they're all either accounted for or going for top dollar. I'd be curious to know exactly what they meant by "fix"....

well a guy whose enzo got burnt, had a new one built...

No - the story was the Houston Enzo that burnt out was just the first of 2 he had on order.

The second one was supposedly already on the ay when his son destroyed the first on in downtown Houston.

So one burnt and one wrecked, isn't that 2/2 ???

No - 1/2 - his first Enzo was burnt out when his son wrecked it down here.

[Chopperdan88]

I AGREE WITH THAT! :P[/quote] :D


[quote="RC45"]So ... any takers on betting it was this bloke ;)

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/showthread.php?t=36441

http://img427.imageshack.us/img427/9739/enzo017xm.th.jpg (http://img427.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo017xm.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4581/enzo022up.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo022up.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2060/enzo035xs.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo035xs.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4218/enzo043ew.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo043ew.jpg) http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/4483/enzo056th.th.jpg (http://img141.imageshack.us/my.php?image=enzo056th.jpg)

[e46drew]

http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/8800/itwasdietrich3ab.th.jpg (http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=itwasdietrich3ab.jpg)

:lol: :mrgreen: :fist: :splat: :spaz: :bs: :wanker: :clap:

[bmagni]

busted

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ferrari10apr10,0,4117260.story?coll=la-home-headlines

[ZfrkS62]

"It's unfortunate folks with more money than sense get into these things."

in other words it's unfortunate that most Ferrari's are on the road :wink:

[StanAE86]

Arrest was made and it looks like some immigration charges too:

http://us.video.aol.com/video.index.adp?mode=2&guideContext=65.491&pmmsid=1574326

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060410/ap_on_re_us/ferrari_crash

[numerouno]

the sucker deserved it!

[bmagni]

more news:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/02/stolen.ferrari.ap/index.html

[numerouno]

The Enzo topped 194 mph before crash!

Last update: http://www.malibutimes.com/articles/2006/05/22/news/news3.txt

[nthfinity]

Mega topic bump... but new information, Erikson is released!

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/22/stefan-eriksson-released-from-jail-awaiting-expulsion/


Stefan Eriksson released from jail, awaiting expulsion

Posted Jan 22nd 2008 9:45AM by Darren Murph (http://www.engadget.com/bloggers/darren-murph)

http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/1-22-08-eriksson.jpg (http://www.thelocal.se/9701/20080118/)

Just as expected, the former Gizmundo Europe director is free at last -- well, almost. Barely a year after Stefan Eriksson was sentenced to "three years" in the slammer, he's now been let loose from behind bars and is currently "awaiting expulsion." Purportedly, everything was nearly in place to ship him back to Europe prior to Christmas, but apparently, the Swedish consulate has taken its sweet time in preparing a new passport. What's still unclear, however, is whether the Ferrari Swede will be flown back to Sweden or Germany, but if all goes to plan, we'll be liveblogging the whole ordeal as soon as that news breaks (we jest, we jest).