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Old 02-21-2006, 08:19 PM   #31
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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...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:
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Old 02-21-2006, 09:21 PM   #32
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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
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Old 02-21-2006, 09:37 PM   #33
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"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:
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Old 02-21-2006, 10:00 PM   #34
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Damn Swede, he shoulda stuck to the straight freeways and not the PCH.
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Old 02-21-2006, 11:22 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by ingko
Damn Swede, he shoulda stuck to the straight freeways and not the PCH.
The PCH is relatively straight.
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Old 02-21-2006, 11:40 PM   #36
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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!!
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Old 02-22-2006, 01:36 AM   #37
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The PCH is relatively straight.
True, but it is relatively narrow and twisty in some places.
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Old 02-22-2006, 01:47 AM   #38
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a piece of it is already for sale on e-bay. check out the comments at the bottom they're hilarious

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=8040875409
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Old 02-22-2006, 03:53 AM   #39
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Originally Posted by RC45
So ... any takers on betting it was this bloke

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



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?
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Old 02-22-2006, 06:12 AM   #40
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A downloadable video of the Enzo crash at Pacific Coast Highway.

http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2T...K3NTV9OW2BA4AJ

(left click the link)

I wonder who this Swede is btw. Haven't heard of him before.
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Old 02-22-2006, 01:01 PM   #41
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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..

Originally Posted by SD7SS

Originally Posted by 01ZEE06
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
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.
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Old 02-22-2006, 01:19 PM   #42
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An F60 Enzo? Once again someone uses that reference, no wonder I am confused! :roll:
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Old 02-22-2006, 02:14 PM   #43
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Well - an eye witness says "no SLR around at the time"...

Originally Posted by SD7SS

Originally Posted by EnzoM
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.
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Old 02-22-2006, 02:28 PM   #44
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Originally Posted by Ghostbat
A downloadable video of the Enzo crash at Pacific Coast Highway.

http://s8.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2T...K3NTV9OW2BA4AJ

(left click the link)

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

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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
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Old 02-22-2006, 03:17 PM   #45
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its not usual to have a quali time that much slower then race pace... especially for endurance racing... perhaps quali was under wet conditions?
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