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Old November 8th, 2005, 11:14 PM   #1
 
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Default 21 year old dutch reporter wrecks z06

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Here is some news from the driver.
He was 21 year and a student reporter.
He was driving the Z06 to Germany for a photoshoot.
He took off after a refuel, and spun the car, flipped over and landed on top against a trailer.
His drivinglicens has been taken bij de police for ivestication. The Z06 cost here in Holland 120.000 euro."
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That's some serious skill there. How in god's name did he flip it over at a parking place/gas station exit? images/smilies/wacko.gif
Big tires, wide car, low center of gravity... /me confused.
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Old November 8th, 2005, 11:18 PM   #2
 
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The ZO6. I'm going to sulk for awhile.

I suppose he went on the gas really, really hard. Maybe he hit a curb or something?
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Damn.

Maybe a gust of wind blew it up and over or something! images/smilies/lol.gif

Either way, that guy is going to have this in his mind every time he steps in a performance car from now on - if he gets his license and job back that is! images/smilies/smile.gif
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^ I'm sure his current employer will give him a good letter of recommendation after he fires him images/smilies/lol.gif
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Wow... Balsa wood must be light. At least it's not as bad as t-boning an Enzo....
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Wow! images/smilies/ohmy.gif At least we got to see the iron gurder of a suspension that J.C. was on about images/smilies/biggrin.gif
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Pdanev, is that the same Dutch guy that did the Enzo and Lambo movies?
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He ain't da skillz to pay da billz... And i'm sure at being a 21y.o student reporter he doesnt have the moolah to pay for those repairs images/smilies/lol.gif
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I have the vid. But it's nothing special, if you guys want to see it, let me know to post the link here.

BTW that's only the 2nd C6 ZO6 registered in Netherlands.
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That's some serious skill there. How in god's name did he flip it over at a parking place/gas station exit? images/smilies/wacko.gif
Big tires, wide car, low center of gravity... /me confused.
I agree man, that takes some serious talent. I am really stumped on how that was physically possible.
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Of course we want to see it! Post it!
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He'd have to be going decently quick and hitting a curb with a lot of force to flip it suddenly. But then it says that he spun it first images/smilies/wacko.gif
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The car was driven by a man aged 21. He was on his way to a photoshoot in Berlin for GTO magazine. Then he drove the car from a gas station and lost control of the car. The car flipped over and slided into a parked truck.

Nobody got hurt luckily. But the man was fired.

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Looks like he jumped from where the police man is to where the car is in the pic, just above the policeman's head.
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I thought we would see the dumbass actually wreck it....it's just a Dutch news report...


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I thought we would see the dumbass actually wreck it....it's just a Dutch news report...


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I said earlier the video is nothing special. images/smilies/wink.gif
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A regular C6 being killed I could deal with, but not a Z06
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