Audi R8 impaled on guardrail. Driver survives ( amazingly )
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Putting a shiny new Audi R8 into the guardrail is about the worst thing an owner could imagine right? Wrong. Try skewering that shiny new R8 onto the guardrail.
That's what this driver from Athens managed to do. Despite the appearance of having skewered the driver's area too, the man at the wheel lived, though his legs were seriously injured. Though we hesitate to call this driver lucky, he certainly beat the odds. Just look at that cockpit shot of the guard rail going right throught the steering column. It's a sad sight, and not just because of the human cost. The R8 is clearly never going to see another corner, though some of its parts--particularly the engine--may live on in other projects. Another example of an owner who had more money than driving skill. I bet most of these drivers have had no real track time or race courses. They pay big bucks for these cars and assume they will do the impossible |
that is very sad. hearing six figure cars get trashed they way they do by idiotic driving or recklessness. i liked this car because of its luster and craftsmanship, but when you see pics like the ones above, it makes me grateful to have the cars that i have because i dont squander what i earned to achieve in life.
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I cant believe that the driver survived. He must have hit that guard rail at a very high velocity to split it and cause it to pierce the the wheel, suspension, body, and out of the rear window.
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wow, he lived with serious leg injury, i call that a miracle already
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Damn! :eek2:
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Holy **** those pics are indeed scary (imagine if that guard rail actually went straight through, the driver would be dead for sure).
Nevertheless, this is indeed a victory for automobile safety |
i heard he lost his legs in another forum and the passenger is ok.
http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php...age&img=680671 http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php...age&img=680676 http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php...age&img=680678 |
man thats scary to look at. verrryyy lucky he survived that
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He was lucky, but you can see how he survived from the angle the rail penetrated the car, and you can also see why his legs were crushed ...
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ugh that's awful. i hope he recovers.
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Originally Posted by Blackraven
(Post 5086532)
Nevertheless, this is indeed a victory for automobile safety
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Originally Posted by Blackraven
(Post 5086532)
Holy **** those pics are indeed scary (imagine if that guard rail actually went straight through, the driver would be dead for sure).
very lucky to survive that. You can also see that the speedometer froze at a 100. |
how many mph is that?
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Originally Posted by 2000LEX
(Post 5087292)
how many mph is that?
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I see more blood on the chair than I do near the floor. I would assume that the legs were crushed rather than severed. Scary stuff
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If the engine was up front it or its bracing and components may have stopped the guardrail from penetrating the cabin or deflected the guardrail away from the driver.
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This is precisely my point about the incredibly high HP vehicles available today. Not that they shouldn't be offered, but so few have the track skills needed.
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Sad and scary accident, probably wishes he was dead.
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There was an A4 that crashed a few years ago and both the driver and the passenger behind the driver were impaled by a metal pole. Both survived but let's just say the driver won't be passing on his genes. You can probably guess how the pole is positioned inside the car.
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A lot of the times in these situations of totalled exotics its the car that "overinspired" the driver and inflated confidence. The problem is the laws of physics will always prevail
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