Another Ferrari Bites the Dust
08-03-2006, 06:15 PM
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Another Ferrari Bites the Dust
R.I.P. and even in the name of charity!!!
http://www.sltrib.com/null/ci_4129176?source=email#
Mercedes, Jaguars, Vipers, Porches and more were zipping along State Route 257 - all for charity - when the four-day Utah Fast Pass Road Rally took a dangerous turn.
Provo resident Richard Losee lost control of his $1.3 million Ferrari - which had been screaming along at close to 100 mph - and crashed 28 miles north of Milford in southwestern Utah.
Lt. Doug McCleve, a UHP spokesman, said Losee was flown to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, where he was admitted with fractured bones
Provo resident Richard Losee lost control of his $1.3 million Ferrari - which had been screaming along at close to 100 mph - and crashed 28 miles north of Milford in southwestern Utah.
Lt. Doug McCleve, a UHP spokesman, said Losee was flown to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, where he was admitted with fractured bones
08-03-2006, 08:11 PM
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what a retard. If you look at the map thats not exactly a winding road and he crashed doing only 100mph in a Ferrari. Either that guy is a complete douschbag and had no place owing one of those cars in the first place or Ferrari needs to take it back to the drawing board seeing how as every time one hits the road it winds up in more peices then it was in before assembly 
Something tells me it's the former rather then the latter.
Something tells me it's the former rather then the latter.
08-03-2006, 09:09 PM
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"which had been screaming along at close to 100 mph"
Screaming eh? :/
“You have to drive in a safe manner and watch the whoop-dee-dos or at excessive speeds you can nose-dive."
What a great reason to wreck it at 100
Pathetic.
Screaming eh? :/
“You have to drive in a safe manner and watch the whoop-dee-dos or at excessive speeds you can nose-dive."
What a great reason to wreck it at 100
Pathetic.
08-05-2006, 06:45 PM
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What is a guy that can afford to drive an Enzo doing living in Provo anyway? and... I wonder if that's the same guy who's Enzo was profiled on that episode of "Rides" a couple of years ago... Hmmm. I think I would have spent the money to move out of the sticks before I bought that car... Then again, if I had the choice between living in Provo WITH an Enzo, or living anywhere else WITHOUT one... I guess I'd stay in the shadow of the Wasatch Range after all... Nevermind 
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08-05-2006, 06:56 PM
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yeah, but now he's still in provo and doesn't have an Enzo either. Something tells me his insurance company is not going to be too found of him crashing his $1.3 million dollar exotic that he crashed during a race. I get the feeling they're going to give him the finger. But thats just me.
08-06-2006, 02:46 AM
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......he is a moron.
awwww, but it was for charity! 
Originally Posted by jfairladyz
Something tells me his insurance company is not going to be too found of him crashing his $1.3 million dollar exotic that he crashed during a race.
Last edited by RPS13_GZ32; 08-06-2006 at 02:50 AM.
08-06-2006, 07:21 AM
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I have to agree that if you crash an enzo at only 100mph there has to be something wrong. I'd still think it'd handle pretty well at 100, being so close to the ground and being built as a car meant to go far faster. Ahh well too bad for him. This guy should have learned how to drive this thing before he decided to take it to 100. Now I wonder, why is it I've heard of so many different Z drivers here hitting 100+ in there Zs, but never ending in a huge smashup?
08-06-2006, 08:47 AM
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dumbass... he probly looked down to find his cup of tea looked up and oop...to late the road turned. crash bang roll boom i stupid moron. i garuntee he couldnt have been that bad of a drive, he probly did some stupid **** that teenage drivers do when they get into accidents, aka, look somewhere else and not notice a change infront of them. there should be an explanation though of why he crashed, like opinions, i dont get that.
08-06-2006, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by duowing
Now I wonder, why is it I've heard of so many different Z drivers here hitting 100+ in there Zs, but never ending in a huge smashup?
Last edited by ASA240z; 08-06-2006 at 09:09 AM.
08-06-2006, 02:03 PM
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Hum... another twist to the story... From ( http://www.streetfire.net/ ):
Full thread: http://forums.streetfire.net/showthread.php?t=8924
"...Richard was going close to 200mph, and hit a bump in the road that sent him airborne. The car rolled 7 times and was flat as a pancake. Fortunetly he was wearing a helmet. He has cracked vertebrae in his neck and back, 4 broken ribs, broken sternum, some broken fingers, and the only surgery he made need is on his thumb. Nothing life threatening. He is refusing pain medication because he thinks he needs to be punished!..."
Last edited by NismoPick; 08-06-2006 at 02:05 PM.
08-06-2006, 02:59 PM
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so was he doing nearly 100mph or nearly 200mph??? Hmmm....two sources, salt lake tribune and ABV 4 have him approaching 100mph. But streetfire.net has him at nearly 200mph. Well either he's an idiot for crashing at less then 100mph. Or he's doubly an idiot for thinking he could get to 200mph on a public highway in UT and think it was going to be as smooth as race track. The odds of NOT hitting a bump or dip at those speeds? Pretty slim.
On a side note atleast he admits to being an idiot and is even punishing himself Atleast he's still alive.
On a side note atleast he admits to being an idiot and is even punishing himself
Atleast he's still alive.
08-14-2006, 11:20 AM
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I honestly don't think streetfire.net is a reliable source, considering that the majority of their videos are ricers revving at high end sports cars, I know that has no effect on who the owners are but, Im more willing to believe a local report than anything else. Eventhough the Enzo is essentially a street legal race car it still has 500+ hp and if the guy mistakenly or intentionly gave it too much throttle it's very likely that the car could've just spun out even at that speed. However I do agree that anyone that owns and drives an exotic of any kind at all, should not be allowed to be such an idiot while in the drivers seat. My last Z was a 1980 2 seater 5-speed with over 80,803 on the broken odometer. It was missing almost all of the frame rails, had no floor boards, every exterior panel on the car was rusted, no interior, no a/c, no p/s, old bald tires, original suspension etc. I was racing a dodge stealth down a long stretch of highway in the middle of the night with some of those small bridges every now and then causing the car to bump a little. Even still the car felt firm and well planted while I was at the very top of fifth gear, 5400rpm full throttle in the car I Just described. I even had a blow out in the rear! BUT, the car was STILL firm on the road and I slowly pulled to the side, came back the next day and was driving the car again
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