One less Enzo in the world...

[Insomniac]

Oops! :shakehead

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

[emjaya]

Idiot.

Is .09 drunk enough to let "Dietrich" drive your Enzo in a street race? :rolleyes:

[Ankf00]

Mercedes > Ferrari

:D

[nrc]

The owner has picked "Dietrich" out of a police photo lineup.

http://www.bertisevil.tv/img/bertmug_kl.gif

[Classic Apex]

^^^ :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Dave99]

Thought for a second Vince Neil went on another beer run. :eek:

Score another one for wrecked exotics.com :thumbup:

[Winston Wolfe]

Look for a "salvage title" Enzo coming to Ebay shortly ! :D

"ahhh, yeah.... I met this guy, ahhhhh Dietrich, at this party, and let him drive my $1mil Ferrari.... yeah, its weird... I know.... but I'm confused as you are, officer, cuz I was the passenger and I dont know how the blood got on the airbag on the drivers side, which matches with my bloody lip... <hic>...
yeah, the dood just ran up into the hills after we crashed at 125mph and flew sideways through that telephone pole... "

[KLang]

Is the story correct that those things cost a million bucks? :saywhat:

[Spicoli]

well that sucks. :thumdown:

[Fio1]

I'm sure you guys heard about this fiasco: http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_052110615.html

click the video link to see a video of the story.

But, here's what you haven't heard: http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/02/04/fast_cars/

That's the same Stefan Eriksson! :eek:

[trish]

They're discussing it in the Community forum.

[G.]

Talking head chick needs less eyelashes and less botox. Those cologen-filled mouthcovers can't even move!

[Wally]

Are the sure the German nationals name wasn't Michael?

[Steve99]

Has anybody located Roger Penske and his car?

[Steve99]

Are the sure the German nationals name wasn't Michael?
Looked more like a Michael Andretti crash.

[Ankf00]

Talking head chick needs less eyelashes and less botox. Those cologen-filled mouthcovers can't even move!

:rofl: I was thinking the same thing

[dando]

Pics from the Fark comment thingy on this:

http://forums.fark.com/cgi/fark/comments.pl?IDLink=1925021

Apparently Tony Stewart has an alibi. ;)

-Kevin

[Insomniac]

Has anybody located Roger Penske and his car?

Last I saw, Penske's Enzo was in the Ferrari dealership show room at the Wynn.

[Insomniac]

Is the story correct that those things cost a million bucks? :saywhat:

I think the people who originally purchased them paid around $650k. Since only 400 were made, they're worth quite a bit more now (the last one was auctioned off for $1M+).

[RacinM3]

200+ MPH car + moron driver(s) = gigantic expensive yard sale.

I laugh at how people are all up in arms that an Enzo's been destroyed. They're comparing it to burning a Van Gogh. Last I heard, ol' one ear didn't paint 400 "Starry Night"s.

[RacinM3]

Hahahahaha....you can own a piece of this famous Ferrari:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8040875409&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Be sure to read the buyer questions/seller answers!

[FCYTravis]

:laugh:

Scott, are you gonna pick the tub up at salvage prices to make it into a World Challenge car? :eek:

[B3RACER1a]

:laugh: Awesome

[Spicoli]

:rofl:


Q: Well, i am dissapp0inted for sure. You would think that i had a little more clout around here. When you change your mind, please contact me - Atnon George, Indianapolis motor Speedway, Speedway Indiana 46224. Will you swap for IndyCar salvage parts? Our cars really fly! I'll be waiting. tap. tap. tap. Snort.
Feb-22-06

A: Somebody call security :)

[FCYTravis]

Howardagency gets it ;)

[dando]

And now you know the rest of the story on the owner of this car:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ferrari23feb23,0,1692414.story?coll=la-home-headlines

-Kevin

[Wabbit]

I got the impression from that story that the car may not have been brought into the US legally.

If customs can't find something the size of a car coming into the country, how are we supposed to feel safe that they'll catch a nuke coming into the country?

[Spicoli]

I got the impression from that story that the car may not have been brought into the US legally.

If customs can't find something the size of a car coming into the country, how are we supposed to feel safe that they'll catch a nuke coming into the country?

Easy - we'll let the UAE run our ports. :p

[Wheel-Nut]

The company quickly collapsed, unable to sell enough devices to justify to game makers that they should supply more titles for the Gizmondo format. Loans could not be repaid, and the company incurred net losses exceeding $100 million, according to the SEC records.

How did this get by Wilke? :gomer:

[Fio1]

Here's one for the books. Our friend Stephan Eriksson raced at Le Mans last year!

http://motorsport.com/photos/lemans/2005/24h/lemans-2005-24h-th-0231.jpg

:laugh: :thumbup: :cool:

[RichK]

Interesting that the passenger door is open, but the driver's door is still closed. I guess Dietrich was kind enough to close the driver's door before bailing....

http://www.postwhore.biz/albums/userpics/10061/Ferrari%20_3_.jpg

[Fio1]

i know the area where he crashed. they come over a rise and then down hill for a bit. witness said the car got airborne, i wonder if it's a aero problem like the merc at le mans in 99?

[RichK]

I know that area well! I used to live on the other end of Decker Road. Actually, this exact spot was used in the movie "The Couch Trip" with Dan Akroyd. In the movie there's a sportscar all smashed up at the corner of Decker and PCH.

[Fio1]

This is interesting: http://www.supercars.net/cars/1934.html

"Unlike the F40 and F50 which came before it, the Enzo is devoid of any rear wing. The absence of the rear wing was possible due to the underbody at the rear of the car which includes two large diffusers. These diffusers generate sufficient down force to replace a drag-heavy rear wing.

Further active aerodynamics help the Enzo maintain stability at all speeds. An adjustable rear spoiler and adjustable front flap allow for either high load or high speed aerodynamic setup. Above 186 mph (300kph) the Enzo reduces its down force from 1709 lbs (775kg) to 1290 lbs (585kg) allowing for a top speed of 217 mph (350 kph)."

I bet he crested the hill at the same moment he hit the magic 186 mph and the car took off! :eek:

[RichK]

The Plot Thickens in Ferrari Crash
from latimes.com:

A gun's magazine found near the wreckage may be connected to the accident, and a Scottish bank says it might own the destroyed car.

By Richard Winton and David Pierson, Times Staff Writers
February 28 2006

The mystery deepened Monday in the case of the puzzling crash last week of a $1-million Ferrari Enzo on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

Sheriff's detectives said Monday that they believe a gun's magazine discovered near the wreckage is connected to the crash, and they plan to interview an unnamed person who they believe was in the car with Swedish game machine entrepreneur Stefan Eriksson.

The crash has also garnered the attention of a leading Scottish bank, which has informed sheriff's investigators that it may own the destroyed car. At the same time, detectives are trying to figure out why another exotic car in Eriksson's extensive collection, a Mercedes SLR, was listed as stolen by Scotland Yard in London, said Sheriff's Sgt. Phil Brooks.

The totaled Ferrari was one of ))))two Enzos((((( that Eriksson brought into the United States from England along with the Mercedes SLR, Brooks said. But detectives concluded that the totaled vehicle did not have appropriate papers and was not "street legal" for driving in California, he said.

Detectives have been trying for nearly a week to sort out what exactly happened last Tuesday morning when Eriksson's Enzo — one of only 400 ever made — smashed into a telephone pole, totaling the car. Eriksson told deputies that he was the passenger and that a man he knew only as "Dietrich" was behind the wheel. But detectives have been openly skeptical of the story, noting that Eriksson had a bloody lip and that the only blood they found in the car was on the driver's-side air bag.

Brooks said detectives have called in Eriksson for another interview. Eriksson has declined through the security guard at his gated Bel-Air estate to comment. An attorney who has previously represented Eriksson in civil matters, Ashley Posner, also declined to comment Monday.

But some city leaders in Malibu, where the crash has been the talk of the town, were less circumspect.

"The guy should have had an IQ test," said Malibu Mayor Pro Tem Ken Kearsley, who has been following the coverage of the crash with a half-grin. The driver's IQ "couldn't come up above 60 if he was doing 120 on PCH," Kearsley said.

But in fact, Brooks said Monday, the car was traveling 162 mph when it crashed, far faster than the 120 mph originally believed. The Ferrari, with just a few inches of undercarriage clearance, hit a bump at a crest in the road, sending the vehicle airborne and into the power pole, Brooks said.

Brooks said they are investigating whether someone else may have been present and are trying to determine whether the recovered gun component is connected to the case. He declined to say more about the find or elaborate on the status of the Scottish bank and Scotland Yard in the case.

The question of whether Eriksson was the driver is key to the case, Brooks said. Eriksson's blood-alcohol level was 0.09%, higher than the legal limit for operating a motor vehicle.

Sheriff's officials are still trying to confirm witness reports that the Ferrari might have been drag racing with another car, and officials aren't sure if that's what happened.

Sheriff's officials said Eriksson was an executive with a game company that attempted to take on Sony and Nintendo, but the firm collapsed last year.

In Malibu, officials said they are not sure what to make of the accident.

Kearsley said the stretch of road was not known for drag racing, but for run-of-the-mill speeders. He said the Sheriff's Department has had success for the last year and a half using radar and lasers to catch overzealous drivers. The lasers are not detectable to drivers, he said.

"It's straight as an arrow where the accident was," he said. "You really have to go out of your way to hit a telephone pole."

Carol Moss, a longtime Malibu resident, activist and meditation group leader, said the accident came as no surprise.

"It was horrendous, but Malibu is full of idiots," she said. "There are a lot of wild cars and irresponsible people. The roads are dangerous. You always see people with those sorts of cars. You see some wild behavior."

But, in keeping with her Zen frame of mind, Moss extended an olive branch. "Everyone is welcome to attend the meditation group. Even the drag racer."

[nrc]

Carol Moss, a longtime Malibu resident, activist and meditation group leader, said the accident came as no surprise.

"It was horrendous, but Malibu is full of idiots," she said. "There are a lot of wild cars and irresponsible people. The roads are dangerous. You always see people with those sorts of cars. You see some wild behavior."

But, in keeping with her Zen frame of mind, Moss extended an olive branch. "Everyone is welcome to attend the meditation group. Even the drag racer."http://www.stickergiant.com/Merchant2/imgs/250/g116.gif

[RacinM3]

A buck sixty two.

One hundred sixty two.

On PCH. A road built for maybe, 70 MPH, max.

No wonder the car got airborne. Pretty much only a racetrack, the autobahn, and maybe some stretches of interstate in Montana are even engineered for those speeds, and Montana only because the natural terrain. It's SO stupid that had they died, they would have been Darwin candidates.

162. Such a big number, about 160 more than this guy's IQ.

[Anteater]

On a related note, the eBay auction for the alleged Ferrari hose has been cancelled.

[cameraman]

You're kidding me....


As for the destroyed car, the Ferrari company told Brooks it could be shipped to Italy and fixed for $200,000 to $300,000.

[Insomniac]

And the story continues...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-ferrari3mar03,0,1423392.story

[RacinM3]

This whole thing deserves one giant W-T-F.

[TRANSAM]

more:

http://www.nbc4.tv/traffic/8057429/detail.html

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-ferrari-sg,0,4341409.storygallery?coll=la-home-headlines

[KLang]

CNN has picked up on the story now for some reason.

[racer2c]

I don't like private police units.

[dando]

Update:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/10/ferrari.crash.ap/index.html

Couldn't see this coming. [/obvious]

-Kevin

[Insomniac]

Update:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/10/ferrari.crash.ap/index.html

Couldn't see this coming. [/obvious]

-Kevin

Who gives out a car loan on a $1M+? Must be a killer interest rate.

[RichK]

I drove past the wreck site yesterday, there is still an oil trail a LONG way down PCH. Who knew that a Ferrari engine could slide so far? :laugh:

[dando]

And the saga continues:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/15/ferrari.crash.ap/index.html

-Kevin

[coolhand]

they are gangsters

[theunions]

Eriksson rejects plea bargain:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/10/16/ferrari.crash.ap/index.html

[Willam]

This is a great article that chronicles most of Bo Stefan Eriksson's tale, all I can say it gets really weird really fast:

http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/gizmondo.html

[B3RACER1a]

That is NUTS! :eek:

Northern Lights? The same Northern Lights that sponsered the IRL?

[G.]

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Swedish former video game executive who made headlines by destroying a $1 million Ferrari in a spectacular crash was sentenced on Tuesday to 3 1/2 years in prison after pleading guilty to embezzlement and drunken driving charges, prosecutors said.


Under terms of a surprise plea agreement entered days after a jury deadlocked on the charges against him, Bo Stefan Eriksson, 44, also had his multimillion-dollar California mansion seized and was ordered deported from the United States after serving his sentence.

Eriksson's trial for car theft and embezzlement ended in a mistrial last week after the jury split 10-2 for conviction.

The Swede returned to Los Angeles Superior Court and entered a guilty plea to embezzlement and illegal weapon possession charges. In exchange, the theft charges were dropped. Earlier, Eriksson pleaded no contest, the California equivalent of guilty, to drunken driving.


linky (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061108/us_nm/crime_ferrari_dc)