GT Driver hands himself in

[mcflux]

Originally Posted by GTP 320

The 42 year old man went to the Moe police station and said he owned a car similar to the silver GT Ford Falcon investigators were hunting for over the crash.

Sif anyone from Moe has a GT. He'll get done for theft too in this case.

[EFIwindsor]

Originally Posted by davway

what sort of forensic evident could they possibly get from the car anyway?

there was a good article in the sunday mail liftout today about the type of evidence the Accident investigation Squad get from cars. Was about a truck on the hume that caused a fatality and drove off.

[fordfuntastic]

It was the Fords exhaust turbulence that did it! The vortex effect made the Ferrari lose its grip. Bloody happens all the time when a GT hits the sound barrier. It was a whole lotta SHAKIN going on. To bad about the Quakers in the Ferrari it gets to their heads V12 and all. The Ford never left the scene of the accident because HE was in front so what goes on behind ya is past tense.

[Bossxr8]

Witnesses said the GT was racing neck and neck with the Ferrari. Must have had a bit of work done to pull that off.

[Falcon Coupe]

A BA GT will easliy do 250kph with boltons, more if not for the limiter.

[Funtime25]

Brings back the old saying."any fool can put pedal to the floor.......it takes more brains to know wher the brake is and limitations'

[Whitey-AMG]

Originally Posted by Tri Power 289

I agree. Its an Extremely tragic event, however, Street Racing is NOT Drag Racing.

Drag Racing / Steet Racing...........semantics for fools. BOTH ARE ILLEGAL and UNSAFE.........this tragic situation has proven that. I hope you're not condoning STREET RACING as being safer than DRAG RACING on the street..........are you........... :

[HLC]

Originally Posted by Ghia5L

Sif anyone from Moe has a GT. He'll get done for theft too in this case.

LOLOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! although, i know someone from Moe with an XC Cobra :

[4vxc]

Originally Posted by ESP

Drag Racing / Steet Racing...........semantics for fools. BOTH ARE ILLEGAL and UNSAFE.........this tragic situation has proven that. I hope you're not condoning STREET RACING as being safer than DRAG RACING on the street..........are you........... :

its not hard to see what he's saying, when there is a incident reported in the media involving illegal street racing of any kind, more often than not it is reported as drag racing. Legal (ANDRA) drag racing has always had an image problem without being misrepresented in the media, so when you tell some one or a sponsor you are a dragracer the last thing you want them to think is that you are involved in illegal street racing, get it?
So then....... Street Racing Is Not Drag Racing!

[mik]

pehaps the pollies could do something here to make off street club racing /drag racing more enticing to car enthusiast, getting more people involved in car clubs promoting track events, giving car clubs a tax break or some incentive to have more affordable days at the track might be a good start.

[ED Classic]

Originally Posted by blackout

Im told it was leading up to a corner to which if you knew the corner you'd have known how fast to approach it, which the guy driving the Ferarri locked up/braked hard the dude with the Falcon didn't know, hence clipping the Ferarri and knocking it off the road.

But it's all hiersay

If the Falcon was going that hard that it couldnt stop youd say it would either go off the road itself or hit the Ferrai that hard that both would have been wriiten off. With how fast the Ferrari ran off the road it would be hard to imagine that any contact would not have been a write off for the Falcon aswell. Who knows I guess?

[XR-ENVI]

i dont know if anyone has thought of it yet but there are alot of people with stripes on their non-GT's, perhaps it was a silver Turbo Territory with orange stripes that ate the ferrari and spat out the bits it didnt like???

[Gilesie]

Originally Posted by mik

pehaps the pollies could do something here to make off street club racing /drag racing more enticing to car enthusiast, getting more people involved in car clubs promoting track events, giving car clubs a tax break or some incentive to have more affordable days at the track might be a good start.

I could see public liability insurance being a problem here, as a lot of so called safe activities have closed due to high insurance premiums.
So I dont see a lot of hope for inexpensive motorsport activaties.

[ED Classic]

Originally Posted by mik

pehaps the pollies could do something here to make off street club racing /drag racing more enticing to car enthusiast, getting more people involved in car clubs promoting track events, giving car clubs a tax break or some incentive to have more affordable days at the track might be a good start.

Have seen alot of these events and at the events police go there to get an easy quoter even on drivers who are driving sensibly. I have seen them put the transit car off the road just because they can even though the owner of the hot car is doing the sensible thing and bringing it on a trailer. Not good encouragement if they are serious about saving lives!!

[Nifty]

Originally Posted by davway

what sort of forensic evident could they possibly get from the car anyway?

Red paint on the GT and he'll get to meet the rest of his family in jail instead of just visiting them on weekends.

Originally Posted by Ghia5L

Sif anyone from Moe has a GT. He'll get done for theft too in this case.

Looking for the banjo playin smiley ...........

[EFFalcon]

The 42 year old man went to the Moe police station and said he owned a car similar to the silver GT Ford Falcon investigators were hunting for over the crash.

perhaps it wasnt a Silver GT Falcon that was in the race at all, maybe its an XR6T with stripes or somehting, hence why the comment makes sense.

all we were shown was a brochure photo of a GT, coulda been anything SIMILAR to that that was actuallly involved.

as for all these people bitching and going on and on and on about drag racing, blah blah blah, get over it.
we all know its bad, we've all broken road laws we don't need 90% of the posts going on about how bad drag racing is and how much of a Hoon Rollin must be for choosing his words.

[UNRULY]

I have just read this entire thread and thought to myself "these blokes are just making crap up to make themselves seem as though they know the facts, or they know how the law works".

If the GT wasn't there, would the ferrari have come off the road? NO! Therefore culpabale driving (manslaughter with a car) would be an appropriate charge.

[flappist]

Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

A BA GT will easliy do 250kph with boltons, more if not for the limiter.

A BA GT-P will do 254km/h absolutely stock standard on 95RON Shell premium in stinking hot 40 degree weather.......

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by XR-ENVI

i dont know if anyone has thought of it yet but there are alot of people with stripes on their non-GT's, perhaps it was a silver Turbo Territory with orange stripes that ate the ferrari and spat out the bits it didnt like???

How about you keep your stupid comments like this to yourself, as there are people on this forum that actually knew the people involved?

Can I remind some of you morons that people have died here.

Why don’t some of you grow up?

[XR-ENVI]

i am sorry. i guess that a little light heartedness was not welcome, with everyone adding in their own little ideas of the situation.

i do however believe that it is not appropriate that people be called stupid and morons

[XRated]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

How about you keep your stupid comments like this to yourself, as there are people on this forum that actually knew the people involved?

Can I remind some of you morons that people have died here.

Why don’t some of you grow up?

I agree. I've tried to refrain from posting anything, but seriously, some of you need to grow up. Take a look at yourselves. It's pathetic.

Let's all have a joke about Ferrari drivers (or anyone with money) having no clue how to "drive." For f#@k's sake. No matter how skilled you are, driving at crazy speeds on public roads is a recipe for disaster.

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by XR-ENVI

i am sorry. i guess that a little light heartedness was not welcome, with everyone adding in their own little ideas of the situation.

i do however believe that it is not appropriate that people be called stupid and morons

You are right. You’re light hearted comments are not welcome, nor are any one else’s for that matter.

[Nifty]

If any of you have a favourite God, Please talk to him/her about these two and beg him/her to look after their families. Faark that's just sad.

Two cars going for it on the street is no more "drag racing" than two blokes bashing each other outside the pub on a Friday night is a "boxing match", but I guess I'm just being picky.

Then again, if it wasn't an overpriced ****mobile that crashed, no-one would have given much of a toss. I guess money doesn't buy brains.

[brenx]

Originally Posted by flappist

A BA GT-P will do 254km/h absolutely stock standard on 95RON Shell premium in stinking hot 40 degree weather.......

Aren't they speed limited? Just a question.

[Falcon Coupe]

Originally Posted by brenx

Aren't they speed limited? Just a question.

Yes, to the above speed.

[brenx]

Thats not bad for a factory car. Good for those who want track time. I thought it may have been limited to 180kph.

[SpoolMan]

There are so many different topics inside one thread been started, and some fairly stupid comments about the passing of someones life.
Regardless of who or what happened these people have family and friends of which some are here at AFF.
this one is now closed.