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Wors crash I have ever seen in pictures: SLR McLaren torn into pieces

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  • 18-07-2008 10:33am
    #1
    Moses7
    Registered Users Posts: 436 ✭✭


    this accident happened in Qatar on the 15th when a 22-year old driver lost control of the Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren.

    mclaren-slr-accident-4.jpg

    mclaren-slr-accident-7.jpg



    More pictures here
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    niceirishfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭niceirishfella


    Looks more like a plane crash.

    He cant have survived that?


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    great article ...

    We have no idea what happend, no facts, no info, just wild speculation ...but here's some pictures for you to gawk at anyway :rolleyes:


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    beerbaron
    Registered Users Posts: 518 ✭✭✭beerbaron


    Cant imagine anyone being able to drive on that surface


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    niceirishfella
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭niceirishfella


    looking at the pics again, I'd say he did survive as the cockpit (upside down) does look intact.


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    peasant
    Registered Users Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    The SLR is mostly carbon fibre, isn't it?

    That tends to splinter and break nicely when you throw it end over end.


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    chickenhawk
    Registered Users Posts: 656 ✭✭✭chickenhawk


    An important lesson can be got from this.

    When you buy a McLaren SLR don't give it to your 22 year old son!


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    Cionád
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    Do you reckon those alloys will be on ebay later...


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    chickenhawk
    Registered Users Posts: 656 ✭✭✭chickenhawk


    Cionád wrote: »
    Do you reckon those alloys will be on ebay later...

    I could do with new alloys.

    Do you reckon they'll fit a saxo?


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    Tails142
    Registered Users Posts: 2,106 ✭✭✭Tails142


    Well at least the paramedics didnt have to spend time cutting him out of the vehicle ;)


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    RoHunter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22 ✭RoHunter


    woooooah


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,638 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Bit of t cut and it'll buff up fine.


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    HungryJoey
    Registered Users Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭HungryJoey


    Ah t-cut isn't the best now. A machine polish would do a far better job, should get rid of them swirls too.*


    *Some how, the whole " That'll polish out.. " gag comes up everytime one of these threads appear :pac::D


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    T-Maxx
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    Sometimes these carbon fibre monocoques are just too strong...;)


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    pyramuid man
    Registered Users Posts: 1,196 ✭✭✭pyramuid man


    T-Maxx wrote: »
    Sometimes these carbon fibre monocoques are just too strong...;)
    Agreed. Cars like these have a habit of punishing stupidity from time to time it seems.


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    ojewriej
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,468 ✭✭✭ojewriej


    medium_2299823953_980a4a35d3_o.jpg

    This is what was left from Ferrari Modena 360 being tested by two journalists in Poland. One of them died, other one barely survived, but it looks like he might go to prison for causing the accident.


    More pictures and the full story here


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    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    Cionád wrote: »
    Do you reckon those alloys will be on ebay later...

    Hah! I was thinkin on the same lines, only "If i was there and saw those wheels, i wouldn't stay around taking pictures of them"


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    tuxy
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    Limerick-man wrote: »
    Hah! I was thinkin on the same lines, only "If i was there and saw those wheels, i wouldn't stay around taking pictures of them"

    Ha you can tell you are from Limerick alright. :)


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    L-M
    Registered Users Posts: 23,694 ✭✭✭✭L-M


    tuxy wrote: »
    Ha you can tell you are from Limerick alright. :)

    Ah now, less of it:p:cool:


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