Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Please note that it is not permitted to have referral links posted in your signature. Keep these links contained in the appropriate forum. Thank you.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055940817/signature-rules
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

It could be us ;-)

  • 05-12-2011 8:17am
    #1
    E39MSport
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭


    1224308592622.jpg?ts=1323073090
    An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan has ended in an expensive pile-up, leaving eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes smashed up.
    Police in Yamaguchi prefecture say they believe the accident was caused when the driver of one of the Ferraris tried to change lanes and hit a barrier. He spun across the road, and the other cars collided while trying to avoid hitting his car.
    Video of the crash aired by Japanese TV network NTV showed several smashed, bright red Ferraris cluttering the road.
    No-one was seriously injured, but police said 10 people were treated for bruises and cuts. Fourteen cars were involved in total.
    The luxury cars were being driven by a group of enthusiasts on their way to nearby Hiroshima.
    ALeqM5ij4SnbIevcA_jeOfiuPIhnt4ksJQ?docId=N0255001323069805829A&size=l
    http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hFVFxxNsi0VepmdvfyFS1qd20gQg?docId=N0254901323069559170A


Comments

  • #2
    Owen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,683 ✭✭✭✭Owen


    Bet they put their two new tyres on the front :pac:


  • #3
    Davidth88
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Davidth88


    also on the Beeb

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16027006

    A luxury sports car outing in Japan has ended in what may be one of the most expensive car crashes in history.

    Eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benz, a Lamborghini and two other vehicles were involved the pile up in the southern prefecture of Yamaguchi.

    No one was seriously hurt, but the highway was closed for six hours after the accident.

    Media reports estimate the damaged cars are worth at least 300m yen ($3.85m; £2.46m) in total.


    The group were on an outing to the city of Hiroshima
    The sports cars - driven in convoy by a group of automobile enthusiasts - were on their way to Hiroshima, reports Japanese newspaper The Asahi Shimbun.

    Police say they believe the accident, which took place on Sunday, happened when the driver of one of the Ferraris tried to change lanes and hit the median barrier.

    "A group of cars was doing 140-160km (85-100 miles) per hour," an unidentified eyewitness told Japanese broadcaster TBS.

    "One of them spun and they all ended up in this great mess."

    Ten people received minor injuries in the crash, police said.

    They said some of the vehicles were beyond repair.

    "I've never seen such a thing," highway patrol lieutenant Eiichiro Kamitani told AFP news agency. "Ferraris rarely travel in such large numbers."


  • #4
    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 41,240 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    Many threads on this - please see http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056472576


This discussion has been closed.
Advertisement