Fortis Report post Posted May 23, 2010 More of Ithaca Super Trofeo car: The Super Trofeo looks unbelievable, stick a full interior trim in it and there is your Superleggera. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragvorl Report post Posted May 23, 2010 Scary! Do these SuperTrafeo cars have ESP? I doubt those racing cars have ESP. That would be a joke. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgshow Report post Posted May 24, 2010 Fortis: broken leg, broken arms, some internal injuries and burnt. Just heard, he didn't have special underwear and because of that he is burnt. Don't know, if it's true. Accident happened in 180 km/h. Not totally sure if that is correct or not: http://twitter.com/alexyoong/status/14543037144 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetodrive Report post Posted May 24, 2010 Poor performance by the fire fighters... Think the people won't trained to handle such job... Look at them, they are around doing nothing for a good few mins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickSimmons Report post Posted May 24, 2010 I didn't see him get out of the car... lucky to be alive. That fire got huge fast. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDADDY Report post Posted May 24, 2010 I didn't see him get out of the car... lucky to be alive. That fire got huge fast. My bet is that he was either stunned or unconscious. I had a nasty shut at over 140mph few years ago and it doesn't feel that great when you hit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DickSimmons Report post Posted May 24, 2010 So, when something like this happens and the fire is that large, do they attempt to spray the cockpit first to prevent the driver area from catching, or do they immediately tackle the spill of fuel and the source? I understand that it's the heat that burns and they wear fire retardant suits, but it looked like some guys were spraying the ground, which seems pretty dumb considering someone was still in the car and the fire was huge. Maybe it depends on what exactly they are spraying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Report post Posted May 24, 2010 in the video it looked like at least one of the guys was spraying the cockpit area. What a nightmare, without the fire his odds would've been so much better. BMWRACER you were absolutely correct he should've stayed longer on the grass and enter the track more gradually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortis Report post Posted May 24, 2010 http://tinyurl.com/Giorgio-Bartocci-condition translated from italian, he seems to be recovering. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambo91 Report post Posted May 25, 2010 seat belts fail.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurf Balls Report post Posted May 25, 2010 ^ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBK Report post Posted May 25, 2010 seat belts fail.. Complete and total miracle that he's alive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
a007apl Report post Posted May 25, 2010 The Rescue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
livetodrive Report post Posted May 25, 2010 Primary training emphasiases on getting the driver/people away from the fire but while looking after you own safety foremost. But unsystematically spraying fire retardant onto the track while standing from the grandstand. You can definately see inadequately trained crews out there. If its the usual case, most of them are volunteers but this shouldn't be an excuse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Vroom Report post Posted May 25, 2010 BMWRACER you were absolutely correct he should've stayed longer on the grass and enter the track more gradually. The Trofero series was set up for "gentleman racers", ie there are a lot of amateurs involved. Check out some of the youtube vids, it seems that lot of Troferos have already been bent/banged up on the track. This gent was very lucky! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Vroom Report post Posted May 25, 2010 From autoblog: Lamborghini canceled the remainder of the event and rounds six and seven have been indefinitely nixed as well. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/24/massive...occ-in-intensi/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jota Report post Posted May 25, 2010 From autoblog: Lamborghini canceled the remainder of the event and rounds six and seven have been indefinitely nixed as well. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/24/massive...occ-in-intensi/ Does anyone know if these cars have fire systems and fuel cells? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew R. Report post Posted May 25, 2010 Wow.... The driver is certainly in my prayers, I hope he recovers 'ok' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Vroom Report post Posted May 25, 2010 Does anyone know if these cars have fire systems and fuel cells? Good question.... it has a remote controlled fire supression system but I didn't see a fuel cell mentioned in the specs. http://www.fast-autos.net/vehicles/Lamborg...9/Super_Trofeo/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPDADDY Report post Posted May 25, 2010 Does anyone know if these cars have fire systems and fuel cells? Fire system for sure but fuel cell i don't know, i would hope so . Anyway, the car doesn't look safe to me. After seeing that video i wouldn't race one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jota Report post Posted May 25, 2010 Fire system for sure but fuel cell i don't know, i would hope so . Anyway, the car doesn't look safe to me. After seeing that video i wouldn't race one. If you look closely I think you can see the Fire Bottle broken away from the car. Doesn't look safe to me either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ContinentalGT Report post Posted May 25, 2010 Second degree burns covering his whole lower body. Such a tragedy... my prayers go out to him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
I love pizza Report post Posted May 26, 2010 I read on another site that it was Lambo's own Manfred Fitzgerald that pulled the guy from the fiery crash wearing a short sleeved shirt admist the fire. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jota1995 Report post Posted May 26, 2010 From autoblog: Lamborghini canceled the remainder of the event and rounds six and seven have been indefinitely nixed as well. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/24/massive...occ-in-intensi/ Those pics really tell a story. You can see the red fire system bottle broken free, it flys away from the crashed car, then it gets run over by the rear wheel of another car causing it to rupture. I didn't notice before the nose section of the car completely broken free! I guess the road car spec aluminium crumple zone is far beyond its design intention. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basstones Report post Posted May 26, 2010 Wow, those photos really show just how quickly and severly the car was ripped apart, crazy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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