lockys96 Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 i dont think this will be on the series tv show eh. and after the latest episode i saw, nick was just given his full licence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 17 year olds and high performance cars just don't mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Jesus christ thats a mess, cant see how people can see a funny side to this to be honest and hope his son recovers from whatever injuries he has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 17 year olds and high performance cars just don't mix. Think its any age group to be honest, when i 1st had my mkiv i was 30 odd yrs old and almost did the same, only by luck my car missed everything somehow and ended up on a grass bank with no damage to anything apart from me needing several cigarettes and some performance driving lessons. Too many of us think we can drive these cars but the truth is too many of us cant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 I personally think saying '17 and high power doesn't mix' is a generalization, along the same lines as saying a pensioner in a supra doesn't mix. I've met some 17 yr old drivers (professionally) who would be more controlling in a car than most people. eg. Lewis Hamilton, he was 17 at some stage wasn't he?? (that is just an example, as the people I knew were touring car drivers)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 On a technical but serious note.. The car looks like it was an aerotop car. The car seems to have folded around the middle, would this be a possible weakness in the aerotop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbonut Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Its a horrific crash and incredible they both got out alive, although the passenger is seriously ill. It does say a lot for the cabin having kept its integrity and protected the passengers.....but the height the steering wheel ended up! yay! He was really getting into the drifting scene over there, takes skill, that. Doubt he would have lost control, more likely hit a greasy patch oil etc. Praying the passenger pulls through Lx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 On a technical but serious note.. The car looks like it was an aerotop car. The car seems to have folded around the middle, would this be a possible weakness in the aerotop? I'd have thought so, remove the roof and a big chunk of shell strength is lost even with extra chassis stiffening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uzthedentist Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 On a technical but serious note.. The car looks like it was an aerotop car. The car seems to have folded around the middle, would this be a possible weakness in the aerotop? may be an idea to start strengthening the aerotop shells. However, looks like he hit a tree side on so that may happen to a hardtop. Prayers with his family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 17 year olds and high performance cars just don't mix. Having read most of the thread on Supra Forum, it seems like Nick (the driver) is a professional Nopi Drifter....so has the skills to drive and control a car. Perhaps its best to leave out the judgement of who is in the right or wrong for the time being and hope that both of them (drive + passenger who is in a bad state) come out OK. Some of the comments on Supra Forum are disgraceful, probably due to jealousy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustGav Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 may be an idea to start strengthening the aerotop shells. However, looks like he hit a tree side on so that may happen to a hardtop. Prayers with his family Tell me about it.... The upper strength of the hardtop would possibly help keep the back end integral to the car. My shopping list for my vvti aerotop has just had the rollcage moved to the top... I've always known the aerotops were a compromise, but seeing that has made me realize that perhaps a bit power in an aerotop might require some help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 He hit the worst possible tree too a palm tree those buggers are designed to take hurricanes and have no give to them at all If he hit it backwards then im not really sure what a roll cage would do in those circumstances, perhaps it would have lessened the crushing effect like in the pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uzthedentist Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 most roll cages wouldnt do much though unless they were 14 point+ with door braces etc and steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 oh wells, front bumper and headlights look ok... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lewis Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Having read most of the thread on Supra Forum, it seems like Nick (the driver) is a professional Nopi Drifter....so has the skills to drive and control a car. Perhaps its best to leave out the judgement of who is in the right or wrong for the time being and hope that both of them (drive + passenger who is in a bad state) come out OK. Some of the comments on Supra Forum are disgraceful, probably due to jealousy Having seen his "drifting" in the viper/cobra I would disagree.....money buys a lot of things, skill isn't one of them! That said, I hope everyone walks away ok in the end. Prayers for the passenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 oh wells, front bumper and headlights look ok... 1 guys critical the other serious and your finding something funny i shant say any more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 What is it with him destroying cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 What is it with him destroying cars? http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop-460x443/Nick_hogan_8w.jpg The lambo just caught fire apparently, hardly his fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzi Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 ok it was a bad joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Nick will always have his haters and (to use a SF term) nutswingers, it's part of the deal when you're a celeb, especialy on a reality show, fame isn't a one way deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 That has nothing to do with any short comings of the aerotop, you hit a tree at any moderate to high speed it was always going to crumple anyway and the tree win. Also remember the end pictures of the car will be after the fireman have cut and moved bits, I.e the dash and steering wheel will of been raised most likely to get the victim out as straight as possible. None the less still a bad crash and hope they both pull through fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 That has nothing to do with any short comings of the aerotop, you hit a tree at any moderate to high speed it was always going to crumple anyway and the tree win. Also remember the end pictures of the car will be after the fireman have cut and moved bits, I.e the dash and steering wheel will of been raised most likely to get the victim out as straight as possible. None the less still a bad crash and hope they both pull through fine. Well i guess unless we crash test an aerotop and then a normally roofed mkiv in a controlled situation we'll never know but if i had to pick which to have an accident in it wouldnt be the aerotop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Against a tree it'll make no odds, it's not uncommon for cars to be ripped in half when hitting a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 Against a tree it'll make no odds, it's not uncommon for cars to be ripped in half when hitting a tree. Yeah, I remember that Audi RS4 that split in two, amazingly the driver walked away without a scratch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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