One more reason not to streetrace - NJFBOA - Home of New Jersey's Camaros and Firebirds

foff667 · 09-18-2006, 12:11 PM

http://www.tbo.com/video/xml/MGBWYBEZ2SE.html

slasherbarb · 09-18-2006, 12:35 PM

that sucks...mainly because he was just a passenger and not even racing...i hope the drivers have nightmares after this...

Tru2Chevy · 09-18-2006, 12:56 PM

Wow....must have been flying in order to split a mustang in half....

Sucks to hear that the passenger died, but that's the price you pay when you race on the street.

- Justin

97slpss · 09-18-2006, 01:00 PM

thats nuts man...

maroman88 · 09-18-2006, 03:13 PM

watta waist of 2 nice ass cars and one guys life

Mike · 09-18-2006, 03:19 PM

at least it wasnt someone pulling into the intersection after buying his kids soccer team ice cream that died.........he knew what was gonna happen when he got into that mustang, so he was as involved as the drivers, both of whom should be charged with vehicular manslaughter

bad64chevelle · 09-18-2006, 03:41 PM

had a guy that was a year younger than me in HS die because of a street race. I got to know him over the years he worked at the auto parts store with me, and was a good kid, barely had his license a few months too. He had his seatbelt on and had he not they say he most likely would have lived. The passenger of the car made it out alive. The High School has had a car show in his memory every year since.

enRo · 09-18-2006, 03:42 PM

It takes a kid to streetrace, but a real man to take it to the track. I hope both of the drivers have recurring nightmares for the rest of their lives.

Teds89IROC · 09-18-2006, 04:28 PM

oh man, thats horrible. But to the credit of the guy that died, perhaps they were just driving and they spotted the camaro and the driver decided to race it, leaving the passengers to just hold on for the ride

~Ted

98tadriver · 09-18-2006, 04:32 PM

what a couple of stupid ******** drivers! Its ******** like them who give street racers a bad name. Way to race on a busy road you jackasses. learn from this one

j0n · 09-18-2006, 05:51 PM

the general consensus seems to be that the two cars were speeding...60-70 and hit a dip in the road and lost control...im not gunna jump on the "they were racing" bandwagon

also, ive seen racing vids from both drivers and the passenger, and they seem like they have half a clue to where they wouldnt run their car in wet conditions, which were the conditions the night of the accident

qwikz28 · 09-18-2006, 06:05 PM

i wonder if the passenger who passed on was wearing his belt. i wouldnt be surprised if he was half way out the window trying to get a pic on his camera phone or something. its depressing either way.

WayFast84 · 09-18-2006, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by j0n

also, ive seen racing vids from both drivers and the passenger, and they seem like they have half a clue to where they wouldnt run their car in wet conditions, which were the conditions the night of the accident

wtf was that? they said they "saw the video" where is it

sucks but I actually like the way noah summed it up

j0n · 09-18-2006, 06:34 PM

i post on another forum which was frequented by all three of the people involved

edit: also from what i can tell only one witness of many said the cars were racing...how many people here have been accused of being deep in the throttle just because of an aftermarket exhaust? would it be a big jump to say that that witness believed they were racing due to the two car's loud exhausts?

WayFast84 · 09-18-2006, 07:31 PM

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Originally Posted by j0n

i post on another forum which was frequented by all three of the people involved

edit: also from what i can tell only one witness of many said the cars were racing...how many people here have been accused of being deep in the throttle just because of an aftermarket exhaust? would it be a big jump to say that that witness believed they were racing due to the two car's loud exhausts?

O ok, I now how that is, my freind was yelled at for racing on our street literally going 30mph and then the douche bag who yelled at him easily does 60 in his pos mercury

BUT Plus the two of them being sports cars and they both crashed Of coarse they were racing

Rob WS6 · 09-18-2006, 08:04 PM

**** happens, people die every day. Every activity kills people in some way or another... So people die having a good time, suddenly its the worst thing in the world. Cut me a break. Yeah, it sucks the kid died... but thats the chance you take. No one forced him to be in the car.

98tadriver · 09-18-2006, 10:53 PM

yeah i might streetrace from time to time, but NEVER when its wet out and where i do it is definately not busy. no houses on the road, its literally like a 2-3 mile straightaway. no intersections. gotta be the "responsible" street racer. i had some jackass in a 96-98 mustang try to race me from a roll on delsea drive in vineland when there's cars like 20 feet in front of us. I shook my head no. sorry buddy No dice, no dice. Hey as a matter of fact i usually see him drive by once or twice during our meets at the roadhouse.

NJSPEEDER · 09-19-2006, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by j0n

i post on another forum which was frequented by all three of the people involved

edit: also from what i can tell only one witness of many said the cars were racing...how many people here have been accused of being deep in the throttle just because of an aftermarket exhaust? would it be a big jump to say that that witness believed they were racing due to the two car's loud exhausts?

i would consider it more than someone jsut being accused of going fast when the impact was great enough to split a car in half.
we all give in to the temptation to dig into the go peddle sometimes, but any intelligent person will leave that in some level of moderation. to be going fast enough to rip a car in half is far beyond the reasonable limits of safe driving on a public road, regardless of weather conditions.

r0nin89 · 09-19-2006, 07:07 AM

Yeah but people are stupid...

PBodyGT87 · 09-19-2006, 07:54 AM

there was a guy a couple years ago that crashed his MR2 into a telephone pole racing around a corner on a hill. The car went airborn and hit the pavement nose first and then spun into the pole. He was decapitated and partially ejected from the car, while his hand remained on the shifter and his foot on the pedal. His girlfriend was in the car and she survived, but she was covered in the remains of her boyfriend. Terrible..... he was only 17 and had his license for only a few weeks.

BonzoHansen · 09-19-2006, 08:20 AM

Is the video link DOA? I don't see it.

The car was split in half? Yeah, that isn't just driving. Generally speaking, the problem with street racing (or just driving too fast/aggressive in general) is the life you end might not be your own. It's a bush league move. And it gives all motorheads a black eye.

Tru2Chevy · 09-19-2006, 09:41 AM

If the video isn't working, here is a pic of the back half of the Cobra....

- Justin

qwikz28 · 09-19-2006, 09:48 AM

that cobra was a beautiful color

BonzoHansen · 09-19-2006, 11:41 AM

Um, yeah, if he wasn't 'racing', then he was at a mininmum speeding way beyond a reasonable limit. That doesn't even look like a highway, more like a local road.

Mike · 09-19-2006, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PBodyGT87

there was a guy a couple years ago that crashed his MR2 into a telephone pole racing around a corner on a hill. The car went airborn and hit the pavement nose first and then spun into the pole. He was decapitated and partially ejected from the car, while his hand remained on the shifter and his foot on the pedal. His girlfriend was in the car and she survived, but she was covered in the remains of her boyfriend. Terrible..... he was only 17 and had his license for only a few weeks.

he was a good kid, and i hear shes still ****ed up pretty bad, and the kid with the 300zx that wrecked the next summer too out by bordentown