M5 Crash

[Raven]

This is scary :( . . .
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Columns/articleId=124526#2

[RaceMX-M3]

Yeah I was active on the M5board when this happened and remember how spooky it was reading the thread about it. Very sad 5 kids dead. From the pics it's hard to tell you're looking at a car, let alone an M5. I think putting a 19 year old in a 500 hp car is asking for trouble.

[Qship5]

Biggest mistake some wealthy parents make is putting their kid into a car they are not ready for. Any kid getting a car even close to an M5 should be sent to a driving school first.

[NDeedOne]

Yeh, very bad day.

[TiptronicSoldier]

Biggest mistake some wealthy parents make is putting their kid into a car they are not ready for. Any kid getting a car even close to an M5 should be sent to a driving school first.

+1, I think kids should work their way up or in my case never given a fast car. If they make the payments on their own car and their insurance they value the car more and try not to wreck it or act with immaturity. My insurance rates alone being under 25 and single make it hard for me to let myself get a ticket or make any other claims.

[Gargamel]

Holly God!!! That is scary!

[Artic_07]

WOW!!!
I have heard part of the story last year, but not all that...

[Tremelle]

I wonder how many kids visit these forums and see the street racing videos and read about the "kills" taking place on open roads and want to copy them. They don't have to be in a M5. They can be in their parent's car and have the same results.

[RaceMX-M3]

Just an FYI.. as stated in the forum's rules and guidelines HERE (http://dfwautoclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=113) posting threads or videos about illegal street racing in the United States is prohibited. Testing, comparisons vs other test vehicles, driving demonstrations etc.. should take place on a closed course or within legal posted speed limits on public roads. :thumbsup2:

[Tremelle]

So videos showing cars side by side running above the speed limit on a public road that is not closed off by a public official is legal? When a kid watches those videos they are aware of those "precautions" being taken by the drivers? I think not. They see cars running on the North Texas Tollway on the north end by where they may live. They read stories of "kills" taking place on public roads. It really is not a big deal to me, but I guess seeing the video of that M5 wreck got me to thinking about it.

[TiptronicSoldier]

So videos showing cars side by side running above the speed limit on a public road that is not closed off by a public official is legal? When a kid watches those videos they are aware of those "precautions" being taken by the drivers? I think not. They see cars running on the North Texas Tollway on the north end by where they may live. They read stories of "kills" taking place on public roads. It really is not a big deal to me, but I guess seeing the video of that M5 wreck got me to thinking about it.

I thought they had run out of room and ran off the air strip? They were technically not on a public road which did not make it illegal per-say but this shows that whether you are doing it on a closed course or illegally safety should always be the number 1 issue on one's mind. I'm not an expert on airstrips but I do believe private ones are not very well lit so over running a strip could easily be possible at excessive speed in the pitch black darkness.

My friend's uncle was killed in a dirt track race when his car was involved in a pile up. It can happen anywhere even in places which are deemed somewhat safer.

Anything can be dangerous, David Little former linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers was killed doing bench press when the barbell fell on him and I'm sure it wasn't his first time.

Kids are kids, it sucks for stuff to happen to anyone at that young of an age but we cannot control everything that happens. So if a kid see a race video then decides to race and get hurt, I cannot place blame on the video. That being said, we should always encourage others to be safe and wear their seatbelts.

[RaceMX-M3]

The DFWAC's official position is that threads/posts discussing or promoting illegal street racing are prohibited and such activities are strongly discouraged.

Having said that there are many influences good and bad everywhere you look. At the end of the day everyone must take personal responsibility for their own decisions and judgement, regardless of what may or may not have influenced those decisions.

Handing a 19 yr old the keys to a 500 hp M5 and then blaming the M5board for the kid driving the car fast down a runway is naive. If my parent's had given me a comparable car at age 19 I would also likely not be here.

[Titanium 325]

I can't belive that was a M5.... it looked like a pile of scrap.

I have had my share of scary experiences and nearly lost some close friends. Even "closed course testing" can turn tragic in a hurry. I am glad I only have an inline 6 mustang as my first car, or I would have been in some real trouble myself.

I feel bad for the parents of all involved. That is truly tragic.

[AlexT]

Lost one of my friend in high school. Got a C4 Vett for his 16 bday. Took it out, and raced a mustang on LBJ. Switched 4 lanes and rearended a towncar while doing better than 130 as that was what the Mustang was doing. He was burned to death. His passenger didn't have seat belt on was in what used to be the back seat of the town car dead on impact.

To this day, Vetts are my Elenor.

I had my share of wrecks. Namely 7 BMWs. Starting with 83 318i, I T-boned a 79 Monte Carlo at about 60 to the recent one driving a 95 540 head on with a 70s iron (can't remember what it was). I was doing about 30 and he about 90. I walked away with seatbelt burns from both.

I think for anyone under 25, no more than 250hp with less than 3600 lbs. E36 M3 is the limit.