In Marbella this weekend...

tagged images here: https://www.6speedonline.com/forums/...t-crashed.html

 

Driver?

 

Unfortunately the pics are all I have, will try to find more info about this...

 

Looks like a bad wreck, that is too bad.
Ar you sure it's new? If that color is LIGHT blue, I think it's old... ?

Q (hard to answer, I bet) - Is the CGT hard to drive, or do people wreck them because they try to push the limits of a supercar and they in fact are just bad drivers?

 

that car if pushed will bite back

 

I don't think it's hard to drive at all. With that in mind, you DO have to respect the car and what it can do. I think few "civilians" can approach the limits of the car and none should try on the street.

 

wonder if their insurance is canceled now?

 

friend of mine just crashed his GT too and the dealer estimate was $450k lol

 

That crash didn't happen this weekend, it happened some months back (end of last summer) and it sadly is #1250, only one built in that color.

 

Virtually all Porsches are such competent cars that they are capable of dramatic speed extremely quickly -- without feeling like it is so fast-- untill something goes wrong!
It means that it is going to be a BIG accident when it does go wrong.
Because of the "image" of the car and the driver's "self image" they put the car and themselves in a position beyond their ability. To handle a car with this sort of capability requires an understanding of what will happen next--not get there and then start thinking about it when it is already to late.
To own and drive a car like the CGT effectively needs some understanding and respect for it's capabilities and the discipline to manage it properly.

 

I like the fact that there is such a thing as a CGT registry. There should be one for the 996 GT2, or we should start one?

 

Bad wreck

 

Looks like a bad wreck

To drive it around is not difficult but to keep it under control once it gets loose requires experience

 

thanks for the replies regarding skill required.
take a gallardo as a comparison - very fast as well, but awd, and often said that they are "very easy" to drive (assuming at limits, not just around town). is the cgt easy to drive normally, but a ***** to find the limits, and to correct once overshot?

 

Since we're on the topic, I assume some of you guys have heard of the site www.wreckedexotics.com. There you can view all of your favorite cars partially or completely destroyed.