Don't be silly

in the rain, even if your car has 4-wheel drive. This brings tears to my eyes (especially as it looks like he could have made a better effort to miss the guard rail).

Car Crash Weekend - Ferrari Edition

(This post makes me cry a little inside)

So last week was a couple of race cars involved in a little touchy feely with things they shouldn't have (pit crew and a stray dog). Today is a bit of a Ferrari special - I'm not sure if last week was just a really bad week for Ferrari crashes, or if it's the in vogue thing for the car blogs to post, with no car shows going on at the minute.

Anyway, first up is the sensible Dutch guy who decided he needed a quick bath. With his car.

Second up is the kid we all used to hate at school - the one who's Dad gives him the keys to his latest speed mobile, so he can show off to his mates. It looks like this one might not be allowed to borrow the car anymore.....


The last one is probably the most amazing. Despite pretty much losing the top half of the car to the crash barrier, the driver and passenger of this F355 made it out alive. At least they had the decency to use one of the older Ferrari's when they were crashing......

Spectaculat Porsche Crash - Driver Walks Away!

Some tight bar-steward didn't make the video embedable, so you'll have to follow the link, but this crash is pretty amazing. And the fact he missed the spectators as well.

It sort of makes me wish for the old days when Sunday afternoons (and some Saturdays when Newcastle was playing away) were spent watching Grandstand on the BBC for the weekly installment of the Touring Car Championships - all those old Sierra Cosworth 500's flying around the track at ridiculous speeds, and not afraid to have the occasional nudge with their competitors (and there were right turns thrown in there as well, Nascar - it makes for much better racing, in case you were wondering.....).

Start, Crash, Stop - Gumball 2007 Cancelled

So, after a Techart 911 driven by Nick Morley crossed the centreline and hit an oncoming vehicle, killing both passengers, Gumball 2007 has been cancelled.

What made matters worse (if they can be worse with 2 people dying), was the subsequent attempted run by the driver, getting picked up by another Gumballer and making a run for the border. The police picked him up before he left the country, and he's now in jail for 30 days while they sort everything out. It also looked like Gumball was trying to avoid talking about the incident for over 24 hours after it happened, and then when it did, seemed like they were trying to passi it off as something not quite as serious as it was.

Anyway, bit of a shocker all round, and no idea what's going to happen now - I'm guessing no more Gumballs in Europe - maybe a South American version? But that would have a host of it's own special problems to deal with.

The worst crash ever?

I don't think so, but pretty impressive never the less. There were no other cars involved (this is just one car, in case you weren't paying attention), but the most amazing thing is the driver walked away from this with no serious injuries (although I bet he needed a new pair of pants!).