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civic idiots around here get a wake up call
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:16 pm
by N30N
well here around cincy we have alot of idiot civics that go open headers and its loud and they love it but i think it sounds stupid.anyways just a few days ago one flipped his and died.i know some people that knew him so its sad but the story is crazy.the driver died cause he was going 80-100 and his gf turned the key off on him so he lost power steering,brakes,and his wheel might have locked.civics are not made for racing twisties.too light
check it out
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/2009 ... /304290008
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:31 pm
by SOKADAO954
what he did was stupid but, its still very sad he was only 22 and had a long life to go.
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:33 pm
by glasswars
civics are not made for racing twisties.too light

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:45 pm
by jetas
his gf turned the key off on him so he lost power steering,brakes,and his wheel might have locked.
That was fuckin stupid.
Re: civic idiots around here get a wake up call
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:48 pm
by jT
N30N wrote:his gf turned the key off on him
unless you know that for a fact that article doesn't explicitly say that.. but if that is the case, regardless of whether or not he could have controlled the car throughout this racing or whatever.... the only real problem here is the gf turning the key off..... stupid girls.
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:48 pm
by N30N
+1
they were having problems and they were arguing so she wanted him to stop
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:56 pm
by Neon4Life
N30N wrote:+1
they were having problems and they were arguing so she wanted him to stop
so do u know them personally to be saying that his gf was the one that turned the engine off.
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:59 pm
by N30N
i dont know him im just going by what my friend told me.crazy shit dude but my girl knows better.i dont think his friend would lie so im stickin with what he told me
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 1:59 pm
by bone-yard-racing
civics are not made for racing twisties.too light
Explain 1400lb 800+hp F1 cars then? Did you ever consider that you and your idiot friends arent Ayrton Senna? Your friend did something stupid and lost it perhaps your friends gf did something stupid and lost him either way its unfortunate
Re: civic idiots around here get a wake up call
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 2:26 pm
by hansken_yo
jT wrote:N30N wrote:his gf turned the key off on him
unless you know that for a fact that article doesn't explicitly say that.. but if that is the case, regardless of whether or not he could have controlled the car throughout this racing or whatever....
Word
jT wrote:the only real problem here is the gf turning the key off..... stupid girls.
though the girlfriend may have turned the key off, her actions of trying to get the boyfriend to stop something that was reckless and putting her life and other passengers at risk was not stupid.
How many different ways could you think of trying to stop a car that you are in and then compound that with the heighten state of the situation. I guess I would have gone for the Ebrake if it was a handle and reachable.... I dunno.
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 3:46 pm
by TheRandom1
In the story it mentions someone shutting the engine off, but doesn't mention whether or not it was the cause of the accident. At least not that I saw.
Sucks that he died, but maybe it'll be a wakeup call for some of those racers that street racing is FUCKING STUPID!!!!!
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 3:54 pm
by Tam
Man that sucks. But they shouldn't be street racing in the first place. It puts everyone involved and everyone around them in danger. But if his gf really did pull the ignition off, then that was a really bad action on her part. She could've at least pulled up the e-brake handle to stop him instead. That wouldv'e ended up better than what really happened.
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 3:55 pm
by TheRandom1
Not really... pulling the ebrake could cause the rear end to kick out then they'd have hit the ditch sideways instead of head on, possibly killing the other 2 people in the car.
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 4:09 pm
by MyNeonSaysHi
HONDA CIVIC
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 4:18 pm
by MoxHair
bone-yard-racing wrote:civics are not made for racing twisties.too light
Explain 1400lb 800+hp F1 cars then? Did you ever consider that you and your idiot friends arent Ayrton Senna? Your friend did something stupid and lost it perhaps your friends gf did something stupid and lost him either way its unfortunate
Lotus Elise, Ariel Atom, Lotus Exige, etc
Yep light weight cars are terrible in the twisties. You should only use 5000lbs saloon cars when you go into the corners.
Even Ayrton Senna wasn't perfect
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 4:30 pm
by theTeejmiester
^^
sucks to hear the guy died but shit these motherfuckers need to STOP the street racing shit,or even more bumbasses will get killed,and it just scares me to think that these fast and the furious warriors will kill a mini van full of kids
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 6:59 pm
by Passt
bone-yard-racing wrote:civics are not made for racing twisties.too light
Explain 1400lb 800+hp F1 cars then? Did you ever consider that you and your idiot friends arent Ayrton Senna? Your friend did something stupid and lost it perhaps your friends gf did something stupid and lost him either way its unfortunate
Downforce.
The audio file is pretty moving. It's a reminder of how quickly something can go bad. We don't get many street racing calls in my jurisdiction because we're more in the middle of the city. It's too bad he wasn't wearing his seatbelt

Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 9:50 pm
by lilnicko11
thats horrible
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:12 pm
by measy27
Damn that sucks.. I got a guy here that just bought a srt and all he wants to do is go to the races.. Im gonna show him this link..
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:19 pm
by Neon4Life
measy27 wrote:Damn that sucks.. I got a guy here that just bought a srt and all he wants to do is go to the races.. Im gonna show him this link..
Better yet show him this video. maybe thatll change his mind about racing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkyRvW1cBB4
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:37 pm
by Sabersoul
theTeejmiester wrote:^^
sucks to hear the guy died but shit these motherfuckers need to STOP the street racing shit,or even more bumbasses will get killed,and it just scares me to think that these fast and the furious warriors will kill a mini van full of kids
I'm with you on that one. It's stupid.
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:42 pm
by SOKADAO954
bone-yard-racing wrote:civics are not made for racing twisties.too light
Explain 1400lb 800+hp F1 cars then? Did you ever consider that you and your idiot friends arent Ayrton Senna? Your friend did something stupid and lost it perhaps your friends gf did something stupid and lost him either way its unfortunate
ayrton senna?? wat a legend...
he had a house next to my in brazil.
glad to see u know some the old timers.