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[tri_willy]

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,24564978-5006301,00.html

THIS $250,000 Ferrari was almost sliced in half yesterday, yet the two men inside astonishingly escaped serious injury. They had "turned the streets into a racetrack" before crashing into the pole, in Walkerville, just before noon. The driver, aged in his 30s, and his passenger were treated in Royal Adelaide Hospital for minor injuries.

They remained in hospital in a stable condition yesterday. The five-year-old Modena model was wrapped around the pole on Lansdowne Ave. The car crashed a few minutes after residents said they saw it "zinging" past their homes at high speed.

"I was outside my house talking and we heard something fly up and it was this black Ferrari," Vlado Blazeka said.

"It sounded just like, `zing, zing', as it went past," Mr Blazeka said.

He said he walked around the corner when he saw a firetruck go past and saw the Ferrari smashed against the pole.

He said the men were "lucky to be alive".

"The Stobie split the car in two and it's basically up where the gear stick should be," he said.

Wild at Art manager Lana Errey rushed to help the two men after the accident happened 200m from her gallery." I just wanted to do what I could to help. After I checked they were OK I put my hand on the driver's shoulder and said a prayer for them," she said.

Ms Errey, 45, heard the Ferrari go past about 11.30am and described the noise as "deafening".

"It's like they turned the streets into a racetrack," she said.

Bruce Colwell, 60, saw the Ferrari "whiz" down Walkerville Tce and turn right on to Landsdowne Rd minutes before the crash happened.

"It looked like he (the driver) was doing about 150km/h," he said.

Police were investigating the cause of the crash. It was not known if charges would be laid.

oh dear... :lol

 

[Vitten]

That's one strong pole !

 

[ConfusingJazz]

Pole wins.

Flawless Victory.

 

[VOOK]

Talk about a hole in one!

 

[mre]

Those sons of bitches. Why couldn't they have wrecked a civic?

 

[navanman]

They are lucky its rear engined car as they would certainly have been killed otherwise.
The front of the Ferrari is just boot (trunk space), thats why the crash looks like that.

 

[GSG Flash]

Those sons of bitches. Why couldn't they have wrecked a civic?

They probably would have died as a result of that, Ferraris are extremely safe (and they should be considering the amount you spend on one)

 

[navanman]

They probably would have died as a result of that, Ferraris are extremely safe (and they should be considering the amount you spend on one)

They would have been killed in a Civic, not because the Ferrari is safer but because the engine block & gearbox would have come through the dashboard & footwell and made swiss cheese of their legs, organs.

 

[YakiSOBA]

They could have hit an innocent bystander, I hope charges are laid.

 

[Grug]

 

[Limedust]

Looks like the d-bag took that corner in the background a little too fast.

Congrats on trashing an awesome car and wearing the dashboard like a hat.

 

[mre]

They probably would have died as a result of that, Ferraris are extremely safe (and they should be considering the amount you spend on one)

Yes, but had they crashed a civic the Ferrari would be safe.

 

[Ceres]

Isn't 30s kind of young for a midlife crisis?

 

[TxdoHawk]

Those sons of bitches. Why couldn't they have wrecked a civic?

It's hard for a $20k compact to give you a god complex. :lol Meanwhile, a good chunk of the people who buy these supercars seem to think that "affording one" and "being able to drive one at high speeds" are one in the same. Luckily for these guys, losing the car seems to be the only harsh lesson they'll learn.

 

[HolyCheck]

Scrolled past the pics quickly.. saw the thats a strong pole quote... and scrolled back up and laughed.

stobie poles are amazing.

 

[Dark Octave]

I'd still roll it. The engine is in the back. Get it an alignment and it's good to go.

 

[RobertM]

In GTA4 that pole would go down like a cheap hooker or just appear in the middle of nowhere.

 

[sky]

I thought this was going to be about scoring chicks!

 

[bggrthnjsus]

ahhhh, it never gets old

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Googly eyes!

 

[Subtervotion]

I will never understand why he's putting sunglasses over his sunglasses in the third frame. :lol :lol

 

[Chris R]

I will never understand why he's putting sunglasses over his sunglasses in the third frame. :lol :lol

because he is Horatio, the biggest bad ass ever. Check a few CSI Miami clips on youtube and then you will start to understand.

 

[Xapati]

I'll get you next time.

^

 

[lil smoke]

It's weird but those pics make my nuts hurt.

 

[Lonestar]

I will never understand why he's putting sunglasses over his sunglasses in the third frame. :lol :lol

This is all you need to see to understand it.

Pay attention to the sunglasses.... :lol