Porsche Test Driver Dies on Autobahn Testing Pre-Production 911
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STUTTGART, Germany: Porsche says one of its drivers was killed in a round-the-clock endurance test of a 911 Cabriolet on the autobahn.
Police say the 51-year-old crashed into the center guard rail of the A5 autobahn between Frankfurt and Heidelberg at 2:40 a.m. Friday. The driver, who had 25 years' experience, died at the scene.
Spokesman Dirk Erat says the road-endurance exercise was not a high-speed test, which are not done on open roads and the cause of the crash is unclear. He says the 911 was part of a test in which three drivers drove the car nonstop in shifts around-the-clock.
Police say the 51-year-old crashed into the center guard rail of the A5 autobahn between Frankfurt and Heidelberg at 2:40 a.m. Friday. The driver, who had 25 years' experience, died at the scene.
Spokesman Dirk Erat says the road-endurance exercise was not a high-speed test, which are not done on open roads and the cause of the crash is unclear. He says the 911 was part of a test in which three drivers drove the car nonstop in shifts around-the-clock.
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Very Sad News RIP
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Damn, i doubt he fell asleep since there were 3 drivers taking turns. Maybe mechanical problems since its a pre-production vehicle?
Autobahn, so he probably drove close to 80-100mph on that thing. Still sad news.
Autobahn, so he probably drove close to 80-100mph on that thing. Still sad news.
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My question is why would they have a guard rail that would allow a car to get into that postion? Surely they must know that there are a lot o low profile cars using the autobahn? If the guard rail was right down to the ground he may have just bounced off the rail and maybe survived.
Anyway, anyone losing a life is tragic.
Anyway, anyone losing a life is tragic.
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My question is why would they have a guard rail that would allow a car to get into that postion? Surely they must know that there are a lot o low profile cars using the autobahn? If the guard rail was right down to the ground he may have just bounced off the rail and maybe survived.
Anyway, anyone losing a life is tragic.![Frown](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/frown.gif)
Anyway, anyone losing a life is tragic.
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RIP to the driver.
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