Audi R8 impaled on guardrail. Driver survives ( amazingly )
#1
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Audi R8 impaled on guardrail. Driver survives ( amazingly )
Putting a shiny new Audi R8 into the guardrail is about the worst thing an owner could imagine right? Wrong. Try skewering that shiny new R8 onto the guardrail.
That's what this driver from Athens managed to do. Despite the appearance of having skewered the driver's area too, the man at the wheel lived, though his legs were seriously injured. Though we hesitate to call this driver lucky, he certainly beat the odds. Just look at that cockpit shot of the guard rail going right throught the steering column.
It's a sad sight, and not just because of the human cost. The R8 is clearly never going to see another corner, though some of its parts--particularly the engine--may live on in other projects.
Another example of an owner who had more money than driving skill. I bet most of these drivers have had no real track time or race courses. They pay big bucks for these cars and assume they will do the impossible
That's what this driver from Athens managed to do. Despite the appearance of having skewered the driver's area too, the man at the wheel lived, though his legs were seriously injured. Though we hesitate to call this driver lucky, he certainly beat the odds. Just look at that cockpit shot of the guard rail going right throught the steering column.
It's a sad sight, and not just because of the human cost. The R8 is clearly never going to see another corner, though some of its parts--particularly the engine--may live on in other projects.
Another example of an owner who had more money than driving skill. I bet most of these drivers have had no real track time or race courses. They pay big bucks for these cars and assume they will do the impossible
#2
that is very sad. hearing six figure cars get trashed they way they do by idiotic driving or recklessness. i liked this car because of its luster and craftsmanship, but when you see pics like the ones above, it makes me grateful to have the cars that i have because i dont squander what i earned to achieve in life.
#3
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I cant believe that the driver survived. He must have hit that guard rail at a very high velocity to split it and cause it to pierce the the wheel, suspension, body, and out of the rear window.
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Holy **** those pics are indeed scary (imagine if that guard rail actually went straight through, the driver would be dead for sure).
Nevertheless, this is indeed a victory for automobile safety
Nevertheless, this is indeed a victory for automobile safety
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ugh that's awful. i hope he recovers.
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I see more blood on the chair than I do near the floor. I would assume that the legs were crushed rather than severed. Scary stuff