Ferrari driver writes off new car on M1 in Barnsley

vostok

vostok

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A driver lost control of his new £200,000 Ferrari and careered off a motorway before it burst into flames - after owning it for just an hour.

The high-performance Ferrari 430 Scuderia was reduced to a twisted wreck after the smash on the M1 near junction 37 in South Yorkshire on Thursday afternoon.

Police described how the car "went airborne" in the wet conditions.

The driver walked away with just cuts and bruises.

The car went 50 metres down a bank and ended up in a field, where it turned into a fireball and had to be extinguished by firefighters.

The driver damaged more than his pride
In a statement on Facebook, South Yorkshire Police said: "Officers asked the driver what sort of car he 'had' to which he replied 'it was a Ferrari'.

"Detecting a sense of damaged pride he then said 'I've only just got it, picked it up an hour ago'."

The force urged drivers to take care on the roads.

"Over the past couple of weeks there has been a number of collisions where driving styles have not reflected the road and weather conditions. Please take more care."

(http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-40748897)

I post that because I had similar 2 years ago, buying a shitbox Camero, at the time,

I didn't want to insure it as I was driving it to Europe, but I insured it for 3rd party ..lol just as well

left hand drive on right hand drive wet narrow UK roads is no joke ...lol
 
racerboy71

racerboy71

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curious2garden said:
If he'd kept those front wheels on the ground he might have stood a chance! Hey last week when I went to LA to visit my son I saw an actual gold plated Aventador on the LA freeway LOL!
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those buggy's weigh almost nothing, so they have a huge power to weight ratio, even up against a super light vw bug like that, but yes, doing a wheelie thru first cost him a bit of time no doubt..
i actually just bought me a new aventador tonight, a black one.. from wal mart, it's a hot wheels, but hey, i can say i own a lambo now.. i was really after the hotwheels track day porsche 914/6 that i also found, but had to grab the aventador as well as i could not resist..
 
curious2garden

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racerboy71 said:
those buggy's weigh almost nothing, so they have a huge power to weight ratio, even up against a super light vw bug like that, but yes, doing a wheelie thru first cost him a bit of time no doubt..
i actually just bought me a new aventador tonight, a black one.. from wal mart, it's a hot wheels, but hey, i can say i own a lambo now.. i was really after the hotwheels track day porsche 914/6 that i also found, but had to grab the aventador as well as i could not resist..
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Rear engine really doesn't help LOL
 
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