Porsche Test Driver Fatality Follow Up

Porsche 911 prototype crash with fatality
Porsche 911 prototype crash with fatality
Porsche 911 prototype crash with fatality

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Bristol411S3

This doesn't make sense. 120kph is hardly "excessive speed" unless there was thick fog or ice. But the road looks dry and conditions clear. And why no mention of what the technical defect was that also contributed?

March 18, 2009 1:20 pm

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skychao

it says too fast for conditions. it might have been pouring rain or something, maybe foggy as you said? who knows what the conditions were. but the road looks dry but its hard to tell from pictures.

March 18, 2009 5:39 pm

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BrianWCF

bristol411s3, thanks for pointing this out. There was a translation discrepancy from the swr.de source. The story has been edited. Sorry for the confusion.

March 18, 2009 8:13 pm

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mlporsche

yup..yr right no mention of tec fault....i was driving a 911 at a decent speed in india the road had a little puddle of water..i lost control..and there was no one around or no baricade so managed to get into control later

March 18, 2009 1:43 pm

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kimbo

the fact that 911's handle badly during controled(sort of) power slide isn't new. Sure enginners managed to make car handle better, but this first 911's genesis is still there. If you get serious traction problems in your 911 just escape the car as you probably wouldn't make it.

March 18, 2009 1:50 pm

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chris25

I still can't understand at that speed of 120 kph? unless the car had rear wheel drive or the TC is off or the brakes fail or something else....

March 18, 2009 4:23 pm

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kmayb

Ejector seats ! That's the answer. Get as far away from the "widowmaker" as you can when control is (too easily) lost. I still want one however.

March 18, 2009 6:19 pm

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scratchy996

the Japanese tried ejector seats for cars. not so good idea when you're in a tunnel.

March 18, 2009 9:13 pm

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Mol02468

Lol trust the japs to test stuff out in a tunnel

March 19, 2009 2:40 am

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Indian Autos Blog

Loss of pressure in the brake lines? Driver fatigue? Steering system failure? You can rule those basic factors out when assessing an accident

March 19, 2009 1:38 pm

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March 18, 2009 9:14 am By Zack Newmark

Filed Under: German, Porsche, Spy Photos

Tags: Porsche 911 , Porsche 991 , Porsche 911 cabrio , autobahn , prototype

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