I met him at the Ottawa Ferrari Festival in 2010. Very laid back, a "bon-vivant" as they say in my parts.
I keep thinking about this... thank GOD the car didn't roll before hitting the water. With the door mechanism being what it is, the outcome could have been way, way different. Jedi
Pops, there are always other ways to get out. Going through the windows, and since all the other people were watching, they would have hopefully gone in and got them out if that ever happened. The Enzo windows do look small, but I would hope they would be able to fit, but I get your point, being underwater and upside down probably would disorient you. Fact: Mythbusters
The Mercedes SLS coupe has explosive charges in the door hinges, once the car is upside down the roof-line hinges detach so you can open the doors.
Interesting, never heard of that before. Do you know how they detach, being upside-down on the roof in water still has a lot of force on the roof, not sure how they'd actually separate. Plus, factor in the pressure caused by water alongside the doors, it probably isn't the easiest thing to do online. Explosives would help though.
Vancouver and Halifax this past week, then Spain next week, so I'll take sleep whenever I can get it.
Sorry...but this car is a complete loss. Did anyone notice it tumbling down 10 ft of rocks on its way down into the water? I wonder if he has "racing" insurance....or will the repair bill come out of his pocket?
I wonder what Transportaction thinks of their possession ending up in the sea? How will that affect liability?
Looks like he is getting some work done on the wet Enzo: http://www.autoblog.nl/verzopen-ferrari-enzo-edo-competition-krijgt-950-pk (use Google Chrome, it will suggest translating from Dutch to English, I just read it as is ) Gerrit
