Fulcrum Suspension in accident

Orion · 01-03-2010, 05:16 PM

Hi guys,

I saw this earlier today, and have just gotten an update with the reference to Fulcrum Suspension:
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...22-952,00.html

A bit sad really

Only goes to show that everyone (even a professional) needs to be vigilant on the road, especially when its wet.

bourbon · 01-03-2010, 05:20 PM

for some reason i dont think they would be profesionals...i think they were just giving the porsche a go cause they could...

but on the other hand not a good thing to hear about...

70NYD · 01-03-2010, 05:22 PM

damn... thats fkd up

my condolences go to their families

project.r.racing · 01-03-2010, 05:50 PM

Dunno what water does to people, but they just drive stupidier when it is wet.

chicaboo · 01-03-2010, 05:53 PM

If this happened at Fairfield Road, it's more likely to have been from the Yeerongpilly store the 2 guys were from, and not Moorooka [unless they were driving between the 2 stores?]. Not to take away from the severity of what's happened - but that particular Fulcrum store [Yeerongpilly] is already my least favourite in the chain, and I'm somewhat not surprised that this happened if they were from that store. If it were guys from the Moorooka store, I'm very surprised. Regardless, they both work on high performance and handling cars day in and day out. This sort of thing should never have happened.

Gav.

marcs_sp20 · 01-03-2010, 07:05 PM

so as I have just watched on channel 7, it was actually 2 blokes from the Moorooka fulcrum store

Brisbane_boy · 01-03-2010, 07:10 PM

id be pissed if that was my car.
news said they were responcible drivers, (obviously not)

if they were driving between the 2 stores there are work vehicals for that.

chicaboo · 01-03-2010, 07:40 PM

I'm quite surprised that 7 showed what they did, as there were witness marks left on the car from the occupants.

I hope that police don't charge the owner of the vehicle for anything, like they did to that guy in WA a couple months ago.

spenaroo · 01-03-2010, 07:41 PM

might be an rush job to prepare a car and certain parts/skills were needed at the other workshop fot that car. idk just a shame. any year on that porsche???

Mad Mat · 01-03-2010, 07:45 PM

just did a quite google search and it could be anywhere from 2002 to 2005 then they brought out the gt3 (i think)

project.r.racing · 01-03-2010, 07:56 PM

must have been a big hit. the roll cage didn't do a thing for protection.

chicaboo · 01-03-2010, 08:11 PM

From what I saw on 7 news, the car appeared to have gone under the trailer of the truck. So you know how that goes after that...

phildough · 01-03-2010, 09:01 PM

From the look of the car it must have been a massive accident.
My condolences to the families.

http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...22-952,00.html

spenaroo · 01-03-2010, 09:10 PM

doent look like a race car, how long till next targa? well the age eliminates the cronic over-steer i would have thought would cause the accident (think 1970s 911, grip, grip, grip, rear overtakes front)

if u remember back to the classic adelaide they couldnt figure out how that porsche crashed. straight road. everything was setup perfectly. it was THE car, everyone tried to use that car as thier goal. and i can tell u the pictures shown on the news were no where near the severity of it, it was 1/3rd the width, with the body/cage pushed inches off the chassis (over 2", and the car literally wrapped around the tree) (source was an ex-competitor, who was mates with the car behind it (a ferrari challenger for those interested) and saw his photos - they will never be published or handed out/shown publicly. even the best setups fail

70NYD · 01-03-2010, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicaboo

I'm quite surprised that 7 showed what they did, as there were witness marks left on the car from the occupants.

I hope that police don't charge the owner of the vehicle for anything, like they did to that guy in WA a couple months ago.

what did they do to the guy in WA??

chicaboo · 01-03-2010, 11:04 PM

He had his car with a mechanic getting worked on, and the mechanic went out speeding in the car, and the owner was fined despite the police acknowledging that the car was left in the mechanic's care during the time of the incident. So, will the owner of this Porsche be responsible for this in some way? Particularly if it had mods, or was deflectable in any way.

marcs_sp20 · 01-03-2010, 11:24 PM

I dare say that the owner of this Porsche wont be fined, as its clear that he was not responsible for the crash...

outbakoz · 01-03-2010, 11:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chicaboo

He had his car with a mechanic getting worked on, and the mechanic went out speeding in the car, and the owner was fined despite the police acknowledging that the car was left in the mechanic's care during the time of the incident.

The car was actually impounded .... edit: here's the article

http://www.news.com.au/national/lamb...-1225817120600

and its subsequent release back to its owner

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/lamb...-1225824992179

chicaboo · 02-03-2010, 01:02 AM

When your car is impounded there is a significant fine to go along with it.
For me it was $250 for the tow, and $100/day [only 2 days thank fark!].

outbakoz · 02-03-2010, 01:43 AM

Jeebus Gav

Thats a big ouch, thankfully it wasn't 28 days

01-03-2010, 05:16 PM	#1
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01-03-2010, 05:20 PM	#2
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01-03-2010, 05:22 PM	#3
70NYD Veni, vidi, vici Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Brisbane Car: 1996 BA Hatch & 2005 RX8 Posts: 4,911 View Photos By: 70NYD	damn... thats fkd up my condolences go to their families __________________

01-03-2010, 07:05 PM	#6
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	so as I have just watched on channel 7, it was actually 2 blokes from the Moorooka fulcrum store __________________

01-03-2010, 07:10 PM	#7
Brisbane_boy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Brisbane QLD Car: 2002 323 astina Posts: 1,059	id be pissed if that was my car. news said they were responcible drivers, (obviously not) if they were driving between the 2 stores there are work vehicals for that. __________________ If your not allowed to go fast, you might as well look fast

01-03-2010, 05:50 PM	#4
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	Dunno what water does to people, but they just drive stupidier when it is wet.

01-03-2010, 05:53 PM	#5
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	If this happened at Fairfield Road, it's more likely to have been from the Yeerongpilly store the 2 guys were from, and not Moorooka [unless they were driving between the 2 stores?]. Not to take away from the severity of what's happened - but that particular Fulcrum store [Yeerongpilly] is already my least favourite in the chain, and I'm somewhat not surprised that this happened if they were from that store. If it were guys from the Moorooka store, I'm very surprised. Regardless, they both work on high performance and handling cars day in and day out. This sort of thing should never have happened. Gav.

01-03-2010, 07:40 PM	#8
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	I'm quite surprised that 7 showed what they did, as there were witness marks left on the car from the occupants. I hope that police don't charge the owner of the vehicle for anything, like they did to that guy in WA a couple months ago.

01-03-2010, 07:41 PM	#9
spenaroo AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: chirnside park, vic Car: 99 mx5 Posts: 407 View Photos By: spenaroo	might be an rush job to prepare a car and certain parts/skills were needed at the other workshop fot that car. idk just a shame. any year on that porsche??? __________________ what the astina lacks in power it makes up 4 in handling straights are good for fast cars corners are for fast drivers

01-03-2010, 07:45 PM	#10
Mad Mat HONEYWELL REPRESENT Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Salisbury - Inner City Car: 1997 BA Hardtop - Had a 2003 BJii J48 Sport20, and 2x bg SOHC astina hatches Posts: 5,011 View Photos By: Mad Mat	just did a quite google search and it could be anywhere from 2002 to 2005 then they brought out the gt3 (i think) __________________ PROJECT "Catalina" 1994 323 BG Hatch 2005-2007 Crashed into truck 1991 323 BG Hatch 2007-2008/9 SOLD 2003 BJ SP20 J48 Hatch 2008-2011 Regretfully SOLD 1997 BA I4 Sedan 2012-CURRENT 1985 BF 323 Hatch 2014-2015SOLD 1989 MX5 2015-2015

01-03-2010, 07:56 PM	#11
project.r.racing Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: n/a Car: n/a Posts: 10,929	must have been a big hit. the roll cage didn't do a thing for protection.

01-03-2010, 08:11 PM	#12
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	From what I saw on 7 news, the car appeared to have gone under the trailer of the truck. So you know how that goes after that...

01-03-2010, 09:01 PM	#13
phildough Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Brisneyland, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Frankenstina Posts: 2,868 View Photos By: phildough	From the look of the car it must have been a massive accident. My condolences to the families. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/s...22-952,00.html

01-03-2010, 09:10 PM	#14
spenaroo AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: chirnside park, vic Car: 99 mx5 Posts: 407 View Photos By: spenaroo	doent look like a race car, how long till next targa? well the age eliminates the cronic over-steer i would have thought would cause the accident (think 1970s 911, grip, grip, grip, rear overtakes front) if u remember back to the classic adelaide they couldnt figure out how that porsche crashed. straight road. everything was setup perfectly. it was THE car, everyone tried to use that car as thier goal. and i can tell u the pictures shown on the news were no where near the severity of it, it was 1/3rd the width, with the body/cage pushed inches off the chassis (over 2", and the car literally wrapped around the tree) (source was an ex-competitor, who was mates with the car behind it (a ferrari challenger for those interested) and saw his photos - they will never be published or handed out/shown publicly. even the best setups fail __________________ what the astina lacks in power it makes up 4 in handling straights are good for fast cars corners are for fast drivers

01-03-2010, 11:04 PM	#16
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	He had his car with a mechanic getting worked on, and the mechanic went out speeding in the car, and the owner was fined despite the police acknowledging that the car was left in the mechanic's care during the time of the incident. So, will the owner of this Porsche be responsible for this in some way? Particularly if it had mods, or was deflectable in any way.

01-03-2010, 11:24 PM	#17
marcs_sp20 Moderator Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ipswich, Queensland Car: 2002 Mazda Astina SP20 2006 Mazda 6 GY Wagon Posts: 9,769 View Photos By: marcs_sp20	I dare say that the owner of this Porsche wont be fined, as its clear that he was not responsible for the crash... __________________

02-03-2010, 01:02 AM	#19
chicaboo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Logan prefecture Car: Touge monster Posts: 7,585	When your car is impounded there is a significant fine to go along with it. For me it was $250 for the tow, and $100/day [only 2 days thank fark!].

02-03-2010, 01:43 AM	#20
outbakoz AstinaGT Regular Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Newmarket, Brisvegas Car: 97 BA Astina Hatch Posts: 356 View Photos By: outbakoz	Jeebus Gav Thats a big ouch, thankfully it wasn't 28 days __________________ So many ideas, so little time... My Car