Greg Myers Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Not good http://autoweek.com/article/classic-cars/one-mercedes-benz-300-sls-porter-special-crashes-rare-lister-jaguar-goodwood?utm_source=DailyDrive20150325&utm_medium=enewsletter&utm_term=headline-center&utm_content=body&utm_campaign=awdailydrive
LaughingIndian Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 An "F1 legend" and an "amateur" on the same track describes my ride into work this morning ... not that I'm anywhere near an F1 legend, but you should have seen that geriatric in the Prius ...
Chuck Most Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 It's bound to happen if they aren't being used as dust collectors in a museum or some rich guy's garage. Honestly, I'd rather see this happen than the "dust collector" option.
Atmobil Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 I'm not sure I think this is very sad at all, race cars being raced will always be in danger of crashing and the people that are in to this have wallets to cover repairs to such high-end machinery as this. As long as the drivers are ok, I'm ok with it. I see that the SL is a former wrecked car that has been built up back in the day so in a way this is just history repeating itself. The Porter Special is an oddball, created by Californian Chuck Porter from a wrecked and burned 300SL Gullwing. Formed to look like a Silver Arrow, Porter named it the SLS -- with the second S standing for “scrap.” It raced throughout the mid- to late 1950s with a variety engines, including, eventually, Buick and Chevy V8s, under its long hood. It is said to be worth $5.9 million; safe to say it’s well worth restoring.
DrKerry Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 That'll buff right out! The same thought went through my mind.... LOL
Bill J Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 A similar circumstance of a Jaguar slowing on the track and cutting in front of a hobby racer in an Austin-Healy causing the Healey to swerve in front of a Mercedes 300 SLS was what ending up killing the Mercedes driver and 85 spectators at the 1955 LeMans 24hours, June 11, 1955. Both this Jag and Merc were rare historic cars and as far as the F1 driver in the Mercedes, never heard of him.
gtx6970 Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Some how I seriously doubt an ' amateur ' is the correct terms for either driver. Even though I've never heard of either driver . But my guts says a true 'amateur' would not be behind the wheel of a multi million dollar historic race car at one of these events.. Either way both will be repaired and race again in the not so distance future . Sounds like both drivers walked away with nothing hurt but pride
chunkypeanutbutter Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Sounds like both drivers walked away with nothing hurt but pride And their multi-million dollar historic race cars.
jbwelda Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 I want the land rover recovery vehicle in the background jb
kitbash1 Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Is it wrong to shed a tear or two for these cars ?
Joe Handley Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Eh, not like they aren't repairable though, now if they had been buried in a collapsed structure after said structure burned with a lot of heat.......
58 Impala Posted March 26, 2015 Posted March 26, 2015 Wow, bummer. think the Jag got the worst of it.
ToyLvr Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Eh, not like they aren't repairable though, now if they had been buried in a collapsed structure after said structure burned with a lot of heat....... Or if they were in a museum that just so happened to develop a sink hole in the floor.......
jbwelda Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I shed a tear for the cars, especially that Jag, but not necessarily for the owners. its just money and they probably got plenty. make a good tax writeoff. jb
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Which diver was on his cel phone Merc driver musta been texting...
Brudda Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 I used to historic race my ,now sold, 1966 GT 350. At Laguna Seca (I am not going to call it mazda raceway) I was following a fellow GT 350 and his axle came out of the housing with the tire still on, it went over my car and impacted itself into a real nice 289 AC Cobra. Things break,crashes happen. Just part of the sport. I asked a owner of a very expensive 250 Ferrari Lusso,why are you racing a million dollar car? And he said even wrecked, its still a million dollar car so why not have some fun with it. Whole different world. People ask me if my wife gets mad at a 150 dollar kit,and I said no.Because I used to spend around 2 thou just to race my GT 350 for a weekend. Like I said another world.
Greg Myers Posted March 27, 2015 Author Posted March 27, 2015 Eh, not like they aren't repairable though, now if they had been buried in a collapsed structure after said structure burned with a lot of heat.......
chunkypeanutbutter Posted March 27, 2015 Posted March 27, 2015 Silently thrown away, most likely, or given away, or auctioned for charity as an "environmental art piece."
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