Hamilton's Dad crashes a CGT.
 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1247589.ece

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Not as bad as I expected. Funny that the car was BORROWED. Imagine explaining that one.

The article stated the car was "totalled"...I call bs on that one :)

I'd believe it. It doesn't take much to total a car these days - the value of the parts is often greater than the "value" of the car by 2-3 times.

Plus insurance companies love to total cars - it makes it easier on them (less potential fights with clients/body shops/scammers/etc.) and it encourages people to buy new cars, which means more $$$ for them.

I hear ya Jeff, but you can "buff out" a lot of damage for $200+K :). I just doesn't "appear" to be damaged all that much...

We're also looking at small pictures taken at great distance. Betcha the frame has some damage.

Dan

I think he going for that driveway on the right but his rain tires were too worn and he lost it under braking.

Everybody knows Porsches have uncontrolable oversteer...:p

If sliding on that relatively flat patch of grass bent the frame then that car would never survive a mile on NY roads.

In the picture in the Sun article the body seems to be pretty tweeked the front fender looks like it no longer lines up.

I have to laugh because in Lewis' Top Gear interview he said his dad likes to think he is a better driver than him.

That's what I was looking at too... it appears to be a minor slide across the grass, and then some damage that is obviously BUSH's fault :)

It's truly amazing to me how many people manage to crash one of these cars. It's equally amazing that they usually do it on a straight stretch of road, while showing off. Morons.

JR

What about the shrubbery?

Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity! I was beginning to think this callous bunch had no concern for the innocent victims involved :)

Have they blamed Alonso yet?
 

Exactly. Perhaps the Hammies should call Roger the Shrubber to make amends to the locals:

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As to the totalling of the CGT, I supose it would be fairly easy to do with any structural damage to the carbon moncoque.

Anyone know the current list price on that part?


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Tim

Everyone knows he was just rear-ended by Kimi.

I'm going to head over the Porsche dealership, and with a perfectly straight face, try and order a CGT monocoque frame.