Pcars leaving cars and coffee..... Uhoh..

[Geneman]

https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/09/16/us/ap-us-porsche-into-crowd.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fa ponline-national

[pwd72s]

Porsche owners should leave this to the professional Mustang drivers.

[MBAtarga]

Very short video and a few pictures as well
Car plows into spectators at Boise, Idaho Cars & Coffee show | Idaho Statesman

[svandamme]

HOW
do you even do that in a Boxster or Cayman.. IN A STRAIGHT LINE ?!!!

I can barely get mine to slide with the PSM off in the wet, never mind in the dry.
And when you do, it's so predictable, i mean, let off the gas and it settles

[Khal]

What model of Porsche is that?

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by svandamme

HOW
do you even do that in a Boxster or Cayman.. IN A STRAIGHT LINE ?!!!

I can barely get mine to slide with the PSM off in the wet, never mind in the dry.
And when you do, it's so predictable, i mean, let off the gas and it settles

One must be a skilled driver to purchase a Boxster.

[Brando]

Must be a Mustang driver that put on some super-slippery tyres for crowd-plowing.

[masraum]

That's a real shame for the folks that were hit. At least the Porsche driver should have insurance.

It sucks that it was a late model Boxster Spyder. Don't those come with a 3.8L?

[masraum]

Originally Posted by svandamme

HOW
do you even do that in a Boxster or Cayman.. IN A STRAIGHT LINE ?!!!

I can barely get mine to slide with the PSM off in the wet, never mind in the dry.
And when you do, it's so predictable, i mean, let off the gas and it settles

In the video that I posted it looked like the guy pulled out, but if it was a late model Spyder, don't those have a 3.8L? If so, I wouldn't be at all surprised. Hell, my '08 Box S will spin the tires on heavy acceleration in a straight line.

[LakeCleElum]

Did he have a Female Reporter riding with him?

[fastfredracing]

Well, at least he did not door ding anyone. Hope no one is seriously injured

[Bill Douglas]

Too much coffee.

Maybe he was going way too fast and that white car (BMW?) pulled out in front of him and he swerved+braked to hard.

[svandamme]

Originally Posted by masraum

In the video that I posted it looked like the guy pulled out, but if it was a late model Spyder, don't those have a 3.8L? If so, I wouldn't be at all surprised. Hell, my '08 Box S will spin the tires on heavy acceleration in a straight line.

But it's easy to catch if it goes wrong, just ease off and it snaps back in line
at least mine does

[widgeon13]

an audience will bring out the best in stupid people every time.

[cairns]

The stripes on the car scream azzhat.

[Baz]

Real geniuses.....

[masraum]

Originally Posted by svandamme

But it's easy to catch if it goes wrong, just ease off and it snaps back in line
at least mine does

True, assuming the PSM is still on. But with the PSM still on, It won't get nearly that out of sorts.

Other than the injuries to the folks that were hit, it's a shame that a Spyder was lost.

I guess the good news is that it looks like the engine is probably still salvageable.

[onewhippedpuppy]

This is why the organizers of our local cars and coffee requested the police to attend. Nothing kills an event quicker than people getting hurt.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

an audience will bring out the best in stupid people every time.

The audiences aren't exactly brilliant either...standing in danger spots, then encouraging the hooning, cell phones ready to record.

[pwd72s]

Originally Posted by Baz

Real geniuses.....

You'll NEVER see a Porsche driver....never mind.