Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 12

Thread: Amazing that she's alive

  1. #1
    Banned
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Scottsdale, AZ
    Posts
    9,752

    Amazing that she's alive

    One of the scariest crashes ever. Incredible that she and no spectators were killed.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaUdY8clZsw

  2. #2
    Early S Reg #1395 LongRanger's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Location
    California High Desert
    Posts
    14,304

    Sophia Floersch

    . . . 'broken back'


    More . . .

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1VzDnKSG5U








    ................................
    Attached Images Attached Images

    .........

    We Can Be Heroes

  3. #3
    Moderator Chuck Miller's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2002
    Location
    Reseda, CA.
    Posts
    12,418
    Unbelievable !!!!

    My guess was a stuck throttle...
    Amazing she, and anybody close to it didn't die on the spot ...
    Chuck Miller
    Creative Advisor/Message Board Moderator - Early 911S Registry #109
    R Gruppe #88

    TYP901 #62
    '73S cpe #1099 - Matched # 2.7/9.5 RS spec rebuild
    '67 Malibu 327 spt cpe - Period 350 Rebuild

    ’98 Chevy S-10 – Utility
    ’15 GTI – Commuter

  4. #4
    Without the photo stand stopping her no telling what would have happened to her or where she would have ended up.

  5. #5
    I have watched this many times trying to figure out the speed at lift-oft, very strange how the car turned into a missile after the initial impact. Lots of physics going on I suspect.
    MBR #2637
    AKA boschdog
    1968 911 Normal Coupe
    Houston, Texas

  6. #6
    Banned
    Join Date
    Nov 2004
    Location
    Scottsdale, AZ
    Posts
    9,752
    Quote Originally Posted by 1968DT View Post
    I have watched this many times trying to figure out the speed at lift-oft, very strange how the car turned into a missile after the initial impact. Lots of physics going on I suspect.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=taSmXQx8mm8




    (Still have mine in the original box from 1969!)

  7. #7
    member #1515
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    San Antonio, Texas
    Posts
    4,239
    From what I read, she is one lucky girl!
    They estimate her impact with the fence at around 170mph. They had just raised the fence and cushioned the photo stand too. She was at full speed when the car in front braked early for a yellow light, she hit him and tore her right hand wheels off on the wall, so no brakes. They had installed a new higher berm which launched her over the cars in front and into the debris fence. Otherwise she would have careered into cars starting the turn in with disastrous consequences.
    I love open wheelers, but they are so much more dangerous than cars with fenders.
    David

    '73 S Targa #0830 2.7 MFI rebuilt to RS specs

  8. #8
    Senior Member StephenAcworth's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Location
    Chelsea, Québec
    Posts
    3,188
    Indeed she is lucky to be alive. The video I saw (from a variety of different angles) was impressive because, for once, you actually got the impression of the true speed of these formula cars. Most TV footage nowadays doesn’t capture that well and it’s only by going to the circuit you see the real speed they carry.
    Speaks loudly to the amazing strength of the cars too... incredible engineering.
    1966 911 Coupe - Slate Grey - 304598 - still in restoration!

    Member #1616

  9. #9

  10. #10
    Senior Member 62S-R-S's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2009
    Location
    Cecil pa
    Posts
    854
    Seventeen year old girl....




    That would be young for a Baseball minor league prospect, let alone majors.
    Last edited by 62S-R-S; 11-21-2018 at 02:37 AM.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Message Board Disclaimer and Terms of Use
This is a public forum. Messages posted here can be viewed by the public. The Early 911S Registry is not responsible for messages posted in its online forums, and any message will express the views of the author and not the Early 911S Registry. Use of online forums shall constitute the agreement of the user not to post anything of religious or political content, false and defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise to violate the law and the further agreement of the user to be solely responsible for and hold the Early 911S Registry harmless in the event of any claim based on their message. Any viewer who finds a message objectionable should contact us immediately by email. The Early 911S Registry has the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary.