Another Ferrari Enzo Bites The Dust

[DodgeViper01]

A Ferrari Enzo owner, that many know in the Ferrari circuit, lost control of his Enzo last week in a Utah LEGAL Road Rally. Mr. Loose has been featured in many Road & Track articles over the years but the most notiable has been from a few years back where they test drove an Enzo that the buyer has just picked up. This happened to be Mr. Loose. The story from Mr. Loose is as follows:

"Richard was going close to 200mph, and hit a bump in the road that sent him airborne. The car rolled 7 times and was flat as a pancake. Fortunately he was wearing a helmet. He has cracked vertebrae in his neck and back, 4 broken ribs, broken sternum, some broken fingers, and the only surgery he made need is on his thumb. Nothing life threatening. He is refusing pain medication because he thinks he needs to be punished!" - From a Friend of Richard's

Mr. Loose is known for driving his cars the way they are meant to be driven. He had almost 30,000 on his Enzo!! I hope he gets better and makes it back for next year, as he has already stated he wants to participate.

(Wow, I sound like a reporter in this whole article. NY Times here I come).

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[94RT10Ohio]

As beat up as that car is the structural integrity around the cockpit is maintained. Thumbs up.

 

[DodgeViper01]

Ferrari did build a great supercar. I was shocked at the hold up too.

 

[Dave Moore]

Oh my God!... Boy that takes a little lead out of my right foot!

 

[twinturbo3150]

the strength of that cockpit is AMAZEING!!!!!

 

[twinturbo3150]

the first pic looks Like Steve Harris Imports, I pass that place every morning on my way to work

 

[JUCD VPR]

the strength of that cockpit is AMAZEING!!!!!

Heck yah it is. WOW everything on that car was destroyed except the cockpit.

 

[Ron]

Those Enzo engines seems to be always falling out!

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[PatentLaw]

Great Engineering. Most will never see it as well. You get what you pay for.

 

[syldogRT/10]

Holy smokes! Glad he's still a live!

 

[twinturbo3150]

so are we going to be flooded with enzo parts on ebay again. (valve stem from wrecked enzo, own a piece of history) Bidding will start at $100 dollars, reserve not met!!!!

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

That is some VERY impressive engineering and I think it's great he had 30k on it! I hope he recovers well and quick

 

[FE 065]

I'll ask, howz your typical insurance company feel about you racking up a 600K car while racing?

 

[BDZ1984]

wow... I have read all the Road and Track articals about him to.. good for him for driving it.....

 

[Mopar Steve]

"Easy rebuild" post on E-Bay soon!

 

[Rizzo]

Wonder if our Vipers would hold up as good? I dont want to be the one to find out. That's scary. He's lucky to be alive.

 

[Fast Freddy]

that enzo was totaled at "the utah fast pass" open road racing event in utah last week. it was an open road racing event like the "bonneville 100" event that i did in nevada last month near the bonneville salt flats on highway 93A. he was goin 200 mph when he hit a bump and went flyin off the road and rolled his ferrari 7X he broke some of his neck & back vertebrae, 4 ribs, sternum and various other smaller bones. he refused pain medicine because he feels he should be punished for totalling a enzo.

usually what takes these cars out is blown tires. 2 years ago at the bonneville 100 a porsche went flyin off the road at 160 mph in a turn as a result of a blown tire and the driver was killed. one of the fastest cars at the bonneville 100 last month was a heavily modified C4 vette that had a parachute on the back. i was talkin to the driver in the pits and he showed me pix of how the chute saved his life. he had a tire blow out at 170+ mph in a straight and drifted off the road when he pulled the chute and it kept his car from gettin upside down.

in the case of the enzo the cars chassis and suspension is setup for short course road racing circuits that have ultra smooth pavement and very small bumps. the enzo does not like taking BIG bumps at high speed. as the wreck in malibu earlier this year demonstrated as well. when street racing or doin high speed road racing events the roads are crowned and even have frost heaves, etc in them so a cars chassis and suspension setup needs to be oriented in that way. the record car at the silver state that ran 90 miles in 25 mintues (thats an average speed of 207.78 mph) had 4.5 inches of ground clearance and the appropriate amount of suspension travel to go with it. now you know why i won't slam my viper to the ground.

i will be doin the silver state next month. i am registered for the top grand sport class and i will need to run the 90 miles course in 36 minutes flat to win. thats an average speed of 150 mph. i got a brand new set of michelin pilot sport cup tires on my forgeline VR1 wheels. wish me luck

 

[Vic]

That'll buff right out!

(sorry, had to say it)

I'm very glad the driver survived with relatively few injuries. That in itself is pretty amazing, considering.

 

[DEVILDOG]

that enzo was totaled at "the utah fast pass" open road racing event in utah last week. it was an open road racing event like the "bonneville 100" event that i did in nevada last month near the bonneville salt flats on highway 93A. he was goin 200 mph when he hit a bump and went flyin off the road and rolled his ferrari 7X he broke some of his neck & back vertebrae, 4 ribs, sternum and various other smaller bones. he refused pain medicine because he feels he should be punished for totalling a enzo.

usually what takes these cars out is blown tires. 2 years ago at the bonneville 100 a porsche went flyin off the road at 160 mph in a turn as a result of a blown tire and the driver was killed. one of the fastest cars at the bonneville 100 last month was a heavily modified C4 vette that had a parachute on the back. i was talkin to the driver in the pits and he showed me pix of how the chute saved his life. he had a tire blow out at 170+ mph in a straight and drifted off the road when he pulled the chute and it kept his car from gettin upside down.

in the case of the enzo the cars chassis and suspension is setup for short course road racing circuits that have ultra smooth pavement and very small bumps. the enzo does not like taking BIG bumps at high speed. as the wreck in malibu earlier this year demonstrated as well. when street racing or doin high speed road racing events the roads are crowned and even have frost heaves, etc in them so a cars chassis and suspension setup needs to be oriented in that way. the record car at the silver state that ran 90 miles in 25 mintues (thats an average speed of 207.78 mph) had 4.5 inches of ground clearance and the appropriate amount of suspension travel to go with it. now you know why i won't slam my viper to the ground.

i will be doin the silver state next month. i am registered for the top grand sport class and i will need to run the 90 miles course in 36 minutes flat to win. thats an average speed of 150 mph. i got a brand new set of michelin pilot sport cup tires on my forgeline VR1 wheels. wish me luck

Good luck! Do you have a roll bar?

 

[BLWNASP]

Good luck, and be smart while driving. We will be pulling for you.

 

[NHL2133]

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Is it just me, or is the top half of the door and the window missing on this Enzo pre-crash?

 

[kcobean]

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Is it just me, or is the top half of the door and the window missing on this Enzo pre-crash?

Darn skippy. The door isn't even hinged right...

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[klamathpro]

Just to think.... That pile of Enzo scrap is still worth more than my Viper.

 

[Custom Builder]

He had it converted into a targa. Notice the roof.

 

[Casey]

That's just insane! Glad he's OK!


I wonder how long he was dizzy for after flipping at 200mph! whoa!

 

[Andrew/USPWR]

he refused pain medicine because he feels he should be punished for totalling a enzo

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Good luck FastFreddy. I don't have to remind you " keep the dirty side down"




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[red98RT10]

Another one amazed at the structural integrity of the cockpit! Hope he gets better soon!

 

[KWIK96]

That'll buff right out!
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[kcobean]

He had it converted into a targa. Notice the roof.

The roof (which is really just a big structural rib) is the same in his car and the photo of the yellow car. It looks like he just had the tops of the doors lopped off and the hinges re-done. That's an interesting mod to a 1.2 million dollar car.

 

[DrDJ]

The roof (which is really just a big structural rib) is the same in his car and the photo of the yellow car. It looks like he just had the tops of the doors lopped off and the hinges re-done. That's an interesting mod to a 1.2 million dollar car.

Anyone care to guess the car value after his last mod? The ironic thing is that virtually anyone who totals their Enzo can just go out and buy another one anyway. He might have already had a second Enzo at home like the guy in California.

DrDJ