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Hellcat destroys Impala

Started by Ponch ®, September 28, 2015, 10:16:19 AM

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Ponch ®

And I dont mean "destroyed" in the cool metaphorical sense that you destroy someone at the track when you race them. I mean literally destroyed...

This happened over the weekend at a huge car show here in SoCal.

Apparently the Hellcat driver was trying to show off by doing some drifting moves, lost it, and impaled the Impala. And as if to pour lemon juice on the paper cut, dude was hauled off by 5-0 for allegedly DUI.


http://www.hellcat.org/threads/hellcat-owner-epic-fail-slams-while-drifting-into-a-custom-impala.11812/
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Ponch ®

"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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JB400

It's bad press like this that will do the Hellcat in.

wingcar

Another case of a "Low Performance Driver in a High Performance Car"    :brickwall:
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Troy

Quote from: wingcar on September 28, 2015, 01:03:10 PM
Another case of a "Low Performance Driver in a High Performance Car"    :brickwall:
Even if he was a high performance driver that was stupid.

Troy
Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

John_Kunkel


Any kind of "performance display" at a car show is stupid. (including staged burnout contests)
Pardon me but my karma just ran over your dogma.

RallyeMike

At the risk of being banned from Mopardom forever, the Impala is the real loss. They can just make another Hellcat.
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Ponch ®

Quote from: John_Kunkel on September 28, 2015, 01:35:34 PM

Any kind of "performance display" at a car show is stupid. (including staged burnout contests)

From what I understand (and I have no personal knowledge of this), this particular show actually had beer concession stands. Really? At a car show?
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myk

Quote from: Ponch ® on September 28, 2015, 02:40:17 PM
Quote from: John_Kunkel on September 28, 2015, 01:35:34 PM

Any kind of "performance display" at a car show is stupid. (including staged burnout contests)

From what I understand (and I have no personal knowledge of this), this particular show actually had beer concession stands. Really? At a car show?

Where was this show at?  What were your thoughts as soon as the Hellcat driver started to goof off?

Just 6T9 CHGR

Ohh I see a nice Hellcat drive train becoming available soon
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RECHRGD

Few few years back there was a local restaurant around here that put on a yearly show.  They made a ton of money by having a few hotties running around selling beer.  Just think of the standard car show idiot moves and multiply them by ten.  Only went once......
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Ponch ®

Quote from: myk on September 28, 2015, 02:42:06 PM
Quote from: Ponch ® on September 28, 2015, 02:40:17 PM
Quote from: John_Kunkel on September 28, 2015, 01:35:34 PM

Any kind of "performance display" at a car show is stupid. (including staged burnout contests)

From what I understand (and I have no personal knowledge of this), this particular show actually had beer concession stands. Really? At a car show?

Where was this show at?  What were your thoughts as soon as the Hellcat driver started to goof off?

It was at Cruisin for a Cure in Orange County.

I wasnt there. Was supposed to go but ended up doing something else instead. In retrospect, probably a good thing.
"I spent most of my money on cars, birds, and booze. The rest I squandered." - George Best

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Mike DC

 
Goofing off in a Hellcat, drunk, and whacking another valuable car? 

This moron is in for one epic insurance rate hike.   


Ponch ®

Quote from: Mike DC (formerly miked) on September 28, 2015, 03:39:51 PM
 
Goofing off in a Hellcat, drunk, and whacking another valuable car? 

This moron is in for one epic insurance rate hike.   



Given the supposed DUI arrest, insurance rate hikes are the least of his worries.
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birdsandbees

At least he didn't cream the 'Bird !
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stripedelete

Quote from: RECHRGD on September 28, 2015, 02:58:30 PM
Few few years back there was a local restaurant around here that put on a yearly show.  They made a ton of money by having a few hotties running around selling beer.  Just think of the standard car show idiot moves and multiply them by ten.  Only went once......

Roger that! :yesnod:

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I feel really bad for the owner of that Impala.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

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Kern Dog

The Chevy is actually a Biscayne.
Sad story though, no matter what car was damaged.

1974dodgecharger

Quote from: Troy on September 28, 2015, 01:23:38 PM
Quote from: wingcar on September 28, 2015, 01:03:10 PM
Another case of a "Low Performance Driver in a High Performance Car"    :brickwall:
Even if he was a high performance driver that was stupid.

Troy


I highly doubt he could try to do the donuts in a PRIUS...so yes having a hellcat does help.....

Having all that power behind inexperienced driver is just bad in general......

Troy

Quote from: 1974dodgecharger on September 28, 2015, 11:40:46 PM
Quote from: Troy on September 28, 2015, 01:23:38 PM
Quote from: wingcar on September 28, 2015, 01:03:10 PM
Another case of a "Low Performance Driver in a High Performance Car"    :brickwall:
Even if he was a high performance driver that was stupid.

Troy


I highly doubt he could try to do the donuts in a PRIUS...so yes having a hellcat does help.....

Having all that power behind inexperienced driver is just bad in general......
He wasn't doing donuts or drifting. According to the links above he just hammered it in a straight line and he lost it when the tail end got loose at high speed (80-100 mph, probably power shifted it into 3rd). So yes, that ain't gonna happen with any car that won't break the tires loose at near triple digit speeds but even thinking of driving like that around others is a bad idea. That's one reason I avoid things like Brice Road at the Nationals. Yeah, it's fun to bark the tires once in a while but full blown, block long burnouts on a jam packed street with spectators lining the curbs is a recipe for disaster.

There was a big story a while back about some lady in an econobox wiping out a car at a show so stupid people are stupid no matter what they are in.

Troy
Sarcasm detector, that's a real good invention.

myk

I hate that stuff.  Keep it at the track.  At the last Cruisin Grand there was a beautiful Le Mans that was running with open headers, no hood, and no air cleaner on the dual 4's.  This jack-hat proceeded to do full speed passes up and down Main Street to everyone's disgust for most of the night.  What is the point to that?  You look like an idiot, you car looks and sounds idiotic and now you're probably going to kill someone too.  Stay classy people...

John_Kunkel

Quote from: Kern Dog on September 28, 2015, 10:16:29 PM
The Chevy is actually a Biscayne.

The door post verifies that it wasn't an Impala.
Pardon me but my karma just ran over your dogma.

Mike DC

 
QuoteI hate that stuff.  Keep it at the track.  At the last Cruisin Grand there was a beautiful Le Mans that was running with open headers, no hood, and no air cleaner on the dual 4's.  This jack-hat proceeded to do full speed passes up and down Main Street to everyone's disgust for most of the night.  What is the point to that?  You look like an idiot, you car looks and sounds idiotic and now you're probably going to kill someone too.  Stay classy people...

Plenty of urban Greenie types would say that about the whole classic car scene, without the LeMans guy.