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| drEamer |
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162...es-it-same-day/]http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57346207/utah-man-wins-lamborghini-crashes-it-same-day/
AP)
SANTAQUIN, Utah - A Utah man who won a $380,000 Lamborghini in a convenience store chain's contest crashed the sports car six hours after he got it.
The lime green Murcielago Roadster was set to leave for a Las Vegas body shop Wednesday for repairs, just days after Santaquin resident David Dopp won it in Maverik stores' "Joe Schmo to Lambo" contest.
"Yeah, I got it on Saturday and I wrecked it on Saturday," Dopp told KSL-TV.
He said he was taking friends and family on joy rides that evening on the outskirts of town. He said he took a curve at 40 or 50 mph when the vehicle hit ice or loose gravel and started spinning.
The car crashed through some fence posts before coming to rest in a field.
Dopp wasn't injured, but his wife said she was shocked.
"My heart pretty much fell out," Annette Dopp told KSL. "They said they were OK. Then (came), you know, that feeling when your heart drops and you're like, 'Oh, my gosh. What do we do now?"'
The 640-horsepower Lamborghini has front-end damage, a punctured wheel and scratches along the passenger side. The vehicle is insured.
David Dopp was videotaped last month jumping up and down and hollering in speechless disbelief when contest officials announced during a college football game that he won the car.
The giveaway, which awarded participants for using a rewards card at Maverik stores, was co-sponsored by nonprofit organization "teamgive," which raises awareness about rare neurological diseases.
David Dopp said it was strange seeing the flashy, exotic car in his humble driveway. He told ABC 4 in Salt Lake City that he plans to sell the vehicle to pay off bills and buy his wife another car — as soon as the Lamborghini's drivable again.
"It's going to be all nice and pretty here in a couple of months, I'm sure," David Dopp said. |
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| jonmitz |
doesn't sound like the damages are too bad if he's able to afford the repairs
still, this is why you don't give high performance vehicles to ing retards
ing lose control at 50mph, god ing christ. I can handle turns at 60-70mph (depends on curvature, obviously) in my mid range car. I bet he overforced the wheels during the turn for the road conditions |
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| rowdy |
| quote: | Originally posted by jonmitz
doesn't sound like the damages are too bad if he's able to afford the repairs
still, this is why you don't give high performance vehicles to ing retards
ing lose control at 50mph, god ing christ. I can handle turns at 60-70mph (depends on curvature, obviously) in my mid range car. I bet he overforced the wheels during the turn for the road conditions |
If he hit ice tho it's very easy to lose control |
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| jonmitz |
| quote: | Originally posted by rowdy
If he hit ice tho it's very easy to lose control |
| quote: | | I bet he overforced the wheels during the turn for the road conditions |
you are taught this stuff day 1 in a racing school/course. you shouldn't give people things like a $400k race car without training. i don't feel bad for him, i'd never take any car (much less a supercar) that speed in icy conditions or a shoddy road with "gravel".
i think a normal person would know it was a terrible idea. maybe he was just too excited an didn't care? humans aren't infallible
e: Lol. From another article:
| quote: | | Dopp, who also won $5,000 worth of driving lessons at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele County, says he'll be more careful next time. |
I bet he wont even be able to afford the insurance now |
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| fantasyexctasy |
| At least he is smart enough to sell that . I'm sure he'll be paying half that for taxes though |
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| Junior Chavez |
If I won that car... I would sell it in 10 seconds flat. Better to buy a new, economically reasonable car, and pocket the rest.
:p |
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| Tosh |
| quote: | Originally posted by rowdy
If he hit ice tho it's very easy to lose control |
Ya, that desert ice in the late afternoons can be dangerous!:haha: |
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| Cool1g |
| sounds like the dude was just having a blast and was unlucky... pretty funny story IMO! |
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| ramsau |
| quote: | Originally posted by Tosh
Ya, that desert ice in the late afternoons can be dangerous!:haha: |
The story says he hit loose gravel which is pretty much the same thing. |
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