Hate to see stuff like this - Losee crashed his Enzo during the FastPass. I hope he turns out ok.
08-02-2006, 07:58 PM
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Hate to see stuff like this - Losee crashed his Enzo during the FastPass. I hope he turns out ok.
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Provo driver crashes his $1.3M Ferrari during road rally
By Mark Havnes and Lisa Rosetta
The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune
Posted: 4:57:51 PM- MILFORD - A Provo man touring the state in a $1.3 million Ferrari as part of the four-day Utah Fast Pass Road Rally - which involves the Utah Highway Patrol shutting down portions of roads so participants can "open up" their cars - was injured Wednesday morning when he crashed about 27 miles north of Milford.
Richard Losee was one of 30 drivers of exotic sport cars who paid $5,000 apiece to participate in the rally and was on a stretch of State Route 257 when he lost control of his car.
Lt. Doug McCleve, a UHP spokesman, said Losee was flown to Utah Valley Medical Center in Provo after the 10 a.m. accident and admitted with fractured bones.
The Utah Fast Pass Road Rally, organized by Larry Miller's Miller Motorsports Park for the Honoring Heroes Foundation, raises funds to help families of UHP troopers killed or injured in the line of duty.
The 2003 Enzo Ferrari, traveling at about 100 mph, was torn to pieces during the crash. After veering off the road, the car lost its transmission and V-12 engine and came to rest off the other side of the road.
McCleve noted the Italian sports car - for safety reasons - is designed to come apart in a high-speed crash.
"The car did exactly what it was designed to do," McCleve said. "Just the chassis and passenger compartment remained."
UHP Lt. Douglas Rawlinson estimated the Ferrari to be worth $1.3 million.
The rally is designed to showcase 25 to 30 "super cars" such as Ferraris, Porches and Mercedes Benz, according to the Miller Motorsports Park Web site. The drive begins and ends at the sports park in Tooele and includes the UHP shutting down a 15-mile stretch of State Route 257, allowing the drivers to speed in their cars, said Trooper Jeff Nigbur.
The UHP clocked the drivers' speeds and gave them "speeding tickets," the "fines" from which go to charity.<ul><li><a href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=398104#">Losee's Enzo crash</a></li></ul>
Provo driver crashes his $1.3M Ferrari during road rally
By Mark Havnes and Lisa Rosetta
The Salt Lake Tribune
Salt Lake Tribune
Posted: 4:57:51 PM- MILFORD - A Provo man touring the state in a $1.3 million Ferrari as part of the four-day Utah Fast Pass Road Rally - which involves the Utah Highway Patrol shutting down portions of roads so participants can "open up" their cars - was injured Wednesday morning when he crashed about 27 miles north of Milford.
Richard Losee was one of 30 drivers of exotic sport cars who paid $5,000 apiece to participate in the rally and was on a stretch of State Route 257 when he lost control of his car.
Lt. Doug McCleve, a UHP spokesman, said Losee was flown to Utah Valley Medical Center in Provo after the 10 a.m. accident and admitted with fractured bones.
The Utah Fast Pass Road Rally, organized by Larry Miller's Miller Motorsports Park for the Honoring Heroes Foundation, raises funds to help families of UHP troopers killed or injured in the line of duty.
The 2003 Enzo Ferrari, traveling at about 100 mph, was torn to pieces during the crash. After veering off the road, the car lost its transmission and V-12 engine and came to rest off the other side of the road.
McCleve noted the Italian sports car - for safety reasons - is designed to come apart in a high-speed crash.
"The car did exactly what it was designed to do," McCleve said. "Just the chassis and passenger compartment remained."
UHP Lt. Douglas Rawlinson estimated the Ferrari to be worth $1.3 million.
The rally is designed to showcase 25 to 30 "super cars" such as Ferraris, Porches and Mercedes Benz, according to the Miller Motorsports Park Web site. The drive begins and ends at the sports park in Tooele and includes the UHP shutting down a 15-mile stretch of State Route 257, allowing the drivers to speed in their cars, said Trooper Jeff Nigbur.
The UHP clocked the drivers' speeds and gave them "speeding tickets," the "fines" from which go to charity.<ul><li><a href="http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=398104#">Losee's Enzo crash</a></li></ul>
08-02-2006, 09:33 PM
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Was at a Utah SCCA meeting and a couple guys were working the event told me about this
as well as Ron was there.
Track PR is in damage control right now, even though it didn't happen on track.
Track PR is in damage control right now, even though it didn't happen on track.
08-03-2006, 10:39 AM
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Happened on the 15 mile stretch of closed road outside of Delta
I just saw some pictures from someone that was there. 1200 foot long debris trail on both sides of the road - body on one side, engine on the other. He was doing about 180, went through some woop-de-doos on the road and went airborne as he started to spin - went 90 feet in the air before landing upside-down then flipping over again.
Sounds like he cracked his sternum but otherwise is doing ok.
The car broke apart as it was designed to do in a wreck. It could have been much worse.
Sounds like he cracked his sternum but otherwise is doing ok.
The car broke apart as it was designed to do in a wreck. It could have been much worse.
08-04-2006, 08:56 AM
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Re: Happened on the 15 mile stretch of closed road outside of Delta
wow... 180 is really really fast. I don't think I'd ever want to go that fast on a public road!
08-04-2006, 08:14 PM
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The person who was there that showed me the pictures of the wreck
I won't name names, but it's a very credible source.
The fastest car of the event was a 997 RUF that hit 206. Said the Enzo was doing 180 when it wrecked.
The fastest car of the event was a 997 RUF that hit 206. Said the Enzo was doing 180 when it wrecked.
08-07-2006, 06:38 AM
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I saw some pictures yesterday from a guy that was there. He backed up the 170-180 mph
estimate at the time of the crash and there was debris everywhere. Pretty amazing that Losee is alive.
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08-12-2006, 10:05 AM
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remember Dean? my detailer kid from Exotic?
apparently this story went around fast. he called me last week about this as well.
I was going to call Richard in a few weeks after most of this blows over to see how he's doing.
I was going to call Richard in a few weeks after most of this blows over to see how he's doing.