Modded Torana crashes into restaurant while doing burnout

[36]

I find the commentary about stuck throttle hilarious.

It's almost like when you get a stuck throttle, the clutch and ignition switch cease to exist..

[Dimi]

I find the commentary about stuck throttle hilarious.

It's almost like when you get a stuck throttle, the clutch and ignition switch cease to exist..

Not defending the bloke but,

Cars an auto for a start, likely not a clean shift neutral box.

Also, you ever had a stuck throttle in a big power car? its a serious brown pants moment in that split second and not everyone is relaxed enough in the moment remember to hit the kill switch instantly like you would imagine from the comfort of your couch.

[Dimi]

Remember this?

[Mr Purple]

The video above certainly demonstrates the effect of a stuck throttle, but I’d also suggest the triggering factor in both cases was step 1 - do a burnout.

[piss98]

Yeh that drag video is scary as fuck.......at least he was in the "right" place for that to happen (if there is ever a right place for a stuck throttle, fuck they were lucky as was old mate who stepped on the track).

But imagine the above video scenario playing out at Moffats if old mate had not hit a bollard and tipped on his side and got it shut down, fuck!

[Euronymous]

Stuck throttle sounds bit like bull shit... if the throttle was stuck why does it sound like he is modulating the throttle? And why when it hit the pole does it not bang off the limiter like a mofo?

[womblesti]

To me it looks like broken throttle due to bonnet being pushed sideways into it after hitting bollard.

[36]

Not defending the bloke but,

Cars an auto for a start, likely not a clean shift neutral box.

Also, you ever had a stuck throttle in a big power car? its a serious brown pants moment in that split second and not everyone is relaxed enough in the moment remember to hit the kill switch instantly like you would imagine from the comfort of your couch.

Fair call on auto - good point.

And stuck throttle, actually, I have experienced yes. Albeit not quite so many horsepower. (But agree, easier to pontificate from the couch.) The youtube vid is interesting - must have multiple failures there.

[Babalouie]

I find the commentary about stuck throttle hilarious.

It's almost like when you get a stuck throttle, the clutch and ignition switch cease to exist..

Well oldmate was in the middle of a burnout, steering around the Troopy coming out of the side street, while going over a blind crest and prolly that was his son in the passenger seat. I’d say that he was too busy watching his life flash before his eyes to use one hand to turn off the key and the other to shift into neutral :-)

[psi_ko]

Learning to hoon as a 14 year old in a paddock basher, I had the throttle get stuck regularly. While I got good at picking it and shutting it off (then flicking the key back to not have the steering lock come on and send you into a tree) I assure you the first time for me was a clusterfuck as you're just not expecting it and have a procedure on how to deal with it....in a high powered car with lots of noise and shit going on can see how shit can go wrong real quick........

But agree with the sentiment, stupid time and place to do something stupid and ruin things for the rest of us....if its engineered thats also gonna open up a pandora's box....

[Southo]

Cops will impound it and crush his c........ Ohh, never mind..

[the big fist]

To me it looks like broken throttle due to bonnet being pushed sideways into it after hitting bollard.

This for sure. You can see the bonnet damage in the video when rolled back over.

[chartreusehj]

There is almost zero chance of that car being legal in victoria despite the plates.

[sirhsv]

Yeh that drag video is scary as fuck.......at least he was in the "right" place for that to happen (if there is ever a right place for a stuck throttle, fuck they were lucky as was old mate who stepped on the track).

Seeing that video reminds me of the Shelly Howard fatality in the states where the throttle jammed open on a top fueller with the car ending up at 250mph heading the wrong way. Took out the van her son was sitting in behind the start line and killed both. Pretty freaky and fucked up.


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