Utah Fast Pass - Day 3 only

Utah Fast Pass - A fun charity fundraiser featuring supercars of today and yesterday. This clip is just of Day 3, the closed course, hi-speed radar trap (see "Utah Fast Pass - Full Length" for the full event overview)

How did the Enzo Crash? The road was very bumpy, as in head hitting the roof bumps, so a bump unsettling the car is a real possibility. I am not even sure the driver remembers, so my best guess having been on the scene is as follows: No doubt the Enzo was moving at a good clip as it crested a small hill while the road gradually curved to the left.

Based on the tire marks on the road at the crest, it appears that the rear end stepped on (to the right) ever so slightly. Perhaps the aero was interrupted cresting the hill (air getting under the nose), or perhaps the rear let loose from reduction in tire grip turning as it crested while in a turn at speed. Whatever the reason it lost it and whatever was the driver's attempt to recover, what is certain is that it crossed over and went out on the inside of the corner (again, a classic sign of a recovery from a rear end stepping out).

Following the car's trajectory to impact on a roadside berm, it was amazing how little the earth was scuffed by the first impact and how far the car went airborne after the first touch of the ground (like a skipping stone on water) - he was moving!

The second time the Enzo "touched" the ground was well down the backside of the hill and the impact was bigger but it was still a skipping stone at that point. But not for long because then the debris field began as the Enzo started to come apart. This is by design as Ferrari engineers want the driver capsule to shed weight (engine, gear box, wheels, etc.) to dissipate energy to increase the odds for the driver. They did a nice job as the photos show how the car sheds weight (engine, gearbox, etc.) as it tumbled and that design feature is probably the main reason the driver survived and survived with only minor injuries.

The other insider tidbit: In the video you hear the troopers talk about their radar readings understate the cars top speed because they are set up well off to the side of the road vs. taking head on readings at the road's shoulder. One gun got the RUF Rt12 at 194 while the others showed 196 mph. Someone can run the geometry based on the radars being 50, 75, and 100 feet off the road to get a range of how much the speeds were understated.

But in talking with the Rt12 driver and confirmed by the Wall Street Journal journalist riding shotgun, they said that the Rt12's speedo was showing 212-mph as the speed. Speedometers aren't overly accurate at that speed, but it gives a ballpark

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[wtnsclothing]

my dad drove the fast pass this and all of the other ears the drivers name was richard losse. the real crash description is that the UHP set up cones at the top of a hill and that is where you start excelerating, he started excel way too early came up over the horizon, caught air, started to turn while in the air, came down and the car did like seven barrel rolls before coming to a full and complete stop.

[yellowbirdCTR]

Having driven one of the head UHP trooper to scene from the finish the moment the call come in, your description of how Richard lost it is consistent with what I observed walking the area. The only points I differ on are on where he was and the cones. There were no cones set out telling drivers where to start accelerating. It was suppose to be a course where drivers could go as fast as they were comfortable (driver discretion). The cones where to let drivers know where the radar trap was

[yellowbirdCTR]

Drivers were cautioned before the run to drive within their limits and the limits of the_ road. The section where the Enzo lost it was in a fun twisty, rolling hills high speed section and miles and miles before the straight, flat out lead up to the speed trap.

[iLLM3]

Whoa RT12 is fast, and that Enzo crash was BAD, glad the driver is okay! How in the hell did that happen??

[yellowbirdCTR]

The short answer is that the driver lost it, and I've added the long answer to the vids description

[NZLcyclist]

What was the cause of the Enzo crash?

[yellowbirdCTR]

Good question, I've just added what I know in the vid description section

[smhammoud6]

thats why we notice RUF ctr porshe is number one

[hyperhunk90]

just cause you own an enzo doen't make you smart!

[dsmanish]

poor million dollar enzo