Tragic deaths in a BMW

[Catmint]

Five young men (ages 18-20) died in a car accident in Ocala FL on Saturday. They were driving their BMW down a private runway (presumably at a high rate of speed) when they went over an embankment, flew 200 feet through the air, and hit a tree, cutting the car in half and scattering debris for several hundred feet.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325816,00.html

Sad and tragic, but preventable. No word yet on alcohol or drugs, but somehow I think it wouldn't matter, it seems that kids that age, especially boys, are huge risk-takers in automobiles.

So sad for their families. :(

[Need4Speed83]

How sad... stupidity and immaturity is all it is!!! People think they are freakin invincible.

[blackstig]

now THAT's how you make your marque in the socialism of Darwinism! Nice Entry Catmint!

-Stig

[Stretch]

Note: Propellors on hood and trunk dont actually allow BMW's to fly...

[atl530i]

Wow... Tragic.

[Dominic49]

holy **** 200 feet damn son whatother car out there do you know that can fly 200 feet with 5 people on board?

damn son aerodynamics to the max!!

[Marsh]

Dang thats unfortunate. dont try that at home kids

[Justin]

Wow thats crazy, there is just nothing left of the car..... Dom weight reduction yo.. lol. But really thats sad feel bad for everyone involved!

[Jdudley13]

Wow...thats sad...They had to be hauling A$$ to fly that far off of an 80 foot embankment and do that kind of damage to the car.

[Catmint]

Update: It was a 2008 M5, an $82k car, that was given to one of the 18-year-olds in the car two months prior to the incident.

Yes, the kids were ultimately at fault. But what friggin' idiot gives that kind of a car to a kid that age? I still feel so very bad for the parents, but sheesh.

[Jdudley13]

wow, no 18 year old needs that much car...

[EnderM3]

reminds me of a kid I knew in high school. His parents got him a viper at 17. What happened, you guessed it he wrecked it 4 months later. But here is the kicker....they got him another one!

young drivers should have a power to weight restriction on what they can operate. I got in enough trouble with my 8v golf as a first car, cant imagin what I would have done with a M5!

[Infidel]

This is sad news indeed.

now THAT's how you make your marque in the socialism of Darwinism! Nice Entry Catmint!

-Stig

I don't get what you mean by this stig. Usually the word "Darwinism" is only used by people who don't understand the Theory. But I think you are just making fun of this like the Darwin awards. Which completely goes against the Theory of Evolution.

[Jdudley13]

Its kind of ironic that just hours before on an M5 board someone pointed out how dangerous it is to have that much power at such a young age and the kid replied that he is very safe and would not risk the lives of others...

[Stretch]

Its dumb to have that kind of a car at that age. I knew of a kid just like Ender mentioned back in HS. Same situation, finally after wrecking the second sports car they got him a brand new Escalade on 22's...yeah he flipped that too.

I know that once I pick up my M3 I will be taking a drivers school down at CMP in Kershaw to get to know my car a little better. But that doesnt mean I am going to act like a dumbass and risk the lives of others either.

[Mitch]

WOW tragic yes, stupid as heck YES. What did they think it was going to miraculously start flying?? Having a fast car does not make you a good driver. They get my vote for 2008 Darwin Awards for sure.