# For the younger members....

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**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [February 1, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-the-younger-members/112852 "2008-02-01T08:26:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![draggone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@draggone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/draggone)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 10:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-the-younger-members/112852/39 "2008-02-01T22:42:45Z")

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> [@new member](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-member/15772/14):
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> It truly is a shame… but you gotta remember, a beamer is a safe car, may be overpowered for alot but when daddy a lawyer father is reading the brochure hes prob looking at how many cup holders are in it not the HP (its the names hes paying for) and the kid was messing with the controls that keep the car in control, if he hadnt of started playing with it then he may of lived… i doubt this was his first run, he mentioned going at 180 in a previous run…
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> i just think it also shows that tuning and disabling SAFTEY features(such as the skid control) is stupid unless you have the experiance requred to control the car… and RWD is diffrent from FWD in a big way we all know… my first drive i was used to FWD, hoped the gas around corners and you maybe got a sqwak and that was it. did it in RWD and the car was facing east when i originally was turning west…
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> Its a shame… i dont blame the parents at all… i was raised in a very reserved enviroment and im far from it… i do blame the kids though, you know the gang mentality “top it out man” “i dont know man, im new to this” “just do it, lets see how fast this baby goes” “alright… hold on guys”

You took the words right out of my mount.

How could some of you guys say, blame the parents!!! the kid is 18yrs old he is a young adult. We all know his friends wanted him to push the car.

I have watch some of the Top gear video where they test top speed on a roadway, they have a sign or marker telling them when to start slowing down, or they will end up like the kid and his friends.

I think he miss judge the braking point and could not stop in time.

Rest in Peace.

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