# For the younger members.... **URL:** \ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 40
**Author:** ![JPE16](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a87d85/32.png) [@JPE16](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JPE16)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2008, 12:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-the-younger-members/112852/40 "2008-02-02T00:05:13Z")
> [@new member](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-member/15772/14): > > 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… > > 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… > > 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” After some thought, I’m inclined to agree. he’s 18…he’s an adult… having said that, the car did pbelong to his parents and I can only imagine the guilt they feel. As for fooling with settings…the car traveled 200 feet, and was still 15 feet off the ground! that’s over 3500 lbs hurtling through the air for over 200 feet! If there’s a saftey system that prevents that I want it…lol It was dark, he was probably travelling in excess of 180 mph…no headlight will keep up with that…and he ran out of runway…you can;t fault the car, the parents, or anyone but him for that… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/for-the-younger-members/112852)._