# Reasons to attend Skip Barber Racing School before picking up your new Viper **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [July 31, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288 "2006-07-31T13:47:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![SoloIIscoob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/35a633/32.png) [@SoloIIscoob](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoloIIscoob)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 3:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/21 "2006-07-31T15:42:31Z")
survivable, with a seat belt. but survivable. i have seen worse. and WRX person will know two bone crushing big rigs cant end it for a wrx owner [http://www.theboss.co.nz/forum/screenshots/%5B98%5Dwrecked\_wrx.jpg](http://www.theboss.co.nz/forum/screenshots/%5B98%5Dwrecked_wrx.jpg) yea this dude survived. one more [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bongmonster.com/images/05sti/bongback.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bongmonster.com/&h=496&w=817&sz=121&hl=en&start=9&tbnid=oa5pqu0WyhTsJM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=142&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwrecked%2BWRX%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bongmonster.com/images/05sti/bongback.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bongmonster.com/&h=496&w=817&sz=121&hl=en&start=9&tbnid=oa5pqu0WyhTsJM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=142&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dwrecked%2BWRX%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8) yea, same car…owner walked out(after what was pinning him down was cut away with the jaws of life…happened in pa) ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/22 "2006-07-31T15:43:55Z")
not that people cant survive from a crash like that. it doesnt mean just because some have, that its very common. its more luck than anything. ---
**Author:** ![ChevyChase](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/chevychase/32/4952_2.png) [@ChevyChase](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ChevyChase)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/23 "2006-07-31T15:46:41Z")
i saw that before. yeah, luckey mofo ---
**Author:** ![fairgentleman\_Z](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fairgentleman_z/32/7263_2.png) [@fairgentleman\_Z](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fairgentleman_Z)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 3:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/24 "2006-07-31T15:47:01Z")
> [@Pass McGrass](#): > > its more luck than anything. . > [@sr20de](#): > > **You guys are all wrong.** Discovery Channel just had a special on how Subaru has been crash testing their cars for decades by this method. A lot of thought had been given by Subaru Engineers on how it would survive an impact such as this. Subaru is **THE ONLY** car company to design their cars using this method. ---
**Author:** ![Pass\_McGass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pass_mcgass/32/7616_2.png) [@Pass\_McGass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pass_McGass)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 4:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/25 "2006-07-31T16:02:54Z")
Go on the thruway in a wrx and slam on the brakes when you are inbetween 2 semis and let me know how it goes. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/26 "2006-07-31T16:22:48Z")
Just because the roof is off does not mean that happened in the crash. More than likely the rescue guys cut the roof off to get the guy out. The driver’s space is pretty much intact. Assuming the roof was still on after the crash, I bet he was ok. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2006, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/27 "2006-07-31T16:38:05Z")
Well… on the plus side the suicide doors are pretty sweet. ---
**Author:** ![rskrause](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rskrause/32/7367_2.png) [@rskrause](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/rskrause)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/28 "2006-08-01T06:03:04Z")
Well, we knew some people have more money and balls than brains. ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/29 "2006-08-01T06:42:17Z")
> [@fairgentleman Z](#): > > It was Chrylser’s fault for selling the car, the owner’s wife should sue. lol. Yeah, what the hell, what’s wrong with that company for making the car so damn uncontrollable?! They should toss all the vipers and carrera gt’s on the face of this earth into a big bottomless hole along with their companies themselves, but not before forking all their assets to money grubbing wives. ---
**Author:** ![Deuce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deuce/32/7614_2.png) [@Deuce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Deuce)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/30 "2006-08-01T08:03:46Z")
that should buff right out… ---
**Author:** ![NYstanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/6a8cbe/32.png) [@NYstanger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NYstanger)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/31 "2006-08-01T08:45:44Z")
> [@Deuce](#): > > that should buff right out… :repost: ---
**Author:** ![jeeves744](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeeves744/32/7619_2.png) [@jeeves744](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeeves744)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 9:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/32 "2006-08-01T09:30:31Z")
is there a story to go with those pics? If not, then who’s to say the driver of the viper was the one that fucked up? Someone could have plowed into him. ---
**Author:** ![RedConquestTSi](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redconquesttsi/32/7326_2.png) [@RedConquestTSi](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedConquestTSi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/33 "2006-08-01T10:55:30Z")
> [@vq30de](#): > > Good thing its only a chrysler… Don’t be hatin’ on the Chrysler’s… ---
**Author:** ![botardtim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@botardtim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/botardtim)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288/34 "2006-08-01T21:01:16Z")
I don’t think the Viper actually looks that bad. It just looks like a lot of body panels were torn off and are now sitting on/in the car. The passenger compartment looks intact. The engine bay is not pushed in too far or anything. Almost looks like the impact happened in the front passenger side leading to a rollover, or possibly rollover first. I think if the seatbelt was being worn, the person lived. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reasons-to-attend-skip-barber-racing-school-before-picking-up-your-new-viper/15288.md?page=1)