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Yeo Zorce Jedi Master
Joined: 06 Apr 2005 Posts: 1936 Location: Far Rockaway, NY
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:45 am Post subject: Toyota chief test driver dies in LF-A accident |
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According to reports, Toyota's chief test driver, 67-year-old Hiromu Naruse, has died in a crash on highway 410 near the famed Nürburgring race track in Germany. He was driving the recently spied Lexus LFA Nürburgring Edition (above) at the time of the accident, and reports say he veered into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with two others test drivers in a BMW. The two BMW test drivers survived the crash, though one is reportedly still in critical condition. German video of the crash scene after the accident took place can be viewed below. Police are investigating the crash and have yet to determine its cause.
Naruse was heavily involved with the development of the Lexus LFA supercar he was driving, along with many other past sports cars from Toyota's history since he joined the company in 1963. Enthusiasts today call him the "Godfather of the LFA," though he was involved in the development of sports cars for Toyota going as far back as the storied 2000GT from the late 1960s. The prototype of a special edition version of the LFA that he was driving when the accident occurred was reportedly worth 1.5 million euro.
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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This is a tremendous loss for Toyota... I wonder how this happened? _________________ Drags, Circuit, Solodex, Rally, Karting, the Shows, the Girls, the Car you drive...
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wagonrunner Zorce Jedi Knight
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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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so.............. the LFA fails the head on crash test then? _________________ PROUD MEMBER OF D WAGON BOYZ @ DEX
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Sanctifier Zorce Moderator
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Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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^ ^ ^ IMHO too serious... and tragic to be a joke, wagon. _________________ Walk softly... and carry a BIG stick! |
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