Eddie Griffin walks away from wreck of $1.5 million Ferrari

[WoodysGirl]

IRWINDALE, Calif. — Eddie Griffin crashed a rare Ferrari Enzo worth $1.5 million into a concrete barrier while practicing at a racetrack Monday, destroying the car but escaping uninjured.

The comedian was practicing for a charity race to promote his upcoming film, Redline, when he drove too fast around a curve at the Irwindale Speedway. Video footage showed the red sports car screeching before it ricocheted off the barrier with heavy damage to its front.

"Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the brother can't drive," Griffin, referring to one his past films, said after the accident.

The film's publicist, Wendy Zocks, said Griffin was "doing OK."

"He walked away completely unscratched, but probably a little shaken," Zocks said.

The Enzo, valued at around $1.5 million, was owned by the executive producer of Redline, Daniel Sadek, whose exotic car collection is featured in the movie.

Sadek said that the car was damaged beyond repair and that he had "mixed feelings" about the wreck.

"I'm glad Eddie came out of the crash OK, but my dream car got destroyed," Sadek said. "I went to my trailer for about 15 minutes and I thought, there's people dying every day. A lot of worse things are happening in the world."

Only 400 Ferrari Enzos were ever produced, all between 2002 and 2004.

Griffin's credits include the comedies Undercover Brother; Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and its sequel; Date Movie; and Norbit.

LINK (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/entertainment/4664482.html)

[Yeagermeister]

IRWINDALE, Calif. — Eddie Griffin crashed a rare Ferrari Enzo worth $1.5 million into a concrete barrier while practicing at a racetrack Monday, destroying the car but escaping uninjured.

The comedian was practicing for a charity race to promote his upcoming film, Redline, when he drove too fast around a curve at the Irwindale Speedway. Video footage showed the red sports car screeching before it ricocheted off the barrier with heavy damage to its front.

"Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the brother can't drive," Griffin, referring to one his past films, said after the accident.

The film's publicist, Wendy Zocks, said Griffin was "doing OK."

"He walked away completely unscratched, but probably a little shaken," Zocks said.

The Enzo, valued at around $1.5 million, was owned by the executive producer of Redline, Daniel Sadek, whose exotic car collection is featured in the movie.

Sadek said that the car was damaged beyond repair and that he had "mixed feelings" about the wreck.

"I'm glad Eddie came out of the crash OK, but my dream car got destroyed," Sadek said. "I went to my trailer for about 15 minutes and I thought, there's people dying every day. A lot of worse things are happening in the world."

Only 400 Ferrari Enzos were ever produced, all between 2002 and 2004.

Griffin's credits include the comedies Undercover Brother; Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and its sequel; Date Movie; and Norbit.

LINK (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/entertainment/4664482.html)

I don't think I could be that calm :laugh2:

[Danny White]

Here's the video of it happening.

http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=2078


I wonder how much insurance for that thing costs?

[BrAinPaiNt]

I saw that on the news this morning.

Crazy stuff.

I would hope the guy had some major insurance on something like that.

I would imagine if you can afford a $1.5 million dollar car you would.

Only thing that might suck is if the thing is totaled and you have to wait for another to be built. I don't think they have a big assembly line for those specific cars.

[Yeagermeister]

I saw that on the news this morning.

Crazy stuff.

I would hope the guy had some major insurance on something like that.

I would imagine if you can afford a $1.5 million dollar car you would.

Only thing that might suck is if the thing is totaled and you have to wait for another to be built. I don't think they have a big assembly line for those specific cars.

If read the article correctly they aren't made anymore and it's totaled.

[BrAinPaiNt]

If read the article correctly they aren't made anymore and it's totaled.

Duh...I saw it on the news this morning so I did not RTA.

I still would imagine he might get one made for him, since he appears to have the money on top of the insurance money. Or he could possible buy one of the other existing ones.

[phillycard]

Eddie Griffin woulda got his *** whupped. I'm sure he's on his "ooops my bad" right now.

[Yeagermeister]

Duh...I saw it on the news this morning so I did not RTA.

I still would imagine he might get one made for him, since he appears to have the money on top of the insurance money. Or he could possible buy one of the other existing ones.

You mean Eddie will be buying a new one for him. :D

[BrAinPaiNt]

You mean Eddie will be buying a new one for him. :D

Doubt it.

I am sure the guy has insurance on the car. On top of that insurance I am sure that either the motion picture studio has extra insurance for some things.

Now I am not sure about the charity they were at, but since it was helping to also promote the movie they may have some ties.

I am not sure if Eddie would have to pay but who knows.

[Hostile]

Here's the video of it happening.

http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=2078


I wonder how much insurance for that thing costs?Jeez. Based on teh article I was thinking this was a miracle survival.

[Doomsday]

What is he doing let people drive his Ferrari Enzo on a race track to begin with? Way too cool of a car to be doing that.

[BrAinPaiNt]

What is he doing let people drive his Ferrari Enzo on a race track to begin with? Way too cool of a car to be doing that.

I would say he was getting paid for it.

Don't have a clue if it was even close to what he just lost.

Seems he let the people use the car in the movie Redline that the actor was in.

Not only would he get paid, he gets to hang around with some hollywood types, he gets a boost to his ego and possible value of the car (prior to the wreck) because it was in a movie.

The charity even had ties to the movie as they were also promoting the movie so I imagine again he was getting paid.

Who knows.

[SupermanXx]

how is this totalled?

isn't the engine in the back?

[Crown Royal]

I am a guy, but I never understood the fascination with cars. I could just not bring myself to spend that kind of money on something that can either depreciate severely or is so open to destruction. I'd rather have an airplane.

[Yeagermeister]

how is this totalled?

isn't the engine in the back?

It's a Ferrari. You just can't go to Autozone and pick up parts to fix it. As hard as that hit was it no doubt did some frame damage. Even if it can be fixed I would assume it would have to be sent back to the Ferrari plant.

[BrAinPaiNt]

It's a Ferrari. You just can't go to Autozone and pick up parts to fix it. As hard as that hit was it no doubt did some frame damage. Even if it can be fixed I would assume it would have to be sent back to the Ferrari plant.

I agree...I imagine the frame damage would be the biggest factor there.

[BrAinPaiNt]

I am a guy, but I never understood the fascination with cars. I could just not bring myself to spend that kind of money on something that can either depreciate severely or is so open to destruction. I'd rather have an airplane.

Well...those cars are so rare that they will not depreciate (of course unless they are totaled or just are not taken care of and turn to crap).

If anything they will probably raise in value.

[the kid 05]

The thing with the Ferrari cars is they are designed to have the whole car crumple except where the passengers are. its not unheard of to have someone wreck a ferrari at 200+ mph and walk away unharmed, i wish other car companies would follow this suit

[calico]

That video was painful to watch...you can see it in Eddie's face when he stepped out and looked at the damage...ouch.

[Yeagermeister]

That video was painful to watch...you can see it in Eddie's face when he stepped out and looked at the damage...ouch.

He was probably asking hwo much it cost? :laugh1:

[joseephuss]

I read a title about a celebabrity wrecking a car and expect to see him end up being referred to as a turd. What a let down? :D

[davidyee]

how is this totalled?

isn't the engine in the back?

...made with a single water pressure forming tool. It was only suppose to last a certain run. There no repair to the unibody. Another has to be made. Ferrari destroyed the toolage to justify and support the price present owners paid.

There is no recourse to getting another car. A new multi million dollar tool would have to be made and I'm sure that would trigger buyback or rebate clauses Ferrari signed with the owners who placed deposits for these cars.

This is truly a limited edition as opposed to what the Big Three try to BS consumers with on a regular basis.

[davidyee]

Well...those cars are so rare that they will not depreciate (of course unless they are totaled or just are not taken care of and turn to crap).

If anything they will probably raise in value.

...take possession of the body and hold it for parts. There will be problems with some of the other cars on the market and since this is a limited production run this is possibly going to be the only source for parts if you dent your Enzo's door beyond repair.

[Doomsday]

I am a guy, but I never understood the fascination with cars. I could just not bring myself to spend that kind of money on something that can either depreciate severely or is so open to destruction. I'd rather have an airplane.

The Enzo is one of the coolest cars ever and there were only 400 of them made, I have a feeling that their owners arent going to have to worry about it depreciating too much, I bet they will be worth quite a bit more then that in years to come.

Besides the more money you have the more expensive your toys get. Not that I would know, Im still riding a big wheel for fun. :)

[ConcordCowboy]

What a Idiot.

I would have said you alright? Then stuck my foot up his wazoo.

Then again the director was pretty stupid to let him drive it.

If I had that car...Nobody but me would ever drive it.

[SupermanXx]

...made with a single water pressure forming tool. It was only suppose to last a certain run. There no repair to the unibody. Another has to be made. Ferrari destroyed the toolage to justify and support the price present owners paid.

There is no recourse to getting another car. A new multi million dollar tool would have to be made and I'm sure that would trigger buyback or rebate clauses Ferrari signed with the owners who placed deposits for these cars.

This is truly a limited edition as opposed to what the Big Three try to BS consumers with on a regular basis.

damn! haha I see the dilemma now! haha wow