Split in half: Man credits Thai amulet for walking away from Lamborghini crash

[fab4]

Such an unassuming man, nay, in his words, an idol to thousands

[Robby nz]

Had it less than 6 months, wraps it round a tree at 150k and the first thing he does is call the insurance company.

I would imagine they would have had some choice words for him, the first being "no".

Pretty obvious he didn't have the skills to drive a thing like that at any speed.

But hay, with his expensive amulet (BKK post said it cost several million) he will probably think he's bullet proof now, hope an attitude like that doesn't lead him to kill anyone else, himself fine, but not anyone else.

[WhizBang]

90 mph. Think about it. How many times have you done it ?

Well, NEVER in Thailand. In fact, I refuse to get behind the wheel of a car in Thailand.

And NEVER, NEVER, EVER in heavy rain.

[UbonRatch]

Multi Level Marketing? In my time we called that a "pyramid scheme".

150 kph in heavy rain in a low-lying sports car on a bumpy Thai road? In my time we called that "sheer stupidity".

Wearing magical amulets to prevent bodily harm? In my time we called that "dark age attitude" or "claptrap superstition".

He may have seen Saint George, on his ancient horse, carrying the Holy Grail, after he just lost a 1M bet against 4 Chinese bookies?

Ghosts come in all shapes and sizes here, you know. 555

[GentlemanJim]

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Multi Level Marketing? In my time we called that a "pyramid scheme".

150 kph in heavy rain in a low-lying sports car on a bumpy Thai road? In my time we called that "sheer stupidity".

Wearing magical amulets to prevent bodily harm? In my time we called that "dark age attitude" or "claptrap superstition".

Do you not feel a bit out of place realising that nothing that goes on around you is in 'your time'. When is 'your time' how is that defined? Is it a particular number of years at a particular age, and if it is no longer your time are you out of time?

[doctorproc156]

90 mph. Think about it. How many times have you done it ?

You really think he was just going at 150? 150 is a number which says 'yes I was going quite fast but I wasn't being unsafe, since my car is more than capable of that speed'. He was more than likely going at around 200, that road also looks quite good.

[ChrisY1]

Rich prick kid...!

Maybe dad will be a bit angry........but whatever......the belief in amulets will now rise even higher.....

Wish I had an amulet store!!!

Edited June 25, 2014 by ChrisY1

[ChrisY1]

I retracted a post trashing him after viewing the video posted on here.....seems he was self made wealthy man to some degree......but just can't drive Lambos....!

[transam]

In a land where most folk have trouble riding a m/cycle or driving a truck, how can anyone be put in charge of a super car.

Crazy stuff..........

[Hawk]

Next: "Man credits Thai amulet for getting his 36 million insurance claim paid."

[HeijoshinCool]

He is willing to forgo the insurance, eat the 36 million baht, just to tell all his fellow Buddhists that amulets work.

MLM.

Multi-level-moron.

Hey, stupid, it wasn't the amulet. Lambos ARE designed to split in half, as a safety feature.

[BangkokHank]

If the amulet were really good, it would have prevented the accident in the first place.

[Misterwhisper]

Such an unassuming man, nay, in his words, an idol to thousands

Yes, such an outstanding, fine Buddhist, entirely removed from material desires.

That Unicity function almost looked like a religious gathering, with him as the head preacher. Disgusting!

[arthurwait]

The usual coconuts sensationalist rubbish. It's a tub car with the rear suspension mounted to the engine which acts as a structural member and the mounts to the chassis tub are designed to break under heavy crashes so the driver suffers less impact. Just the same as an F1.

See Ralf Schumachers crash for the reason why.

More than one structural member to be precise. You are wrong that the tub (cockpit) is designed to break under crash.

The A, B and C pillar structure should never shatter, no matter the impact load. Yes, it should break away from the chassis, to prevent one of the greatest killers: weight of rear tyre, combined with wheel and break weight, impacting the driver from the rear. The engine is not a structural member, as torsional loads cannot carry such weight along with the cockpit (as I term it, correctly). No way is an engine, and its weight, ever a part of cockpit design!

Where did you get any of that from ?

I said the mounts are supposed to break not the tub.

The engine and gearbox are a structural members , it is a structural member of the car as the rear suspension loads are fed through it and the gearbox. See any tub single seater or top end racecar.

[Misterwhisper]

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Multi Level Marketing? In my time we called that a "pyramid scheme".

150 kph in heavy rain in a low-lying sports car on a bumpy Thai road? In my time we called that "sheer stupidity".

Wearing magical amulets to prevent bodily harm? In my time we called that "dark age attitude" or "claptrap superstition".

Do you not feel a bit out of place realising that nothing that goes on around you is in 'your time'. When is 'your time' how is that defined? Is it a particular number of years at a particular age, and if it is no longer your time are you out of time?

In my time it's been called "sarcasm", and wasn't to be taken literal.

[arthurwait]

90 mph. Think about it. How many times have you done it ?

You really think he was just going at 150? 150 is a number which says 'yes I was going quite fast but I wasn't being unsafe, since my car is more than capable of that speed'. He was more than likely going at around 200, that road also looks quite good.

Don't know , but that's the speed everyone is slating him for. I doubt a single person on here hasn't done it.

[krystian]

May be the same guy and color of lambo from last year I think who was saved by the same amulet

[chainarong]

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I wonder if this "wrecked 'em" appreciates the fact that doing 150kmh in heavy rain is criminally irresponsible.

Perhaps the owner should write to the chairman of Volkswagen Group and thank him for designing a car that saved his life.

OTOH had he smashed into another vehicle or three and wiped them out along with their occupants, maybe we wouldn't be reading about another stupid amulet story.

Maybe he's well connected?

Maybe he has another bottle of whiskey stashed somewhere.

[arthurwait]

I think if you took a look at the chassis, it will be one of these 'stitched together' dubious imports. Quite common to cut them in half and re-weld them in chop shops to avoid lots of cost. MLM, he nearly became a bit multi leveled himself, car, body, amulet, car.

Oz

It is weird. A Lambo should not split in half like that at 150kph. He was probably going faster or it is a hack job.

Could be a real one I suppose.

Faster.

I didn't know Thailand had such carbon fibre specialists, especially ones that can weld it.

Maybe they are welding carbon fibre with their 3000 Baht ARC welder.

Maybe superglue from the 20Baht shop.

[arthurwait]

Better edit that.

Edited June 25, 2014 by arthurwait

[culicine]

He just got lucky that the impact was sideways (taking off the rear end). He would not have survived a head-on collision at that sort of speed with a solid object....and probably cop a 400 baht fine for speeding. I'd insurance companies can pay out for a unlicensed teen killing 9, then I'm sure this guy will get a nice payout too. I'm just glad he didn't kill anyone as they would not get any justice.

[NeverSure]

I'm going to attach an amulet to my Johnson and hope I get lucky.

[arthurwait]

I'm going to attach an amulet to my Johnson and hope I get lucky.

I hope you don't get a semi.

[VocalNeal]

Replica amulets are now available from a U.S.-based multi-level marketing company

[UbonRatch]

Replica amulets are now available from a U.S.-based multi-level marketing company

Armedway?

[DrTuner]

Red plates.Surprise surprise. I trust they don't give driving lessons here like they do in the west before they deliver the car.

[webfact]

Businessman unhurt but Lamborghini broken into two parts in miracle crash

BANGKOK: -- A 40-year-old businessman miraculously escaped death after he crashed his 20-million baht brand new jet-black Lamborghini into a roadside tree during heavy rainfall, breaking apart the luxury sports car into two parts.

He reportedly said a rare Buddha amulet save his life.

The accident occurred at Kilometre 48 on the Phitsanulok-Nakhon Sawan road in Tambon Tao Dam of Bang Rakam district at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

A paramedic said he arrived at the scene and saw the owner of the wrecked coal-black Lamborghini standing by the road, talking on the phone with his insurance representative. He sustained only minor injuries.

He was identified as Pitak Wiangsima, 40, owner of Unicity, a US-based networking marketing company.

The powerful impact broke apart the body of the sports car into two parts. The head part fell into roadside budhes, while the tail part angle its engine on the road.

Mr Pitak told police he left Bangkok to make guineas contacts and to visit customers in Phitsanulok.

During diving, he said the sudden heavy rain forced him to lose control.

He admitted of pushing the Lamborghini at about 150 km per hour in heavy rain when the crash occurred.

He careered off the slippery road and slammed into a tree at full speed.

He was unscathed and slowly stepped out of the car, at which point he discovered it was in two pieces.

Before the crash, the businessman said he stopped at a temple in Nakhon Sawan province to make merit and his friend warned him that he should wear a Buddha amulet while driving a long distance.

He then put on the amulet.

Mr Pitak told authorities it was a very rare amulet of a highly revered Buddhist monk, selling for millions of baht.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/businessman-unhurt-lamborghini-broken-two-parts-miracle-crash/


-- Thai PBS 2014-06-25

[Lupatria]

He got out of the car and walked away unharmed?

I think this moron is brain dead for some time already.

[DrTuner]

Mr Pitak told police he left Bangkok to make guineas contacts

Eh ? Any duct tape involved ?

Mr Pitak told authorities it was a very rare amulet of a highly revered Buddhist monk, selling for millions of baht.

I bet that's what it sells for now. Couple of hundred baht wholesale ?

Edited June 25, 2014 by DrTuner

[hidavey]

Looks like a 2nd hand Lamborghini too. I don't understand spending that amount of money to drive it on a road like Thailand.