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Originally Posted by Scharbag

That article is silly.

Driving a twitchy Porsche at 90MPH around a 45MPH corner leading to a 15MPH corner seems like poor planning, regardless of the tires mounted on the car.

Sometimes your luck runs out.

I don't think the theory is silly, once you lose control of a mid engine car they're harder to recover than a traditional front engine car, add old tires to that equation and it's a recipe for disaster. The owner/driver, Roger, of the car had tons of track/racing experience and was a very successful business man who wasn't thought of being a reckless driver. He owned the racing shop along with Paul in that corporate block so one could assume they've taken that same corner numerous times at similar speeds in other high performance vehicles. A tragedy none the less and tire age/condition is something that should never be overlooked, especially in a hyper car.