JHL88 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/12/01/fast-and-furious-actor-paul-walker-dies-in-car-crash/ He was only 40. R.I.P seemed like a nice guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyfox Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I was thinking it was a hoax at first until I kept seeing it everywhere, then confirmed by more "credible" sources. I saw the picture of the Porsche he was riding in posted by the AP. Wasn't even recognizable. Just awful for something like that to happen to someone who was by most accounts was a genuinely nice guy. dipolley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipolley Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I had to confirm it too through reputable sources. Sadly it appears he has passed. He always did seem like a nice guy who was a fellow car nut. But it looks like he was doing something he loved.Randy I saw the same pictures. It looks like something out of a movie. The car is completely unrecognizable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen9Rolla Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 So sad to hear about it. The first Fast and Furious came out when I was only 6, and I've loved Paul Walker ever since. At least he passed doing something he loved. He will be missed by many Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Sad RIP to him and the friend no one is talking about. Marylander 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Very sad for him and the person who was with him. What is getting on my nerves a bit is the constant referral to is as a 'tragedy'. I can't imagine 2 guys, in an isolated industrial zone, on a 4 lane wide straight, in a Porsche like that were 'taking it easy'. A tragedy is when an incident (IMO) when the victims were not the cause of their own demise. This is a sad accident, but its not a tragedy IMO. Captain Slow, Feets31 and Marylander 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 I would imagine they were both doing what everyone would do in a GT3 in an abandon industrial zone and lost control. But I hear what you are saying, IDK. It's sad either way..for anyone to die young (ok, except for serious criminals, haha). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHL88 Posted December 1, 2013 Author Share Posted December 1, 2013 Very sad for him and the person who was with him. What is getting on my nerves a bit is the constant referral to is as a 'tragedy'. I can't imagine 2 guys, in an isolated industrial zone, on a 4 lane wide straight, in a Porsche like that were 'taking it easy'. A tragedy is when an incident (IMO) when the victims were not the cause of their own demise. This is a sad accident, but its not a tragedy IMO. Agreed. Captain Slow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Agree with you Dylan on the word tragedy being used. The folks in the pub in Scotland having a drink with their friends being killed by a helicopter falling on them is a tragedy. dipolley, Marylander and Team Adam's 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralfy Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 Yes it is sad. I also don't understandbwhy the guy with him isn't being mentioned at all. Kind of like when Ryan dunn wrecked his porsche.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hemi1300 Posted December 1, 2013 Share Posted December 1, 2013 very sad. Wife got an alert last night on her phone and neither of us believed it, thought it was a hoax. Both of us loved Paul Walker, loved all the fast and furious movies (other than tokyo drift lol), and really liked a handful of other movies he has done. What a shame for a young successful movie star to go like this, still can't believe it. Wife read that they are currently filming fast 7, wonder how that will play out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txredgt Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Yes it is sad. I also don't understandbwhy the guy with him isn't being mentioned at all. Kind of like when Ryan dunn wrecked his porsche.. The driver of the car was Roger Rodas who is quite an accomplished driver. He had competed in a Porsche series and was in the Pirelli World Challenge series in his 2013 Boss. They were both speed enthusiasts and speed got the better of them on that day. From other forums I am on the Carrera GT is known as the widowmaker as it doesn't have a traction control and with a car weighing 3000lbs and 600 hp in a rear engine car its alot of car to handle, even for the very experienced drivers. May both car enthusiasts RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
07RS4 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Good info Justin...there's always more to the story...could have been mechanical, nobody knows (that I have read). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipolley Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Here is a great remembrance for actor Paul Walker and his friend and business partner Roger Rodas. http://www.revvolution.com/blog/2013/12/fallen-icon-behind-paul-walker-s-true-passion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scootertrash19 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Just saw on ABC News the investigators are searching for a second car, sounds like they may have been street racing, just a bad deal all the way around. They said the two had just left a charity event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishCurse Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Being former military, this type of publicity starts to get on my nerves. There are people out there dying every day protecting people's rights and freedom's and not word one is spoken to celebrate their lives, nor is the word "tragedy" spoken to describe their demise. Its a sad day when anyone passes, and for that I'm sorry to see this happened, but this ongoing press, and tragic description of the event is too much. Marylander, Team Adam's, JHL88 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 Matt, can't agree more. Every time a so called "celebrity" dies, it makes news for days or weeks. Good God, look what happened when Michael Jackson died! Our troops are true heroes, those who died on 9/11 should be celebrated, those who die from cancer, brain aneurisms, etc should be celebrated. Not these guys who make a couple of movies or sing songs and grab their crotches. What a screwed up world. We need to rethink our values these days. JHL88 and IrishCurse 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feets31 Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/paul-walker-girlfriend-broken-movie-star-death-report-article-1.1534465 Check out the age of his girlfriend. She was 16 and he 33 when they started dating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHL88 Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share Posted December 3, 2013 Being former military, this type of publicity starts to get on my nerves. There are people out there dying every day protecting people's rights and freedom's and not word one is spoken to celebrate their lives, nor is the word "tragedy" spoken to describe their demise. Its a sad day when anyone passes, and for that I'm sorry to see this happened, but this ongoing press, and tragic description of the event is too much. Matt, can't agree more. Every time a so called "celebrity" dies, it makes news for days or weeks. Good God, look what happened when Michael Jackson died! Our troops are true heroes, those who died on 9/11 should be celebrated, those who die from cancer, brain aneurisms, etc should be celebrated. Not these guys who make a couple of movies or sing songs and grab their crotches. What a screwed up world. We need to rethink our values these days. Amen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 I'm mixed on all this... Of course it's sad that the guys lost their lives -- and Walker did seem like a decent guy trying to good -- but on the flip side I can't help but think of how many kids and bystanders probably got killed or had their lives ruined after street racing incidents inspired by the fast and furious movies. In a way it's poetic justice. But still sad, as it's a waste of a life. Rich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDM Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 but on the flip side I can't help but think of how many kids and bystanders probably got killed or had their lives ruined after street racing incidents inspired by the fast and furious movies. In a way it's poetic justice. And on the flip side of that, how many people have watched the Fast and Furious movies and haven't been involved in street racing because they're responsible people and can distinguish between fiction and reality? egott_91 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylander Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 And on the flip side of that, how many people have watched the Fast and Furious movies and haven't been involved in street racing because they're responsible people and can distinguish between fiction and reality? That would be about every male that survived driving between the ages of 16 and 20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L1lD3v1lRydr Posted December 5, 2013 Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Worth the watch. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152047047202631 Edited December 5, 2013 by L1lD3v1lRydr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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