crashes at the Gumball 3000

Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV crashes at the Gumball 3000

No injuries reported

A Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV has crashed during the Gumball 3000.

Details are limited, but the driver apparently lost control and ended up crashing into a fence and a tree.  Thankfully, no one was injured.

As a refresher, the Murcielago LP670-4 SV features a 6.5-liter V12 engine that develops 670 HP (493 KW) and 660 Nm (487 lb-ft) of torque. It enables the model - which weighs 100 kg (220 lbs) less than the standard Murcielago - to accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 3.2 seconds and hit a top speed of 342 km/h (212 mph).

Only 350 Murcielago LP670-4 SuperVeloces were built and hopefully this one will be back on the road before too long.

Source: Facebook via Jalopnik

Ferrari 458 Italia is 2013 Gumball 3000 victim number two

After a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV

A Ferrari 458 Italia has been involved in an accident at this year's edition of theGumball 3000.

It's the second crash of the rally after the driver of a Lamborghini Murcielago LP670-4 SV lost control of the supercar which crashed into a fence and a tree. As for the 458 Italia, it belongs to Betsafe Team 113 and crashed in Latvia during an extremely rainy day.

The car was allegedly being driven at legal speeds when it ran over a large quantity of water and aquaplaned. It then hit an unspecified object which caused these serious damages to its front end. The good news is no injuries were reported while the rest of the car was not affected.

Source: gtspirit.com