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914World.com _ 914World Garage _ CGT Gemballa ...one less in the herd
Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 7 2020, 05:46 PM
In NYC earlier today, you'll see this all over instagram, YouTube, other feeds. Driver (Ben) loses it on city streets, takes out a parked delivery van, obliterates the CGT...then tries to leave the scene while all of the fluids pour out of the carrera, and c/f panels go flying off of the car ! Glad no one was hurt. He was well know for tree and light-pole wrap arounds here in the hills of L.A. Looks like NYC is his habitat of late.
Posted by: pete000 Apr 7 2020, 05:49 PM
Saw that, that was nuts. Now he gets to sit in the locker for a while and figure out if it was worth it...Sad yet another CGT bites the dust...
Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 7 2020, 06:08 PM
Not just a cgt, tuned + styled by Gemballa, the Mirage model. I think that with this style of roof scoop...that the roof no longer detaches ; thoughts ¿
Anyhow when he lived around here...he wrapped his custom bi-turbo Aventador around a light pole about 1/2 block from his rental home. I think that his Veyron (spl? ) survived his ownership 
Posted by: eric9144 Apr 7 2020, 07:03 PM
Stuffed it then tried to drive on 
Edit: Damn, couldn't get the video to embed, here's a link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02pO7vWEPD4
Posted by: drem914 Apr 7 2020, 07:11 PM
How does someone like that with that kind of history get to continue to drive?
Posted by: Superhawk996 Apr 7 2020, 07:18 PM
How does someone like that with that kind of history get to continue to drive?
Money doesn't make people happy (or able to become a skilled driver). Although, it does make certain problems disappear.
Posted by: r_towle Apr 7 2020, 07:55 PM
Engine looks fine.
What happens to this car?
I want a chance to bid on that engine!!!
Posted by: GregAmy Apr 7 2020, 08:00 PM
<Queuing seriously evil 914 thoughts....you want to be "Outlaw", you SOB? That, right there, is how you become "outlaw"...>
Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 7 2020, 08:40 PM
The Ferrari Factory rebuilt that infamous Red (Enzo or F40, I forgot) car that split in 1/2 on PCH years ago...the rich guy and his story "German friend" that was the driver and ran off into the mountains 
Howard (RIP) went to the scene the next day and grabbed a piece of heater hose , put it in a decanter box and sold it on eBay ...caused some raised eyebrows !
When the factory finished the car , it retained the oe VIN, but the new owner had it finished in black.
With this Mirage cgt, might be tricky to source parts, as Uwe Gemballa is no longer with us, but I'm sure with an open check Porsche could right this car 
Posted by: 73-914 Apr 7 2020, 08:56 PM
Rich boys & their toys
Posted by: r_towle Apr 7 2020, 09:30 PM
The Ferrari Factory rebuilt that infamous Red (Enzo or F40, I forgot) car that split in 1/2 on PCH years ago...the rich guy and his story "German friend" that was the driver and ran off into the mountains
Howard (RIP) went to the scene the next day and grabbed a piece of heater hose , put it in a decanter box and sold it on eBay ...caused some raised eyebrows !
When the factory finished the car , it retained the oe VIN, but the new owner had it finished in black.
With this Mirage cgt, might be tricky to source parts, as Uwe Gemballa is no longer with us, but I'm sure with an open check Porsche could right this car
I just want the drivetrain.
It will fit!
Posted by: raynekat Apr 7 2020, 10:32 PM
The guy was DUI.
Posted by: sixnotfour Apr 8 2020, 05:33 AM
Posted by: rgalla9146 Apr 8 2020, 05:42 AM
NYC streets are virtually empty these days.
Many streets are beat up and bumpy.
Idiotic behavior plus massive horsepower.
Gemballa made a bunch of gaudy 911 based cars way back.
This car looks ......looked beautiful.
No airbags ?
Posted by: falcor75 Apr 8 2020, 05:57 AM
Just the fact that he tried to escape the scene of the accident should have him handcuffed as soon as he stepped out of the vehicle?
Posted by: sixnotfour Apr 8 2020, 06:10 AM
Sitting out like Trash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN-NTBvtVOE
Posted by: MidshipMadness Apr 8 2020, 07:24 AM
Son of a Chinese commie billionaire driving like an idiot...IN NYC of all places! What a douchebag. This moron needs to spend some time behind bars and then sent home to Wuhan without a mask.
Posted by: 911GT2 Apr 8 2020, 07:32 AM
Saw that, that was nuts. Now he gets to sit in the locker for a while and figure out if it was worth it...Sad yet another CGT bites the dust...
I think It will be fixed.
Posted by: Mark Henry Apr 8 2020, 08:29 AM
No airbags ?
The one vid it looks in the tinted window, you can make out the DS airbag did go off, likely why he walked away...ran...well tried.
Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 8 2020, 08:50 AM
Such an impressive Resume , with his bankroll maybe he should look into building actual size Rubber cars !
Bottom pic is in L.A.
Posted by: Front yard mechanic Apr 8 2020, 09:10 AM
Son of a Chinese commie billionaire driving like an idiot...IN NYC of all places! What a douchebag. This moron needs to spend some time behind bars and then sent home to Wuhan without a mask.
What kind of asshat comment is this you turd
Posted by: davep Apr 8 2020, 09:27 AM
I just want the drivetrain.
It will fit!
The CGT makes a great donor to the 914 cause.
Posted by: thelogo Apr 8 2020, 01:36 PM
Stuffed it then tried to drive on
Edit: Damn, couldn't get the video to embed, here's a link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02pO7vWEPD4
They are hard enough to drive before you crash em
As i understand it clutch is extremly difficult to properly manipulate when trying to control all that power.
Driver aids are permanently turned off.
And visibility doesn't look to great either.
But please set me straight here .
No body buys these cars !
All that super high end stuff is leased .
So its not like you just crashed youre own car .
But a reallllly nice rental ?
Posted by: mepstein Apr 8 2020, 01:46 PM
Stuffed it then tried to drive on
Edit: Damn, couldn't get the video to embed, here's a link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02pO7vWEPD4
They are hard enough to drive before you crash em
As i understand it clutch is extremly difficult to properly manipulate when trying to control all that power.
Driver aids are permanently turned off.
And visibility doesn't look to great either.
But please set me straight here .
No body buys these cars !
All that super high end stuff is leased .
So its not like you just crashed youre own car .
But a reallllly nice rental ?
Lots of people buy these and other supercars. Lots.
Most of them are tucked away and the owners don’t care about YouTube or even letting anyone but their close friends know what they have.
I saw one collection that blew me away. The owner drives a Ford Explorer for day to day.
Posted by: 73-914 Apr 8 2020, 02:00 PM
Such an impressive Resume , with his bankroll maybe he should look into building actual size Rubber cars !
Bottom pic is in L.A.
Maybe he should just let the chauffeur drive!!!
Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 8 2020, 02:39 PM
Sometimes the facts are;
The best driver can drive the worst car correctly/ and the worst driver can drive the best car like... 
Posted by: Mikey914 Apr 8 2020, 02:48 PM
Money can't fix poor judgement
It can however pay fines, lawyers and for a license in a new state.
Posted by: Jonathan Livesay Apr 8 2020, 03:49 PM
The guy was DUI.
No shit?
Posted by: pete000 Apr 8 2020, 03:52 PM
Testimony of how strong that chassis is. That clown walked away like nothing happened.
Posted by: Jonathan Livesay Apr 8 2020, 03:53 PM
Engine looks fine.
What happens to this car?
I want a chance to bid on that engine!!!
He probably stopped where he did because he ran out of oil or coolant or both and fried the motor.
Posted by: Jonathan Livesay Apr 8 2020, 03:55 PM
Sometimes the facts are;
The best driver can drive the worst car correctly/ and the worst driver can drive the best car like...
Uhuh, I had no idea them little sporty cars were so hard to drive in a straight line. He sure got a good bead on that van though.
Posted by: GregAmy Apr 8 2020, 09:04 PM
That didn't work out too well for Paul Walker...
What? Too soon...?
Posted by: Larmo63 Apr 8 2020, 09:43 PM
Son of a Chinese commie billionaire driving like an idiot...IN NYC of all places! What a douchebag. This moron needs to spend some time behind bars and then sent home to Wuhan without a mask.
I agree with this comment!
Posted by: thelogo Apr 9 2020, 01:45 AM
That didn't work out too well for Paul Walker...
What? Too soon...?
When ever you strap in to street legal racecars
You would assume their is some kinda of acknowledgement of risk.
Like a test pilot taking up a hot plane
Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 9 2020, 02:18 AM
...a small chunk of (say 3") 2 by 4 rem, zip tied under the go-pedal of of his last 3 wrecks might have prevented these disasters. At this point...makes one wonder if he carries his own high value bond to self-insure the cars ¿
Posted by: campbellcj Apr 9 2020, 06:50 AM
Money doesn't buy brains, talent or good taste as they say... (Though this guy may be OK in the taste department.)
It's scary that right now with the empty roads/freeways all the same terrible drivers (sometimes in terrible, broken cars) who normally crawl along at 5-10-15mph are now flying down the 101 and 405 doing 90. I see very little LEO presence too.
Posted by: Superhawk996 Apr 9 2020, 06:59 AM
Drivers of Porsche sports cars are now begging for more LEO's on the road to enforce speed limits on empty roads? 
Posted by: Mueller Apr 9 2020, 07:14 AM
Not his 1st wreck with high dollar car.
https://www.thedrive.com/news/32933/gold-rush-rally-co-founder-ben-chen-charged-with-dui-after-gemballa-mirage-gt-rampage-in-nyc
Posted by: rgalla9146 Apr 9 2020, 07:38 AM
Please speculate on what the driver was explaining to the police officers as he pointed skyward.
I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation.
Posted by: eric9144 Apr 9 2020, 08:10 AM
Please speculate on what the driver was pointing skyward at while speaking to the
police officers.
I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation.
Posted by: StarBear Apr 9 2020, 08:20 AM
RAN away like SOMETHING happened (which obviously did).
Testimony of how strong that chassis is. That clown walked away like nothing happened.
Posted by: sixnotfour Apr 9 2020, 08:50 AM
There is speculation he was trying to get to his parking area , just down the block.. so close, so far....
Watch the move he makes at 8:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFafTo-Vuo8
Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 9 2020, 09:32 AM
Please speculate on what the driver was explaining to the police officers as he pointed skyward.
I'm sure there's a reasonable explanation.
He was explaining about being dive bombed by pigeons and had to get down the street (hastily)... to be at his detailing appointment just over there in ground floor of the Skyscraper ¿
Posted by: Mueller Apr 9 2020, 09:48 AM
After watching that video, the accident had nothing to do with it being a difficult car to drive.
Posted by: Maltese Falcon Apr 9 2020, 10:00 AM
There is speculation he was trying to get to his parking area , just down the block.. so close, so far....
Watch the move he makes at 8:05
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFafTo-Vuo8
His runs around in the blue car BH and WEHO were just like this on the daily. One time he punched it from a light on Sunset heading west from Crescent Hts bl. After 1 block he was in a gradual left downhill sweeper (but off camber) and almost lost it slideways into the Pink Taco eatery.
That small stretch of Sunset is awesome though during the L.A. Marathon when the ADA Competition is under way. Their race prepped " Wheelchairs" are set up with like 2.5° neg camber. When they fly through that turn it's Committed !
Posted by: rgalla9146 Apr 9 2020, 11:40 AM
He's keeping some exotic car junkyard in business.
Posted by: campbellcj Apr 9 2020, 06:27 PM
That small stretch of Sunset is awesome though during the L.A. Marathon when the ADA Competition is under way. Their race prepped " Wheelchairs" are set up with like 2.5° neg camber. When they fly through that turn it's Committed !
Not that section but yep, my mind was blown seeing how fast these folks go by. This was 2015.
Posted by: sixnotfour Apr 10 2020, 01:02 AM
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