i dont give two shits about the car. I hated the carrera gt anyway. BUT Paul Walker was my idol. He got me into cars when i was 10 and started watching the fast and furious. he was the character that alot of people could relate to. A normal kid that just had enough money for an eclipse and riced the sh*t out of it. When i went on instagram at 6 pm on saturday i saw his picture with R.I.P on the bottom. I immediately googled it and i was in shock. I will admit i couldnt sleep and even shed a tear when i found out. I have never met him but he was my inspiration. I am gonna order a poster with his most famous quote on it "if one day speed kills me do not cry because i was simling". I still cant beleive it and I had just watched fast and furious one again the day before.

Those arent clouds. They are tire smoke from pauls r34 in heaven!

Fyi, that isn't a real quote of his. At least, last I heard it was officially unconfirmed. Here are some real quotes http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/p/paul_walker.html

Just saying so you don't buy a poster only to realize the man never said that.

Damn i hate the internet. why would anyone make up a quote by a dead guy?

I haven't seen this here but it really annoys me how on some other sites people are insisting they weren't speeding and blaming it on a mechanical failure or on the car. The owner was a semi pro racing driver and had just gotten the car so he wasn't used to the limits of it and that is a notoriously difficult car to control. He was showing off to his friend on a street that is known for street racing. It's pretty obvious he was just going way to fast and lost it. Instead of coming up with excuses people should use this as a lesson to not drive recklessly. It's very sad but it is all because of a dumb decision the driver of the car made. They are lucky they didn't kill anyone else.

I haven't seen this here but it really annoys me how on some other sites people are insisting they weren't speeding and blaming it on a mechanical failure or on the car. The owner was a semi pro racing driver and had just gotten the car so he wasn't used to the limits of it and that is a notoriously difficult car to control. He was showing off to his friend on a street that is known for street racing. It's pretty obvious he was just going way to fast and lost it. Instead of coming up with excuses people should use this as a lesson to not drive recklessly. It's very sad but it is all because of a dumb decision the driver of the car made. They are lucky they didn't kill anyone else.

I haven't seen this here but it really annoys me how on some other sites people are insisting they weren't speeding and blaming it on a mechanical failure or on the car. The owner was a semi pro racing driver and had just gotten the car so he wasn't used to the limits of it and that is a notoriously difficult car to control. He was showing off to his friend on a street that is known for street racing. It's pretty obvious he was just going way to fast and lost it. Instead of coming up with excuses people should use this as a lesson to not drive recklessly. It's very sad but it is all because of a dumb decision the driver of the car made. They are lucky they didn't kill anyone else.

Paul owned the car. He was the 6th owner. They were both licensed Porsche "semi-pro" CUP drivers.

Excessive speed or not, he hit a freaking poll. Stopping quickly will kill ya. No way around it.

Another bit of info:
The fire started at the front of the car (gas tank). The car sat on fire with no by-standers' help for over a minute. That is enough time for the gas fire to spread. A trail of fluid was found on the road that is possibly gas. The car could have been leaking fluids (coolant, gas, water, oil, etc.) for quite some time. This could be why it spun. Failure on the driver's fault or the car's will never be known.

All we know is that this is a tragic thing that has happened and we lost a great man who most of us really admired.

Rest in peace, both of them.

I have been wondering how Porsche is going to react to this...anyone else?

The car was owned by Roger Rodas. Even if there was some mechanical failure (which I don't believe) they would have been fine if they were going at a sane speed. There will always be an incentive to blame it on the car or mechanical problem because then Rodas is not liable for Walker's death. With the info we have now, the Walker estate or the insurance company will likely file suit against Rodas and basically take all his assets. It's very sad but it would have been very different if the driver did not make some dumb decisions.

Ah, you're right, it was Rodas' car.

I hope there will be no lawsuit or any of that nonsense. They both did well for themselves.

I hope so too for the Rodas family but if he is found responsible it will probably happen. Rodas' insurance company will do anything they can to blame this on something other than poor decisions so they don't have to pay for this mess. They may hire their own investigators to help prove that or say to the media that it was caused by a leaky power steering system or some other BS they come up with.