Anyone else seen this? (sad content inside)

[BenM]

McLaren F1 destroyed in fire. :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwKioHzAlXU&feature=fvsr

[BTP325ic]

yeah i have seen pics of this not the vid tho.

[TexasTerp]

not my car so its not soo sad. plus he had 3mil in coverage so im sure he isnt bummed out either

Dude are you an idiot? It's not like he can walk on over to the McLaren people and buy a new one off the lot! I sure he can careless about the money, he just lost one of the rarest BMW joint projects ever made. The last few surviving F1's are rarely for sale and go for way above value, and forget about finding an LM!

[Miasma]

That car was flown back to McLaren and is being rebuilt.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/08/follow-up-mclaren-f1-all-fired-up-for-return-to-england-w-vide/

And though it hasn't been fixed yet, journos on the scene report that the McLaren in question is being flown back to the factory in England to be repaired.

Ordinarily an engine bay catching on fire would be cause enough for a write off, but this is no ordinary vehicle. With a reported value in excess of $2 million (and being insured for $3 million), even if the repairs cost over a million by themselves, it'd still be well worth the effort and expense, especially if there hasn't been any real damage to the chassis.

[Tree18is]

"flown" to England..... I wonder how much that was!