KOLKATA: The Ferrari California T, which crashed on Sunday, was travelling at 130km/hr when it hit the flyover sidewall on NH-6, said forensic officials who visited the accident spot and examined the supercar on Monday.
With tyre marks on the street indicating that brakes had been applied round 70 metre sooner than the crash web site, Shibaji Roy was using at a significantly higher speed when he slammed on the brake pedal. Thereafter, the crash came about in a flash.
According to an official of the state forensic laboratory, the needles of the speedometer and tachometer recovered from the mangled automobile showed the vehicle was travelling at 130km/hr with the engine reving at 6,200rpm when it smashed into the concrete wall. The Ferrari California T has a top speed of 315 km/hr.
“When brakes are applied in a supercar travelling at such speed, it unexpectedly slows down. But it nonetheless travels a substantial distance sooner than coming to a halt. Clearly, Roy was travelling at a speed a lot higher than 130km/h when he sensed danger and hit the brake. But the tarmac sooner than him disappeared in an instance. The Ferrari would have covered up the 70 metre after braking in less than 300th of a 2nd,” an auto skilled instructed TOI.
At 130kmph, the Ferrari would have required no less than 50 metre extra sooner than it might have halted. The typical preventing distance for town vehicles is 98 metre when travelling at 100km/h. “The preventing distance depends upon multiple factors: driving force response, effectiveness of the brakes and tyre and street condition. Supercars fitted with superbrakes can prevent the monsters at a lot shorter distances than standard vehicles used for on a regular basis use. But it nonetheless requires good enough loose street forward to come back to a halt,” the skilled pointed out.
“These findings are very initial based on the first influence after analyzing the car. We will have to carry out detailed tests sooner than we come to any conclusion,” said the official at the finish of the inspection on Monday. The four-member crew had arrived at 11am and examined the mangled remains of the car. Thereafter, the crew went to the accident spot: Pakhuria bridge near Salap crossing.
“We have collected several crucial modules from the car, which we can read about intimately to arrive at a undeniable conclusion. But given the wear and tear caused to the vehicle from the prime speed impact, we have to first verify which modules are in just right condition,” the forensic official said after accumulating the event knowledge recorder, engine keep an eye on unit, dashboard digicam, speedometer, tachometer, odometer and glass samples from the car.
The official additionally indicated that given the subtle engineering and instrument utilized in Ferrari, they'll have to seek help from the company to decrypt the knowledge saved within the modules. Ferrari has an place of work in Delhi and has skilled technicians in spouse provider retailers in Mumbai and Delhi.
An official of Navnit Motors, Ferrari’s official broker in India, said authorities investigating the crash additionally needed to have a look at the style by which the freeway got constricted and how the rail on the wall was jutting out. “Why was the guard rail protruding? It was a demise trap,” he said.
With tyre marks on the street indicating that brakes had been applied round 70 metre sooner than the crash web site, Shibaji Roy was using at a significantly higher speed when he slammed on the brake pedal. Thereafter, the crash came about in a flash.
According to an official of the state forensic laboratory, the needles of the speedometer and tachometer recovered from the mangled automobile showed the vehicle was travelling at 130km/hr with the engine reving at 6,200rpm when it smashed into the concrete wall. The Ferrari California T has a top speed of 315 km/hr.
“When brakes are applied in a supercar travelling at such speed, it unexpectedly slows down. But it nonetheless travels a substantial distance sooner than coming to a halt. Clearly, Roy was travelling at a speed a lot higher than 130km/h when he sensed danger and hit the brake. But the tarmac sooner than him disappeared in an instance. The Ferrari would have covered up the 70 metre after braking in less than 300th of a 2nd,” an auto skilled instructed TOI.
At 130kmph, the Ferrari would have required no less than 50 metre extra sooner than it might have halted. The typical preventing distance for town vehicles is 98 metre when travelling at 100km/h. “The preventing distance depends upon multiple factors: driving force response, effectiveness of the brakes and tyre and street condition. Supercars fitted with superbrakes can prevent the monsters at a lot shorter distances than standard vehicles used for on a regular basis use. But it nonetheless requires good enough loose street forward to come back to a halt,” the skilled pointed out.
“These findings are very initial based on the first influence after analyzing the car. We will have to carry out detailed tests sooner than we come to any conclusion,” said the official at the finish of the inspection on Monday. The four-member crew had arrived at 11am and examined the mangled remains of the car. Thereafter, the crew went to the accident spot: Pakhuria bridge near Salap crossing.
“We have collected several crucial modules from the car, which we can read about intimately to arrive at a undeniable conclusion. But given the wear and tear caused to the vehicle from the prime speed impact, we have to first verify which modules are in just right condition,” the forensic official said after accumulating the event knowledge recorder, engine keep an eye on unit, dashboard digicam, speedometer, tachometer, odometer and glass samples from the car.
The official additionally indicated that given the subtle engineering and instrument utilized in Ferrari, they'll have to seek help from the company to decrypt the knowledge saved within the modules. Ferrari has an place of work in Delhi and has skilled technicians in spouse provider retailers in Mumbai and Delhi.
An official of Navnit Motors, Ferrari’s official broker in India, said authorities investigating the crash additionally needed to have a look at the style by which the freeway got constricted and how the rail on the wall was jutting out. “Why was the guard rail protruding? It was a demise trap,” he said.
Ferrari covered 70m in 1/300 sec after brakes
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