On Saturday, Chris was on a drive and had the misfortune of writing off his Ferrari to an engine fire. Here is his transcript of the events:

So I am out for a Police Charity drive with a group of Exotic Cars. Great day, great weather, enjoying the car, all is good. Heading home and get a smell of fuel inside the car. I look at the cars in front of me to see if there is an old clunker running rich and making that smell, but no they all look pretty new. That smell is coming from me! I look in the rear view mirror where I can see half of the engine and compartment and it looks normal but I start trying to change lanes so I can pull off to the side of the freeway and check it out. Nobody wants to let me over so by the time I am one lane away from the side I look back again and now there are flames in the engine compartment. I  crank the car over to the shoulder and know in my head that the car is bad and I probably have 3 seconds to grab whatever I can from the car and jump out.

I decide to grab my briefcase from the trunk and hit the button to release it on my way out of the car. I get to the trunk and it is still locked. The car is starting really flame up but I go back inside and hit the button once again and I hear it release. I open the trunk and grab my briefcase and start running away from the car.

As you can see in the picture it took about 3 minutes to fully engulf in flames.

Of course it is insured but it is sad to watch your favorite car that you pamper and enjoy just burn to the ground. It is like watching your dog get hit by a car.

So like the old saying. “Other than that, how was the play Mrs. Lincoln”. It was a beautiful day in So Cal but ended on a sad note.

Chris Hundley

Even worse news than that, however, is the news of Payman Engheta’s death. He was driving his Lamborghini on Bouquet and lost control. A news clip regarding the crash can be found here. We are already trying to put together a memorial drive to commemorate his life and establish a way to donate to his family. Dr. Engheta will be missed greatly. Rest in peace, friend.

Update: You can donate to us directly through Paypal and Brian and I will deliver the funds personally.