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Fri 25 Jan 2013 16:56

Porsche 917 - £110,000 for a missed gearchange - craig-pd130

This is an interesting read, with worrying implications for the future of classic car race events: in essence, the journalist and experienced racer, Mark Hales, was doing some track laps in a Porsche 917 replica for a magazine article, missed a gear and momentarily over-revved the engine. Bang, £40,000+ repair bill at a specialists.

The case went to court, Hales lost and has to pay for the repair, plus costs, plus legal fees. Ouch. Although the session was insured against a crash, like a conventional motor policy the cover doesn't extend to mechanical damage.

www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/motorsport/9823844/Ca...l

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Fri 25 Jan 2013 17:53

Porsche 917 - £110,000 for a missed gearchange - unthrottled

Mark Hales, race driver, journalist and Telegraph Motoring contributor, had persuaded Piper to lend him to track test against a Ferrari 512S belonging to Nick Mason, renowned car collector and musician.

Sorry, but it's a case of don't touch what you can't afford. There's a reason that the Ford Focus is Britain's most popular car-and that reason is not that no one aspires to drive something more exciting. To race someone else's expensive car without first ascertaining who would be liable in the event of something going awry is amateurish.

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Fri 25 Jan 2013 18:07

Porsche 917 - £110,000 for a missed gearchange - Cyd

I'd agree Unthrottled.

An ex Uni buddy of mine restored a 58 Corvette to Historic standard and even raced it at Le Mans and then Brooklands. With that kind of pedigree he was able to hire the car out for racing at a significant premium. But I can tell you he had a watertight rental agreement that put the onus for any damage firmly with the hirer.

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Fri 25 Jan 2013 21:58

Porsche 917 - £110,000 for a missed gearchange - craig-pd130

I agree, it needed a watertight agreement in terms of liability set out, before the starter was pressed.

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