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On this week's episode, Damon and I break down what occurred between Mazda and the RX-8 community late last week. We also go over the new GMT900 pickups and how new battle lines are being drawn in the pickup wars thanks to high gas prices. We couldn't let the week go by with talking about Playboy, as well. This month's issue of the men's magazine was chock full bunnies, Rabbits and high-priced exotics. We end the show expressing our lament for another Enzo that has bitten the dust and give our best wishes to its owners, Richard Losee, who is recovering after he and his Ferrari crashed at 200 mph and rolled seven times on a highway in Utah. Enjoy the show!

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Hosts
John Neff and Damon Lavrinc

Producer
John Neff

Length
33:20

Autoblog Podcast #36 originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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UPDATE 1


Remember the T-Top Ferrari Enzo owned by Richard Losee we featured awhile back? In a recent issue of Road and Track we read a piece penned by Losee himself describing how he cracked 200 mph in his ultra-rare Enzo. That was probably one of the last high-speed runs the Enzo experienced, as we've learned that Losee crashed his Enzo yesterday during the Utah Fast Pass Road Rally near Milfor, Utah. The accident occurred while Losee was traveling about 100 mph, and while the Enzo is completely destroyed, Losee appears to have suffered only fractured bones.

The Utah Fast Pass Road Rally involves the Utah Highway Patrol shutting down a 15-mile stretch of State Route 257 so 25 to 30 supercars can drop the hammer. Car owners pay $5,000 for the privelage of opening their cars up on public roads, and the money goes to the Honoring Heroes Foundation that supports families of UHP troopers who have fallen in the line of duty.

With Ferrari having limited the Enzo's production to only about 400 units, we've seen at least three destroyed in high speed crashes (1st, 2nd) and another one used turned into a P4/5. If you're in the market, get your Enzo now cause they're going fast.

UPDATE: Ferrari forums across the internet are gushing with well wishes for Richard Losee and condolences for his lost Enzo. Ferrerchat forum member omgjon related this report after speaking with Losee himself. Turns out he was going closer to 200 mph and the car actually rolled seven times.

From the horses mouth - Richard was going close to 200mph, and hit a bump in the road that sent him airborne. The car rolled 7 times and was flat as a pancake. Fortunetly he was wearing a helmet. He has cracked vertebrae in his neck and back, 4 broken ribs, broken sternum, some broken fingers, and the only surgery he made need is on his thumb. Nothing life threatening. He is refusing pain medication because he thinks he needs to be punished!

[Source: KSL.com, The Salt Lake Tribune]

T-Top Enzo destroyed in high-speed crash originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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As a disclaimer, we'll say up front that this custom Ferrari Enzo targa is not new news. After some research, we discovered a Road & Track article from November, 2005 that was written by the car's owner, Richard Losee. Mr. Losee's Enzo might be the most driven Enzo on earth, as at the time of the article he had just passed 20,000 miles and it's reportedly a daily driver (!). In fact, it's been said his Enzo was the first that Road & Track got its hands on to test (Ferrari doesn't do media vehicles).

Okay, back to the roof, or lack thereof. Losee purchased a second set of doors from Ferrari and put the original pair in storage. A local Ferrari body shop then went to town and turned Losee's Enzo into the rarest of the rare - an Enzo Targa. Creative or sacrilege, call it what you want, but it's like no other Enzo on earth. And the sound from the front seat has got to be pure auto porn.

(Check out more angles of the Enzo Targa after the jump)

[Source: JabbasWorld]

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The incredible Ferrari Enzo Targa originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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