RIP Paul Walker

[usmcgunner]

I didn't want to believe it, until all of the news sites confirmed. Its a sad day, he was definately one of my favorite actors. He died doing a charity event. RIP Paul. FAST AND FURIOUS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

[Carlrx7]

He was doing a lot of humanitarian events for the typhoon. such a loss, did a lot of great things outside of acting.

[bambooi]

I didn't want to believe it, until all of the news sites confirmed. Its a sad day, he was definately one of my favorite actors. He died doing a charity event. RIP Paul. FAST AND FURIOUS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME

i thought he was a terrible actor in the original fast and furious. great guy with all the charity work, but terrible actor compared with the rest of hollywood

[///Mcompact]

RIP, Paul.

I only watched the first F&F and the Tokyo one, but will definitely have to make a marathon out of the others sometime soon.

[///Mcompact]

i thought he was a terrible actor in the original fast and furious. great guy with all the charity work, but terrible actor compared with the rest of hollywood

I originally put this in my post, but took it out to be respectful. The dude was not a good actor, but he didn't seem to be a typical Hollywood douche.

[Carlrx7]

http://img.izismile.com/img/img3/20101008/1000/jessica_alba_sexy_04.gif

[BIRDMAN]

ROFL, I like how she just calmly moves his hand like she expected it.

[snakeplissken]

I haven't seen most of the F &F movies, but he was good in Running Scared.

http://jalopnik.com/fast-and-furious-star-paul-walker-reportedly-dead-in-ca-1474200748

[TurboWS6]

Just saw this, sad to see reports say he and a friend burned to death trapped inside of a porsche. Not a good way to go.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1533818.1385876653!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/walker-crash.jpg

[05Saleen]

Just saw this, sad to see reports say he and a friend burned to death trapped inside of a porsche. Not a good way to go.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1533818.1385876653!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/walker-crash.jpg
It also said Paul Walker was the passenger in the wreck.

http://a57.foxnews.com/global.fncstatic.com/static/managed/img/660/371/Walkercar640.jpg?ve=1
November 30, 2013: A flatbed truck hauls away what remains of the Porsche in which actor Paul Walker was a passenger when it crashed Saturday afternoon, killing Walker and the unidentified driver of the car (Courtesy Kevin Takumi)

[BIRDMAN]

They must have been going pretty dang fast to cut the car in half and mangle it like that...

[Jimmyz18]

They must have been going pretty dang fast to cut the car in half and mangle it like that...

it's not a very big tree either......goes to show trees don't move

[DIGGLER]

that is a sad situation. rip.
i just wish people would stop trying to drive their vettes/vipers/ferraris/lambos 150+ down small streets and alleys. the hogan kid's wreck, the jackass guy's wreck, and now this one all looked pretty horrific after driving warp 9 down a small road and hitting a tree/s.

[bambooi]

dang.... they were flying!

[05Saleen]

it's not a very big tree either......goes to show trees don't move

According to the article I read. They hit a light pole prior to hitting the tree's.

November 30, 2013: Sheriff's deputies work near the wreckage of a Porsche that crashed into a light pole on Hercules Street near Kelly Johnson Parkway in Valencia, Calif. A publicist for actor Paul Walker says the star of the "Fast & Furious" movie series died in the crash north of Los Angeles. He was 40. (AP Photo/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal, Dan Watson)

[blkscls1z]

The dude was not a good actor, but he didn't seem to be a typical Hollywood douche.

This.

The F&F movies although unrealistic are entertaining to watch and the franchise won't be the same without him.

[BIRDMAN]

2Fast2Soon

[blkscls1z]

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[bambooi]

This.

The F&F movies although unrealistic are entertaining to watch and the franchise won't be the same without him.

I think Vin Diesal is more of the star of FnF. And now probably the rock will be part of the franchise.

[Derek]

This.

The F&F movies although unrealistic are entertaining to watch and the franchise won't be the same without him.

Well said!

[Carlrx7]

Just saw this, sad to see reports say he and a friend burned to death trapped inside of a porsche. Not a good way to go.

http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.1533818.1385876653!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_635/walker-crash.jpg

I'm just going to think they were killed on impact and the fire just burned the wreckage, to imagine burning to death, trapped... it can happen to anyone.

[ForceFed4g63]

Very, very sad. Everything I've ever read is he was a down to earth, generous dude with a big heart, and a true car enthusiast. Prayers go out to his family and his daughter.

[TurboWS6]

I'm just going to think they were killed on impact and the fire just burned the wreckage, to imagine burning to death, trapped... it can happen to anyone.

There were interviews with people who attempted to put the flames out with fire extinguishers that stated they were alive and the extinguishers ran out before they beat back the flames. Terrible and scary at the same time, everyone of us on this forum likes to go for the occasional joyride no telling how fast they were going at the time but makes you think especially since they bounced off a light pole on the other side of the street and ended up hitting a tree. That's why I stopped screwing around on the street occasional burnout but I typically don't hit triple digits anymore on public roads. Too much riding on me with my kids and all.

[04ctd]

, everyone of us on this forum likes to go for the occasional joyride no telling how fast they were going .

years ago, we lived in GA and some idiot in a full size truck used to tail gate my wife & just generally be an _ _ _ to her on the way to work...

one day we were out in her car, and we came up behind him on the desolate stretch of road from our subdivision to the town, it is a long straight few miles.
and she said "show him what it will do"

I let it eat....for a long time....
I was watching the road, but a girl in the backseat said we were pushing a buck 30.
would a been the same ending for us, if something happened.



i never liked FnF, but anyone who is famous & helps out other people, seems legit.

[DIGGLER]

burned to death. horrible.

[BigdaddyDupree]

It's a bad deal for sure, but we all tend to have a little bit too much fun in the street. I know a few weeks back some guys ran on the interstate and said they grabbed brakes at 190. I told them how ignorant that was but I have been in high speeds too but always when I'm alone and on non crowded highways. If I'm gonna get hurt hopefully I'll go alone.

[restoman45]

That's why I stopped screwing around on the street occasional burnout but I typically don't hit triple digits anymore on public roads. Too much riding on me with my kids and all.

I agree, 2 cars on the interstate with nobody around keeping it reasonable or some guy lighting up the tires is a little different than what the fast n delirious culture brought on. Up in CT (where the car scene is surprisingly large), when the first movie came out EVERYTHING changed. When real cars used to race in the middle of the night or do the occasional burnout on the street when egg'd on was the norm, every 16 yr old started borrowing mommies honda civic and doing 120 down the busy interstates weaving in and out of traffic. Significantly more serious wrecks started occuring due to "racing" (if you want to call it that) and the handcuff's (literally and figuratively) were put on all car enthusiasts...

[DIGGLER]

I agree, 2 cars on the interstate with nobody around keeping it reasonable or some guy lighting up the tires is a little different than what the fast n delirious culture brought on. Up in CT (where the car scene is surprisingly large), when the first movie came out EVERYTHING changed. When real cars used to race in the middle of the night or do the occasional burnout on the street when egg'd on was the norm, every 16 yr old started borrowing mommies honda civic and doing 120 down the busy interstates weaving in and out of traffic. Significantly more serious wrecks started occuring due to "racing" (if you want to call it that) and the handcuff's (literally and figuratively) were put on all car enthusiasts...

i wouldn't say this episode had anything to do with fast and furious.... more like rich and giving joyrides to bad drivers. this guy had a bunch of fast cars, and this Porsche is a pretty serious ride. he was 40 with a 15 year old daughter.
i dunno, its just shitty. bad judgement, and a bad outcome.

[blkscls1z]

The driver of the Porsche, Roger Rodas had some professional experience, racing in the Pirelli Porsche Driver's Cup Series last year and the Pirelli World Challenge GTS series this year.

http://www.world-challenge.com/drivers/bio.php?name=Roger%20Rodas

[DIGGLER]

The driver of the Porsche, Roger Rodas had some professional experience, racing in the Pirelli Porsche Driver's Cup Series last year and the Pirelli World Challenge GTS series this year.

http://www.world-challenge.com/drivers/bio.php?name=Roger%20Rodas

dadgum, musta just been a woops then.... another reminder not to be doing that sort of thing on the streets.

[Silver-Dollar]

Did anyone catch the fact about him dating his 23yo girlfriend for 7 years. Do the math. He was 40 when he died.

[RoadconeTuning]

The driver of the Porsche, Roger Rodas had some professional experience, racing in the Pirelli Porsche Driver's Cup Series last year and the Pirelli World Challenge GTS series this year.

http://www.world-challenge.com/drivers/bio.php?name=Roger%20Rodas

This, They were at a charity event at AEPeformance and Roger was giving people rides in his new car. John Zhang of 1013mm Photography was in the car in front of the Leguna Seca Blue M3 in that video, he said there were people trying to get Paul out of the car, he was pinned in the car and they couldnt get him out. Roger was ejected from the car. I've also been told there is a video that shows him struggling to get out of the car which would be absolutely horrible to see. Its pretty terrible that this happened and that has got to be in the top 3 worst ways to go out...


With that said... Why in the fuck is everyone making such a huge deal about this?

[ForceFed4g63]

This, They were at a charity event at AEPeformance and Roger was giving people rides in his new car. John Zhang of 1013mm Photography was in the car in front of the Leguna Seca Blue M3 in that video, he said there were people trying to get Paul out of the car, he was pinned in the car and they couldnt get him out. Roger was ejected from the car. I've also been told there is a video that shows him struggling to get out of the car which would be absolutely horrible to see. Its pretty terrible that this happened and that has got to be in the top 3 worst ways to go out...


With that said... Why in the fuck is everyone making such a huge deal about this?

Because he was a young guy, well liked by pretty much everybody, and a Philanthropist I'm guessing...

[chrisheltra]

I seriously thought and was hoping this was another internet death hoax.

[RoadconeTuning]

It was a hoax on friday. Just odd that it really happened on saturday.

[usmcgunner]

It was a hoax on friday. Just odd that it really happened on saturday.

My wife said the same thing, TMZ reported it on Friday...very odd. I was hoping it was another "Jackie Chan hoax", because it took so long for the credible news media to report it.
Its unfortunate that a good humanitarian like himself was taken. From what I read, he was selfless, and always helping others, and being directly involved in fundraisers for great causes.

It could have been Kanye West.....

[94FormulaBird]

..heard they found some power steering fluid on the road bout where they lost control...equipment failure or foul play?

[snakeplissken]

Car was serviced at GMG a couple of weeks ago - pics still up here:

http://the-perfect-exposure.blogspot.com/2013/11/gmg-racing-porsche-carrera-gt-major.html

[ForceFed4g63]

Car was serviced at GMG a couple of weeks ago - pics still up here:

http://the-perfect-exposure.blogspot.com/2013/11/gmg-racing-porsche-carrera-gt-major.html

Yikes...

Apparently there was a lot of fluid on the road and no swerving skid marks typical of a high speed crash.

[chrisheltra]

Car was serviced at GMG a couple of weeks ago - pics still up here:

http://the-perfect-exposure.blogspot.com/2013/11/gmg-racing-porsche-carrera-gt-major.html

You sure thats the same car? Blue vs Red hubs.

[snakeplissken]

Center locks are different colors on each side.

[chrisheltra]

I saw they were yellow elsewhere.

[snakeplissken]

There was a thread on 6speed by GMG touting their ability to service the car that has since been taken down.

[snakeplissken]

Car was serviced at GMG a couple of weeks ago - pics still up here:

http://the-perfect-exposure.blogspot.com/2013/11/gmg-racing-porsche-carrera-gt-major.html

Hmm, link still works on my PC but not on my phone.

[ForceFed4g63]

http://nypost.com/2013/12/02/mechanical-failure-behind-paul-walker-crash-report/

[ShawnBoyMoody]

Wife was reading a story of how Paul Walker overheard a soldier talking to a friend about being in between deployments and was wanting to propose to his girl before he shipped out but didnt have enough money saved for the ring...Walker comes over and tells him to go pick the ring and paid for the whole deal. 10k was what the wife said. What a guy if thats true. RIP

[ForceFed4g63]

http://on.aol.com/video/paul-walker-death-crash---at-time-of-impact---caught-on-camera-518034171

[RoadconeTuning]

http://nypost.com/2013/12/02/mechanical-failure-behind-paul-walker-crash-report/

fuck... thats bad...

[chrisheltra]

What a shame. I dont know what it is but Ive had 2 long time friends on my FB who are both service members that have trivialized his death just because he wasnt in the military. Im not mad at them I understand why they think the way they do but I dont agree with their points of view.

[BIRDMAN]

What a shame. I dont know what it is but Ive had 2 long time friends on my FB who are both service members that have trivialized his death just because he wasnt in the military. Im not mad at them I understand why they think the way they do but I dont agree with their points of view.

I've had quite a few as well.

The way I see it: How do they expect that the general population is supposed to know about every single KIA in the military, more so than a famous Hollywood actor that played in a bunch of high profile films? If you're famous then you get likewise attention when you die.

Shoot, we had people die in other Companies but I can't name anyone off the top of my head. I don't belittle the fact that the general population wouldn't know about or make a big deal of their death either.

I can't stand illogical analogies/comparisons, like when people post the picture of Paul Walker next to a KIA soldier and cry foul. It's not a fair or valid comparison.

That said, is it a shame that most of us don't know the majority of servicemembers who gave their life protecting our freedom and interests overseas? You bet...but it makes sense that a famous person who played in many movies would get more media attention/coverage upon death.

[RoadconeTuning]

more footage... looks like car people arent shitty like most think...

http://jalopnik.com/all-the-paul-walker-crash-video-shows-is-enthusiasts-tr-1475541230

[BigdaddyDupree]

I've had quite a few as well.

The way I see it: How do they expect that the general population is supposed to know about every single KIA in the military, more so than a famous Hollywood actor that played in a bunch of high profile films? If you're famous then you get likewise attention when you die.

Shoot, we had people die in other Companies but I can't name anyone off the top of my head. I don't belittle the fact that the general population wouldn't know about or make a big deal of their death either.

I can't stand illogical analogies/comparisons, like when people post the picture of Paul Walker next to a KIA soldier and cry foul. It's not a fair or valid comparison.

That said, is it a shame that most of us don't know the majority of servicemembers who gave their life protecting our freedom and interests overseas? You bet...but it makes sense that a famous person who played in many movies would get more media attention/coverage upon death.

And i never thought i'd say this, i agree with wes 100%

[blkscls1z]

Interesting info on past incidents with this car and it shows the Top Gear review after the car first came out.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2517384/Should-Porsche-killed-Fast--Furious-Paul-Walker-road.html

[Matts94Z28]

more footage... looks like car people arent shitty like most think...

http://jalopnik.com/all-the-paul-walker-crash-video-shows-is-enthusiasts-tr-1475541230

They were rolling.

[blkscls1z]

Walk through of Walker and Rhoda's car collection.

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/12/13/paul-walker-car-collection-tour-video/?post=1&icid=autoblog_videos_river_item

[TurboWS6]

Dude loved fox bodies counted at least 8 different cars. Lots of mustangs in general.

[Bradleyrj]

Dude man was cool. He also had some type of Marine Bioloy degree or something and did a lot of work with sharks and a lot of research with tracking sharks and stuff.

[Jeff]

He went out with The Ocearch crew before , dont think he worked with them a whole lot . Ocearch is the organization who tags and tracks great white sharks . Like Mary Leee who shows up off our coast all the time they tagged and track her .