Undercover Brotha' Eddie Griffin recks 1.5 million $ Ferrari

[almaty 19]

IRWINDALE, Calif. -- Eddie Griffin crashed a rare Ferrari Enzo worth $1.5 million into a concrete barrier while practicing at a racetrack Monday, destroying the car but escaping uninjured.

"Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the brother can't drive."

-- Eddie Griffin

The comedian was practicing for a charity race to promote his upcoming film, "Redline," when he drove too fast around a curve at the Irwindale Speedway. Video footage showed the red sports car screeching before it ricocheted off the barrier with heavy damage to its front.

"Undercover Brother's good at karate and all the rest of that, but the brother can't drive," Griffin, referring to one his past films, said after the accident.

The film's publicist, Wendy Zocks, said Griffin was "doing OK."

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Eddie Griffin stands next to the rare Ferrari Enzo he crashed Monday.

"He walked away completely unscratched, but probably a little shaken," Zocks said.

The Enzo, valued at around $1.5 million, was owned by the executive producer of "Redline," Daniel Sadek, whose exotic car collection is featured in the movie.

Sadek said that the car was damaged beyond repair and that he had "mixed feelings" about the wreck.

"I'm glad Eddie came out of the crash OK, but my dream car got destroyed," Sadek said. "I went to my trailer for about 15 minutes and I thought, there's people dying every day. A lot of worse things are happening in the world."

Only 400 Ferrari Enzos were ever produced, all between 2002 and 2004.

Griffin's credits include the comedies "Undercover Brother"; "Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo" and its sequel; "Date Movie"; and "Norbit

wow...just wrong..i would like to just sit in one .......

[Ban Hammer 13,676]

jeesh what a way to learn that one can't drive

[Jasman0717 9]

I saw this on ESPN this morning but it didn't look like the car was destroyed, it looked like the left front was munched. Maybe they can't find replacement parts

[mawilson 2,133]

Lucky #######.

[Savanphil 3]

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Edited March 27, 2007 by Savanphil

[Otto 83]

Guess calling GEICO is out of the question now....

[almaty 19]

yeap...probably should not ahve smoked all that sweet lucy before he got behind the wheel ..time his drugs all wrong

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

[Niels Bohr 72]

What a waste of money.

[Savanphil 3]

Wow, atleast he wasn't hurt.

[eric&gen 0]

How does one afford a $1.5 million car? lol What is so special to make that kind of car expensive lol.

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

i see a tax writeoff.

Daniel

:energetic:

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

How does one afford a $1.5 million car? lol What is so special to make that kind of car expensive lol.

only 400 made. Hand made car with Formula ONE technology.

"The Enzo Ferrari is a 12-cylinder Ferrari supercar named after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari. It was built in 2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics. After a downforce of 775 kg (1709 lb) is reached at 300 km/h (186 mph) the rear wing is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Ferrari_%28car%29

[AnaAndDaniel 0]

How does one afford a $1.5 million car? lol What is so special to make that kind of car expensive lol.

only 400 made. Hand made car with Formula ONE technology.

"The Enzo Ferrari is a 12-cylinder Ferrari supercar named after the company's founder, Enzo Ferrari. It was built in 2003 using Formula One technology, such as a carbon-fiber body, F1-style sequential shift transmission, and carbon-ceramic brake discs. Also used are technologies not allowed in F1 such as active aerodynamics. After a downforce of 775 kg (1709 lb) is reached at 300 km/h (186 mph) the rear wing is actuated by computer to maintain that downforce."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Ferrari_%28car%29

dayum.

nice set of wheels there. B)

Daniel

:energetic:

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

That puts my count down to 398 still in existence.

A Swedish mob boss (no joke) wrecked one on the Pacific Coast Highway in CA last year...

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-ferra...09.storygallery

On the plus side - if you own one of the remaining cars, its worth more today than it was yesterday...

Edited March 27, 2007 by erekose