Two dead in Cobra accident yesterday on Long Island - please be careful out there

[767Jockey]

Guys,

A Cobra owner and his girlfriend were killed in a tragic and completely preventable accident on Long Island yesterday (Sunday) morning. We've all said it and read it a million times on here, but it bears repeating - these cars will bite you hard when you least expect it. PLEASE know your car and be super careful out there.

A friend is in law enforcement and worked the accident, so the info is as accurate as it comes. There is a weekly car gathering on Sunday mornings at the beach on Ocean Parkway. The Cobra was leaving and the owner was encouraged by the crowd to do a burnout on departure from the event. He complied and lost control of the vehicle in doing the burnout. He went off the road into a cable guardrail. He was instantly decapitated and his girlfriend partially decapitated, with both tragically being killed instantly.

I write this neither to draw attention to myself nor to disrespect, ridicule or accuse the driver who passed away, nor his girlfrend. There is video circulating of the accident taken by a spectator which I will not post out of respect for the victims. I write this only to once again raise awareness of what these very powerful, very light short wheelbase cars will do when you least expect it, in an attempt to avoid yet another tragedy. Please, please be careful out there. These Cobras are not Mustangs. They are not Camaros. They are not Corvettes.

Please keep the victims, their families and friends in your thoughts today.

https://www.longisland.com/articles/...two-lives.html