In the wake of Saturday's fatal car accident involving an experienced racer and shop owner, Roger Rodas, and Hollywood's well-known Paul Walker, it seems pretty evident that folks are starting to drift towards two entities to blame for the wreck:
1) The driver
2) The car
One things we know for sure at the moment is that there is no conclusive evidence to blame either. It's all speculation. BUT, if you do some digging, you'll note that there is a trend here.
There are a lot of published accounts of Carrera GTs that have met their demise.
From Lewis Hamilton's father to the fatal accident at Fontana Speedway to Jay Leno spinning a CGT five times over at Talladega to first-hand accounts via Ferrarichat, there is one common thread. You have to treat this Porsche with respect or it will eventually make you sorry.
If you want the best insight into the characteristics of the Carrera GT, the best anecdotal evidence can be found on Ferrarichat.com, a message board where actual owners of CGT's tell of their experience.
In addition, I have embedded some media in form of videos help detail the Carrera GT's fickle character. Also, I have attached Porsche's recent press release regarding the development of all-new tires for the Carrera GT.
Porsche's press release follows:
Atlanta. Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, based in Stuttgart, has developed a new tire for the Carrera GT in partnership with tire manufacturer Michelin. The new tire once again noticeably enhances the handling of the 1,270 versions of the super sports car built between 2003 and 2006. The new Michelin Pilot Super Sport tire, which now replaces the current Pilot Sport PS2 tire on the Carrera GT, brings together the findings of ten years' worth of tire development to give drivers of the Carrera GT noticeably improved handling, even faster lap times and a more harmonious driving experience overall.
Drivers will even see benefits in relation to the stability of the Porsche model at its top speed of 330 km/h, as well as its behavior at high lateral acceleration speeds. This is all down to the new structure of the tire, which, of course, features the Porsche specification "N0" on the sidewalls. The tread compound of the Pilot Super Sport tire, which is manufactured on the same production line as Michelin racing tires, is based on "dual-compound" technology. With this technology, different rubber compounds are used for the inside and outside of the tread. This concept offers maximum grip on bends and highly precise steering behavior. What's more, the belt is made from an especially durable mix of aramid fibers, which are five times lighter than steel but deliver the same tensile strength. In addition, the variable contact area distributes the pressure evenly across the tire, meaning as much of the tread as possible is always in contact with the asphalt under any driving conditions.
The new Carrera GT tires are available now in 265/35 ZR 19 98Y "N0" and 335/30 ZR 20 108Y "N0" dimensions. Alongside optimized performance criteria, these tires offer the cost-effective side-effect of increased mileage: Compared to the previous tire, mileage is up to 10% higher on normal roads, and even as much as 20% higher when the tires are used on tough race tracks. The new tire also improves braking performance, showing that, even after ten years, Porsche is still working just as hard to look after drivers of its older models as it does to look after drivers of its new vehicles.