I read that he specifically asked to have the traction control removed , among other modifications, never mind that someone else was driving, and a third person was in the back, yet it was designed as a 2 seat car.
What bothers me is when an average Joe wrecks a high performance car, he gets charged by the authorities, raped by the insurance company, and basically has no recourse. Here again there is a "celebrity" involved in a serious crash in a custom built high performance car, and immediately the term lawsuit comes out. Why does the builder have to be held responsible for the sheer stupidity of an individual? How many people have been killed in sports or high performance vehicles over the last 50 or 60 years? From James Dean to Paul Walker, people die as a result of the bad decisions made by themselves or others. How does that make the builder or manufacturer liable?
