My Attorney has a very interesting case

[preston]

I've been concerned about this for a long time - in my case more along the lines of if I was at fault in a crash, could they sue me personally because of my home built chassis ? Could a passenger sue me for hitting their head on a rollcage ? etc..

In this case, what concerns me is less of "did the chassis fail in some way that caused greater injury" but more so "this aftermarket chassis is not crash tested/certified in any way". If it was a stock chassis that is allowed because this is still a free enough country that they won't force old cars off the road. But a new, "re-manufactured" chassis/car is a whole different deal in the eyes of a skilled lawyer, a jury, and a sympathetic victim. Frankly I worry about the whole liability of this new world where eery joker with $20k can bump their car to 1000 hp and then post street racing videos on the internet. With the amount of "racing in Mexico" I read about on the forums I can't believe there haven't been more fatalities (Paul Walker anyone ? )

Well I 'm sure we will all be very interested to see what comes out of htis and who the manufacturer is.

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(for the record I don't give out a lot of spirited rides, and if I do I always make sure they understand the risks and that they are riding in an "owner constructed" vehicle.)