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TapouT Clothing Owner Dies in Horrific Ferrari Crash
TMZ ^ | 3-11-09

Posted on 03/11/2009 12:35:02 PM PDT by Justaham

TMZ has learned Charles Lewis Jr. -- aka "Mask" -- was driving his Ferrari Modena in Orange County, Calif. around 1:00 AM this morning when cops say it "left the roadway, hit the curb, took out a light pole."

"Mask" was declared dead at the scene. A female passenger -- who was ejected from the crash -- was taken to a local hospital, but we're told she's in bad shape.

(Excerpt) Read more at tmz.com ...


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: 2009obituaries; failure2controlspeed; who; wrecklessdriving
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1 posted on 03/11/2009 12:35:02 PM PDT by Justaham
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To: Justaham

I have never heard of this man or his business and it looks like it is just as well.


2 posted on 03/11/2009 12:37:12 PM PDT by unkus
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To: unkus

I never knew other Darwin Award contestants either.


3 posted on 03/11/2009 12:38:53 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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To: Justaham

?????


4 posted on 03/11/2009 12:39:11 PM PDT by FrdmLvr (What fresh hell is this?)
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To: Justaham

what a waste of a car....


5 posted on 03/11/2009 12:41:03 PM PDT by MAD-AS-HELL (Hope and Change. Rhetoric embraced by the Insane - Obama, The Chump in Charge)
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To: Justaham

If you follow mixed martial arts, you’d have been familiar with the brand. They sponsor a lot of the fighters.


6 posted on 03/11/2009 12:41:42 PM PDT by dawn53
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To: unkus
He gets second place for the Stupidest Company Name in History award:

1. Claimjumper - Ooh! Let's name our company after a thieving scumbag.

2. Tapout - Ooh! Let's name our company after the one thing in a wrestling match you don't want to do.

3. Street Legal - Ooh! Let's name our band with the term used to describe a Toyota Corolla.

7 posted on 03/11/2009 12:45:05 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (The cosmos is about the smallest hole a man can stick his head in. - Chesterton)
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To: Justaham

Was the picture taken before or after the accident??


8 posted on 03/11/2009 12:48:26 PM PDT by Oldpuppymax (AGENDA OF THE LEFT EXPOSED)
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To: Justaham

Another wannabe ‘driver’ kills self with car he can’t handle. Hope the lady makes it. Lucky no one else was killed.


In the late 80’s, early 90’s, I worked for a luxury car rental agency in Beverly Hills. We lost or had badly damaged (which the customers paid for) 1 Ferrari 308 GTS, 2 Corvette ZR1’s and a handfull of 300ZX twin turbo’s to guys that ‘thought’ they knew how to heel toe a sports car in Malibu Canyon, Angeles Crest and various other hot spots.


9 posted on 03/11/2009 12:48:37 PM PDT by Ribeye (Protective head wear courtesy of Reynolds Aluminum Products- Extra-cranial RF Suppression Division)
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Wow. You guys are brutal. He was just another entrepreneur trying to make a buck and the TapOut line is huge. I dont buy it but I certainly see if everywhere I go.
10 posted on 03/11/2009 12:54:07 PM PDT by GoCards
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To: dawn53

And a lot of douchebag “ultimater fighter” wannabees, apparently.

I can’t go through the Dallas airport without seeing a platoon’s worth of dumbasses in the full “Tapout” regalia.


11 posted on 03/11/2009 12:57:31 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Ribeye

www.wreckedexotics.com


12 posted on 03/11/2009 12:58:17 PM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: Justaham
Cops believe "Mask" was racing a guy in a Porsche

Just like James Woods and Jeff Bridges

13 posted on 03/11/2009 12:59:13 PM PDT by ImJustAnotherOkie
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To: Justaham
Who was this character and why should anyone care.

He was driving a great car, however.

14 posted on 03/11/2009 12:59:43 PM PDT by IbJensen (In 2008, Americans foolishly used their freedom to vote for “chains” not “change.”)
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To: GoCards

Agreed...........


15 posted on 03/11/2009 1:02:18 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Our constitution protects aliens, drunks and U.S. Senators. -Will Rogers)
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To: Justaham

RIP.


16 posted on 03/11/2009 1:04:11 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Alps !"~~)
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To: ImJustAnotherOkie

Apparently, he was racing another couple in a Porche. The Porche driver has been charged with vehicular homocide and DUI. His girlfriend was so drunk she was arrested for public drunkeness. The local newspaper article did not say if Mask had been drinking.

That is a 6 lane wide street with median divider and a 50MPH speed limit. However, it is hilly and there are a few curves where is would be easy to lose control if speeding.


17 posted on 03/11/2009 1:07:50 PM PDT by CdMGuy
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To: Justaham
...TAP, SNAP or NAP....

to bad. Those guys were real entrepreneurs that loved the fight game and got to live the dream.... Ferrari and a chick at 0100... too bad.

18 posted on 03/11/2009 1:37:46 PM PDT by erman (Outside of a dog, a book is man's best companion. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.)
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To: SJSAMPLE

So I guess you would consider my son a douchebag because he owns some TapOut t-shirts and wears a TapOut ball cap. He happens to love watching MMA fighting, however he is not a wannabe, he plans on going to college this fall and then joining the Marines. I can introduce you to many young men between the age of 19-25 when not in uniform are wearing their TapOut or Affliction clothing. It’s a new thing that lots of young guys are into, that doesn’t make them douchebags.


19 posted on 03/11/2009 1:45:28 PM PDT by panthermom
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To: GoCards

I don’t buy the gear either - but I certainly follow the
MMA fights, so I know who the fella is.

Can’t blame him for making an honest buck, if you ask me.
RIP.
Sad to see someone go that hasn’t even hit their middle
ages yet.


20 posted on 03/11/2009 2:02:14 PM PDT by Verbosus
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