Shark Tanks’ Robert Herjevec Smashes his $350,000 Ferrari!

A LITTLE ABOUT HERJEVEC

In case you were wondering if any of the Sharks have money like Mark Cuban.  No and yes.  If you watch the show religiously like I do then you know exactly who Robert is.  He’s the guy I would most likely do business with.  From humble beginnings Robert respects hard work and ingenuity.   He often speaks of his father who was jailed 18 times while trying to get his family out from under Yugoslavia’s communist regime and into Canada.  Robert says,

“He loved this country. I love this country. You really can do anything. Look at me. I came on a ship with one suitcase and here I am driving a Ferrari.”

In my opinion this is one of the reason’s he is the most well rounded Shark.  His swag is noticeable but not overbearing like Cuban, his business savvy rivals that of Mr. Wonderfall and his strategic selection of deals to go after is as selective as Damian’s.

Cuban might have a “B” in front of his networth but Robert Herjevec has over 100 “m’s” as in over $100 million. That’s enough money to crash a $350,000 car and be able to sleep at night.  Did I mention he hit a wall at 130 MPH.

THE CRASH

He was actually racing during the Ferrari Challenge at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA

He was driving a 2012 Ferrari 458.  The base price for this car is about $258,000.   Once you modify it for racing you quickly approach the $350K mark.   Robert smashed his car during the qualifying rounds of the challenge.  Herjavec told TMZ about the crash,

 “I crashed in qualifying — bad and hard hit.”

“I was having an amazing lap very fast, just off the course record, and then just thought I could go a little faster (what race car driver doesn’t?).”

But that didn’t knock Robert out of the running.  He was uninjured and determined.  He borrowed someone else’s car and continued to race.

 “After the crash I went out and borrowed a friend’s car and 2 hours later I started in 29th and finished 5th. The next day, in the borrowed car, I got on the podium and finished 3rd ! Still leading in the points for the season.”

Personally I wouldn’t let my friend borrow a Hyundai if he just crashed his car into a wall, but then again, I don’t have $100 million, or $100 thousand…..maybe $100? Nope![more…]

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