Tag: crash

I think of racetracks as sterile places where things can’t go wrong. They’re like a foam pit for cars. Or laser tag. They’re the shallow end of the pool and in my HANS and helmet, I’m wearing water wings. That’s a very stupid thought, as you all know. You’re probably already arming your clipboard with […] More »

Wow. Just wow. It’s easy to hate the guy that did this before even knowing what happened. That’s a ZL1 after all. Chevy doesn’t build a Camaro with more horsepower than that one. Still, it’s not a track toy like the Z/28. It belongs out there on the street, driving around, serenading suburbs with the […] More »

There have been at least two other documented C7 wrecks on public roads, but those were both test vehicles. So this appears to be the first customer car to be wrecked. I’m sure it won’t be the last… via [Jalopnik]

Everything in drag racing happens fast. So it’s easy to transform your ride from a ferocious 1/4 mile destroyer into something Gunnery Sergeant Hartman might describe as a “modern art masterpiece.” And that’s what happens in this clip. When the driver of the Camaro gets loose just after the drop, he nails the wall, bounces […] More »

… And that’s why people don’t like putting spacers on drag cars. Sure, you’re car may look cool. Sure, you might have a wider stance. But if you’re putting down a lot of power through fat rubber, you’re going to want to be sure that all that torque wont just shear off your wheel studs. […] More »