whozyodaddy

I've seen many videos like this one:


on youtube where someone wrecks their corvette from driving too fast in a straight line and it swerves all of a sudden.

I've been reading the forums for a while, but just joined. I don't know much about cars, but I have been researching automotive technology and learning the engineering behind cars.

What causes the car to lose control in those videos? Why are most of the wipeout videos of corvettes?

Bumpnrun

What causes idiots like you to post this?

TerryL

Inexperienced driver, severe torque steer combined with massive HP increase causing the tires to break loose, maybe toss in a slight jerk of the steering wheel which ends up over correcting, all within a few seconds of eachother.

"Why are most of the wipeout videos of corvettes?"

I don't know that that's true. Do you have a Corvette?

brooklync5

Very light weight cars with a ton of power. Once the rear loses grip most drivers tend to over correct instead of just letting go of the throttle causing them to zig and zag and eventually I wipe out like the video above.

brooklync5

What causes idiots like to to join a public forum and then call people idiots.

stanklr

It could be of many reasons, Bad tires, bad drivers, too much power, oversteer on turns, oil on the track will cause tire spin and eventually loss control ...etc

Blk 08 C6

Inexperienced driver.he panic and oversteer.did much worse that at a 1/4mi. track.came to inches from hitting the guardrail but saved it.

gilbybarr

To the OP......dont let the first post bother you.....secondly, why a lot of Corvette videos? Because the Corvette is probably the biggest name and most popular sports car out there with the most avid set of followers, particularly in clubs....and we all have video capability now. This one is a few years old....seen before.

WICKEDFRC

Welcome to the forum.....

As to the idiot in the Arctic White ZR-1....well, stupidity is a good reason.

Stupidity coupled with many other factors listed above.

dvilin

Vette- A lot of Power
Driver- Limited Skills

JKbride

boraxman

42Chevy

^^That was uncalled-for.

JKbride

Maybe more folks should ask this kind of question and there would be less Corvette crash videos on YouTube.

OP Keep in mind, just because you own a Corvette does not make you a good driver.

Although many of us have enjoyed high performance cars our whole lives, not true for some. In many cases, after years of driving the family van, and now with the kids grown, along with more disposable income, it's time to live life....and for some that is by purchasing a Corvette. Lack of experience and or lack of judgement can account for most accidents of this type.....with a Corvette, it's less forgiving and the next thing you know your on YouTube.

Vette_DD

A few in this thread seem to have forgotten this.

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/foru...rd-others.html