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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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Seems Corvette was going 100 +....no other details yet...
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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Corvettes just don't fare very well in collisions. Especially at that speed.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 06:27 PM
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There was a bad crash up here with a Corvette apparently street racing, the entire front end including the motor was ripped off
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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Nobody really does...especially corvettes .
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 07:02 PM
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Let me guess...another damn street racer...

If he was, I hope he burns in hell.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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That bites. There was a wreck up here with a borrowed C4 driven by a 16 year old and his girlfriend going over 100 mph to prom. He lost control and killed himself, his passenger, and another 16 year old who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 07:17 PM
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I bet alcohol was a contributing factor............
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 07:19 PM
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Corvettes just don't fare very well in collisions. Especially at that speed.
That sux
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no wonder i never saw one crash tested
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 09:27 PM
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check the Canadian section under 427 Crash and see what's left of the vette.
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 10:01 PM
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check the Canadian section under 427 Crash and see what's left of the vette.
That Corvette was for sale on this forum http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1411566
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Old Jun 14, 2006 | 10:53 PM
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here is the link to the news video

http://www.citynews.ca/news/news_1166.aspx
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 08:11 AM
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 08:17 AM
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In the past couple of day there was two threads about high speed driving in a C3.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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did yall see how far the motor was from the car
and suspect 2 other corvettes that led up to the crash
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Update on Lancaster,Ca crash:

"Todays article said driver was Terry Noll from Jacksonville, Florida and passenger was driver's brother, Philip Noll from Rosamond, CA...next town north of Lancaster. Both were in their early 60's. Don't know if either was a CF member or not.

Article went on to say that the 'Vette was traveling at a 'high' rate of speed at about 9:00PM and the P/U driver saw the car in the distance, and thought it was safe to cross the intersection. He turned in front of the 'Vette and the 'Vette hit the P/Us left rear corner, and both vehicles caught fire. Article said the two 'Vette occupants were badly burned and will probably require dental records for 'formal' identification. The P/U driver escaped with minor injuries.

Investigators are trying to determine how fast the 'Vette was traveling, and whether the crash was the fault of its driver or the P/Us driver who pulled away from the stop sign. I've driven that road often, and it is a flat area for miles, two lane road with posted 55 MPH speed limit...probably hard to judge a car at 'high' rate of speed..."
Got above off So Calif forum...
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 07:26 PM
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Keep the "high rates of speed" on the track. A friend of mine recently lost her father in a crash caused by a street-racing punk.
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Old Jun 15, 2006 | 08:03 PM
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I agree - the street is not for high speeds. I have 2 drag strips within 50 miles. 1 is a 1/8 mile but the other is a top notch 1/4. keep the racin on the track.
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