I was checking out corvette "crashes" on youtube, what is wrong with these guys? all I see is vettes swapping ends and sliding into something that hurts the car. and there is that classic of the two cars drag racing from a light, one swerves right then left, taking out the other guy.

 

You can do the same search using Ferrari or Porsche and see the same thing or worse for that matter. Driving beyond one's skill level is not limited to just one marque.

 

It's always the case of too much car and not enough driver.

 

Or, mostly a malfunction between the seat and the steering wheel...

 

I think most of these guys never owned a fast car before and never learned how to drive. Kicking a 455 Olds Delta 88 in the *** is different from doing the same in a real car.

 

Not to many people would watch or remember two racing Toyotas.

 

I understand and agree with your point, but I had a 12 second 455 Olds that was a "real car".

 

It's a complete lack of skill with what they are driving. Which leads to the bigger point that most folks overlook; respect for the car you are driving. I've been handed the keys to many cars and worked on even more. And I always, ALWAYS approach each car as if I have never driven it before. It may be a the same make, model and year Corvette you own but it's not yours. That means it's going to be slightly different when you hammer it, drift it or just go down the street for a spirited drive.

Making assumptions behind the wheel is dangerous. And most of these folks assume that they can A- handle the power of any car they drive because B- they have driven a car fast. What they need to do is take a dose of common sense and an even bigger dose of respect for the vehicle that they get behind the wheel of. I believe that it takes years behind the wheel of your car, in all conditions, without adding mods/making changes for you to be able to fully exploit the abilities of your car. You cannot just loaf around behind the wheel and then, at whim, 'Go Mario' whenever you like.

If you own a high-performance car you need to know what it can and cannot do. Mashing the pedal once in awhile between stoplights doesn't count as being a 'hot shoe' behind the wheel. And too many Sunday drivers think exactly this of their abilities. Making it worse is when they get behind the wheel of their friend's car and assume the same of it as they do of their own car.

Common sense + respect = safe driving

NO respect + assumption = a wreck waiting to happen

Seriously,

Lee