i have a feeling that, this might make it into one of those worst women driver videos!!

 

Holy snikeys! Glad she survived! The car is totaled!

 

Wow... I live near Stony Brook hospital and heard the helicopter come in after 1am... and I was thinking, as I always do, "I wonder who wiped out this time?"... well, that was her. Hope she's ok.

Looks like a Z06... and Supercar tires... hmmm, I wonder if this was another case of someone putting too much faith in the Supercar's ability to hold a cold road surface. Still wonder if this is also what led to the tragedy on the Wantagh Pkwy several weeks ago.

A C6, by design, instills a lot of confidence in terms of cornering / gripping ability. The car handles incredibly well and "feels" like it can do just about anything. You need to remember that the Supercar tires (and even GS2s) will NOT grip in the cold like they do in the warm. And a rear wheel drive 500hp car leaves no room for error, very easy to make a "tiny" mistake which can lead to complete disaster.

I maintain that Corvettes should not be driven by those who are not specifically experienced in high-performance driving... the average person is not going to know or understand anything about high-performance tires being poor in the cold, etc, etc, etc... and it can obviously be VERY dangerous. A training class / course should be required before one is allowed to purchase one of these cars. If it saves even just one life, it would be worth it.

 

Wonder how many times this will be duped.

 

Amen bro.

 

Just what I need... Go to Vette Certification class... Do us racers get a 'bye' on the deal? Let's make sure government gets into every part of our lives. Next up, certify people before they can become parents...

Sorry, just ranting. Something should be done, but the practicality of it would never occur (remember, the government would be involved.....)

 

Sounds like a good samaritan saved her life instead of OnStar. Saved her from what looks like her own stupidity.

 

What does she have to do with it?

 

Most states you have to take a course before you get a motorcycle license, doesnt seem to stop the stupidity.

 

Did you guys read the whole article and look at all the pics?

This is the 2nd Z06 she has lost in a year. Last year, her house caught on fire and destroyed her first Z06.

Now this is her second one gone.

LEX

 

Yeah I picked up on that when I was looking at the pictures, one is around a tree burnt with no front passenger wheel, the other is in a driveway burnt pretty good. I bet she doesnt buy another orange Z

 

That can't be good for insurance premiums

 

Wonder what is was that caused the fire to start. I thought the fuel tanks were pretty well protected. Also, just curious, does the corvette have a deaccelerometer like device that cuts off the fuel pump in the case of a large impact? Or, if the air bags deploy, shouldn't the fuel pump be turned off also?

 

Atomic Orange Is not her Color

 

Her color is burnt orange

 

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That's exactly what I was thinking. I wouldn't think the residual fire from the injector rails would cause THAT much fire. Well maybe the body caught............ Surely there is a crash switch in there somewhere???? Cars have had them for YEARS now.

 

As an update it does not look good for her. Severe burns over most of her body. Sad news so drive safe.