[ZR1] poor z tags wall in NH
06-06-2011, 09:50 PM
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Ouch! It looks like it hit the front and back (rear wheel is broken). Any other info?
06-06-2011, 10:38 PM
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I wasn't there but two off my friends were there and saw what happened. He was an older guy 60 plus up from Mass. Supposedly he had a terrible launch and was very squirrely down the track. My buddy said it looked like he was frustrated by the run a nailed the gas late and from what both my friends say he lost control after the quater mile marker and lost control braking. Friend said he ran a 14 sec. plus and still had a top speed or over 120 mph. He also said the car was quite loud and didn't know if it was stock or not. My friend took some pics with his cell phone , he has never seen a ZR1 in person before. He also spoke to the driver and said he was dealing with it pretty well, even joked a little about it. Major bummer. Marc L.
06-06-2011, 11:26 PM
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At least he wasn't injured.
06-07-2011, 08:06 AM
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A buddy of mine who is friends with the owner informed me that he hit a patch of oil on the track. Unfortunate if that was the case. In any event, insurance will not cover it 
06-07-2011, 09:07 AM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08 & '12-'13
I know paul personally
And he has been racing for years
He has a zo6 before this.
There was a mustang the blew up prior to his race and there was oil and antifreese on the track
this was an unfortuniate accident
hope it is an easy fix !
He was hittin 4th gear
and the rear end got loose
And he has been racing for years
He has a zo6 before this.
There was a mustang the blew up prior to his race and there was oil and antifreese on the track
this was an unfortuniate accident
hope it is an easy fix !
He was hittin 4th gear
and the rear end got loose
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06-07-2011, 09:10 AM
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St. Jude Donor '06-'07-'08 & '12-'13
I wasn't there but two off my friends were there and saw what happened. He was an older guy 60 plus up from Mass. Supposedly he had a terrible launch and was very squirrely down the track. My buddy said it looked like he was frustrated by the run a nailed the gas late and from what both my friends say he lost control after the quater mile marker and lost control braking. Friend said he ran a 14 sec. plus and still had a top speed or over 120 mph. He also said the car was quite loud and didn't know if it was stock or not. My friend took some pics with his cell phone , he has never seen a ZR1 in person before. He also spoke to the driver and said he was dealing with it pretty well, even joked a little about it. Major bummer. Marc L.
This is
:He has 2 great runs before this.
and it was bone stock
06-07-2011, 03:49 PM
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and paul is not 60
06-07-2011, 04:20 PM
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i doubt that's an easy fix, looks to be pretty expensive, front suspension looks toast, rear is out of place, new wheel, maybe rotor / other brake components??
main important thing is the driver was not injured.
main important thing is the driver was not injured.
06-07-2011, 05:35 PM
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When you hit that hard (so the wheel shatters) you'll find additional damage as well. Bent, cracked suspension components, even frame damage. That car will never be 100%. You can wish otherwise, but that's reality. If the air bag deployed that is another major red flag. Even if expertly repaired an instant $20K drop in value. The good news is the driver walked away.
The kind of risks we all take when we push the limit. Even if it's not our fault. I've seen a Mustang taking out a Viper on a road course by dumping oil. I guess it's a payback for bad mouthing them. I also saw a turbo Viper taking himself out by spraying oil on its own front wheels.
The kind of risks we all take when we push the limit. Even if it's not our fault. I've seen a Mustang taking out a Viper on a road course by dumping oil. I guess it's a payback for bad mouthing them. I also saw a turbo Viper taking himself out by spraying oil on its own front wheels.
06-07-2011, 06:57 PM
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When you hit that hard (so the wheel shatters) you'll find additional damage as well. Bent, cracked suspension components, even frame damage. That car will never be 100%. You can wish otherwise, but that's reality. If the air bag deployed that is another major red flag. Even if expertly repaired an instant $20K drop in value. The good news is the driver walked away.
The kind of risks we all take when we push the limit. Even if it's not our fault. I've seen a Mustang taking out a Viper on a road course by dumping oil. I guess it's a payback for bad mouthing them. I also saw a turbo Viper taking himself out by spraying oil on its own front wheels.
The kind of risks we all take when we push the limit. Even if it's not our fault. I've seen a Mustang taking out a Viper on a road course by dumping oil. I guess it's a payback for bad mouthing them. I also saw a turbo Viper taking himself out by spraying oil on its own front wheels.
06-07-2011, 07:03 PM
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I'm sure some tracks have great crews (MIR, Englishtown, etc) and do a great clean-up after a spill but I've found the tracks around Atlanta to not be such. Once a car spills fluid I tend to call it a day. I've seen cars cross the center line way to many times in person due to fluids on the big end. Not really the kindof rush I'm looking for at 120mph+. 
Glad the driver walked away.
Glad the driver walked away.
06-07-2011, 08:22 PM
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Tough break
I've heard of track insurance for the road course/HPDEs, but I have never heard of it for the drag strip and never knew that it existed.
If so, then please point me to it.
If he has a good record with his insurance company, there is a slim chance that they might still cover it. But they might drop him afterwards.
There was a guy awhile back, who had a C5 Z06 burn to the ground when a wet nitrous kit malfunctioned on the drag strip, while staging, and I believe I read here that his insurance company covered his loss.
What a tough break. The bad thing is, that car could be totaled. At the very least like someone has already said, it will never be the same.
If the airbag went off, then OnStar might know about it. Where it happened and such.
One of my worst fears is these guys running these junk cars on the strip, knowing that they are liable to break down and leave oil and antifreeze on the track.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/easter...riday-ned.html
I've heard of track insurance for the road course/HPDEs, but I have never heard of it for the drag strip and never knew that it existed.
If so, then please point me to it.
If he has a good record with his insurance company, there is a slim chance that they might still cover it. But they might drop him afterwards.
There was a guy awhile back, who had a C5 Z06 burn to the ground when a wet nitrous kit malfunctioned on the drag strip, while staging, and I believe I read here that his insurance company covered his loss.
What a tough break.
The bad thing is, that car could be totaled. At the very least like someone has already said, it will never be the same.If the airbag went off, then OnStar might know about it. Where it happened and such.
One of my worst fears is these guys running these junk cars on the strip, knowing that they are liable to break down and leave oil and antifreeze on the track.
http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/easter...riday-ned.html
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