Crashed car, it wont start
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Disconnect battery and reconnect and see what happens. I think mine did that last year when I hit the tire wall at VIR. Airbags didn't go off but I think I remember the car wouldn't start until disconnected the battery. Some things related to the hit are hazy in my mind as I lost about 10 seconds after the car hit the wall and felt sort of woozy for a few days afterwards.
Bill
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It started on its own. It was acting wacky after the hit. I couldn’t turn off the hazards. After the tow i realized electrical was acting normal again but battery was dead to start it. I jumped it this afternoon and it starts. I will try to repair this myself so im happy i can now move it around. Thank you.
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I did not hear you had a crash
Disconnect battery and reconnect and see what happens. I think mine did that last year when I hit the tire wall at VIR. Airbags didn't go off but I think I remember the car wouldn't start until disconnected the battery. Some things related to the hit are hazy in my mind as I lost about 10 seconds after the car hit the wall and felt sort of woozy for a few days afterwards.
Bill
Bill
I just checked Hipo drive on you tube is that you VIR turn 10?
Last edited by Detroit_Bill; Sep 13, 2019 at 12:01 PM.
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Bill
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Hans Devise?
Yeah, that was my rookie mistake for the year. I am OK now except for new household rules on the use and purchasing of Corvettes and Corvette related products the better half has put in place. I am not sure whether I was unconscious from the point the car hit the wall until the OnStar operator answered the car's phone call or just dazed. That is a 10 second gap in my memory that I didn't realize happened until I watched the video. Don't remember the car doing a 360 after the hit or the other car's going past me on the track. Only remember hitting the back of my head against the HANS device and the OnStar operator talking to me. Damage came to about $14K with me paying $7K and track insurance paying the remainder. Things were a little testy around the house for a couple of months afterwards as it took 6 weeks to repair the car and another 6 weeks for all of the bills to settle down. Once my kids watched the video I got the talk from them as well.
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