* The first Mid Engine Corvette C8 accident......... *

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Aug 10, 2019 | 07:30 AM

#21

BIG Dave

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Originally Posted by Michael A

I hope the PDR was set to dash cam mode.

Sometimes a dash cam is your friend, sometimes it’s not. The first priority is that everyone is okay.

Aug 10, 2019 | 07:34 AM

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vettpapaw

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Real life crash test...

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Aug 10, 2019 | 07:43 AM

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Hope all are uninjured.

But looks more like a crash than an accident at least from here.

Advance apologies for the excess pedantry.

Aug 10, 2019 | 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by JerriVette

Holly crap..thats some hit...

looks like there was a passenger in the vette too...that passenger side airbag deployed too.

hope everyone is ok..

id bet the cuv cut the line and was on the wrong side of the road.

Could be the SUV/CUV or the Vette that cut the line and was on the wrong side of the road.

But I certainly don't expect an SUV hitting the corners as had as someone in a C8 with something to prove.

Aug 10, 2019 | 08:14 AM

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Cars are just cars, even Corvettes, not only will they make more, that car was destined for the crusher anyway. I just hope everyone is OK.

Aug 10, 2019 | 08:26 AM

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This is sad 😞

Aug 10, 2019 | 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by john m

How about we wait until we’re sure the Corvette Team members and whoever was in the other car are okay before the jokes start.....

That would be the decent thing to do

Aug 10, 2019 | 08:52 AM

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Awesome (sarcasm), first crash.
Don't repair, collectible perhaps?

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Aug 10, 2019 | 08:55 AM

#29

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It appears the car "crashed well" that is good to see. especially since it was on that drivers side and by the wheel where the drivers feet are

Again, like everyone else that has said it. Hope all involved are ok.

Last edited by TLSTWIN; Aug 10, 2019 at 08:57 AM.

Aug 10, 2019 | 09:01 AM

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Looks like offset crashes are going to be easily totaled. There is the radiator bracket then immediate impact to the tire and its control arm probably damaging the structure in the process.

The rear has that carbon fiber bumper across the entire rear end for protection.

Aug 10, 2019 | 09:07 AM

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Fox news hasn't carried this story yet, hope all are well. Wasn't the first recorded C7 wreck blue as well?

Found this comment on another site........

Note that this was not a customer car
Customer deliveries for the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette have yet to kick off, which means we're dealing with a manufacturer vehicle. Of course, the car could've always been driven by a journalist.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/2...vy-136633.html

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Aug 10, 2019 | 09:09 AM

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SilverC8

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Originally Posted by Corvette_Nut

Mid Engine Corvette C8 vs. SUV ......

Save The Wave,
Corvette_Nut

I got $20 says a bicycle is involved. I used to live in the canyons and bicycles caused accidents like this all the time. One car moves over the line to avoid somebody struggling to pedal up the hill, next car comes around the blind corner and whammo.

Aug 10, 2019 | 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Kletis

Fox news hasn't carried this story yet, hope all are well. Wasn't the first recorded C7 wreck blue as well?

Yes

Aug 10, 2019 | 09:27 AM

#34

air86

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Was this the crash safety test?

Aug 10, 2019 | 10:19 AM

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MrBrightside

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Damn I hope everyone involved is ok!

Aug 10, 2019 | 10:30 AM

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Here's hoping that all involved are ok!

Aug 10, 2019 | 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by SonicRaT

Was the vette at fault or did the SUV get into their lane?

As a guess and strictly a guess based on where the cars are positioned, it would appear that swinging wide out of a turn (c8) rather than cutting a turn short (SUV) would be the likely cause. Dunno, but twisty roads, sports car, a little too much speed.....................If I had to bet.