Paul Huizenga

Here's a video of a 2000-horsepower C3 hitting the wall at KOTS VIII this past weekend. I don't know what's scarier - the crash, or the total lack of crowd control.

http://www.corvetteonline.com/news/v...the-streets-8/

I'm glad he's OK, but seriously... this seems like an awfully sketchy event.

robert miller

Glad for sure he is ok here. Link will not pull up. Looks like a good hard hit. Hope he can get the car back up and running for next spring...Robert

mackeyred96

HE WAS OUT OF SHAPE AT 60’ AND NEVER GOT OUT OF IT. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG TO GIVE UP THE RUN AND RACE ANOTHER DAY…..Guys like that are going to get hurt or hurt someone else.

99ZX9R

No reason at all to get back in it. But those grudge racers are a little nuts.

Note the tree in the go pro vid. No ambers at all...just stage and green.

99ZX9R

Actually nuts is an understatement. This is what I just read off the bullet:

for those whop dont know what KOTS ; the track in unprepped as in its scraped clean of glue, no burnouts past the starting line, sr class is stock suspension on 28x10.5, Jr is stock suspension 26" with no ARB, 1/4mi. Air temp was in the 40's track was colder than that.

93Rubie

Sketchy?

At best its sketchy.

Fans close to track, right the launch and walls?

Holding the car for a burn out!??!

No traction compound, low 40's, 2000HP+=STUPID.

Lucky, he is not dead or many innocent bystanders.

That track needs shut down, totally unprofessional and just down right stupid, stupid, stupid. A lot of folks dropping the ball around there. Glad my local 1/4 mile is ran better than that.

mackeyred96

I love the instant green concept. I wanted to run the old corvette challenge quick 8 that way back in the day.

SBCGENII

Better than racing on the street. I wish i had a track that was open in Oct.

LSOHOLIC

Holy cowl hood.........

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383vett

It looks like he only got on the throttle 3 different times.

Corvette Chris

I saw the no track prep thing on the bullet. Those guys need their heads examined for running like that at 40 degrees.

Paul Huizenga

Well, now they're saying the third run was actually after the event was over, and just a grudge match, plus they did drag the track at some point after two previous crashes. Like that makes things better...

Vettekid1992

Stock suspension!!!! Holy s...!!!!!!!!!!

Tumarr

How many damn web sites across the internet did you post, gloating about my misforutune? your a classy guy paul........

Paul Huizenga

Just here and YB. And you'll note that the text has been revised to accurately represent that the crash happened post-KOTS, on a track that had been prepped, and that it was pedal misapplication rather than trying to save the run that caused the wreck.

If you haven't seen it yet, I replied to Trent's comments on YB and Facebook as well, and left a public message for you personally.

Tumarr

I posted that before your response on YB, I understand your feelings about the safety and the crowds, I am also glad to see you have edited the article to convey the true facts. That is the right thing to do, and I take back my statement. KOTS is not everyone's cup of tea and I understand if people dont like it or embrace it, but it is what we choose to do just as the wheel standers choose to do their thing.

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