bending up the Z28 again
 

Ken wrecks the 2014 Z28 again...watch the new video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq7jWrBOX9g

People wreck when they push hard..... And Ken pushes hard.... nothing to see here... moving on.

Wow, just WOW. Glad it's not me.

I was standing there watching when it happened...probably contributed to my less than stellar speed stop results from then on out.

Most amazing part is that happened in the morning session and he made a lap in the autocross session in the afternoon session after bringing another car from home to rob parts from to put that one back together again.

Anyone that thinks they can go out and "race" their car --- and not have carnage... is just kidding themselves. Doesn't even have to be a wreck. It can be rear ends - motors - tranny's - I've seen wheels break and do serious damage. I've seen balljoint failures that fold the suspension and wheel up into the fender....

At Sonoma Mini Nats two years ago there was a Porsche so wadded up it was hard to recognize it... and a brand new not even license plated GT500 that was smashed to the windshield in front, and the trunk was in the back seat...

Alex did about 30 grand in damage to the Lotus at Laguna Seca a couple years ago... Thank you Brian Hobaugh for fixing it up! Was all cosmetic.. except for the exhaust system.

My point is -- stuff happens out there. It doesn't take but a split second and you've got a POS to put on/in a trailer.

I know it happens, it's still a bit different when you are standing there watching it when it happens right before your run though.

And remember, while we are on a race track here...most of these are still street cars.

Lance --- I wan't making a point to YOU personally -- I was making a point that if people are going to enter their car to "race" (against the clock or otherwise) that they need to be very cognizant that crashes and damage happen.

Exactly why I'm starting with a POS!

The mechanical failures are what concern me more than a driving error. Jeff lost his brakes and it cost him a car. A very cool and very special car too.

I heard a noise I didn't like at the end of my third session and I knew right away I was putting it on the trailer and wrapping it up. Too damn hot to even think about a thrash to diagnose and possibly fix in less than the 2 hours that were left.

This track was one that will bite you in a second. Almost zero margin for error if you are running 9 or 10 10ths... I wish I would have got more time to get the corners more automatic for me...I was still learning and having to think about which corner was coming up next when I was done for the day. Some parts of it were super fun and I was learning how to make the rest of it fun as well.

Incidents like this is why most of these "street cars" have no business being on the road course going the speeds they're going. The late model cars you have a fighting chance of being ok... the vintage cars... not so much. I guess we'll just wait until we injure someone severely or worse before we require roll cages, fire systems, and other proper safety equipment.