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Hog · 06-04-2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNoMcL5Zsw8

Driver was a lil sore upon egress, but he hid it well. He was afterall in the middle of a huge unplanned Chevrolet safety demonstration.

I would love to see a comparison of this exact event between the 2019 ZR1 and the mid engine C8. But no matter the drive config, once the WOW(Weight On Wheels) decreased coming off the rise, it was curtains regardless.

WARP TEN · 06-04-2018

As noted earlier, Mark Reuss is an experienced and professional driver (certified factory driver on the North course of Nurburgring, and head of development for Cadillac V series and others). He is a VP of GM, which is not a title given lightly to anyone. (Yes Paul, he is also the son of former GM president Lloyd Reuss). What bothered me about this situation is that when he got out of the car he does not have a race suit or helmet on. To me that seems very unprofessional and dangerous. Surprised they let him drive like that. F1 would not allow that. --Bob

jss06c6 · 06-04-2018

So if he had the Nanny's on, why wouldn't the vehicle correct itself? I understand the slight lift off the track of the rear tires, but would think the system would register this as a loss of traction and adjust accordingly.. if, however, he was in full track mode, he's put himself in a no win situation. I was at Indy this year and the car paced well, but not the same track and not a grand prix race..

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BigJohn · 06-04-2018

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Originally Posted by Riviera

Yes I watched it. They keep replaying it during race.How embarrassing. The commentators cannot recall this ever happening before.

1971 Indy 500 pace accident
1971 Challenger

Can not imagine the Press forgetting this!

rush91 · 06-04-2018

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Originally Posted by BigJohn

1971 Indy 500 pace accident
1971 Challenger

Can not imagine the Press forgetting this!

Exactly what I was thinking!!! Who could forget that mess...IMG_20180604_164220152.jpg IMG_20180604_164247648_HDR.jpg IMG_20180604_164235793_HDR.jpg

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Riviera · 06-04-2018

Well they did. I quoted them exactly. To be fair, one of the commentators Scott Goodyear would have been about 12 years old in 1971. They were also live and not able to do a Google search.

06-04-2018	#11
Hog Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Woodstock, Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,275	Re: Oops! GM Vp crashes ZR1 pace car https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNoMcL5Zsw8 Driver was a lil sore upon egress, but he hid it well. He was afterall in the middle of a huge unplanned Chevrolet safety demonstration. I would love to see a comparison of this exact event between the 2019 ZR1 and the mid engine C8. But no matter the drive config, once the WOW(Weight On Wheels) decreased coming off the rise, it was curtains regardless. __________________ peace Paul ZR-1 Net Registry Member #1494

06-04-2018	#12
WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,095	Re: Oops! GM Vp crashes ZR1 pace car As noted earlier, Mark Reuss is an experienced and professional driver (certified factory driver on the North course of Nurburgring, and head of development for Cadillac V series and others). He is a VP of GM, which is not a title given lightly to anyone. (Yes Paul, he is also the son of former GM president Lloyd Reuss). What bothered me about this situation is that when he got out of the car he does not have a race suit or helmet on. To me that seems very unprofessional and dangerous. Surprised they let him drive like that. F1 would not allow that. --Bob __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough"

06-04-2018	#13
jss06c6 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Magnolia, Texas Posts: 884	Re: Oops! GM Vp crashes ZR1 pace car So if he had the Nanny's on, why wouldn't the vehicle correct itself? I understand the slight lift off the track of the rear tires, but would think the system would register this as a loss of traction and adjust accordingly.. if, however, he was in full track mode, he's put himself in a no win situation. I was at Indy this year and the car paced well, but not the same track and not a grand prix race.. Sent from my XT1585 using ZR-1 Net Registry mobile app

06-04-2018	#16
Riviera Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Toronto Posts: 545	Re: Oops! GM Vp crashes ZR1 pace car Well they did. I quoted them exactly. To be fair, one of the commentators Scott Goodyear would have been about 12 years old in 1971. They were also live and not able to do a Google search.