Corvair was later determined to be safe...But good to hear from you, Ralph.

It’s no big deal, GM executives are used to getting bailed out.

Maybe, but you might also wind up with a Chevy Citation.

But I thought these ZR1s were so superior in their handling that they beat a Ford GT around VIR?

How is this possible?

You mean .... the driver plays a part? *gasp*

Why would you not have the TC on? Also it looks to me like he didn’t lift if the gas at all.

Ego got this guy. The vettes have(from what I have read) a incredible performance traction control system that is adjustable. He clearly thought he did not need it....And was wrong, very wrong.

If he’s done it for years, and this is the first incident, why isn’t he qualified?

Does wrecking a Chevy Corvette make you a Chevy Celebrity?

Wow. That seems like alot of work for a joke that you have to explain.

Sorry, The technology and stuff is GMC only...

If you have to explain it, its not funny. . . . .

I get it. You hit the wall. Shit happens.

Obligatory:

Because his denial was ridiculous. Had he just said he fucked up to begin with it would have been over much quicker.

World’s most expensive soap box derby car...

When I was a kid, this is what I thought cars in the 2000s would look like. Instead, the future turned out to be nothing but pickups & SUVs. My inner child weeps...

I suspect the wheel design predates the brand it is most associated with, since it is after all just an aluminum version of the steel disc wheels that had been around since the 1920s.

+1

McGee’s is more of a physical miscue, while Smith’s was purely mental. Physical mistakes seem to be more forgivable—or at least more forgiven (Bill Buckner notwithstanding). I think Smith’s mistake take the title from Chris Webber’s timeout as the most significant mental error in basketball history and, given the…

You try getting that high before an NBA finals game and see if you don’t fuck up a time or two.