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Old 05-28-15, 02:35 PM
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Maybe he can go back to the dealer and request a new car. You know, this one has a scratch on the front bumper. lol
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love to see how fast this goes viral. poor brand new car, probably tires not broken in too
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i think the owner posted here

http://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/...-on-video.html
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Old 05-28-15, 03:43 PM
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The aftershot.
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Old 05-28-15, 05:25 PM
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Lesson learned: never ever try funny stuff on a narrow lane. There is literally no room to forgive your mistake. Find a WIDE road like a Parking lot.
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Old 05-28-15, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Megafast13
That's a shame. Almost saw this happen right in front of me today. A 5.0 Mustang was trying to show off in front of me cruising and he lost traction each time he shifted. Rookies smh.
You mean he was chirping the tires?
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Old 05-29-15, 05:33 AM
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I couldn't help myself from laughing in shock as it seemed he never stood a chance from take off!?!
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Old 05-29-15, 06:07 AM
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All Supercars Will Crash like "All Men Must Die" and "All Men Must Serve"
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Another member of the "more money than brains" club. It seems that the ability to purchase a performance car does not carry with it the ability to drive it, nor the intelligence to know when you're in WAY over your head. These things are the life-blood of YouTube.

From the link, it appears that while the driver had the "launch control" on, it is ONLY functional in first gear - meaning that when you upshift to second, you're on your own. False sense of security, that. It seems that no amount of electronic wizardry will protect an immature fool from his folly. Sort of a roadgoing form of Darwinism in which the most unfit drivers are eliminated from the population, often by violent and expensive means.
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Old 05-29-15, 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Lil4X
It seems that no amount of electronic wizardry will protect an immature fool from his folly.
Very likely the car was in "race mode" so no electronic nanny stuff going on.
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Originally Posted by NickTee
I don't see a Supercar in this video, just a sports car.
Next year we will be calling the base Corvette a Supercar and the Z06 a Hypercar.
Probably gonna lean more so torwards the new Corvette being a damn close car to a super car. 650hp/650ft lbs don't lie.
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Originally Posted by Lil4X
Another member of the "more money than brains" club. It seems that the ability to purchase a performance car does not carry with it the ability to drive it, nor the intelligence to know when you're in WAY over your head. These things are the life-blood of YouTube.

From the link, it appears that while the driver had the "launch control" on, it is ONLY functional in first gear - meaning that when you upshift to second, you're on your own. False sense of security, that. It seems that no amount of electronic wizardry will protect an immature fool from his folly. Sort of a roadgoing form of Darwinism in which the most unfit drivers are eliminated from the population, often by violent and expensive means.
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How right you are. He didn't even try to keep it on the road. An experienced 7 year old go cart driver could have done a better job.
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Old 05-30-15, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by SonicMotor
Probably gonna lean more so torwards the new Corvette being a damn close car to a super car. 650hp/650ft lbs don't lie.
That doesn't make it a supercar. Applying that same logic, this 700hp Civic would also be a supercar(it's definitely not a supercar):

Are the C7 and the C7 Z06 impressive? Absolutely. But they're both sportcars.
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Old 05-31-15, 01:42 PM
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Nick, google Corvette and Supercar. Its close enough to debate but this isn't the thread to do it in.

This will be a great topic for the debate forum actually, someone can go start it.
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Old 05-31-15, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Lil4X
Another member of the "more money than brains" club. It seems that the ability to purchase a performance car does not carry with it the ability to drive it, nor the intelligence to know when you're in WAY over your head. These things are the life-blood of YouTube.

From the link, it appears that while the driver had the "launch control" on, it is ONLY functional in first gear - meaning that when you upshift to second, you're on your own. False sense of security, that. It seems that no amount of electronic wizardry will protect an immature fool from his folly. Sort of a roadgoing form of Darwinism in which the most unfit drivers are eliminated from the population, often by violent and expensive means.
Don't be a hater People without money do stupid **** all day long as well....

On a positive note, if you see one of these on the road, turn the radio down and open your window, they sound amazing!
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