A Chevrolet Corvette C4 has been seized and its owner taken to jail following a high-speed car chase in Johnston County, North Carolina.
According to WRAL.com, the Corvette C4 was involved in a race with another vehicle on Cleveland Road in Smithfield when the two drivers (who reportedly did not know each other) passed a State Highway Patrol trooper. The trooper gave chase, which was no easy task as the cars were estimated as traveling at around 130 mph.
The other car was not involved for much longer because it broke down – perhaps fortunately, given the way the story was to develop. The Corvette C4, meanwhile, continued on its way for some considerable distance.
The situation became critical for the Chevy driver when he reached the intersection of Cleveland Road and NC Highway 210 and was faced with the choice of either making a sharp right turn followed by a sharp left (which would have required both considerable driving smarts and a law-abiding sensibility he had not shown up to this point) or heading straight on down the wrong side of the road.
Whichever of these options he picked, it must have been the wrong one, since he lost control and crashed into a guardrail. There were no injuries, and the Corvette C4 sustained what WRAL.com describes as “only minor damage”, though it can’t have been in as good a condition as it was when the owner bought it only days before.
Under North Carolina’s controversial “Run and You’re Done” law, which came into effect on June 23rd 2011, both cars were seized and both drivers were being held at the Johnston County Jail with charges pending against them.
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I had my 85 vette up close to 125 and still had some in the tank....
Top speed on a C4 stock is around 170
My 89 did 185 pulling boat trailer
uphill?
2010 ls3 conv. Never had to max. Love the car. Phil.
My 2005 Crossfire races to 145 and than with enough road will shake the needle at 165....but 145 comes very fast and the car is smooth as butter. Non aspirated I can only imagine the SRT-6!!
My 1958 modified fuel injected Vette clocked at 157 in the flying mile, Daytona Beach 1959.
Awesome vehicle I wish I still owned.
Crashed.....What a Maroon !!
Do not be shocked by Corvette performance. Just keep it quite. My C6 went through radar 167. We keep it quite to keep insurance rates down.
I can’t brag. My C7 Z06, from a stop light made it to 145 and still accelerating hard in less than 30 seconds. All factory. That SC makes it effortless. Would’ve kept on but my dear ole’ dad was along for the ride and didn’t want to do anything too stupid...
A story which has stuck with me from '73 has to do with our chief mechanic at a chain discount store recounting his time with his split-window Corvette. I was 17 and this guy was in his early-30s and he ran the auto repair shop (six bays) in our store. "Boys!", he told the usual assembly of three or four of us young punks, "Boys, I had that Vette doing one-forty and she still had plenty to give!" It sounded crazy and exotic at the same time. He married the prettiest girl in the store, probably the loveliest in the tri-state area, and I hope that they live on, happily ever after.
I had bought a 84 corvette cobalt blue brand new tires for just 2500.00 from a cousin of mine who needed cash now. I had barrowed the money from my boss. Paid him back in 3 weeks. I completely re did the interior. Beautiful car. I would speed through the back roads in Morgan hill, cali. At 120=130mph. I would pretend i was being chased by the cops and would speed all the way home and dip into my 1 car garage and chill behind the closed automatic door. Laughing and just staring at what an amazing car i was driving. Damn i loved that car..