A recent viral video shows a C7 Chevy Corvette Stingray catch fire as the driver performs donuts in a parking lot. The Vette’s engine looks like it’s toast by the end of the video, although it appears as though no one was injured in the incident. It’s also possible the Vette was stolen.
The video starts with the blue Corvette Stingray executing high-speed donuts and drifts, the black wheels spinning furiously, showing off the yellow brake calipers underneath. The parking lot is vast and practically empty, save for a few onlookers on the periphery, suggesting that the open tarmac is a favorite spot for folks to do a little hooning.
Suddenly, as the Vette is mid drift, a massive plume of smoke is seen billowing from the engine bay. The smoke quickly evolves into visible flames, forcing the driver to halt the stunt and exit the vehicle.
A view underneath the Corvette reveals a growing puddle of motor oil, illuminated by the glow of flames in the engine bay. A crowd quickly gathers around the burning sports car, with onlookers pulling out their phones to capture the scene on video. Someone yells for water, but it doesn’t appear as though anyone is terribly bothered by the smoldering V8.
We then see the driver approach the vehicle again, reaching into the cabin with their hoody to wipe down the steering wheel. Judging by the driver’s actions, it appears as though this poor C7 Corvette Stingray is in fact stolen, given the driver appears to be more concerned with getting rid of any finger prints rather than extinguishing the flames.
The video ends with a crowd of people pushing the Corvette away from the center of the parking lot. A greasy, oily trail follows the Vette, and as the camera looks back, we see a massive puddle of engine oil behind it.
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Total idiot
Stop giving these idiots/thiefs press coverage. The only press I want to see on these criminals is them getting put in handcuffs.
Current law in Texas: Taking a car valued under $2,500 is a misdemeanor, but anything more is a felony. Stealing a car worth $2,500 to $30,000 is a state jail felony, with a fine up to $10,000 and 180 days to two years in jail. If the car’s value is $30,000 to $150,000, it’s a third-degree felony, carrying a two to ten-year prison term and a fine up to $10,000.
I’d like to see the crime upped to a second degree felony which would still leave a $10,000 fine as the maximum, but would cap the prison term at 20 years instead of 10.
If car thieves started out with a possible 20 years in prison, which I would gladly hand out, it might curb their enthusiasm for the pursuit.
Gotta be in Cali! Vettes are being stolen there faster than you can get out and walk into your house.
Too bad, hope they catch the idiot that “borrowed” the car. Dust it all for prints, hunt them down and prosecute all of them. Take them to “big boy” jail and see how they last.
Please stop posting this as it just invites them to try to get more hits and likes on social media.
Treat car thieves like horse thieves, hang them!