No matter how well-balanced a sports car is, physics ultimately dictates the limits of traction. Indeed, excessive speed and poor road conditions can quickly transform even the most skilled driver into a helpless passenger. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to this C8 Corvette driver in Israel, as seen in a new video recently posted on social media.
The short clip is less than 30 seconds long and captures the moment a white C8 Corvette Stingray spins out on a wet highway before crashing into the roadside hill. The footage appears to have been recorded from the dash camera of another vehicle traveling on the same highway.
The scene takes place on a rain-soaked multilane highway under dark, overcast skies. Water covers the roadway, and the blurry dashcam lens further emphasizes the wet conditions. At the start of the video, a white C8 Corvette Stingray speeds by in the leftmost lane, moving significantly faster than the surrounding traffic. Given the wet conditions, it’s clear that the Corvette’s driver is pushing the limits of adhesion.
As the camera follows the car into the distance, a large spray of water suddenly shoots into the air, and in an instant, the Corvette loses control, spinning violently to the right and crashing into the shoulder. The high-speed loss of traction appears to have been caused by hydroplaning, which occurs when a vehicle’s tires lose contact with the road due to a layer of water, essentially causing the car to “float” uncontrollably. Even professional drivers can’t counteract the forces at play in a severe hydroplaning incident, making preventative driving the best way to avoid it.
The video closes with a final shot of the C8 Corvette resting on the shoulder. It’s unclear whether the driver was injured, but hopefully, they escaped unharmed.
The video incident serves as a reminder that no matter how advanced a vehicle’s traction control systems may be or how skilled the pilot, physics always has the final say.
Stay safe out there, folks.
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That’ll buff right out.
The Trump Riviera.
Trump is going to use his failed sense of business to bankrupt other countries.
The Jews are always throwing rocks…
I don’t know how Jews are relevant to the discussion here. Jews are not a monolith and most do not support corrupt Netenyahoo who committed genocide to bolster Trump by causing division and Kamala to loose Michigan and save himself.
Always good to park where u won’t get door dings.
Look at the bright side, Insurance pay off will be more than he could sell it for.
Not where I would park it!
Look at the bright side, he doesn’t have to worry about the remnants of a bombed out building falling on it.
At the rate he blew past the dashcam car, the driver was asking for trouble. My 2023 C8 with the Z51 package tires is very treacherous in a rainstorm. It will start hydroplaning at around 35 mph. I would never drive it in that kind a downpour.
I have never been there. From what I’ve seen on the news, it doesn’t seem like they get a lot of rain there. Maybe he stole it. He was driving like he stole it.
At the owners school, Ron Fellows, they put us on a wet surface and had us do 360’s, it was awesome fun. Then the in car instructor sitting in the passenger seat does one thing in middle of a spin, he clicks to “weather” mode, the car refused to spin. quite confidence building and awesome. owners school is a must.
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