With the ability to complete the quarter-mile in 11.3 seconds at 121 mph right from the factory, a lot of C8 Corvette Stingray owners may be tempted to take their new sports cars directly to the drag strip so they can really open up the taps.
While we do suggest C8 Corvette Stingray owners stretch the car’s legs on a closed track rather than a public roadway, drivers still have to exercise caution when at the dragstrip and remember to drive within their abilities.
A C8 Corvette owner learned that lesson the hard way after they crashed heavily while racing at Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York recently. The driver in question lined their Elkhart Lake Blue Metallic Corvette C8 up alongside an Audi SQ5 crossover for a heads-up drag race, likely expecting an easy victory. The driver of the Audi times their launch well, however, and gets the jump on the more athletic C8 Corvette to the 60-foot timer. The C8 Corvette driver stays in the gas hard and begins to claw the Audi back when the sports car suddenly snaps to the right and hits the concrete barrier lining the side of the track nose-first.
It’s possible the driver of the Corvette felt the car start to lose traction and decided to stay in the gas out of fear that they were about to get walked by a crossover. At the same time, though, this appeared to be a fairly sudden loss of traction, so maybe they did all they could to save it. Photos showing the aftermath of the crash essentially confirm that this C8 Corvette will be a write-off, as the heavy impact appears to have bent the entire front end upward and set off all the airbags. Let’s just hope the driver was able to emerge from the crash unhurt.
The nature of this front end impact reminds us of the crash that Mark Reuss had in a C7 Corvette ZR1 while leading the IndyCar field to green in Detroit a couple of years back – although we’re sure the C8 Corvette driver was happy their embarrassing accident wasn’t televised nationally.
Check out the crash in the video embedded below.
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Given that the Chevrolet C8 Corvette is now a mid-engine car, this C8 Corvette might be salvaged as it just needs a donor front section or someone creative might use the car as the starting point for some creative project.
I know a lot of people that ordered their Corvettes with the wing spoiler and got cut off by GM could use that one if it’s not damaged.
2 articles of crashes in one day….At the rate these cars are being crashed and totaled, those who can keep the 20’s intact will have a collector for sure. Hope nobody was hurt…
I wouldn’t care if a SUV beat me. That C8 looks better than any Audi ever made. Looks like the driver turned off all the controlls. should have left them on and he would have destroyed the Audi.
Not now it don’t, I would take a Audi R8 over the Corvette/ Stingray and Am not a Import person
To quote Clint Eastwood, ‘A man’s got to know his limitations’. Hope he had good insurance.
Yes, I think I also heard Clint say, “Keep it in Track Mode!”
Don’t think his insurance will cover this.
His insurance company may decline his claim if they find out he was racing his car.
Check his GPS history.
Thay’s why Goonzquad buys it
500 HP car 250 HP driver
OUCH ! THE OWNERS SCREWED , MOST INSURANCE COMPANIES WONT COVER INCIDENTS HAPPENING AT RACE TRACKS.
Hagerty offers coverage for race cars, specialty car trailers, etc. You can buy coverage just for a weekend event. There are other vendors as well. It maybe a bit expensive, but you’ll walk away 100% covered with peace of mind.
saw a guy wreck a ferrari on a video.. he popped the clutch and fishtailed across an intersection into a 1990 lincoln town car. just because you have 500 horse power, that doesnt mean you can handle it. lots of rich bozos out there.
big bank account little brain
Goonzquad is going to buy this after it crashes hard on drag race
Is Goonzquad buying a c8 corvette after it crash Lebanon valley Speedway?
Has anybody been to Vapor & Stogies? xx