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DrCaleb DrCaleb:
Or, like the article says, just a bump in road that everyone knows about and avoids.
Which was my point, that people think they know what they are doing, but one bump when they aren't expecting it and *bam!*.
If the bump was a 'known issue', it is just more confusing as to why the Corvette was in race mode? Why choose to turn off yaw control, and set MRC to max stiffness?
Sorry Dr. C, I just don't understand the thought process' involved, that led up to the accident. This is a car that can pace in 'ECO Mode' on a base model, and we are watching the much more powerful version slam into a wall with most of the PTM disabled. What ever happened to KISS? Set it to sport, sip your coffee, and take her around the track with one hand.
Because of type A personality disorder.
The GM Executive thought he was better at driving than he really was. So he disabled all the safety stuff, in order to prove how good he was. What he didn't realize is everyone else on the track has a lot more practice and experience than he does, and knows how to deal with that track flaw.
I see this almost every weekend when I'm racing. New guy, doesn't know his limits, ends up 'mowing the lawn' through the farmers field surrounding the track instead of driving on the track. Most race courses are designed with the principal that anything bad will tend to throw a car into a safer space like open field or a gravel trap, but with a street course you don't have that option.
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