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| This C7 Corvette Ejected Its Whole Engine in a Highway Crash |
| 2022-12-07 |
| [Road & Track] If you needed another reason not to drive recklessly on public roads, here's one. This C7 Corvette flung its engine, along with most of its body parts, along the side of the 10 Freeway after a crash in San Bernardino, California on Saturday night, according to OnScene TV. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #11 premature ejectulation we got pills for that! |
| Posted by: Cholutle Thrans9751 2022-12-07 15:17 |
| #10 ABU, formula 1 cars started it in the early 70's. NHRA built the first top fueler that did this in the early 70's as well, CCE, California Chassie Engineering built it. Most of the racing community has followed suit, CART, Formula 5000, etc... NASCAR and off road racing are about the last hold outs of keeping all that kinetic energy with the driver during a crash. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2022-12-07 15:10 |
| #9 He's gonna need a newer car, however. Article says he was arrested for being under the influence of alcohol and "possible racing" so he'll probably need a lawyer too. At least he won't need a coffin. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-12-07 15:09 |
| #8 I learn a new thing everyday at the 'burg. Thanks, guys. |
| Posted by: Dron66046 2022-12-07 15:00 |
| #7 He's gonna need a newer car, however. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2022-12-07 14:39 |
| #6 Article says the driver walked away. Considering how fast the car was probably going, it would appear the feature worked as designed. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-12-07 13:58 |
| #5 ^ Yeah, I thought Mercedes Benz invented this technology or something like it years ago and shared it with other car makers in the interest of safety. |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2022-12-07 13:56 |
| #4 It did as designed. It shed most of the mass of the car to protect the driver. Most high end sports cars, and all but NASCAR race car are designed to do this as well. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2022-12-07 10:11 |
| #3 Lightweight alloy motor mounts fail shear test. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-07 09:19 |
| #2 Inertia meets carbon fiber |
| Posted by: Warthog 2022-12-07 09:13 |
| #1 ...From a pure engineering standpoint, I wanna know how the hell that happened. Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2022-12-07 04:37 |