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Old 11-29-2007, 02:36 AM
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Doing a mean burnout is one thing. Purposely blowing out your tires and ripping up a quarter panel on a brand new car is another. Even if money is no object, I can't condone that IMO.

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I think people are missing the point. It appears that the gentleman doing the burnout is the Plant Manager at the Bowling Green, KY Corvette assembly plant. The car is a pre-production prototype that can't be legally sold anyway. It's a test mule... a prototype... part of one of the pre-launch builds to evaluate components.

Pre-launch vehicles are typically used for testing and evaluation, and then eventually torn down and scrapped. Therefore, I see no harm in what he did. As the plant manager, I'm sure he has the access and right to do what he did to a car that would be scrapped anyway.

You've gotta admit, he put on a helluva show!

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Well, why doesn't this seemingly intelligent plant manager test the Z06's airbag deployment at 180 mph into a bridge abuttment for his next entertaining trick? I mean the car is only going to be scrapped anyway as it's a preproduction prototype and they arent really worth anything (at least for maybe 25 or 30 years.)

Gee what would a preproduction test mule 67 L88 Corvette be worth or the test mule 1969 ZL1 Corvette out there???
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Tire mfgs warn against spinning the rear tires above 30mph speedometer read out because the tire can blow well before it is worn through the belt pkg and cassing. Anyone standing near the exploding tire could be hit by shrapnel. Not the nanny type but there are dangers involved.
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Old 11-29-2007, 05:37 PM
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-----Ray,,,In this case at least there were precautions taken. You can see some in the pics. There is no way the Millers are going to jeopardize anyones well being. I know them well and that just wouldnt happen........Bill S
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Old 11-29-2007, 08:12 PM
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Tire mfgs warn against spinning the rear tires above 30mph speedometer read out because the tire can blow well before it is worn through the belt pkg and cassing. Anyone standing near the exploding tire could be hit by shrapnel. Not the nanny type but there are dangers involved.

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Exactly the reason behind the 20 MPH school zone limit!...


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Old 11-30-2007, 05:42 PM
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I saw the precautions...again not trying to be a nanny...but who is going to do that on the street? There is more danger in that stunt than people realize.
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Old 11-30-2007, 06:15 PM
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There is danger in riding a bicycle also.
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Old 11-30-2007, 07:22 PM
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-------I know a few of us are a bit loosely wrapped on this sight, but I just dont see any of us doing the kind of burn-out pictured in this thread on the street, or anywhere close to it for that matter.........Bill S
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Old 11-30-2007, 07:37 PM
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You've never seen Charley drive a rental car..
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I can't say if the guys an idiot or not, but sitting here in my kitchen, watching the burnout video, I swear I smell rubber!!!
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Old 12-02-2007, 04:56 AM
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You'd be far safer riding a bicycle than being anywhere near that tire if it disintegrates while spinning at speed.
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