Mark Reuss' IndyCar pace car crash

autoart · 06-03-2018, 07:54 PM

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=23687491

PshhhhhMW · 06-03-2018, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by autoart

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=23687491

That's gotta be sooo embarrassing.

xQx · 06-03-2018, 08:05 PM

"Mark Reuss, GM's top product development exec and a huge race fan and proponent of motorsports, was driving the car on the pace laps when it went wrong."

Ouch. You'd think he, of all people, would know how that car handled.

NickyC · 06-03-2018, 10:21 PM

Ouch, I guess he got it in the marbles? I'm surprised he didn't have a helmet on, my neck hurts just watching that.

overcoil · 06-04-2018, 12:14 AM

I’d never be comfortable owning a zo6/zr1 as an early weekend morning device for pounding the backroads.

N52UNED · 06-04-2018, 11:24 AM

Holy Fail ... I'd like to hear his excuse.

DDD31 · 06-04-2018, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by N52UNED

Holy Fail ... I'd like to hear his excuse.

Simple, one of his tires was 1.4 psi too low...

N52UNED · 06-04-2018, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DDD31

Simple, one of his tires was 1.4 psi too low...

Seriously?

NickyC · 06-04-2018, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by N52UNED

Seriously?

Internet meme joke.

Twt · 06-04-2018, 01:21 PM

He was going too slow for the aero to give him any mechanical grip on those PSS tires

SmokinFast · 06-04-2018, 02:26 PM

Traction Control would have saved him from this embarrassment...

ASAP · 06-04-2018, 02:55 PM

so many lolz here

RickFLM4 · 06-05-2018, 07:01 AM

I think it may have been less embarrassing if he had shit his pants instead. At least he’s owning it and seems ok:

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/bu...ses/671229002/

Timujin · 06-05-2018, 07:47 AM

Awful. He did not get out of it once traction was lost.

TSM330i · 06-05-2018, 07:56 AM

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Awful. He did not get out of it once traction was lost.

Yeah, I saw that. I'm not sure if he was thinking he could spin the car around quickly or what.
If he would have gone two feet in, he probably would have stopped before hitting the wall or at least not hit it as hard.

Based on his statement, he knows how embarrassing this is for him, the Corvette community and GM. He has the experience - it happens.

RM7 · 06-05-2018, 08:37 AM

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He was going too slow for the aero to give him any mechanical grip on those PSS tires

That's a real possibility, well, surely he had grip, but not as much as an indy/F1 car and less than necessary to take that corner due to the limited aero at the speed. The current Z06 w/Z07, ZR-1 and ZL-1 1LE have insane amounts of mechanical grip, more than cars costing 3x as much, but you'll never make up for poor driving (until it's an autonomous car).

N52UNED · 06-05-2018, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by NickyC

Internet meme joke.

LOL ... that's actually pretty funny.

(btw ... dig your avatar photo)

E92 M Sport · 06-06-2018, 07:52 PM

At least that was the last Indycar race on abc. Their commentary was awful.

F30dud · 06-06-2018, 08:03 PM

i cant stop laughing, im sure the guy ( i dont know him) is a decent driver, i think thats something to laugh back in a bout a year

jmg · 06-06-2018, 11:52 PM

I'd be laughing more if I didn't know that I could see myself doing the same thing on that turn. Apparently several Indy cars lost it there that day. The slight elevation change and changing surface condition causing the rear to get light was probably the culprit.

yco · 06-07-2018, 12:40 AM

seems like his foot was still on the gas pedal without any steering wheel reaction.. yes it embarrassing otherwise pace car can crash also since its not a race car in the end for high paced cornering.. life..

RM7 · 06-07-2018, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by RickFLM4

I think it may have been less embarrassing if he had shit his pants instead. At least he’s owning it and seems ok:

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/bu...ses/671229002/

Honestly, in today's world, that is rare it seems. I'd rather trust the guy that can admit his mistakes than the one that always seems to be coming up with excuses and reasons why he's not culpable.

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yco i'm just saying 5725 Rep 2,634 Posts Drives: E71 X6M '10 (sold) Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Istanbul & Kyiv iTrader: (0)	seems like his foot was still on the gas pedal without any steering wheel reaction.. yes it embarrassing otherwise pace car can crash also since its not a race car in the end for high paced cornering.. life..
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