First Camaro 6th Gen Wrecked

[comagt]

http://jalopnik.com/i-was-the-first...source=jalopnik_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

I don't know what to think, little surprised they kicked him off the property. Granted we don't have the full story.

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[L8APEX]

Jalopnik writers, like Gawker, are scumbags with no ethics.

 

[Sterling Archer]

I thought what GM did was fair. Jalopnik was given a chance to mend relations for scooping their launch (which actually is a very big deal), and they blew it by being the village idiot that crashed a test car.

Now being realistic, as he mentioned other journalists also crash test cars. But when you know you're on probation and you aren't making every effort to be careful, you do run the risk of being punished.

 

[Twin Turbo]

Ouch

 

[GoBlues38]

LOL

No helmet, on a track. That can't be good with the insurance companies.

 

[Furilic]

The prototypes are usually crushed later on but still hurts to see a hurt muscle car.

 

[jasonc0604]

Jalopnik wrecks a 2016 Camaro

Driver error, or is the 2016 Camaro going to have some understeer issues? You be the judge.

http://www.carthrottle.com/post/mofOGT/

 

[Blacksheep]

I guess it's not that nible. Hahaha

 

[EcoSwag1990]

Lol yea I read this earlier today. Hilarious. GM could have gone about a little more tactfully than promptly booting him from Belle Isle

Here is the full article by the guy who crashed it

http://jalopnik.com/i-was-the-first-person-to-publicly-crash-a-2016-chevr-1705084839

 

[Norm Peterson]

Driver error. Too fast too soon in an unfamiliar car, seemed to be surprised by some early tire squeal but kept running into it, maybe too much concentration wasted on his running commentary. Just following a Z/28 pace car whose driver was likely more familiar with the track probably contributed.

But information about that particular turn should have been stressed in a drivers' meeting rather than mentioned in an offhand manner a few seconds after he really needed to know it.


Norm

 

[ETCH]

lolol, the look on the guys face... should had been driving a GT... :ford::cheers:

 

[Free Agent]

Was it just me but once he started to skid why wasn't he counter-turning the wheel. Looks like he was skidding left and continues to turn right.

Dumb ass driver if you ask me.

 

[Spartan]

I can tell you when I get my GT, I'll be getting to know that thing sloooowly...first time having a car with that much HP.

I mean for these guys that are doing these reviews, don't they know better to take a brand new model, with no experience behind the wheel on how it drives and not to push it in a corner/curve?

http://www.carthrottle.com/post/oversteer-vs-understeer-explained-the-top-gear-way/

 

[2Cool]

The kid wrecked on what was essentially a paced parade lap, following in a line of cars behind a GM driver in a '15 Camaro pace car.

He had no concept of a proper line, how to shuffle his hands for steering inputs, nothing. So he managed to wreck a car with total lack of ability.

Why the hell Jalopnik chose him as their rep for this event is totally beyond me.

 

[ssyellow]

Such a Jalopnik move it hurts, stopped reading from that website a while ago.

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