Jalopnik: Worst Track Day Driver Ever - Page 2

Stingray · 06-19-2015, 11:34 AM

^ Thanks, that's the point. I run in the advanced group but when I see erratic drivers or organizers who don't enforce safety-related rules (i.e. black flagging ignorant wreckless racers), I volunteer to run instead in the intermediate group where point-by passing is mandatory. Just to lessen the risk per se.

And FYI... the GT3 and a few more lower-powered bimmers plus even a Miata had faster lap times than the out-of-control Z06 driver. Nuff said.

xc_SS/RS · 06-19-2015, 11:47 AM

So he passed the GT3 right...?

ssrs2lt · 06-19-2015, 11:58 AM

Wow that was intense driving errr speed.. I'm not a track guy and I sure wouldn't want to be around that.. Although I just drove through Hartford Connecticut was kinda similar..lol..

Bizaro · 06-19-2015, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Stingray

For anyone that has seriously HPDE'd on the track, it's clear the driver was way over the boundaries. So many mistakes- no consistent driving lines, flooring throttle during turns, honking horn, erratic, and even cursing the GT3 driver.... after that run, they kicked him out of the event.

Your tears sustain me. Go back to driving a volvo.

Stingray · 06-19-2015, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Bizaro

Your tears sustain me. Go back to driving a volvo.

Wow. Grow up.

trashmanssd · 06-19-2015, 12:45 PM

Track Rage?

HEMI DAVE · 06-19-2015, 12:49 PM

Holy crap....lol

Bizaro · 06-19-2015, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Stingray

Wow. Grow up.

Day in and day out I hear yuppies cry "take it to the track it's unsafe to drive like that on the streets" and here we finally see someone taking it to the track and enjoying themselves albeit wildly and youre unhappy, now tell me did anyone get hurt? No? I thought so...

Stop being such a track-nazi and a stickler to the rules and live a lil

VTSummit · 06-19-2015, 01:36 PM

I haven't raced professionally in almost 20 years, but I would have bailed off the track if I saw that going on. I don't care if HE makes a pink ball out of himself on a wall, but I do care about people endangering others out of incompetent behavior.
He had NO idea how much he was risking because the computer was covering up his mistakes to an extent. Put that guy in a real race car without nannies and he would be on the news in a fiery crash.

BMR Sales · 06-19-2015, 01:51 PM

Red Mist! He had it!

90503 · 06-19-2015, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Stingray

For anyone that has seriously HPDE'd on the track, it's clear the driver was way over the boundaries. So many mistakes- no consistent driving lines, flooring throttle during turns, honking horn, erratic, and even cursing the GT3 driver.... after that run, they kicked him out of the event.

Good to know he got kicked out....but I wonder (and doubt that was an instructor)....Pretty sad if it was...Looked more like a toady little passenger...

If he was an instructor he would have told him to exit after one lap...and how that guy ever got into an advanced group that didn't require point-bys is a mystery....Yep, that Vette driver is the type who ruins it for everybody and why you should buy track insurance...

VTSummit · 06-19-2015, 03:44 PM

I used to teach for PCA. No way that guy is a "real" instructor.
The helmets are kinda funny... we wore those when riding minibikes when I was a kid. At least they could have used them to scoop up the goo after the accident.

ZYBORG · 06-19-2015, 03:52 PM

The z06 driver sucked.

The only thing the video proved is how capable the c7z06, even with a clown driving it, car can still boogie and "make you look good" down the track.

motorhead · 06-19-2015, 04:46 PM

I think he actually did better when he was chasing the Porsche. If he got the boot then the guy in the Porsche should have too. Or they should have not left him out there all that time without bringing him in for a talking too. Everyone is giving him shit, but guess what? He was out there the entire time without crashing. Many of you say it's because of the cars nannies. I call bs on that. Hell GM's own engineers where crashing the basic stingrays before they came out. Many press days end in smashed up cars. Look at how many Z28's bit it so far. Luck or not, you have to give credit where credit is due. It wasn't pretty, but he didn't crash or hurt anyone else. I also didn't seem him make any moves that was very dangerous in a racing environment that the Porsche didn't do.

06-19-2015, 11:47 AM	#16
xc_SS/RS Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: somewhere in MD Posts: 4,883	So he passed the GT3 right...? __________________ 2010 2SS/RS Z/28 intake, NW, FAST 102, speed engineering LT's, some exhaust, ATI -10% pulley, GM flex fuel injectors, DSX flex fuel sensor, MGW shifter, HP Tuners, some suspension work, stickers and a little weight loss. 12.63 @113.53

06-19-2015, 11:58 AM	#17
ssrs2lt Drives: too many Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: oh va pa ma tx Posts: 3,046	Wow that was intense driving errr speed.. I'm not a track guy and I sure wouldn't want to be around that.. Although I just drove through Hartford Connecticut was kinda similar..lol.. __________________

06-19-2015, 12:49 PM	#21
HEMI DAVE Drives: 2016 Z06, 2015 Hellcat Challenger, Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: LONG ISLAND,NEW YORK Posts: 658 View My Garage	Holy crap....lol __________________ https://youtu.be/TwShzNV7w5s

06-19-2015, 03:52 PM	#27
ZYBORG Lets roll... Drives: 14' Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: TX/S.FL Posts: 1,495	The z06 driver sucked. The only thing the video proved is how capable the c7z06, even with a clown driving it, car can still boogie and "make you look good" down the track. __________________

06-19-2015, 11:34 AM	#15
Stingray just can't get enough Drives: a bunch of fast toys... Join Date: May 2012 Location: SoFla Posts: 3,598 View My Garage	^ Thanks, that's the point. I run in the advanced group but when I see erratic drivers or organizers who don't enforce safety-related rules (i.e. black flagging ignorant wreckless racers), I volunteer to run instead in the intermediate group where point-by passing is mandatory. Just to lessen the risk per se. And FYI... the GT3 and a few more lower-powered bimmers plus even a Miata had faster lap times than the out-of-control Z06 driver. Nuff said.

06-19-2015, 12:45 PM	#20
trashmanssd Drives: Black 14 2SS/1LE/RS 14 Tundra Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Plymouth, Ma Posts: 2,414	Track Rage?

06-19-2015, 01:36 PM	#23
VTSummit Consistently inconsistent Drives: 2015 2LT Summit White Join Date: May 2015 Location: United States Posts: 1,363	I haven't raced professionally in almost 20 years, but I would have bailed off the track if I saw that going on. I don't care if HE makes a pink ball out of himself on a wall, but I do care about people endangering others out of incompetent behavior. He had NO idea how much he was risking because the computer was covering up his mistakes to an extent. Put that guy in a real race car without nannies and he would be on the news in a fiery crash.

06-19-2015, 01:51 PM	#24
BMR Sales Drives: Race Car Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Seffner, FL Posts: 6,226	Red Mist! He had it!

06-19-2015, 03:44 PM	#26
VTSummit Consistently inconsistent Drives: 2015 2LT Summit White Join Date: May 2015 Location: United States Posts: 1,363	I used to teach for PCA. No way that guy is a "real" instructor. The helmets are kinda funny... we wore those when riding minibikes when I was a kid. At least they could have used them to scoop up the goo after the accident.

06-19-2015, 04:46 PM	#28
motorhead Drives: Love the one you're with Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Downtown Charlie Brown Posts: 11,849	I think he actually did better when he was chasing the Porsche. If he got the boot then the guy in the Porsche should have too. Or they should have not left him out there all that time without bringing him in for a talking too. Everyone is giving him shit, but guess what? He was out there the entire time without crashing. Many of you say it's because of the cars nannies. I call bs on that. Hell GM's own engineers where crashing the basic stingrays before they came out. Many press days end in smashed up cars. Look at how many Z28's bit it so far. Luck or not, you have to give credit where credit is due. It wasn't pretty, but he didn't crash or hurt anyone else. I also didn't seem him make any moves that was very dangerous in a racing environment that the Porsche didn't do.