# TwinTurbo Corvette Crash @ Texas Mile
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twinturbo-corvette-crash-texas-mile/210561
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [March 27, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twinturbo-corvette-crash-texas-mile/210561 "2011-03-27T16:33:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twinturbo-corvette-crash-texas-mile/210561/21 "2011-03-28T12:13:18Z")
> [@JayS](#):
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> lol @ steve and the painters tape comment.
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> In for when the video those screen caps were taken from surfaces.
Done.
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtPOI4hkCKA)
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2011, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twinturbo-corvette-crash-texas-mile/210561/22 "2011-03-28T12:27:42Z")
> [@cougarspeed](#):
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> Yeah I think with some more research they could have avoided it. They ran on a MT Drag Radial tire and it is not designed to run at sustained speeds. The LMR Camaro this year(which is an even faster car) lost a tire as well and it was the same kind. Luckily they didn’t loose the car though. A few of the Porsche/Supra guys openly criticized them not using a proper tire for the event on a few various other boards. If you are going to build cars this fast you damn well better not overlook things as simple as tires.
:tup:
> [@ultradriver10000](#):
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> I hear what your saying man. Like if you accidentally stumbled into a large amount of money then on mistake ordered a twin turbo Z06 with over 1500hp custom built to your specs, then mistakenly shipped it to Texas and drove way past your ability. Totally understandable.
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> It sucks but look into the salt flats, every genre of racing has it crashes. I’d say the lambo crash was way more careless then this. This was a total mechanical failure, the weather conditions were perfect and the car was safety check multiple times.
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> Though the tire failures were known so to say…It is their car they can do as they wish.
Some people just want to be a hero, and they have enough money to make their dreams happen.
That’s what happened to this guy: [http://www.carzi.com/2010/06/27/vralexander-dead-spectre-341-challenge-accident/](http://www.carzi.com/2010/06/27/vralexander-dead-spectre-341-challenge-accident/)
I was thinking along the same lines. Someone unexperienced wants to get the record, and they end up dead. These last few crashes didn’t end in fatality, because they were at least half-prepared. Some people aren’t as smart.
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### Author:  [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twinturbo-corvette-crash-texas-mile/210561/23 "2011-03-28T13:49:28Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> Some people just want to be a hero, and they have enough money to make their dreams happen.
>
> That’s what happened to this guy: [http://www.carzi.com/2010/06/27/vralexander-dead-spectre-341-challenge-accident/](http://www.carzi.com/2010/06/27/vralexander-dead-spectre-341-challenge-accident/)
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> I was thinking along the same lines. Someone unexperienced wants to get the record, and they end up dead. These last few crashes didn’t end in fatality, because they were at least half-prepared. Some people aren’t as smart.
So you’re saying a guy who routinely drives super cars recklessly is inexperienced? I really don’t see how any of the accidents at the Texas Mile were due to being half-prepared. It was the race teams choice to run Micky T’s, don’t you think they knew the trade offs? Yes sometimes the tires blow out but they also give the best traction. Sometimes nitrous blows motors, sometimes it makes killer race cars. You’re not building a tank you’re building a rocket ship. Did NASA half-prepare shuttle launches? These guys didn’t die because they were half-prepared, they lived because they WERE prepared. Both cars had cages and were well built. Both drivers had numerous mile runs and countless street/tract events under their belt. It wasn’t like they forced a 16 year old boy to drive the car for them.
This is what happens when you push limits period.
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It is sad that they lost the car, but this should be a positive for the event, no one died. Everyone ended up being ok and at the end of the day that is what really matters. This wasn’t a careless street race ended by slamming into a minivan with a family inside.
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### Author:  [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twinturbo-corvette-crash-texas-mile/210561/24 "2011-03-28T15:51:00Z")
Why would they not consider running a tire with a inner liner? Something similar to what Nascar runs. Those guys cut a front tire doing nearly 200mph, and can drive the thing to pit lane usually without beating up the fender too much. Imagine if those tires were blowing out…
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### Author:  [@9c1ny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/9c1ny)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twinturbo-corvette-crash-texas-mile/210561/25 "2011-03-28T18:45:43Z")
[http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z06-discussion/2805137-hinson-motorsports-world-record-standing-mile-c6.html](http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-z06-discussion/2805137-hinson-motorsports-world-record-standing-mile-c6.html)
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/twinturbo-corvette-crash-texas-mile/210561/26 "2011-03-28T18:52:53Z")
> [@ultradriver10000](#):
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> So you’re saying a guy who routinely drives super cars recklessly is inexperienced? I really don’t see how any of the accidents at the Texas Mile were due to being half-prepared. It was the race teams choice to run Micky T’s, don’t you think they knew the trade offs? Yes sometimes the tires blow out but they also give the best traction. Sometimes nitrous blows motors, sometimes it makes killer race cars. You’re not building a tank you’re building a rocket ship. Did NASA half-prepare shuttle launches? These guys didn’t die because they were half-prepared, they lived because they WERE prepared. Both cars had cages and were well built. Both drivers had numerous mile runs and countless street/tract events under their belt. It wasn’t like they forced a 16 year old boy to drive the car for them.
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> This is what happens when you push limits period.
>
> [http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,417261,00.html](http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,417261,00.html)
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> [http://www.knfilters.com/news/news.aspx?id=1569](http://www.knfilters.com/news/news.aspx?id=1569)
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> It is sad that they lost the car, but this should be a positive for the event, no one died. Everyone ended up being ok and at the end of the day that is what really matters. This wasn’t a careless street race ended by slamming into a minivan with a family inside.
I don’t think we’re exactly on the same page here, so I’m going to abort on this
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