Detroit Steel

If you think that just owning a Mustang gives you the right to hop on a dragstrip and just go for it, think again.

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YepItsGreen

That sucks

WhitePonyGT/CS

We are in high times. Most people think they have to make 700 whp to have fun anymore. Or they are chasing some illusion that they can't get beat in a race. Oh...how terrible a thing to happen to my ego. Lot's of people spending money they don't have to look cool. JMO. Glad the dude walked away. Bet that was a fun call to the insurance company.

Rog13GTCS

Ouch, man that sucks. My Insurance doesnt cover racing or HPDE incidents. He could be on the hook for this himself.

SplitSecond

And it is those people who rarely possess the skill to handle the power, even stock power levels.

Stage_3

That sucks. Exactly what I thought.
I don't think a lot of insurance companies cover "those kinds of accidents".

YepItsGreen

I wouldn't think they do. Last time I went to the strip they had a sign " your insurance is void if you drive on the track" . One guy had his car towed outside the track said he drove into the ditch lol

laserred38

Me. Though, I partially blame the traction control and debris on the road - I really didn't have a chance. Just as I corrected and caught the slide, the TC kicked in, stopping me dead in my tracks, which lead to me getting t-boned. The 13k old stock Pirelli P-Zeros didn't help matters...

Rather B.Blown

"Show me the carfax"

bob

Did he get away with it? Many insurance companies are smart enough to investigate local tracks to see if the car had been operated there.

There is a 1/2 mile oval in my AO that runs a "Wacky Wednesdays" event that's sort of a drag race around the oval.

Occasionally somebody wrecks a new car and tires to pull the same stunt only the end up getting charged with fraud.

YepItsGreen

Don't know if he got away with it lol but I'm sure they investigated they

tukatz

I run autocross with mine and compete only against myself. If each run was better than the last (faster, fewer penalty points) I'm happy. I don't care what anybody else is doing. So I run in a class called Time Only. My Stang is stock and going to stay that way. My money gets spent on road trips.

TripleBlack14

Back in the early 80's I had an assignment to inspect damages to a customer's '69 Camaro 396 at his house that resulted from a "hit and run". He even kept all the parts that fell off the car as "proof" for the police report.

I immediately noticed that there were NHRA, Raceway Park (a well known drag strip in Englishtown NJ) and other race related decals on his quarter windows. There were even the faint remnants of his most recent posted ET that he mostly wiped off the windshield. His damaged fender and chrome bumper clearly showed evidence of cement scrapes.....hardly a hit and run.

I discussed it with my boss. He was an avid drag racing fan and participant, and often ran his GTO at that same drag strip. He knew the track personnel there and was friends with the track photographer. It didn't take long before we had photos of the customer's crash, and the damages matched perfectly with the inspection photos I took.

The claim was denied outright and my company didn't pursue it any further. But I'm sure he got his a$$ into a sling by filing a false police report.

Automatic 5.0

That would suck. I would be sick.

imeyers302

I remember when I was 17 and the Ferrari F40 came out with 478hp. I could not believe a street car had near 500hp. Very few people had access to a car with that kind of power (at least out of the showroom). Mustangs, Camaros, Corvettes, were all under 250hp at the time. Fast forward and now a bolt on mustang is making that kind of power (475 give or take at crank) and is accessible to just about anyone with a license which is a scary proposition. Most people have no clue how to handle a 420hp stock mustang let alone a 600+whp supercharged one. That being said even the best most experienced drag racers, road racers, motorcycle racers, can crash.

TripleBlack14

For those who take their Coyotes to that next level, more power to ya (pun intended). But I'm perfectly happy and content with my NA and stock engined GT. I don't make full use of the 420hp I have now.

But a 2016 GT350 sure would be nice........

WhitePonyGT/CS

There is a youtube video out with a guy in brand new red C7 ZO6 on the street that did almost the exact same thing. Took off and shifting into second gear lost it and stuck it into a bunch of trees. Bad things can happen real quick with 600 plus hp... Lives changed in an instant.

essque

Was he on stock p-zero's?

I feel for him. Beautiful car wrecked embarrassingly in front of hundreds and now the internet. I'm sure most of us have had our moments pushing these cars to the limit but to have it go that far in front of that many people is disheartening before you even think about the insurance situation. Hopefully he gets right back on his feet with a better prepped car next time.

Rog13GTCS

What about trying to explain that to his wife, assuming he's married. Dear I just totaled my brand new '15 Mustang at the track. Insurance doesnt cover it.

You did what!

YepItsGreen

Totaled "OUR" new mustang lol