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  Dec. 23, 2009 7:35 a.m. ZOO Dork

  Did I miss this as a post yet?

  http://jalopnik.com/5432181/man-attempts-corvette-z06-burnout-roasts-clutch-instead

  Guy wants to "burn off" the rear tires on his C6 Z06. Instead, he fries the clutch. Painful to watch.

  Edit: I see a link in another thread. Sorry for the repeat.

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  Dec. 23, 2009 8:00 a.m. aussiesmg SuperDork

  Wile E Coyote.... Super Genius

  Cornering is like bringing a woman to climax. Jackie Stewart

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  Dec. 23, 2009 8:05 a.m. ZOO Dork

  I watched it, again, and it sounds like the motor is toast, too. Am I hearing a knock?

  1990 Miata, 1992 Corvette, 2000 Protege

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  Dec. 23, 2009 8:16 a.m. jrw1621 Dork

  Wow, D-bag.

  Did you see the part under the video where readers believe the driver had the parking brake engaged, thereby forbidding the rear tires to spin and sending all the load back into the clutch.
  The fact the none of the spectators noticed and warned that the smoke was from the front/mid of the car is equally alarming.

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  Dec. 23, 2009 8:35 a.m. ultraclyde Reader

  Had a buddy in a z06 do that to a much lesser extent. We had to give him burnout instructions.

  "It's hard to be a visionary in a world full of blind people." - JM

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  Dec. 23, 2009 8:43 a.m. Tyler H Dork

  It looks like the p-brake is set to me too.

  I love the part where the genius cameraman walks two feet in front of Z06 at redline....twice.
  

  What if genius #1 released the brake, or the clutch disintegrated and locked up all the sudden?

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  Dec. 23, 2009 8:56 a.m. DukeOfUndersteer Dork

  i feel embarassed just watching it....

  We are flashin trannys... wait that came out wrong

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  Dec. 23, 2009 9:01 a.m. Xceler8x Dork

  jrw1621 wrote: The fact the none of the spectators noticed and warned that the smoke was from the front/mid of the car is equally alarming.

  Just a hunch..maybe this guy and his buddy weren't liked too much?

  "bye bye $600!" = douche.

  You are what you do, when it counts.

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  Dec. 23, 2009 9:10 a.m. ZOO Dork

  Okay, I've watched it for the fifth time. A C6's transaxle is in the back. Smoke from the engine bay and a knock? I'm betting an LS7 crate motor is much more than $600.

  Epic fail.

  I believe there should be an SPCA for cool cars (as defined by anyone with half-dork status or more on the GRM board). That would allow us to intervene on behalf of these poorly treated cars and seize them for their own good (and ours, too). We wouldn't even need to change the acronym :)

  1990 Miata, 1992 Corvette, 2000 Protege

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  Dec. 23, 2009 10:19 a.m. vazbmw Reader

  That is the sad I can't believe he doesn't smell the clutch

  Used to be Vazx16

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  Dec. 23, 2009 1:03 p.m. 2002maniac Reader

  ZOO wrote: Okay, I've watched it for the fifth time. A C6's transaxle is in the back. Smoke from the engine bay and a knock? I'm betting an LS7 crate motor is much more than $600.

  the clutch and flywheel are bolted to the motor, not the trans.

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  Dec. 23, 2009 1:23 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

  Could he have pulled the parking brake up when he was getting out?

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  Dec. 23, 2009 4:19 p.m. TJ Dork

  I'm holding out a small amount of hope for a Christmas miracle and that we find out this whole thing was staged.
  

  If not, how can someone so dumb make enough money to have a Z06?

  Why are these called signatures when they are not in cursive?

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  Dec. 23, 2009 6:02 p.m. Twin_Cam Dork

  Does that make anyone else want to strangle that yuppie douchebag?

  And then take the car and drive it like it should be driven...with some berkeleying respect.

  My uncle has a saying for people like that: "All dollars and no sense."

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  Dec. 23, 2009 7:07 p.m. jikelly Reader

  jrw1621 wrote: The fact the none of the spectators noticed and warned that the smoke was from the front/mid of the car is equally alarming.

  That was my thinking too. I would have stoped the guy as soon as I saw the rearwheels weren't spinning and the engine was still reving. Just from the smell a mechanic would know the clutch was getting burned. Right??

  All those dudes were idiots.

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  Dec. 23, 2009 7:42 p.m. MitchellC HalfDork

  I was more worried about his proximity to buildings, people, and other cars. If he is so bad at burnouts that he left the parking brake up, imagine what would have happened if he didn't.

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  Dec. 23, 2009 8:41 p.m. Tommy Suddard SonDork

  I agree he is an idiot, and should be trampled in a Black Friday line, but he didn't leave the brake up. You can hear him set it as he gets out. Which is still stupid, everybody knows spirited driving = no e-brake. It will seize!

  'cause we're aliens, and thats how we roll.

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  Dec. 23, 2009 9:38 p.m. devilsbox New Reader

  Could it be some kind of screw-up with the launch control? There were a number of beeps right before the, well... event. What would happen if you enabled the launch control and then kept the brake down (trying to do a big, smoky burnout)?

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  Dec. 23, 2009 9:42 p.m. plance1 HalfDork

  Tommy Suddard wrote: I agree he is an idiot, and should be trampled in a Black Friday line, but he didn't leave the brake up. You can hear him set it as he gets out. Which is still stupid, everybody knows spirited driving = no e-brake. It will seize!

  Thats what I was thinking...

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  Dec. 23, 2009 10:26 p.m. benzbaron Reader

  Figure if you tried a burnout and the clutch did all the smoking a new clutch was in the future anyways.

  This is exactly why I think burnouts are stupid. For all the wear and tear on the car for 15 seconds of smoke I think I'll pass. If I want to see some real smoke I'll fire up the buell.

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  Dec. 23, 2009 10:57 p.m. CarKid1989 HalfDork

  vazbmw wrote: That is the sad I can't believe he doesn't smell the clutch

  clutch stink..ugh i wanna vomit

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  Dec. 23, 2009 11:41 p.m. 1slowcrx Reader

  Wow, what a D-bag... It sucks that people like that get to buy those types of cars :-(

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  Dec. 24, 2009 2:09 a.m. Appleseed Dork

  DUDE! Your wheels aren't spinning! You're doing it wrong!

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  Dec. 24, 2009 8:34 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork

  1slowcrx wrote: Wow, what a D-bag... It sucks that people like that get to buy those types of cars :-(

  and give the rest of us bad reputations

  Non-Sequitor Alert!

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  Dec. 24, 2009 5:23 p.m. SupraWes Dork

  I was really hoping this was gonna be fake, like a send off of a dying clutch but it seems real to me, sad sad sad!

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