GM Development Chief Crashes Corvette ZR1 Pace Car At IndyCar Race

GM's Mark Reuss stacked a Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 pace car before the start of Detroit Grand Prix round 2
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Well, this is a little awkward, isn’t it? Mark Reuss - product development head for General Motors - managed to punt a Corvette ZR1 pace car into a wall at the Detroit Grand Prix, just before round 2 of the IndyCar Detroit Grand Prix.

Reuss lost control of the 755bhp V8 monster after hitting one of the street circuit’s notorious bumps, pitching it into a barrier with enough force to set off the airbags and leave the front-end of the car in a rather sorry state. Reuss - who has been on pace car duties at Detroit numerous times before - was thankfully uninjured in the crash, as was passenger Mark Sandy.

GM Development Chief Crashes Corvette ZR1 Pace Car At IndyCar Race

Following the accident, GM fielded a back-up ZR1 with Spanish IndyCar driver Oriol Servià at the wheel. The race itself was eventually won by Ryan Hunter-Reay, ahead of championship leader Will Power.

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Anonymous

Mark Reuss’ daily? Ford Mustang. Weekend hobbies? Car meetings.

06/04/2018 - 08:11 |
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CT IS DEAD

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

This is going in top comments. I’m sure.

06/04/2018 - 09:49 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Literally the most overused and dead joke there is.
Thanks for the cheap humour.

06/04/2018 - 10:29 |
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JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

Because a GM chief would definitely drive a Ford

06/04/2018 - 11:50 |
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Wesley Teague

What a smashing start to the race

06/04/2018 - 08:12 |
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literally

06/05/2018 - 02:23 |
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Robert Gracie

I wonder if Taki Inoue was driving that car….it could have been Pastor Maldonado since he’s in France causing chaos at Le Mans…..

06/04/2018 - 08:29 |
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Ryan Clarke 1
06/04/2018 - 08:47 |
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EliteBGN

I AM SAD

06/04/2018 - 08:47 |
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Alvian Raynaldi

General Massacre.

06/04/2018 - 09:35 |
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Anonymous

American cars and turning. Always bad idea :D

06/04/2018 - 10:21 |
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Anonymous

You can really feel the irony when a safety car is the first one who crashes

06/04/2018 - 10:41 |
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Monty4248
06/04/2018 - 10:41 |
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Midwest Hoonigan

GM Dev Chief crashes a car… no big deal.
I crash a car… It’s a big deal.

06/04/2018 - 10:49 |
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