• Racing Corvette Catches Fire In Dramatic Fashion

    At a Road America SCCA event, a Corvette driver was doing his thing when his hind-end swung around unexpectedly. The cause: A fire he hadn't noticed melted the tires. Slide show of the action below.

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    By Ben Wojdyla
    Jun 24, 2009 8:30 AM 16,807
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    Racing Corvette Catches Fire In Dramatic Fashion

    According to Matthew, our photographer for this flare up, the driver was going about his business at the SCCA June Sprints as corner operators were trying to get his attention about the whole, you know, fire business.

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