C8 Corvette Driver Learns About Hydroplaning

Some guys, like this C8 Corvette driver, believe their car isn’t subject to hydroplaning or any other laws of physics. Why that’s the case isn’t clear, but we suspect it has something to do with paying so much for a performance vehicle without understanding its limitations. But this driver found out in a hurry where his mid-engine sports car hits the wall.

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Dashcam footage shows the Chevy blast past a car and a commercial truck farther down the road during a rainstorm. It wasn’t a full-on downpour, but there was enough moisture for water to be standing on the asphalt.

That’s evident from the abundant spray in the literal wake of the Corvette. If it’s that wet, folks, you shouldn’t be speeding or maybe even traveling near the speed limit. But the C8 driver perhaps believes his well-balanced ride can handle the slick conditions.

He was, in fact, wrong. The ‘Vette hits enough standing water that his tires no longer are in contact with the asphalt. Then the fast-traveling sports car spins out while leaving the roadway, ending up on top of some rocks on the shoulder, like a beached whale.

In that moment, the guy learned a hard lesson about hydroplaning. If you want to speed around in the rain in your car, you can as well. We don’t recommend doing that, for the record.

When it’s raining and especially when there’s standing water on the road, you should reduce your speed, not making sudden lane transitions, avoid slamming on the brakes, and take turns gradually.

Over the years, we’ve seen so many examples of people in exotic rides, 4x4s, muscle cars, etc. act as if weather and road conditions don’t affect them because of some lack of understanding how vehicles and physics work.

Now watch the video and have a good laugh, because it’s in a way hilarious.

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