Corvette sink hole
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Corvette sink hole
Anyone been watching the live feed from the Corvette sink hole ? I just counted 16 guys stand around doing nothing but looking in the hole . The cranes have been removed and there seems to be nothing happening in the hole . Each time I have looked it seems to be the same story . It must be a pay by the hour recovery .
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Anyone been watching the live feed from the Corvette sink hole ? I just counted 16 guys stand around doing nothing but looking in the hole . The cranes have been removed and there seems to be nothing happening in the hole . Each time I have looked it seems to be the same story . It must be a pay by the hour recovery .
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Here's one of those little helicopter drone camera videos, obviously shot before they removed any of the cars.
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As of Thursday 5 cars have been removed. The remaining 3 are buried under dirt & debris. 4of the 5 are heavily damaged as seen on the Automotive News web-site.
All will be on display at the Museum until August when they will go to GM for restoration.
All will be on display at the Museum until August when they will go to GM for restoration.
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Thanks for the update. That's pretty fast reporting, even faster than their own website. Obviously as they dig deeper, the reality of the damage is becoming more and more obvious. Here's a picture from autoweek.
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Guess that car won't be making any laps around the Brickyard anytime soon.
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At this point, it seems pretty obvious to me that they probably know exactly why this particular sinkhole happened, and I'm wondering if it was "man-made" vs. mother nature. For instance, I haven't heard or read anything about typical concerns like the hole could get bigger, endanger workers, the area is not stable, yada yada. In other words, they don't seem to be too concerned that the hole might expand and swallow the rest of the area. The hole looks pretty dry in those videos. I wonder if that big 2 foot drain line under that floor had anything to do with it. You can see it in those drone videos. It's above that white convertible millionth car. If it's a man-made problem, somebody's head could roll, insurance companies might not pay, etc.
And if there's any doubt about how strong alloy wheels are, this video is pretty convincing. Look at how they lifted this 93 Vette.
And if there's any doubt about how strong alloy wheels are, this video is pretty convincing. Look at how they lifted this 93 Vette.
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So far they have removed that 2009 "Blue Devil", the Millionth Corvette (a white early 90's convertible), and that black 62. I saw a video they shot with a "drone" that flew down into the hole. The rest of those cars are under lots of dirt and debris. That hole looks pretty nasty, and dangerous. It's gonna be a long process, and we're gonna see some pretty damaged cars I imagine. I read someplace else that they plan on putting all of the cars on display as-is in the other part of the museum and then repairing them. They actually were able to start the engine on that Blue Devil car and drive it a few feet out of the way.
Here's one of those little helicopter drone camera videos, obviously shot before they removed any of the cars.
Sinkhole Footage - Helicopter Shots - YouTube
Here's one of those little helicopter drone camera videos, obviously shot before they removed any of the cars.
Sinkhole Footage - Helicopter Shots - YouTube
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There's a big difference between supporting a static load and smacking a curb at 10g's, an impact in which they were not designed to withstand and survive. Steel will bend and aluminum will break. But to lift the car by the wheels, it's not much different than holding it off the ground, like they do normally. I would suspect axles would pull out past the C-clips or hub bearings could fail before the wheel would break in that manner.
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Doc, I suspect you are correct, although that doesn't look like any wash-out type sinkhole I've seen. There is way too much "missing" material, there is a heck of a void there, seems to go down for quite a ways. A wash-out usually just redistributes material or compacts it.
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They have said that the cars only had body damage , and the frames and running gears where ok . I guess I am pretty slow , cause that orange pace car looks to have a little rear frame problems .
