What Caused 1,500 HP Camaro to Crash at 195 MPH?

The owner of the car is still investigating why a sudden brake failure caused his wildly expensive Chevy Camaro to crash at nearly 200 mph.

It turns out that a 5th generation Chevy Camaro SS tuned by the guys at CSM recently took it to the Pikes Peak Airstrip Attack in Colorado to see what it’s really capable of, and it turned out actually quite a bit.

The 1,500 horsepower highly-tuned, or should I say, completely rebuilt twin-turbo LSX motor achieved 195 mph after crossing the finish line, when the driver started the slowing down sequence and noticed a brake failure. At that point he also experienced a browning of the pants failure when one of the front tires locked up, which caused the Camaro to veer sideways and eventually flip on its roof.

The vehicle was outfitted with a full roll cage as well as 5-point seatbelts which are solely responsible for allowing the driver and passenger to walk away alive from this crash. The passenger did lose consciousness due to shock, but nobody suffered from serious injuries.

Can’t begin to imagine what it felt like when those brakes didn’t do what their supposed to do. Insane…

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Story via: [Autoevolution]