Look closely and it appears there was some water on the pavement, and it appears to be right at the spot where he grabbed 2nd gear. I'm guessing one rear wheel spun (left rear), while the other (Rt Rear) hooked up causing the little swerve, and then the crash.
Dumb to be doing it on the street even with the explanation for why it happened.

 

These boys need some ole' fashion Veloce Raptor instruct'n...then maybe a session or two out behind the wood shed with their old ladies and a nine iron.
Tiger Woods style.

 

Excuse me, they are the spoiled brats who reside in the Woodlands.

 

A few more details ....

http://jalopnik.com/two-corvette-crash/

 

Thanks for the update!
I just wish the "parts scammer" was Joe Cogbill.

 

+1 The Woodlands is not Houston. Both Houstonians and Woodlandians will point that out to you.

 

Now it's on the homepage of cnn.com!
http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c2#...ar-edition.cnn

 

+2

Corvettes and The Woodlands go together like . . . things that go together stereotypically well.

It's where Axe Body Spray's customers aspire to live when they grow up, and maybe own some jet skis.

 

is the c5 on the right on slicks???

 

that is so funny! there should be a special driving test for cars over 300hp

 

that made me laugh too! so some guy ,what, training for the christmas rush mall parking. (are the pylons supposed to be customers in a parking lot?) anyway, glad he did it in an empty dry parking lot , rather than at my mall.

 

no excuse for that one. the pavement was more than dry. it was his brain that was damp. some folks, including that clown in the autox, cant control a car in a skid. you shouldnt floor a car with power unless those reactions are second nature. he had a slight wiggle under power and overcorrected and then in the end, made a new friend!

 

Maybe he's a NASCAR fan and figured he would simply bump the faster car off the pavement.