You all probably remember last summer’s awful story of Troy Critchley, the pro mod Corvette driver who lost control of his car during a burnout and plowed into a crowd of bystanders at a kids’ charity event in Selmer, Tennessee. Now, the Aussie racer is up on charges of vehicular homicide (times six, the number of people killed), and 22 counts of “reckless aggravated assault,” one for each of the spectators injured during the incident. He’s also getting sued by the families of the injured and deceased to the tune of over $100 million dollars. Article by Jen Dunnaway of Cardomain.com See full article/blog here. 
This article dates back to March but I wanted to bring attention to it to get some reaction from you. I personally feel these charges are harsh considering the negligence was not all of the driver’s. Please read this entire article before commenting. Thanks.
May 27, 2008
Homicide Charges to Result from Burnout Tragedy in Tennessee
Lloyd Moore once NASCAR’s Oldest Living Driver Dies at age 95
FREWSBURG, New York — Lloyd Moore, one of the original competitors in what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, died Sunday at age 95.
Moore won a race in what was then called Grand National at Winchester, Indiana, in the second season for the series, 1950. He drove a 1950 Mercury owned by Julian Buesink, who also fielded the cars driven by Bill Rexford, the 1950 Grand National champion. Moore is survived by his wife, Virginia, six children, 14 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. See the full article here.
Bizzarrini P538 – Italian & Thai Design with an American Heart
CHONBURI, Thailand — You might think the Italians and the Thais would make for strange automotive bedfellows, and for the most part you would be correct. In the case of Scuderia Bizzarrini and the modern-day P538, we can only hope the nascent partnership results in at least a limited run of cars.
The carbon-fiber chassis of the P538, will house a Corvette 7.0-liter LS7 V8 rated at 500-plus horsepower and mated to the same Cima six-speed sequential gearbox that’s used in the Pagani Zonda and Koenigsegg CCX supercars. Bizzarrini customers also will be able to order a 1,000-hp twin-turbo Lingenfelter-modified LS7. Only 100 cars are intended to be built over a four year period. See the complete article here.
