You may recall a recent video post of the new 2015 Corvette Z06 running around the infamous Nurburgring, accompanied by one impressive exhaust note. Well we were all hoping that Chevrolet was able to collect some much needed road course data and the young Z06 was rolled back into a garage or trailer for safe keeping until its next call to action. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to have been the case.

The Nurburgring is located in western Germany, and has been in use since 1927. The track has undergone many changes, and currently consists of a Grand Prix track built in 1984, and the “North Loop”, a 12.9-mile track built in the 1920s. This is the track most commonly referred to when discussing a car’s performance at “the ring”. Jackie Stewart nicknamed the track “The Green Hell”, and with a over 1,000 feet of elevation change it is considered by many to be one of the most challenging race tracks in the world.

Due to the length and character of the track, it has become a known “acid test” for performance cars the world over. The Z06 looked right at home in the video seen earlier, and we are anxiously awaiting to see how close to the seven-minute mark the Z06 will run the course. Unfortunately, in the quest for a full lap on the edge of traction, even the best drivers can make a mistake and find a nearby wall or guardrail.

While it is hard to gauge the level of damage from the photo shown on HotRod magazine, the gentleman standing near the car with the a fire-suit tied around his waist, resembles the GM test driver Jim Mero.

Assuming this is in-fact Mr. Mero, who was driving the car during the incident; We assume he was uninjured considering he is shown here helping to pull some sort of car cover across the Z06. Either way we hope nobody was injured in the crash and that the car will live to fight the Nurburgring another day.