The first was that the brake pads weren't replaced. The second issue had to do with the intercooler unit. The technician in charge of bleeding the intercooler made a mistake when plugging in the electrical connector for the pump. "Without the pump running there is no coolant flow, no intake charge cooling and the engine pulls spark to protect itself. That is what Motor Trend experienced at random times during their testing." That sounds like a dumb mistake indeed and Juechter certainly isn't trying to hide that. "Bottom line is that like any team we have good days and we have bad days. We engineers and technicians on the team are even more disappointed than any in the Corvette community."