well since the system has been in many cars and trucks for the past decade i'm not sure why you would have a trust issue (1997 was the first year it was introduced on the vettes)
much is the throttle response isn't a issue with the system its how its programed. you see some delay in GM when they have an auto transmission. the vettes have a very quick throttle response and so does my TBSS.
the $35 kits are total junk. you should just step up to the $40 kit for a real nice set up.
i had a $100 kit that i got off corvette forum in the vette and never had any issues.
slomo video, from what you can see it looks like he fell off the bike. maybe the bike started to go out from under him and then caught traction again and went across track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkInpkx1hFE
i thought i had it wrong but didn't feel like checking again. i agree that he more than likely died at the track. the press conference about it said he was knocked out in the crash and they put a breathing tube in him and did cpr for 45 min.
Marco Simoncelli died during the Sepang MotoGP race.
video of the crash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax41CdbrKNQ
notice he was hit hard enough to rip his helmet off. Rossie's shoulder was dislocated during the crash.
he died about an hour after the crash.