sobering videos
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From: sahuarita az
sobering videos
Just thought that sharing these painful videos would be good for other newbies. Your car is only as good as you are.
Stock Corvette joke: An elephant is walking through the jungle and hears a cry for help. He sees a mouse down in a pit. "Help me Mr. Elephant!" the mouse cries. The elephant lets down his man sausage and the mouse crawls up and out. The next day the mouse is walking through the jungle and hears a cry for help. He sees Mr. Elephant down in the pit. "Hold on my friend!" says the mouse and rushes home to get his Corvette and a rope. He pulls Mr. Elephant out. Moral: You don't need a big man sausage to drive a Corvette.
Stock Corvette joke: An elephant is walking through the jungle and hears a cry for help. He sees a mouse down in a pit. "Help me Mr. Elephant!" the mouse cries. The elephant lets down his man sausage and the mouse crawls up and out. The next day the mouse is walking through the jungle and hears a cry for help. He sees Mr. Elephant down in the pit. "Hold on my friend!" says the mouse and rushes home to get his Corvette and a rope. He pulls Mr. Elephant out. Moral: You don't need a big man sausage to drive a Corvette.
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From: Western NY
Team Owner
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From: Western NY
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Burning Brakes
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From: Bowmanville Ontario
I'm beginning to think the c5 and c6's have a power to weight ratio problem. they all fish-tailed as soon as they hit the gas.
Some of the drivers were total tools, but some of them looked like they got away from the way to fast.
Some of the drivers were total tools, but some of them looked like they got away from the way to fast.
Melting Slicks
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From: Vero Beach FL
The one on the beach is the one that gets me. I saw something like this happen years ago in Daytona Beach. Cars can drive on the beach and some would park outside a night club during low tide. Only to have the high tide come in while they were inside the club and well you get the idea.
Terrorizing Orange Cones
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From: Northern CO
Thanks to the OP for the video evidence, that it's all about control. Geez, you can tell that some of these "drivers" would struggle to fight their way out of a wet paper bag.
I'll bet the innocent cars got blamed for all of those troubles too. Reminds me of other tools that are blamed when mishandled.
I'll bet the innocent cars got blamed for all of those troubles too. Reminds me of other tools that are blamed when mishandled.
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From: los altos hills california
Most of these look like irrational exuberance, but I have to say there's something treacherous about the new cars. I have a C3 with lots of power that I've autocrossed for years with never a problem. If I feel it getting a little sideways I've always been able to catch it. Got a C6 Z06 a few years back and tried it out. In second gear I could feel it sliding out, backed off a bit, thought I caught it, but it just kept going around the other way. Happily (I guess) this was on a big airport apron. Must have spun around five times at 75 MPH or so. Passenger and I just stared at each other, nothing else to do.
My feeling at the time was "what the hell just happened?". It was very sudden. These cars are "drive-by-wire" and have stability control. I was in "competitive driving mode" at the time. All I can think is that these goodies add some lag to the driver feedback loop.
Anybody else got one of each? I'd be curious as to your experience at the limits.
My feeling at the time was "what the hell just happened?". It was very sudden. These cars are "drive-by-wire" and have stability control. I was in "competitive driving mode" at the time. All I can think is that these goodies add some lag to the driver feedback loop.
Anybody else got one of each? I'd be curious as to your experience at the limits.