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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 11:58 AM
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At the Golds Gym parking lot in Mesa AZ.





Old red caked the wet sticky rubber on the rear quarter panel bottms.

I am the type of Corvette owner who ENJOYS his car. I drive the car hard sometimes if running it at 5000 rpm's is considered hard and love it at the same time. I can't imagine just looking at it and talking about what it can do blah blah blah. I am on top of all maintenance and if something breaks I get it repaired. I recently bought a C5 performance modification book. In it was mention of the first Z06. Only 500 were produced. The most desirable Corvette around according to the author. If I had one I wouldn't do doughnuts in the gym parking lot. I would have it spinning in circles nice and slow.
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 02:10 PM
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My rubber goes straight out the back.

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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 02:22 PM
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I surely did, and unfortunately I don't have a photo, but I've been doig burn outs since I had my first car at the age of 17.




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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 02:38 PM
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I wait for the rain. Same giggles, longer tread life.
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I used to do it, but then I grew up. I sure wouldn't post where I did it with my plate number for property owners to see

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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 03:35 PM
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I used to do it, but then I grew up. I sure would post where I did it with my plate number for property owners to see
Must suck for you being a grown up. I suppose you pay your own bills too ?
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My rubber goes straight out the back.

Do you drive that beast on the street ?
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 03:38 PM
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When I was 19 I burnt thru tires and it was a badge of honor. Not to mention fun as hell.

When I was in my 30's my 86 vette was fun to burn out from time to time but I felt bad about the tire life and didn't like the cost. But it was still worth it.

In my 50's with the 87 383 stroker and 3.73 gears its hard as hell to not spin out, I feel stupid at times doing the spin outs since Im not trying to and I feel my wallet bite my *** everytime it happens. Not quite worth it now.

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Do you drive that beast on the street ?
I have itty bitty horsepower compared to that monster you drive. My little M&M candy nuts leave the rubber on the car
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When I was 19 I burnt thru tires and it was a badge of honor. Not to mention fun as hell.

When I was in my 30's my 86 vette was fun to burn out from time to time but I felt bad about the tire life and didn't like the cost. But it was still worth it.

In my 50's with the 87 383 stroker and 3.73 gears its hard as hell to not spin out, I feel stupid at times doing the spin outs since Im not trying to and I feel my wallet bite my *** everytime it happens. Not quite worth it now.

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I bought used tires just to trash em. My next set will be new and my burn outs will be extremely minimal. For me it's about the money. However changing the wheels to some old beat up tires might just be the answer. My buddies and I have a blast making clouds of white smoke.
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My vette could not do it.
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When I was 19 I burnt thru tires and it was a badge of honor. Not to mention fun as hell.

When I was in my 30's my 86 vette was fun to burn out from time to time but I felt bad about the tire life and didn't like the cost. But it was still worth it.

In my 50's with the 87 383 stroker and 3.73 gears its hard as hell to not spin out, I feel stupid at times doing the spin outs since Im not trying to and I feel my wallet bite my *** everytime it happens. Not quite worth it now.

Joys of aging
I bought used tires just to trash em. My next set will be new and my burn outs will be extremely minimal. For me it's about the money. However changing the wheels to some old beat up tires might just be the answer. My buddies and I have a blast making clouds of white smoke.
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Im going to be honest here...are burnouts cool? Sure ...Is defacing someone's property? No I hate that stuff
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Im going to be honest here...are burnouts cool? Sure ...Is defacing someone's property? No I hate that stuff
Also against forum guidelines
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Originally Posted by C4in mesa
Do you drive that beast on the street ?
I used to drive it to work. Now trailered to the track.
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Originally Posted by PLRX
I surely did, and unfortunately I don't have a photo, but I've been doig burn outs since I had my first car at the age of 17.




1st Vette:


Love that Monte, I had a 77 the same color and miss it.
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Must suck for you being a grown up. I suppose you pay your own bills too ?
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Originally Posted by Imthanasi
Im going to be honest here...are burnouts cool? Sure ...Is defacing someone's property? No I hate that stuff
I think I would be more pissed by someone parking a prius on my lot.
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Old Jan 17, 2016 | 08:57 PM
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Defacing property ? My interpretation of this is spray painting " Mustangs rule" not putting rubber tracks on a gym parking lot. Certainly not one I've been a member of since Feb 1999. Your statement implies that I have no respect for other people or their property. Ridiculous rambling coming from someone too lame to drive his Corvette like he has a pair. Insults aside the rain will wash it away along with the bird crap.
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