AgentEran

Went to downtown to the electronics district at lunch to look at some speakers and amps.. Theres alot of "car" guys there shopping or installing stuff or just generally smokin n jokin.

The '96 got a decent amount of attention while it was parked there I saw sever guys go check it out, which made my day of course

After checking several shops and tasting that downtown air I was ready to go.. but suddenly & out of nowhere! upon departure my right foot suddenly became extremely heavy! After some contemplation I knew the only way to remedy my case of Chevy foot was to treat everyone to a nicely done burnout..

Back out.. prep my self.. look around make sure things are safe etc.. guys notice my burnout staging and know whats coming, so i attain a small audience to view my shenanigans..

Give the LT4 a few 2k revs.. now everyones looking..

**Fail to disengage traction control!!**

Burnout begins and quickly turns into stall..

People pointed and laughed.

Thought I would share my folly.. and hopefully give some of you a good laugh.

antfarmer2

good job

CREWZIN

I can beat that. Long, long time ago had my parents automatic straight 8 Pontiac. Two BIG G stickers on the sides of the back window standing for Germantown High School. Was taking it to school and stopped on a slight hill in front of the crowd waiting for the bus. Hot Rod ME revved it up in neutral, dropped it into gear and BANG! The front U-joint let go into several pieces as the drive shaft dropped to the ground. Let the car roll backwards down the hill out of sight of the crowd and called my dad. Needless to say, he wasn't too happy.

AgentEran

Would NOT have wanted to trade places with ya! Thats for sure! how embarrassing.. at least there were no cell phones/cams then, otherwise you might have gone viral with that one! ha!

antfarmer2

I was driving my first car 58 MGA and just got my license. Was stopped at a light on a good hill with a cop right on my butt. With the whole town milling about for the fall festival. I had to set the brake and get out and ask the cop to back up along with half the town laughing at me.

JD Shredds

Good job. I hope you were able to laugh it off at least.

I've made it part of my second nature routine to shut the traction control off at startup. Only exception is in slippery conditions, which aren't common here in the desert.

1stVetteFinally

antfarmer2

Did you get yours out of the pawnshop yet?

TorchTarga94

73n95

Really who gives a rat's ****? I got boo'd at a Corvette tour where the folks in small towns take a garden hose out, wet the town mainstreet and encourage the drivers to do a brake stand burnout. I can't help but wonder if those lawyers and bankers, with their shiny new C6's (at the time), know what they are doing to their brakes and c'mon, is that really what its about; burning those hew skins off for the redneck crowd? I just looked at them and asked who was going to pitch in for new tires or parts if i over rev. If they want to see burnouts go to the dragstrip or at least u tube. Enjoy your Vette for yourself.

1stVetteFinally

Actually, yes I did. Thanks for caring.

auggy

Truth is not much drama these days with burnouts since traction control and especially better tires make it a more difficult. I avoid turning off traction control since when you lose it, bad things can happen pretty fast.

antfarmer2

AgentEran

Actually, I was quite dejected the ride back to work.. it wasn't until later that I could laugh about it.

Why is it important to you to turn it off every time?

Do you feel a difference in performance? Or you like to be sideways alot? lol

hockeyhead019

Thanks for sharing, got a little chuckle out this because I know exactly how you feel after that moment

ovrebo1

If it were me, I would have laughed with them, restarted the car and done it right....

corvettefan66

Ah, its all for the fun of it. Next time you'll be right on the money. I'm sorry to admit that I've never done a real burnout in my 95. It was a hard enough road getting my bosses "boss = wife of course" okay to buy the darn thing. If I blew something as a result and needed a tow home, she would give me so much grief.

Have fun out there AgentEran!

JD Shredds

You missed the opportunity for a redemption burnout show in that case! Lol

I find the asr interjects too early. I can manage throttle control on my own, thanks. Its like training wheels. I drive a Corvette for the fun of it. Asr is anti-fun. Only if its wet out do I find any reason to leave it on.

AgentEran

To paraphrase, "asr is for pu$$ies"

Def agreed tough. I cant stand when I go to get in it and get the hard petal instead of acceleration due to asr engagement. Takes the wind out the sail and the moment is never the same after that abhorrent feeling gas petal feedback.

Plus, whoever you were going to overtake or pass is now looking at you like.. what was that..? lol

hcbph

Some of this brings back memories. Back before many here were even born, we built cars, tore them up then fixed them again. Who had the fastest car was a right of passage. Spent a lot more on cars and bikes than I should have but did plus more time under them fixing things that were broken just for the joy of showing off.

Today I'd rather put the top down and go for a nice drive. I don't have the fastest car, the loudest or best looking but then again it's mine and I love driving it.

In fact when I bought it 3 years ago and was driving it back from N.M. there was a kid in a rusty Corolla that passed us on 3 separate occasions on the interstate. Each time he passed he had the biggest grin on his face. It was apparently a bigger deal to him than me, I had the cruise control on and was just relishing the fun of finally having my Vette.