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Nov 27, 2017 | 08:04 PM

ghlkal

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What do you do when ...

... you see this sign?

My wife cinches her seat belt and I drop down a gear or two and punch it

How about you? (I love the back roads in Wisconsin

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Nov 28, 2017 | 12:06 AM

3JsVette

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We don't have that sign in NYC. Most of ours are octagon shaped and red with STOP written on them.

Nov 28, 2017 | 04:55 AM

convas

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I would stop, ask the wife to take a Uber and go for it.

Nov 28, 2017 | 07:13 AM

ex-x-fire

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I like this one!

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Nov 28, 2017 | 07:48 AM

ghoastrider1

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From: indy indiana

just hope there isn't a deer at the far end of that curve

Nov 28, 2017 | 08:36 AM

QCVette

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I love signs like that.

Nov 28, 2017 | 09:57 AM

hcbph

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From: Minneapolis Mn

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghlkal

... you see this sign?

My wife cinches her seat belt and I drop down a gear or two and punch it

How about you? (I love the back roads in Wisconsin

)

Love signs like that. In fact that's part of the reason I put the Banski Suspension under the Vette last winter.

If you're into things like that, if you were closer I'd say come to some of our club meetings, we go on cruises from spring to fall with much on roads like that.

If anyone is interested, we have a "Fall Color Run" in October (10/12 - 10/14 in 2018) centered around La Cross, Wi. every year. You travel a couple hundred miles on all kinds of roads along with a couple hundred other Corvette owners. You can see details of what we do and the last Fall Color Run at http://suburbancorvettesofminnesota.com/about/
I think they have not got the 2017 pictures up yet, but the 2016 ones are. Club has been doing this for 37 years, so it's something to see.

We have people from all over the states and even Canada, so everyone fits in whether you have a C1, a C7 or anything in between.

Last edited by hcbph; Nov 28, 2017 at 10:00 AM.

Nov 28, 2017 | 10:05 AM

GRIS

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Oh yeah, driving thru the hills up to son's place in Fayetteville the wife will sometimes squeal louder than the tires :-)

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Nov 28, 2017 | 10:38 PM

belairbrian

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I lower my speed to the posted limit and pay close attention due to limited line of sight.

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Nov 29, 2017 | 09:12 AM

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ghoastrider1

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From: indy indiana

let the wife drive, she might start getting into carving those curves.. mine loved it

Nov 29, 2017 | 10:30 AM

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DMITTZ

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ex-x-fire

I like this one!

My wife likes it when I drive quickly through thr back roads.

The suspension updates on my C4 make it handle amazingly well, it's a lot of fun.

Last edited by DMITTZ; Nov 29, 2017 at 10:34 AM.

Nov 30, 2017 | 10:30 AM

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Kevova

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I don't slow down and girl friend cringes and says something about the "Chicken Pedal"
;-)

Nov 30, 2017 | 01:02 PM

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kael

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Oh, does that sign mean I should slow down?

Nov 30, 2017 | 01:29 PM

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billschroeder5842

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DMITTZ

:
My wife likes it when I drive quickly through thr back roads.
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A woman is a keeper is you drive fast and she reacts like this:

Nov 30, 2017 | 01:38 PM

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3D-Aircrew

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Is your tag in reference to the Beatles "Revolution 9"?

If so ... "turn me on dead man!".

Nov 30, 2017 | 06:10 PM

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pologreen1

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Worry...

-deer
-cars
-me getting over confidant
-blowing the tires off and spinning out

Nov 30, 2017 | 07:19 PM

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Railroadman

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St. Jude Donor '09 thru '26

I like this kind of sign, too:

Dec 1, 2017 | 10:54 PM

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Yukon Corleone

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Driving a red ZR-1 is great no matter which road you are on

Dec 2, 2017 | 06:39 PM

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Cyclonite

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From: MichAgain

Slow down to around 70 so the tires don't squeal so much

Dec 3, 2017 | 09:37 AM

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yd328

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From: the confused state CT

Hammer down

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