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Old May 16, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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Default Competitive Driving Mode

From another tread I learnrd of the "competitive driving mode" that is activated if you hold down the Traction Control button. It Comes up on the the display on the dash as "Competitive Driving"

I have not checked the manual, does anyone know what changes....?

I tried it just on my Highway drive home to see if anything felt different.
It did not... but I did not engage the active handling or ABS or anything... I guess I was looking more for suspension changes or something...

In short, does anyone know what changes are enaged with this setting?

Cheers........
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Old May 16, 2008 | 12:04 PM
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The only thing competitive mode does is it turns off traction control while leaving active handling on. If you take off "agressively" it allows the rear wheels to spin without interferrence from the computer system. But in the event the car gets somewhat out of control the active handling can still kick in.

This is the safest way to drive if you are trying to allow a little wheel spin in higher horsepower applications.
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Old May 16, 2008 | 12:07 PM
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dont be afraid to use the forums search button
Found this in another thread. Everything you would want to know about active handling

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...ehandling.html
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