Your proudest, most unsuspecting win?
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Burning Brakes
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From: Miami
Your proudest, most unsuspecting win?
Just for fun, I want to hear what's your proudest, most unsuspecting victory in your C5. List your power level/mods too please. For me it was an pulling on an F430 on a cat and mouse highway chase and walking him. Current power/tq 397RWHP/400RWTQ.
Pro
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From: Hanover Maryland
My friends 2018 Mustang GT. Both from a dig and a roll. It was a performance pack 1 but was geared a bit too long, up to higher speeds I'm sure it'd be equal/him starting to catch up.
All done in Mexico of course.
All done in Mexico of course.
Team Owner
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Just a simple plausible question... relevant to the thread. Do " you " think my question had anything to do with ethics? I lost my best friend at the hands of two street racers 28 years ago. He was not street racing just a young talented engineer who lost his life for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Drifting
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From: San Jose, CA
I agree with ET. I keep that to the track. I don't ever, and I mean ever, get into games with people on the road. Ain't worth my life, let alone the life of a passerby.
My unexpected win: my last autox (#5 for me), I had an instructor with me, and for the first time managed to do better in my car than an instructor by a significant margin.
My unexpected win: my last autox (#5 for me), I had an instructor with me, and for the first time managed to do better in my car than an instructor by a significant margin.
Race Director
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From: Phila PA, Bonita Springs FL
Just happen to catch this thread, so I'll post up..
On one of my Corvette Challenge 11.50 Index Championships, I was many points down going into the last race of the season.
In order to win, multiple improbable events had to happen...
First, I needed to win at least 5 rounds,
Second, I needed to be the #1 Qualifier, (gets an extra point), and,
Third was I had to be on the opposite side of the ladder of the current points leader, and beat him.
All went down as listed!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!
485 RWHP 426 RWTQ
On one of my Corvette Challenge 11.50 Index Championships, I was many points down going into the last race of the season.
In order to win, multiple improbable events had to happen...
First, I needed to win at least 5 rounds,
Second, I needed to be the #1 Qualifier, (gets an extra point), and,
Third was I had to be on the opposite side of the ladder of the current points leader, and beat him.
All went down as listed!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!
485 RWHP 426 RWTQ
Last edited by YO-EL; Mar 4, 2019 at 06:21 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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As cars get faster, fatalities will probably also rise. Tragic loss in the article that was linked. Cars get faster, legislators close race tracks. Its a vicious circle
I don't have any kill stories with the Vette. Its oil leak is killing my driveway tho haha
I don't have any kill stories with the Vette. Its oil leak is killing my driveway tho haha
Race Director
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From: Iowa
St. Jude Donor '03 thru '26
Why crush perfectly good cars?
Sell them and use the money to hire more police officers to nab more racers to sell their cars to hire more police officers to nab more racers to sell their cars...……nevermind
Don't street race, nothing good from it. Just smile and wave.
Sell them and use the money to hire more police officers to nab more racers to sell their cars to hire more police officers to nab more racers to sell their cars...……nevermind
Don't street race, nothing good from it. Just smile and wave.
Team Owner
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Since we all abide by the rules of this forum, there is no issue about Posting a thread like this anymore.
However, you would have to expect some push back from people who do not see the topic of this thread as a legal, safe, and mature thing to do on a public road. Many of us see the big picture : Our loved ones and friends are on those same public roads. Leaving the consequences of this type of action in the hands of what many people here might say would be the hands of someone who is unsafe, doesn't care about the law, guilty of poor judgement and could be considered less than mature.
This forum allows for the peaceful discussion of both sides of this topic, without aggression and with civility, I encourage both sides to get involved in the discussion in a civil manner.
Bill aka ET
However, you would have to expect some push back from people who do not see the topic of this thread as a legal, safe, and mature thing to do on a public road. Many of us see the big picture : Our loved ones and friends are on those same public roads. Leaving the consequences of this type of action in the hands of what many people here might say would be the hands of someone who is unsafe, doesn't care about the law, guilty of poor judgement and could be considered less than mature.
This forum allows for the peaceful discussion of both sides of this topic, without aggression and with civility, I encourage both sides to get involved in the discussion in a civil manner.
Bill aka ET
Team Owner
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From: small town in S.E Pa. PA
St. Jude Donor '03-'04
Just happen to catch this thread, so I'll post up..
On one of my Corvette Challenge 11.50 Index Championships, I was many points down going into the last race of the season.
In order to win, multiple improbable events had to happen...
First, I needed to win at least 5 rounds,
Second, I needed to be the #1 Qualifier, (gets an extra point), and,
Third was I had to be on the opposite side of the ladder of the current points leader, and beat him.
All went down as listed!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!
485 RWHP 426 RWTQ
On one of my Corvette Challenge 11.50 Index Championships, I was many points down going into the last race of the season.
In order to win, multiple improbable events had to happen...
First, I needed to win at least 5 rounds,
Second, I needed to be the #1 Qualifier, (gets an extra point), and,
Third was I had to be on the opposite side of the ladder of the current points leader, and beat him.
All went down as listed!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!
485 RWHP 426 RWTQ
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2018
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From: Miami
Just a simple plausible question... relevant to the thread. Do " you " think my question had anything to do with ethics? I lost my best friend at the hands of two street racers 28 years ago. He was not street racing just a young talented engineer who lost his life for being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
1/4 mile/AutoX
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From: Buffalo Texas
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jul 2018
Posts: 1,113
Likes: 144
From: Miami
Just happen to catch this thread, so I'll post up..
On one of my Corvette Challenge 11.50 Index Championships, I was many points down going into the last race of the season.
In order to win, multiple improbable events had to happen...
First, I needed to win at least 5 rounds,
Second, I needed to be the #1 Qualifier, (gets an extra point), and,
Third was I had to be on the opposite side of the ladder of the current points leader, and beat him.
All went down as listed!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!
485 RWHP 426 RWTQ
On one of my Corvette Challenge 11.50 Index Championships, I was many points down going into the last race of the season.
In order to win, multiple improbable events had to happen...
First, I needed to win at least 5 rounds,
Second, I needed to be the #1 Qualifier, (gets an extra point), and,
Third was I had to be on the opposite side of the ladder of the current points leader, and beat him.
All went down as listed!!!!! Unbelievable!!!!!
485 RWHP 426 RWTQ
Pro
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Yea,, never forget the drunks.. I-96 by pleasant valley road....three lanes in each direction....by Brighton Mich. Just the other night a drunk going the wrong direction killed another human being.......and gladly,,,,himself.
Racer
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I haven’t done much street racing. I did handily beat a Challenger SRT8 with my mostly stock Z06.
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No Hostility Be Happy
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My most proud moment on the mean streets,
Our old 2.0 TDI Volkswagen against a mini cooper S. Man those cars are slow.
In all seriousness, there's a time and a place for everything.
I've done some dumb things before as we all have and thankfully have never wrecked or hurt anyone.
All you have to do is fire up YouTube and watch all the car crash stupidity you want.
Our old 2.0 TDI Volkswagen against a mini cooper S. Man those cars are slow.
In all seriousness, there's a time and a place for everything.
I've done some dumb things before as we all have and thankfully have never wrecked or hurt anyone.
All you have to do is fire up YouTube and watch all the car crash stupidity you want.