(buttonwillow) i've created a monster!
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(buttonwillow) i've created a monster!
finally took the vette to the track. normally, i would use the c3 but it recently started spitting up blood. anyway, finally got the g/f to come to the track with me and paid for her to drive the car. figured if i was going to let her drive the car on the street she might as well know what it's like to drive the car on a track.
so now i have to get a dedicated track car. the car performed flawlessly and the g/f really enjoyed the drive. she wants me to build a car that we can take to driving events and she can drive too. how bad is that?
so now i have to get a dedicated track car. the car performed flawlessly and the g/f really enjoyed the drive. she wants me to build a car that we can take to driving events and she can drive too. how bad is that?
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I know I would feel more comfortable letting the g/f drive the car after a session or two on the track. It's not that I don't trust her.... well... I guess the two accidents in two different cars within the span of 3 weeks will do that to you. 
I took my '02 coupe to the track after only having it for a week. I feel much more comfortable now driving it on the street. Now I wish she could've joined me.
I took my '02 coupe to the track after only having it for a week. I feel much more comfortable now driving it on the street. Now I wish she could've joined me.
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Originally Posted by sharpvet03
Sounds like fun-but that is why I bought a 6-spd.,so my wife could not drive it 
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Originally Posted by clutchdust
she wants me to build a car that we can take to driving events and she can drive too. how bad is that?
Well, except now I am demoted to being the "Pit Crew Chief"
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Originally Posted by 98Pace97Coupe
Not bad at all!
Well, except now I am demoted to being the "Pit Crew Chief"
Well, except now I am demoted to being the "Pit Crew Chief"
Hiya Ron! I'm headed to Seattle for a 2yr gig.
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If you want a dedicated track car, I've got an '85 that's pretty stout. See my post on C4s For Sale.
fwiw, Bragg-Smith advanced driving school turned my wife into a terror behind wheel of a 'vette!
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Originally Posted by Trigger Creep
Hiya Ron! I'm headed to Seattle for a 2yr gig.
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