How do you drive your vette?
11-06-2014, 04:34 AM
#22
Instructor
I have had my GS for a little over 2 weeks. I have put 3000 miles on it! I love to see how fast I can get from stoplight to stoplight. This car is so much fun! I drive it like I stole it!
11-06-2014, 06:53 AM
#23
Team Owner
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Mine is a daily driver so most of my miles are 5 mph faster than traffic.
When safe I like to romp on it, so much fun. I really enjoy my vette as a DD.
When safe I like to romp on it, so much fun. I really enjoy my vette as a DD.
11-06-2014, 07:24 AM
#26
Drifting
I drive reasonably and safely in traffic. If I am at the head of the line at a light I do get up to the speed limit faster than anybody else!! On the interstate I usually drive 5 - 7 over. I did do 120 on I-80 back in September. I do like to carve corners. We did the Tail of the Dragon in October. Bought the car new in January and in less than a year we have over 12,000 miles on it.
11-06-2014, 08:12 AM
#27
I drive my '70 like a bad azz race car driver, pulling second gear mashing on the gas. I drive my '10 GS like a Wimp...because I'm not a race car driver and I would only hurt myself.
11-06-2014, 08:14 AM
#28
Le Mans Master
It surprises me how slow everything else is on the road. When I'm stuck in traffic I can easily keep up with everyone in the C6 keeping the RPMs under 2000rpms.
That's my driving habits. Otherwise I'll do this...
Video is an oldie but goodie before the blower install
11-06-2014, 08:19 AM
#30
Intermediate
Still getting used to what this wonderful motor can do after trading in my 10 year old Miata. Passing a truck on a rural road yesterday just couldn't make my foot back off that gas pedal and once in the clear glanced at the speedo and couldn't believe it was at 120. What a rush!
11-06-2014, 08:55 AM
#31
Team Owner
11-06-2014, 09:25 AM
#35
Normal 5 - 10 over the limit.
I have grown tired of hearing my wife scream in terror and getting punched in the arm. As if that wasn't enough not getting laid for a couple of weeks.
I have grown tired of hearing my wife scream in terror and getting punched in the arm. As if that wasn't enough not getting laid for a couple of weeks.
11-06-2014, 09:41 AM
#38
Racer
Normally no more than 5-10 mph over the speed limit. Occasionally take off faster at a light, on an on ramp, etc. Fastest I've had it is a little over 80 on the interstate and once when passing someone on a back road. Recently I've changed the HUD to the screen that shows the g force so I can see how had I'm cornering. The highest I've seen so far is .54.
11-06-2014, 09:52 AM
#39
Funny story but sorely true. Im a nut bar I think behind the wheel but I try to be a safe nut bar. I was driving home in the dark a couple weeks ago (live in SC) there was a slow car on I 85 in the left lane at a 3 lane area (Greenville not a good place to speed)So i get right on this guys bumper in 3rd gear and rev it to let him know I was noticing how he was driving in the passing lane. Well about the time he moved over (and the blue lights came on )I hit the breaks real fast and pulled off the road to the right, as I had open lanes beside me. NOTE no Gov plates on this undercover guy LOL. Well we spoke for a bit and he said he saw me comming and moved to that lane on purpose. He also explained that no radar as he was feeling kind ( I have a detector but if he never turns it on it dont help) Long and short of it I got a following too close ticket LOL.
No bull all true ,I chuckled the rest of the way home.
So Piper chuck needs to come drive with me and get some of those numbers up!! im pretty sure I have in the past seen170/0.9 (not at the same time)
No bull all true ,I chuckled the rest of the way home.
So Piper chuck needs to come drive with me and get some of those numbers up!! im pretty sure I have in the past seen170/0.9 (not at the same time)
11-06-2014, 10:31 AM
#40
Racer