C7 In The Rain
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,913
Likes: 395
From: Cary NC
Apples and oranges. That car had the Sport Cup 2 tires on it, not the Super Sports. The tread on those things is close to nonexistent.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 885
Likes: 18
From: McFarland WI
I don't understand why anyone would drive on the highway in excess of 100mph in the rain. Sure the C7 in an awesome handling automobile but it is fact that you do not have the grip on a wet road that you do when dry, so why endanger those around you?
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 49,707
Likes: 9
From: Life isn't about waiting for the Storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the Rain.
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 3,884
Likes: 0
From: Forked River N.J.
But it needs to be in "weather mode"
Safety Car
Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 3,884
Likes: 0
From: Forked River N.J.
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Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 215
Likes: 1
From: Vonore TN
No, didn't see that. We all have stories about something that's happened.....
"Stuff" does happen... perhaps I've been fortunate - for I have tens of thousands of miles driving sports cars in the rain without incident: I am not unique.
I survived three helicopter crashes with nothing but bruises.... why? Who knows?
Far far too many Corvette owners do not drive their cars enough to know how they handle.
They don't know how well they stop. They don't have experience using the ABS, they don't know the acceleration factors - the lateral acceleration - they just don't know their cars.
Go to any Chevy dealer of any size with a reputable body shop and look at the number of Vettes there for repairs. It's because far too many Corvette owners are not Corvette drivers - they know next to NOTHING about how their cars handle - dry - and especially wet...
"Stuff" does happen... perhaps I've been fortunate - for I have tens of thousands of miles driving sports cars in the rain without incident: I am not unique.
I survived three helicopter crashes with nothing but bruises.... why? Who knows?
Far far too many Corvette owners do not drive their cars enough to know how they handle.
They don't know how well they stop. They don't have experience using the ABS, they don't know the acceleration factors - the lateral acceleration - they just don't know their cars.
Go to any Chevy dealer of any size with a reputable body shop and look at the number of Vettes there for repairs. It's because far too many Corvette owners are not Corvette drivers - they know next to NOTHING about how their cars handle - dry - and especially wet...
Race Director
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 10,709
Likes: 7,102
From: Fulshear, TX
My first weekend with the car back in April I took a mini-roadtrip with my girlfriend and we got caught in an absolute downpour coming home the next day. I selected Weather mode, took it easy with my inputs, and had absolutely no trouble at highway speeds even with the occasional standing puddle. I was impressed with both the car and the Michelins (Z51 package).