VETTES driven in the rain vs. sunny days only VETTES
#41
Burning Brakes
NO rain or snow for me if at all possible, there's no need, I have 3 other vehicles to choose from.
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Finalist 2020 C7 of the Year -- Unmodified
No rain never for me unless it is unexpected rain.
#43
Race Director
Are you really going to say that Corvettes of every lineage weren't tested in the snow and ice before being brought to market?
Because you don't do it doesn't mean others don't, or it can't be done. Rear wheel, high horsepower cars were driven in the snow LONG before today's "drive on nice days only" group of drivers appeared.
Because you don't do it doesn't mean others don't, or it can't be done. Rear wheel, high horsepower cars were driven in the snow LONG before today's "drive on nice days only" group of drivers appeared.
#44
Drifting
I drive all my cars in rain, but the Z06 less so, due to those big, massive, honking tires up front, and the way the car has a tendency to want to follow the road due to them. It has more tendency to want to go were it wants to go, than my other cars exhibit.
Z06 does not have neutral steering, and as such, is more dangerous in wet than my other cars. It has a tendency to hydroplane more easily because of the front tires.
Z06 does not have neutral steering, and as such, is more dangerous in wet than my other cars. It has a tendency to hydroplane more easily because of the front tires.
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On Friday, 13 April we got 18 inches of snow, the most in one day all winter. (Which put us over 144 total inches this year.) I had a trip to Texas, Louisiana and other places as we saw fit planned to launch at 5:00 Saturday morning. I spent 5 hours Friday on a tractor getting the half mile of road from my garage to the highway bladed so our 16 Z06 Z07 would not high center or otherwise malfunction at the start of the trip. Saturday morning the road was mostly frozen and we made it to pavement with minimum scraping and more than enough sliding. We are in Texas planning to leave Dallas for Louisiana Monday. I did put PS2's on and had the suspension download done before departure. Weather, Eco and Tour along the way with a mixed weather trip.
I am not a rain seeker but we tour with our Vettes and they get a good clean-up regularly.
To comment on rain during driving school, I highly support the idea. I am not an automotive driving instructor but just retired from over 10 years as a motorcycle safety coach and can affirm the confidence gained by a new rider after training in the rain.
I am not a rain seeker but we tour with our Vettes and they get a good clean-up regularly.
To comment on rain during driving school, I highly support the idea. I am not an automotive driving instructor but just retired from over 10 years as a motorcycle safety coach and can affirm the confidence gained by a new rider after training in the rain.
#46
Drifting
I’ve driven our Z06 in the rain several times. You go places and sooner or later it rains. Never had any problem with just wet roads but if it starts ponding you better slow your hiney down.