High speed run with base model…
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Dec 30, 2022, 09:59 PM
Drifting
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Its not a delusion... They are the same top speed. He was flat out, you could see the pedal % at 100% on the PDR. The car stopped accelerating. So yes, my base C7 and the base C8Z have around the same top speed. I am in no way implying my base C7 was as fast as a C8Z in any other scenario other than top speed, which again I mentioned was a somewhat pointless metric. The only delusion here is your reading comprehension I am afraid. It is well known that the C8Z has a relatively low top speed and not a very fast 5th gear nevermind 6th.
Safety Car
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Attaining a speed that some one wasn't willing to push a car and thinking your base c7 is as fast as the c8z are two different delusions.
Drifting
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Its not a delusion... They are the same top speed. He was flat out, you could see the pedal % at 100% on the PDR. The car stopped accelerating. So yes, my base C7 and the base C8Z have around the same top speed. I am in no way implying my base C7 was as fast as a C8Z in any other scenario other than top speed, which again I mentioned was a somewhat pointless metric. The only delusion here is your reading comprehension I am afraid. It is well known that the C8Z has a relatively low top speed and not a very fast 5th gear nevermind 6th.
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Hitting those bumps is what concerned me, being on the bridge I thought was probably safe from anything jumping in front of him.
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Melting Slicks
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Its not a delusion... They are the same top speed. He was flat out, you could see the pedal % at 100% on the PDR. The car stopped accelerating. So yes, my base C7 and the base C8Z have around the same top speed. I am in no way implying my base C7 was as fast as a C8Z in any other scenario other than top speed, which again I mentioned was a somewhat pointless metric. The only delusion here is your reading comprehension I am afraid. It is well known that the C8Z has a relatively low top speed and not a very fast 5th gear nevermind 6th.
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so how is this even possibly true? Seems physics would dictate higher top speed. If it is all in the gearing, why design it as such?
Melting Slicks
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The driver is going to have to get into more traffic to do that by the looks of it. There wasn't a single soul around and the road was lined on either side by high concrete barriers. It was also a mere 26 second video doing something that takes absolutely zero driving skill whatsoever. I am not sure how you could be any safer? I bet many commutes during rush hour are far more dangerous.
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The driver is going to have to get into more traffic to do that by the looks of it. There wasn't a single soul around and the road was lined on either side by high concrete barriers. It was also a mere 26 second video doing something that takes absolutely zero driving skill whatsoever. I am not sure how you could be any safer? I bet many commutes during rush hour are far more dangerous.
Melting Slicks
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Dude in a town near me was racing in rush hour traffic. He paralyzed a grandmother and killed her granddaughter. IMO he should have received the death penalty. https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia...d-grandmother/
It's these types of drivers, the ones that think nothing is ever going to happen no matter what they do and without any care towards others in roads full of traffic that need to have their driving license permanently revoked.
In complete contrast to the Z06 video. I don't think I can find a road around me as safe or as desolate at any time day or night. Even at racing tracks we frequent we have had major wildlife collisions on a number of occasions. Way, way more chance of something happening to me on a racing track where I travel over 150 mph in traffic 150 or so times every weekend.