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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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Hello. I'm new to the Corvette family and a past member of the Mini Cooper family. Just bought my 07 C6 three weeks ago with only 5400 miles on the clock. It is a base model with the 6sp. manual and I'm looking for ways to improve the braking and handling but don't want to keep it from being the great touring machine that it already is.
Done about twenty track days with the Mini and am an avid auto crosser in the central valley of Calif.
Sometime soon I'll be using the classified section of this forum to sell the stock run-flats and a very loud FlowMaster set of mufflers in order to make room for a Borla Touring exhaust(on back order) and a set of Bridgestone 11s.
Anyone from the Central Valley out there?
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 06:43 AM
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:39 AM
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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Wow! You guys are from all over the continent.


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Welcome to the Forum!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations on your C6!! Enjoy the car and the Forums.

Keep an eye on the California Regional Forums. I don't know which one you actually fall into, North or South, so it's for you to figure out:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/nort...alifornia-126/

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/southern-california-45/
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Old Dec 10, 2009 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by RicK T
Welcome to the Forum!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations on your C6!! Enjoy the car and the Forums.

Keep an eye on the California Regional Forums. I don't know which one you actually fall into, North or South, so it's for you to figure out:

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/nort...alifornia-126/

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/southern-california-45/
Thanks RicK T. Found a SCCA bud in the NorCal group.
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Welcome to the Forum Cliff and congratulations on your beautiful C6 I'm not in the central valley now but I'm from Tulare and still have some family there.
Old Dec 10, 2009 | 07:19 PM
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Nice looking ride - welcome to the forum, Cliff!
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Originally Posted by mrmtrtrnd
Welcome to the Forum Cliff and congratulations on your beautiful C6 I'm not in the central valley now but I'm from Tulare and still have some family there.
Extremely small world now-a-days. My wife and I go down to Tulare for the outlets and Visalia for the restaurants. Gotta say I love Kansas. Friendly people and great roads. Thanks for the welcome.
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Sweet ride Welcome to the forum!

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