new owner c-6
Thread Starter
3rd Gear
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
new owner c-6
new to this forum and to corvettes. bought a used 2009 base vette fun car to drive! auto with paddel shifters. i do roadrace but not with this car at least for awhile tell i get used to the paddels:anyone have any experiance raceing with the paddle shift?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 1,049
Likes: 1
From: Wisconsin
Welcome to the forum. I too recently purchased an A6 C6. Haven't had much of a chance to drive it yet so I can't help you on the paddle shifting. I am going to treat myself to my dream vacation and enroll in either a Bondurant or Fellows driving school. Both use A6 C6 Corvettes (manuals too).
Thread Starter
3rd Gear
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
bondurant has a place to train here in phoenix, but shifted to cad's cts-v's about 2 years ago but they do ocationally race with us not in my division but same day. for right now i'll stick with my turbo 66 datson,tell i get a little more time with the vette and the paddles. both cars are about the same accellartion just comes on differantly. thanks for the advice ever at firebird raceway shoot me an email
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
Congrats on your 09 and welcome to the forum!