Spotted Thread
Melting Slicks
Joined: Mar 2010
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From: WA
You know, I've been following this since it started and think Mike, you're right. We're either too early, or there are too many Corvette drivers who don't hang out on this forum, or there are some that do hang out on this venue, but don't want their wives or girl friends to find out where they were on any given day and time.
I sure like the idea, it was great fun on the Ducati Forum, but if no one is going to respond, we seem like a bunch of birdwatchers spotting some rare species of orthanological bewilderment. At least we share it among ourselves - which is good - but perhaps we should consider simply hanging out at freeway rest stops as a group, with binoculars and a checklist.
Maybe a BBQ and....
Never mind
I sure like the idea, it was great fun on the Ducati Forum, but if no one is going to respond, we seem like a bunch of birdwatchers spotting some rare species of orthanological bewilderment. At least we share it among ourselves - which is good - but perhaps we should consider simply hanging out at freeway rest stops as a group, with binoculars and a checklist.
Maybe a BBQ and....
Never mind
At least the owls respond with an occasional "Who?"
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Margaritaville Daytona
Wife and I took a trip down to Ft Lewis today. Saw 3 C5's and 1 C6. First C5 was headed northbound on I405 out of Renton in the S curves and was a Spiral Gray at about 8:20am. 2nd and 3rd C5s were almost back to back headed north on I5 toward Seattle near the Des Moines exit at about 8:40am. One was Orange and the other Red. The C6 looked to be LMB headed onto McCord as I was leaving around 12:30pm.
Racer
Joined: May 2007
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From: Redmond Washington
Whew, was out for about an hour today around the noon hour. What a gullywasher! Even with brand new GS2's, it was hydroplaning at anything over 55 MPH, I guess just as a result of a 3200 pound car and wide tires. It's clearly going to get worse as tread depth decreases. Good reason to get rid of these noisy, noisy tires!
Didn't see another Corvette either. I guess considering how hard it rained, I would have been pretty surprised to.
Didn't see another Corvette either. I guess considering how hard it rained, I would have been pretty surprised to.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Redmond WA
I saw a C6 from about half a block away today. Silver, with the Grand Sport hash marks on the right fender and black rims. It was pulling out of the Bridal Trails market onto Northbound 132nd as I was pulling in one entrance earlier, at about 4:30 p.m. today. This doesn't really count since I was at least a couple hundred feet away, so now nearly 600 miles and I've only been close enough to wave to the one Corvette on the first day!
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Redmond WA
Wave/wave back from a yellow Z06 at about 5:20 p.m. on Redmond Way as it transitions into Highway 202. Saw a CRM C6 on Redmond Way about an hour later with two guys in it. They just pulled even with me in the left turn lane as I started moving.
Cool! I've now seen three C6's while driving my C6!
Cool! I've now seen three C6's while driving my C6!
Racer
Joined: May 2007
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From: Redmond Washington
Wave/wave back from a yellow Z06 at about 5:20 p.m. on Redmond Way as it transitions into Highway 202. Saw a CRM C6 on Redmond Way about an hour later with two guys in it. They just pulled even with me in the left turn lane as I started moving.
Cool! I've now seen three C6's while driving my C6!
Cool! I've now seen three C6's while driving my C6!
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Drifting
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Redmond WA
It's a CRM base coupe with the 2011 wheels. Just got my plates and the four numbers are "0001". Well, that should be "I got my rear plate" because I haven't mounted a front plate yet, and trying to decide if I should run one. I did order the NCM mount, which probably isn't fully legal but if I get stopped, I can at least claim "I tried". That reminds me I need to look through this forum to see what others are doing with regards to a front plate.
Instructor
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 227
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From: Kent WA
Spotted today
Spotted a Yellow with black hood stripe C6 S/B on Pacific Highway South in Kent about 11:25. I waved but he didn't see me.
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Drifting
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From: Supreme Soviet Peace-Loving Pipple's Kollektive of Seattle Wa
Nice red '91+ vert with hardtop on Alki (west seattle), about 1:20 pm today(Friday)...Thanks for the wave!
I was in my blue '84..What a great day to drive!
I was in my blue '84..What a great day to drive!
Drifting
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From: "Once you have flown, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward; for there you have been
Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2004
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From: Margaritaville Daytona
Your going to see about 20 vettes tomorrow between Renton (southcenter area) and Kirkland (Lee Johnson Chevy) as we (CMCS) give some GI's in rehab from Ft Lewis rides & lunch. With the construction in Bellevue we will be taking a lot of side roads.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Sammamish WA
Well, at least somebody here acknowledges being "spotted". Maybe I'll take a drive down that way tomorrow and see if I can be spotted. Where is Port Orchard anyway? That's not that big Army/Air Force place out by Tacoma is it? Why would anyone have an orchard in a port anyway? Or a fort, for that matter?
I went motorcycle shopping today. Great weather for that sort of inane activity. I should have taken the Corvette, but even the coupe won't hold all my armor, way cool Italian leathers and a helmet large enough to protect my swollen head. Not to mention my carbon-fibre and titanium training-wheel set.
Oops, time to take my meds.