Worst Part of Driving a Grand Sport On Track
09-23-2018, 02:06 PM
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Worst Part of Driving a Grand Sport On Track
People think you're a Z06 and they don't lift! This is the only time I wish I had more horsepower. Well, maybe not the only, but definitely when I wish it the most... Maybe a forum vendor can produce a sticker for the top of the windshield that can be read from a rear view mirror that says "NOT A Z06, PLEASE LIFT"
In case the video is TL;DW - Not racing. HPDE. Passing with a point-by only. If you give the car behind you a point-by, lift the gas pedal a bit so the passing car can safely complete the pass. Of course you decide how much to lift based on the expected capabilities of the passing car. That's the "issue" I'm raising here. Not really a serious concern...
In case the video is TL;DW - Not racing. HPDE. Passing with a point-by only. If you give the car behind you a point-by, lift the gas pedal a bit so the passing car can safely complete the pass. Of course you decide how much to lift based on the expected capabilities of the passing car. That's the "issue" I'm raising here. Not really a serious concern...
Last edited by grandsport2017; 09-24-2018 at 10:20 AM.
09-23-2018, 02:52 PM
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Yep, I’m often forced, to “take” the corner. Fast cars move over but don’t lift and walk away lol. I also deflate a lot of egos when I get the often said in the pits,”at least I got passed by a Z06”.
Last edited by rb185afm; 09-23-2018 at 08:16 PM.
09-23-2018, 04:23 PM
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Not racing. HPDE. Passing with a point-by only. If you give the car behind you a point-by, lift a bit so the passing car can safely complete the pass. Of course you decide how much to lift based on the expected capabilities of the passing car. That's the "issue" I'm raising here. Not really a serious concern... Guess that wasn't clear.
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09-23-2018, 04:41 PM
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haha... "misplaced expectations" got me a new paint job after passing a guy who didn't lift.
granted, it woulda helped if i'd done better brakes & tires at the same time as my extra power
granted, it woulda helped if i'd done better brakes & tires at the same time as my extra power
09-23-2018, 04:51 PM
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First world problems.....
09-23-2018, 07:32 PM
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Should be guy/gal waving you by lets off gas a bit to give you time to get around before next turn/apex. OP is referring to catching folks because he knows how to drive better thru the turns & catches faster cars, then they wave him/her by on the straight but OP (in GS) doesn't have enough power to overtake him (lead car) if it's a car with more HP/Torque that can out accelerate the GS. JMO
OP- Watched the video
OP- Watched the video
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09-23-2018, 07:41 PM
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09-23-2018, 07:49 PM
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Should be guy/gal waving you by lets off gas a bit to give you time to get around before next turn/apex. OP is referring to catching folks because he knows how to drive better thru the turns & catches faster cars, then they wave him/her by on the straight but OP (in GS) doesn't have enough power to overtake him (lead car) if it's a car with more HP/Torque that can out accelerate the GS. JMO OP- Watched the video
OP- Watched the video
09-23-2018, 08:11 PM
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I wish people would lift when I pass them on the roads. They speed up when I start my pass. A red neck in a pickup truck towing his fishing boat floored it when i passed him. People are nuts.
09-23-2018, 08:19 PM
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Surely you don't have Rednecks in Wisconsin!
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09-23-2018, 08:50 PM
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Rednecks? I dunno
The difference between traveling in my Silverado 3500HD Dually and the GS is night and day. The truck is custom and very sharp too, but I don’t get agressive and\or stupid human tricks from other drivers while I’m driving the truck, who we affectionately call Thor.
The one thing that really gets my BP up is the driver that comes charging up from behind in the left lane and then matches my speed just off my bumper in my driver’s side blind spot. They will hang there for miles while I motor along with my cruise control going and I have to make a move with speed or brakes to avoid the car I’m catching up to. Again asking myself why? Watching the car in motion? Admittedly an entertaining site, but how about you move out of my blind spot? And yes, it’s that spot that is a blind spot in just about any car. I’ve installed convex blind spot mirrors to help.
09-23-2018, 09:33 PM
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Not racing. HPDE. Passing with a point-by only. If you give the car behind you a point-by, lift a bit so the passing car can safely complete the pass. Of course you decide how much to lift based on the expected capabilities of the passing car. That's the "issue" I'm raising here. Not really a serious concern... Guess that wasn't clear.
09-23-2018, 10:54 PM
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09-24-2018, 02:07 PM
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Y'all got hillbilly's up that way,rednecks are a deep south thing lol. Side note yall have got some really fun roads in your neck of the woods, i was up in Salem on vacation a few weeks ago. I was seriously eyeballing a racing yellow stingray at Mark Martin in ash flat while i was there
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09-24-2018, 05:55 PM
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It is common courtesy that is mentioned in all of the driver meetings and when Instructors are riding in the car they need to tell their student to lift a little to let the guy by. There is no sense giving a passing signal and then not letting the person behind you pass. In some groups you can get black flagged if you pull that trick too often. It is considered to be very discourteous especially if the car that has caught you is similarly or lower powered than yours. If they catch you it isn't because the Track God put them there. They are driving faster and you are holding them up.
In the video I posted from this year's NCM event at VIR you can see me clearly lift off the throttle to give Poor-Sha a clear pass coming off of the Oak Tree corner even though he is driving a ZR1 and I am driving a Z06. Just common courtesy and safety.
Bill
In the video I posted from this year's NCM event at VIR you can see me clearly lift off the throttle to give Poor-Sha a clear pass coming off of the Oak Tree corner even though he is driving a ZR1 and I am driving a Z06. Just common courtesy and safety.
Bill
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09-25-2018, 09:43 AM
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That's certainly what I was thinking at the time! Would a Z06 have been able to make the pass? Or at least closed the gap enough to avoid the Audi TT changing his mind on the point-by? How often do Z06 drivers experience this? A Z06 may be in my future, but seems like this could happen in almost any car.
