| Author | Message | ||
     Sifo |
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| Xl1200r |
I wanted to see more!!! | ||
| Hootowl |
That's going to hurt. Insurance won't pay. Please God, let me never end up on youtube. | ||
| Sifo |
That'll buff right out! | ||
| Court |
I know the intersection well. . . . that's about 100 yards from where humidity is made. | ||
| Geforce |
Ohhh wow... those roads look familiar... like Woodlands/Kingwood area. *sigh* Silly 'vettes. | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Wow they cancel out. Engines sounded nice though. | ||
| Barker |
I have always said I never can trust a guy with a champagne vette. | ||
| Pwnzor |
The guy narrating needs to take it easy on the gum | ||
| Buellriderx |
The guy narrating needs to take it easy on the gum That seriously irritated the hell outta me | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
So what are the charges? Reckless endangerment, Racing on a public highway, Dangerous driving, You can bet they're both going to get a knock at the door from their local polis. | ||
| Reepicheep |
+1 on the gum. How can people not understand how rude that is? | ||
| Hybridmomentspass |
wow the one guy lost it going in, pretty much, a straight line. at low speeds, wow. loved the vid though | ||
| Moxnix |
Welcome to The Woodlands. Smirk. | ||
| 1313 |
wow the one guy lost it going in, pretty much, a straight line You should come a little further East. I'm amazed at all the accidents I've seen the shrapnel of in Eastern NC on all these darn straight roads. I sent a link to the video to a buddy of mine who owns a bright yellow C5 Corvette, telling him that I never wanted to see him do something like this with his Vette. His reply was, "C6's have traction control, C5's do not". If I ever have anything with traction control I'd want the ability to turn it off! 1313 | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Every vehicle I've ever driven has traction control. My brain, the seat of my pants & right foot/wrist have done the job pretty well so far. | ||
| Xl1200r |
C5 Corvettes most certainly do have traction control. It's rather primitive, but it's the same system that's on my 2002 Camaro and it stops you from getting into trouble when it's on, but if you throw in a huge overcorrection, anything is possible. I'd bet he lost it grabbing second gear, which is easy to do if you really snap the tires loose. | ||
| Sifo |
I'd bet he lost it grabbing second gear, which is easy to do if you really snap the tires loose. It's much easier to do in my experience, when the front wheels are coming off the ground and a rear tire slips. I miss my old Nova...  | ||
| Crackhead |
Yep the C6 has excellent traction control to prevent burn outs. | ||
| Beugs |
The guy that posted this video has another video doing a play by play of this video. No gum though. I watched this one in you tube and it recommended the other one when it was done playing. | ||
| Etennuly |
My C4 had traction control also. The thing about those 'Vettes is the tires. They have excellent super mundo grip. They are amazing.....until they break loose, then all control is lost and getting it back nearly requires stopping to start over. The only controlled power slide in one of those cars is ala tire burning drift style. There is no slide it sideways through a corner. I spun mine out on the hair pin corner at Sebring International Speedway figuring that out. My'82 400hp 327, Z28 would have done a nice controlled power slide, my '79 Vette would have slid powering out of the corner, but that '94 just exploded into a 360 spin that was otherwise awesome(the crowd loved it). They hold grip like crazy, but don't let it slip! | ||
| Sdecp |
So I guess the one on the road last won  | ||
| U4euh |
That 1000 hp Corvette Stingray video that comes on after the 1st video gives me some funny feelings!!! | ||
| Doz |
I call that "taking a field trip" | ||
| F22raptor |
Why is it that the guys that can afford theses cars couldn't drive their way out of a paper bag! I worked at a Dodge dealer for 20+ yrs and ALL of the Viper owners were complete idiots. I could tell you stories that would make your head spin. | ||
| Syonyk |
F22raptor... please continue with said stories. I suspect it's because they're expensive vehicles. V-tailed Bonanzas (fairly high performance single engine airplanes) had a reputation as "fork tailed doctor killers" because lots of doctors died crashing them. The problem is that a certain type of person assumes that because they're good enough at one thing to earn lots of money, they must be good at other things. I'm a good doctor; therefore I can drive a Corvette/Viper properly or can fly a high performance airplane properly or (etc). The car/airplane doesn't care how much you make. It just knows that you're incompetent. | ||
| Court |
On the other hand . . . I know some folks with some very pricey cars who are excellent drivers. Practice, be it flying or driving, has a huge impact and there's merit to being able to afford to do 7 or 8 DE events a year. Some are regulars at Lime Rock. The correlation between income and skill is mostly imaginary. | ||
| F22raptor |
Kinda like a certain guitar-playin', high-end bike builder...Followed him in to East-Troy on Hwy E.in his Subaru WRX was never below about 80 M.P.H, blind corners, poor line choices, no concern for the locals whose driveways enter the road that is posted a 25 and he blows by at 80. Court, I have first-hand experience to back up my claims as if I could have a dollar for every Viper that I have seen wadded by some Auto week watching, Road and Track reading rich baby! The post about the Bonanza pilots was spot on. My brother owns and flies a turbo Bonanza and it is not for the casual pilot but very rewarding for the advanced ones. | ||
| Court |
I agree with you . . and if the less well heeled could afford them . . they'd be wadding them . .just like they are their Mazda 3's . . just as fast. The reason expensive toys get wadded by wealthy folks is . . . well, take a guess. | ||
| Reepicheep |
LOL Court! I think I have a new business model... sell a $8000 Camaro with 500 HP available only to 20 year old males, and include a free case of Jack Daniels and $1000 in gift certificates to strip clubs. Then take out a $1m life insurance policy on every buyer. |
