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and before our Corvette members get their panties in a bunch... it's all in fun fellas. I'm just jealous of your vettes!
 
I guess I can understand the guys that are trying to act like Ken Block and wind up eating shit, that's a risk you take with that. However, why these guys going straight have their stability control off is beyond me, there is no time to react when the ass end walks out at 60+ which is still first gear. It has no penalty on acceleration, and will only kick on when your ass is already knee deep. Tards.

I'd love to know the story on the yellow one that welded the clutch to the flywheel. Didn't seem like it was his car. Hopefully someone got fired for that.
 
Holy hell!! I've never driven a Corvette, but are they that hard to drive?? I wouldn't think they would be. I especially don't understand how so many of them are losing control on straightaways.

Chris
 
AxerJk said:
Holy hell!! I've never driven a Corvette, but are they that hard to drive?? I wouldn't think they would be. I especially don't understand how so many of them are losing control on straightaways.

Chris
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See the "more money than talent" comment above..

I don't consider myself any kind of talented driver but I agree that these vids make the cars look like handfuls. I got the opportunity to have an LS3 Z51 car out on an F1 test track (while on the pay clock :D).. i was surprised to find how much you can slide those cars around at the limit. They are way more tossable and forgiving than the vids above would lead you to believe.


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AxerJk said:
Holy hell!! I've never driven a Corvette, but are they that hard to drive?? I wouldn't think they would be. I especially don't understand how so many of them are losing control on straightaways.

Chris
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I have a LS3 Vette and I do not understand how these guys loose it. When i first got it i was so nervous after seeing videos like this but when i drove its not "hard" to drive. With the traction control system in that car its shows how bad of drivers they must be.

Its like any "factory Fast" car. If you treat it with respect and arent an idiot you should do ok. Prime example is the idiot flooring it in the rain. no brains.
 
So is it likely that the guys who lost it while flooring it on the straight had the traction control off?

Chris
 
AxerJk said:
So is it likely that the guys who lost it while flooring it on the straight had the traction control off?

Chris
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It's a near certainty that he had the stability control completely off. With everything on, you can get the car a little loose before it kicks in, in competition mode, it lets you slide a little more.. completely off... you get unskilled dumbass wrecking in a straight line..


I had a C6 Z06 for a few days, I never turned the stab control completely off. Even in comp mode, I got the car pretty loose before it intervened, and I was already doing sh!t you shouldn't responsibly do on public roads. In the wet, leave it on in full. I nailed the throttle at 65 mph in 3rd on 96 in the wet, and the car started to come around.. Lots of HP, wide tires that hydroplane easily.. it's a recipe for needing body work. Since it was a company vehicle, it was a recipe to get fired as well.
 
beertestr said:
It's a near certainty that he had the stability control completely off. With everything on, you can get the car a little loose before it kicks in, in competition mode, it lets you slide a little more.. completely off... you get unskilled dumbass wrecking in a straight line..


I had a C6 Z06 for a few days, I never turned the stab control completely off. Even in comp mode, I got the car pretty loose before it intervened, and I was already doing sh!t you shouldn't responsibly do on public roads. In the wet, leave it on in full. I nailed the throttle at 65 mph in 3rd on 96 in the wet, and the car started to come around.. Lots of HP, wide tires that hydroplane easily.. it's a recipe for needing body work. Since it was a company vehicle, it was a recipe to get fired as well.
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This is very good to know! I will likely be driving a Corvette at some point and I would like to open it up and see what the car can really do without becoming a Youtube star, if you know what I mean. :) I drove a Cadillac CTS-V a couple years ago, and I found it quite easy to drive. Then again, I didn't step on the throttle in corners, I only did that in a straight line. I don't have the driving experience to be sliding cars around like that.

Chris
 
Cold roads are usually the culprit of people eating shit when just going straight, regardless of the car. Even in just a 300 rwhp car, at 40 degrees a car spins easily under 50. In a 500+ rwhp car, at those temps they walk sideways at 80+. Been there done that. The nannies stay on in low temps so the undies stay clean.
 
This may answer a few questions... Dude is purely showing off and I'm surprised he didn't put his car into the wall. :shake:

 
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