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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 07:15 PM
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WTF is going on with these drivers!? I do see a trend with this and the other vid with the red ZR1 - they both veered off to the left.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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what is going on with these vettes these days
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by RONIN LSX
WTF is going on with these drivers!? I do see a trend with this and the other vid with the red ZR1 - they both veered off to the left.
There is also the white corvette vid. Bad drivers or bad suspension.. Maybe the tires??
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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stock tires are junk, i road in my buddie stock c6z and it was spining all of 1st 2nd and some of third
i was slightly afraid and my buddie is probably one of the best drivers i know
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 09:46 PM
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Indeed. This is crazy - is this a shifting and traction issue?
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by F-BodyMind
There is also the white corvette vid. Bad drivers or bad suspension.. Maybe the tires??
The video the OP posted in a white vette; are you saying there is another video of a white vette doing the same?

Here is the Videos of the red vette -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0chPBctxcyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SYNr6_IMO8

Here's a white ZR1 (in the info, it says it's a Z06) vette losing it -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNjrV...eature=related
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 10:14 PM
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SMH. why lord why.... I would love to own a vette, to cruise and go out. thats about it. Never to race. If I did, I would look like these fails on the vids.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:32 PM
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this is what happens when you put inexperience 50 year old men having a mid life crisis in a car that has 500+ hp
most ppl that have that have the money to buy these cars dont have the driving skills and/or they owned a "hot car" back in there hay day so they think they can drive but there old "hot car" probably only had 300hp at the motor, nothing like newer sports cars
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tripblackls1
this is what happens when you put inexperience 50 year old men having a mid life crisis in a car that has 500+ hp
most ppl that have that have the money to buy these cars dont have the driving skills and/or they owned a "hot car" back in there hay day so they think they can drive but there old "hot car" probably only had 300hp at the motor, nothing like newer sports cars
Well said
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:41 PM
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WTF it's almost like it was intentional.
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:53 PM
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looks like the c6's were built for NASCAR since they like to go left. lol

anyways this is an old video that was filmed on the 405. (not by me or anyone i know)

this guy got lucky though!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SBN7NJw-NE
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Old Aug 25, 2011 | 11:55 PM
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LOL do you think that was his exit? Or maybe he just went to buy some new underwear.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 12:13 AM
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Originally Posted by XpEdItIoUs
LOL do you think that was his exit? Or maybe he just went to buy some new underwear.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 11:55 AM
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the last red vette, was horrible driving, followed by some luck and a hint of good driving.
If you here the white zr1. spin spin spin.... shift spin spin ooops if your spinning in one gear and you shift, chances you will still be spinning
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RONIN LSX
The video the OP posted in a white vette; are you saying there is another video of a white vette doing the same?

Here is the Videos of the red vette -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0chPBctxcyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SYNr6_IMO8

Here's a white ZR1 (in the info, it says it's a Z06) vette losing it -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNjrV...eature=related
that white vette in the last video isnt a zr1. it has a white top. but non the less, it sucks to see so many corvette fail videos.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 01:16 PM
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I honestly understand it, the last C6 I drove with exhaust and tune was pretty sweet, my friend took off TC completely and on an on ramp it went left like in the vids luckily I just reacted and kept it straight but I could see how they would get comfortable and not even be ready to react if this happened.

I am thinking lots of old men or young fellas, who think they are the next supercar racer, driving these cars without respecting the power, at least thats my opinion.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 01:38 PM
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I drive the hell out of everything I own, I owned a vette.. it rained almost the entire time I owned it (it wasn't long..) I never had this problem.

it was stock tho..

what I did have a problem with tho was traction. For some reason, despite the car having 11" wide rear tires, it can't hook to save it's life. When it didn't hook tho the car was dead straight.

I remember taking about 30 seconds to cross a 4 way intersection out in the country after a long rain. speedometer read 50 or so but I was barely moving at all.. car went in a straight line.

later on that same intersection in the truck in the rain kicked the rearend pretty hard to the side. Camaro kicks out too there.. but it has only rained maybe 3 times since I got the camaro.. (which was MARCH..)

either way.. I agree with the others, RWD can get away from you in a hurry if you're not used to it. I don't attest to being an expert, but .. ya know overcorrection was the real problem with most every one of those videos.

a vette's tight steering ratio probably doesn't help these guys.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Quick someone should do a witty motivational poster for the vettes...


Something like money can't buy you driving skills... or

Corvettes, good for making only left turns.
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Old Aug 26, 2011 | 08:02 PM
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Dumb.
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