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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (1/17)
10/8/07 12:58am

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My god... yesterday went to a Dutch meeting-rally... there was a acceleration test for which you had to subscribe ahead... so i didn't got the chance... damned. Angry

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But the weather was fine for the time of the year so we had a great day ! Tongue

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now.. the tests : from 0 to 100 km/h ( 62.5 mph ) what a bunch of amateurs ! Ouch

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Ok, the C6ZO6 Shocked

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did it in 4.7 sec but... it was with a Porsche club and them Porsche Turbo won in 4.4 sec.... Embarrassed

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (2/17)
10/9/07 12:14pm

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sorry guys... 34 views.. no replys... what are you ? some thurd licking lurkers ? Question

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (3/17)
10/9/07 12:35pm

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Wow, not one of them really smoked the tires....

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (4/17)
10/9/07 3:31pm

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Seems to me that they were really babying thier cars. I like the idea though. I wonder if our club would get into something like this? Great idea. Would be good bragging rights for the next year.

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10/9/07 5:59pm

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I agree they were babying them...especially the C6 Z06. It should have made it in less than 4 secs.

Vette improvement after 48 years ? (6/17)
10/9/07 6:08pm

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They really babied the C3 .......it looked harmless... LOL

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (7/17)
10/10/07 7:47am

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yes, that's what i tought also... wimp's LOL

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men , i would have burned my startline for some feets ! Shocked

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hey.. i didn't type wimp's !!! Confused

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (8/17)
10/10/07 12:57pm

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[QUOTE=BelgiumBarry]sorry guys... 34 views.. no replys... what are you ? some thurd licking lurkers ? Question

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Woooops !....Sorry buddy. First time I watched it, I didn't think much of it either. Didn't comment 'cause I didn't want to offend you, but it looks like fun. At least you don't have to stop before the end of the ship comes up. LOL

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (9/17)
11/11/07 7:38pm

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Looks like fun, but it does seem they were taking it a bit easy.

That would be a good day.

Vette improvement after 48 years ? (10/17)
11/12/07 3:35am

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If they ain't smokin, you must be jokin.

Translation- If you don't spin and smoke your tires, you aren't serious about seeing how fast you can accelerate your Vette.

Maybe we can try this in the hotel parking lot at Hot Springs in April and see what happens. Big%20smile

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (11/17)
11/12/07 4:22am

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Stand in it till ya see smoke or smell pooo!

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11/12/07 7:33am

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It would be fun to do this some time. Maybe we can get something together for one of our gatherings???

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11/12/07 7:56am

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If they're smokin' they ain't grippin'. An' if they ain't grippin' you ain't movin'.

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (14/17)
11/12/07 9:23am

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[QUOTE=Norsky]If they're smokin' they ain't grippin'. An' if they ain't grippin' you ain't movin'.[/QUOTE]

that's right... i have a powerbox in the car... the more i "smoke" , the more my 0-60 time..... Best times are with a bit spinning at launch but goose the pedal to get grip as soon as possible.... It's simple i think , there's just room to play in 1ste gear under let's say 3000 rev's... once above you have the torque and HP , so you need grip... Wink

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (15/17)
11/20/07 7:04am

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not impressed Norbert. too bad you couldn`t show them something worth while. i need to find a desolate stretch of road like that. i live in grid lock man.

Vette improvement after 48 years ? (16/17)
11/23/07 6:29pm

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Not terribly impressive - As they say here in NASCAR land - keep the foot down until you see the ambulance lights.....

Tire smoke isn't the fastest way 0-60, but who cares! Goodyear will make more...

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Vette improvement after 48 years ? (17/17)
11/23/07 8:22pm

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Geez nothing exciting going on there. No good burn outs, no high revs, no good looking scantilly clad women. What a sad day to race cars. But then again you did say this wasn't a Vette sponsered event huh....!

Thanks for posting this up Norbert! I still liked seeing the cars anyway.

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