Fast isn't always that fast
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Fast isn't always that fast
My pops bought a new '92 Corvette LT1 6spd, as you might have guessed, in '92. That's been his baby- his weekend only car. It currently has a shade less than 20k miles. So- I guess that's where I get it from. My car, only 2 years old, has less than 5k miles. Anyway- he gave me a call yesterday morning. He wanted to get his car out and for me to do the same. We headed up the river road. http://www.greatriverroad-illinois.org/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_River_Road
It's a great spot to drive- especially now when all of the leaves are turning up on the Bluffs- beautiful. Between Alton and Grafton it's pretty much a straight shot- 55mph, 4 lanes- no twisties. Outside of Grafton it tightens up quite a bit, goes down to two lanes, and not many cars. We hit the twisties there and all over HWY 94 by the wineries in Missouri. Occasionally I would and lead occasionally he would lead. One thing I noticed though, is the fact I owned him in the corners and braking. Naturally- he would catch up in the straights, There were several turns in which I could get enough of a jump to hold it until the next corner.......or until just about any straight more than 1/8 mile
It was a great time. Violated the cars for a bit, had some lunch, then did it again on the way home.
Being in Illinois/Missouri- my version of twisties and canyon carving isn't the same as those out in Cali- but it's good enough for now
It's a great spot to drive- especially now when all of the leaves are turning up on the Bluffs- beautiful. Between Alton and Grafton it's pretty much a straight shot- 55mph, 4 lanes- no twisties. Outside of Grafton it tightens up quite a bit, goes down to two lanes, and not many cars. We hit the twisties there and all over HWY 94 by the wineries in Missouri. Occasionally I would and lead occasionally he would lead. One thing I noticed though, is the fact I owned him in the corners and braking. Naturally- he would catch up in the straights, There were several turns in which I could get enough of a jump to hold it until the next corner.......or until just about any straight more than 1/8 mile
It was a great time. Violated the cars for a bit, had some lunch, then did it again on the way home. Being in Illinois/Missouri- my version of twisties and canyon carving isn't the same as those out in Cali- but it's good enough for now
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couple of pictures. action pictures don't show much action- kinda hard to snap a picture in the middle of a turn
also- notice the temp tags on my car. noticed last week that the plates expired in July of 2007 never noticed it until i took it to work one day last week. i think i need to drive it a little more.
also- notice the temp tags on my car. noticed last week that the plates expired in July of 2007
never noticed it until i took it to work one day last week. i think i need to drive it a little more.
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good god man : less than 5k miles in 2 years?!?! get out and drive that beast. 
couple of good looking cars though, i have to agree with the above poster, your dad must have been taking it easy. my money would be on the vette on most courses.
couple of good looking cars though, i have to agree with the above poster, your dad must have been taking it easy. my money would be on the vette on most courses.
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nah, we swapped- i drove his for a little bit also. straight line- no contest with his car. corners were a different matter all together. not saying it was like an all wheel drive car and a Yugo pacing each other- but my car would very plainly put distance between the two in the sharper corners. we both had the traction control off- only difference being the fact his car has enough power for that to matter as far as exiting a turn
not sure of the top speed on his car. he and i had it up to 157 (indicated). we've both had it to the drag strip. 13.33 was my fastest with it and his was 13.42 neither of us got to give it another try- a storm was moving in and he wanted to get it home before it rained.
i don't drive it much- because i didn't buy it to drive all the time. makes me enjoy it more when i do take it out though. i'll have to see if i can find more pictures of his car. it's sick how clean it is. although mine is spot less and you could eat off of the engine- his is 16 years old.
on a side note- i saw the greatest license plate ever on a Mercedes though. when we pulled into the gravel parking lot to get lunch- there was a C63 and a Porsche. Not sure of the model of the Porsche- although it was the same white car that Euroteck had on the front page of their site for a while. Anyway- the C63 had "ETA_BMW_2" on the plates. they were pulling out as we were coming in- couldn't get the camera out soon enough.
not sure of the top speed on his car. he and i had it up to 157 (indicated). we've both had it to the drag strip. 13.33 was my fastest with it and his was 13.42
neither of us got to give it another try- a storm was moving in and he wanted to get it home before it rained.i don't drive it much- because i didn't buy it to drive all the time. makes me enjoy it more when i do take it out though. i'll have to see if i can find more pictures of his car. it's sick how clean it is. although mine is spot less and you could eat off of the engine- his is 16 years old.
on a side note- i saw the greatest license plate ever on a Mercedes though. when we pulled into the gravel parking lot to get lunch- there was a C63 and a Porsche. Not sure of the model of the Porsche- although it was the same white car that Euroteck had on the front page of their site for a while. Anyway- the C63 had "ETA_BMW_2" on the plates. they were pulling out as we were coming in- couldn't get the camera out soon enough.
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not to be brushed aside- pops kicked my car and i in the ***** on the way back........there was a fairly long straight section- naturally i had it to the wood. here comes pops- making the pass. he pulls up next to me, my foot still on the floor, he slows down to pace me.......and then proceed to roll out like i wasn't moving 
although the newer LS based engines make a lot more power than the LT engines- i love the feel of the LT's a lot more. they make power from bottom to top- really smooth. the LS based cars feel kinda peaky to me- something like a 2 stroke dirtbike. besides- you can't beat 2k rpms at 80mph, all the while getting 31mpg. gotta love a light weight, aero car, that's really light.
although the newer LS based engines make a lot more power than the LT engines- i love the feel of the LT's a lot more. they make power from bottom to top- really smooth. the LS based cars feel kinda peaky to me- something like a 2 stroke dirtbike. besides- you can't beat 2k rpms at 80mph, all the while getting 31mpg. gotta love a light weight, aero car, that's really light.
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i love the look of the later c4's like his. the older c4's have a concave tail rather than convex like his. the targa top was a good idea. almost the same feeling as a convertable- but looks a heck of a lot better. i really like the color also. in our area, both driving around and local shows, we've only seen two other cars the same color as his. one was a convertable and the other was a zr1. kinda cool to have one of each represented around here.
i always give him a hard time about not modding it. to which he replies- "when you get this car when i die, if you even think about changing anything- i will haunt you to no end".
i always give him a hard time about not modding it. to which he replies- "when you get this car when i die, if you even think about changing anything- i will haunt you to no end".
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