Great Kill -- new corvette
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From: Edmonton, Canada
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Bone stock E55 or putting $40k into a car and knowing that you probably won't see another one on the road ... exclusivity counts for something. I see a couple of AMG cars a week. I have yet to see a Kleeman Mercedes.
I think 90% of the guys on this board do things to personalize our cars and some care about the cash that they put in and others are lucky enough that they don't have to. Good kill story and I'm sure we all embellish a bit when we tell our kill stories.
I think 90% of the guys on this board do things to personalize our cars and some care about the cash that they put in and others are lucky enough that they don't have to. Good kill story and I'm sure we all embellish a bit when we tell our kill stories.
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Originally Posted by Furious
Bone stock E55 or putting $40k into a car and knowing that you probably won't see another one on the road ... exclusivity counts for something. I see a couple of AMG cars a week. I have yet to see a Kleeman Mercedes.
I think 90% of the guys on this board do things to personalize our cars and some care about the cash that they put in and others are lucky enough that they don't have to. Good kill story and I'm sure we all embellish a bit when we tell our kill stories.
I think 90% of the guys on this board do things to personalize our cars and some care about the cash that they put in and others are lucky enough that they don't have to. Good kill story and I'm sure we all embellish a bit when we tell our kill stories.
Anyways - I really didn't want this to become a heated debate about 1/4 times, cars, etc. I just wanted to share a pretty cool race experience. In the future, I'll keep my kills to myself.
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I'm glad to see somebody else pickup on that. And, to add to that very same point.... when I took my car to the MB dealer they (service managers and techs) swarmed it like it was a rare exotic. Do you think an SL65 or E55 gets that kind of attention? Um.... don't think so.
In the future, I'll keep my kills to myself.
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
Anyways - I really didn't want this to become a heated debate about 1/4 times, cars, etc. I just wanted to share a pretty cool race experience. In the future, I'll keep my kills to myself.
A majority of us live for these stories. Pay no attention to the haters!
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Please keep on posting these stories. People why would some one who has been on this board as long as Dragon lie about his stories? I mean it's totally pointless to this stuff up. Forget about CynCarvyn32, i dun think i've ever seen that guy not hate on anything. I was thirlled once that c240 vs 230 thread got closed down... please don't start the same crap here...
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
Anyways - I really didn't want this to become a heated debate about 1/4 times, cars, etc. I just wanted to share a pretty cool race experience. In the future, I'll keep my kills to myself.
Please tell us another story. Somebody has to have the nicest C55 out there (or at least the crowd's favorite), don't let anybody hate.
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Cool... thanks guys. I guess there is always a bad apple in the bunch and in the future I will not even dignify them with a reply.
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
Cool... thanks guys. I guess there are always a bad apple in the bunch and in the future I will not even dignify them with a reply.
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From: Sin City
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Originally Posted by BennyZ
Josh,
Look at this mess!
I was only questioning your 70-140 times...
If you can do it in 3 seconds - my hat is off to you
Benny
Look at this mess!
I was only questioning your 70-140 times...
If you can do it in 3 seconds - my hat is off to you
Benny
When I said 3 seconds, I figured everyone would understand I was using that to metaphorically to express its top end acceleration. It's not like I timed it. LOL. Although it sure does feel that fast.
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
Not talking about you Benny... I know you respect my setup and I definitely respect yours.
When I said 3 seconds, I figured everyone would understand I was using that to metaphorically to express its top end acceleration. It's not like I timed it. LOL. Although it sure does feel that fast.
When I said 3 seconds, I figured everyone would understand I was using that to metaphorically to express its top end acceleration. It's not like I timed it. LOL. Although it sure does feel that fast.
"damn that was fast...scary fast...like a blur"
Much respect back at you!
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From: Sterling VA
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Nice kill Dragon. Don't listen to these haters. My car had >500 miles on it and I beat a 2006 C6. It usually comes down to the driver.
https://mbworld.org/forums/kill-stories/114287-popped-my-cherry.html
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https://mbworld.org/forums/kill-stories/114287-popped-my-cherry.html
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
Cool... thanks guys. I guess there is always a bad apple in the bunch and in the future I will not even dignify them with a reply.
I think one of the problems with your original post was the 70-140 time of 3 seconds
If you run 12.29@117, you are running around 8.0@89 or so in the 1/8, right? So to go from 89-117 (18mph), it takes you a little over 4 seconds. So stretch that out from 70-140 and you've got to cover 70mph in your 3 second guesstimate
Still a fun kill, just ease up on the dreaming when you post
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I think one of the problems with your original post was the 70-140 time of 3 seconds
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
So I was on my way over to a buddy's house last night for a poker tourney. I was cruising at about 70mph on the freeway (the wide open 215) when I notice some xenon's in my rearview approaching... it's a new corvette. He's pulls alongside me and floors it. I let he floor it before flooring it myself, just to ensure that he doesn't think I jumped on him. The minute I floor it, I instantly pull past him... by 140 mph (~3 seconds later) I have him by at least 12-15 cars. We get to the next light (this freeway is basically a series of 1-2 mile off ramps) and I roll down my window and say, "do you want to go again". To which he replies (dude in his mid 50's), "umm no, I just got the car and I'm still learning it and I really wasn't pushing it there". LOL!!! He couldn't have just complimented me and said nice setup or something.... had to act like he wasn't trying... funny... you don't floor it and get up to 140 (him maybe 120) and not try... what a dumbass. Anyways... it was pretty fun to rock a new c6.
Your sig says you are pushing like 550hp and tq, of course you should have beaten him. c6 has 400hp/tq.
This is not really that much of an accomplishment.
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Originally Posted by zumbalak
So?
Your sig says you are pushing like 550hp and tq, of course you should have beaten him. c6 has 400hp/tq.
This is not really that much of an accomplishment.
Your sig says you are pushing like 550hp and tq, of course you should have beaten him. c6 has 400hp/tq.
This is not really that much of an accomplishment.
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From: Frederick, MD
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
We all know it's not much of an accomplishment... just cool because corvette owners think they're the fastest on the road, especially the new C6's. Also, my car is about 700 heavier than the new c6.
I thought it was a good kill. C6s aren't slow and you never know what anyone is packing in a street encounter.
As far as weight, I think a C6 is around 3300lbs. Is a C55 the same weight as an E55?
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Originally Posted by WayneE
I thought it was a good kill. C6s aren't slow and you never know what anyone is packing in a street encounter.
As far as weight, I think a C6 is around 3300lbs. Is a C55 the same weight as an E55?
As far as weight, I think a C6 is around 3300lbs. Is a C55 the same weight as an E55?
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From: Frederick, MD
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Originally Posted by dragonAMG
I believe the C55 is 3605 + 80lbs supercharger putting me at ~ 3700 so I guess I'm only 400 lbs heavier than a C6
That sounds about right. I'm sure that on the street, from a dig, you'd have a good chance of beating a C6 Z06 since they are more difficult to drive.
