09-17-2012, 11:08 PM | #43 |
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09-17-2012, 11:17 PM | #44 | |
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With the GT500, its too much engine for the chassis and he states (and so has others) that it doesn't have enough brakes. That isn't scary fast, because you are trying to slow down and can't..... thats just a poorly engineered car. |
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09-18-2012, 12:01 AM | #45 |
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Many people race GT500s and they swap to race pads and dot4 brake fluid which solves the problem. Does anyone seriously races on a track without race pads anyway?
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09-18-2012, 03:58 AM | #46 |
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09-18-2012, 07:07 AM | #47 | |
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09-18-2012, 07:12 AM | #48 | |
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I'm sure there are, I would bet there are people on this site that do just that on the weekend with OEM pads.
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09-18-2012, 07:42 AM | #49 |
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Had a 2010 GT500 and drove it for 2 years. Loved the car but at high speeds when turning or changing lanes the car had a lot of vertical motion. I like excitement as much as the next guy and am always up for a challenge but it was frustrating to have to back off because of this. Lost several races as a result. The car just didn't feel planted above 80 mph with any imperfection on the road surface. Night and day different feeling from the ZL1..
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09-18-2012, 08:48 AM | #50 | |
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I'd go a little further and suggest that he's been brainwashed into believing that letting the nannies have ultimate override authority over the driver would be a good thing. If he's so afraid that 600-ish HP in a Shelby Cobra was too much for him to drive it that 11th time or that 662 is too many for the GT500's live axle on a bumpy corner, he shouldn't even be thinking of cracking the whip on all of them. It really is that simple. Norm |
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09-18-2012, 09:37 AM | #51 |
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09-18-2012, 10:07 AM | #52 |
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Hopefully there tests are valid as they don't even know how many valves the zl1 has.
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09-18-2012, 11:23 AM | #53 |
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There is a flaw in your statement.... there are more then three hundred million Americans. If it killed almost one in four every year that would be seventy five million each year roughly.
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09-18-2012, 12:58 PM | #54 | |
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The point is that none of those cars are remotely close to being as dangerous as heart disease. Maybe as dangerous as Varicella (chickenpox) in adults, but not heart disease. |
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09-18-2012, 01:11 PM | #55 | |
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09-18-2012, 01:13 PM | #56 |
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Drive a Porsche Cayman for a couple days and then get into either of these cars and you might fully understand what they mean by "driver's car". But, all things considered, I would rather own either of these than ANY other country's best.
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