Looks Roy's car

[Chuck S.]

Re: Looks Roy's car

I didn't see that discussion on CF...I might have skipped over it, not having much interest in "guess what happened today" threads. This guy will probably collect trade his repair in on a "Blue Devil", or whatever they're calling it.

It's still gross "driver error" IMO...the Z06 is not like an SUV that is subject to loss of control when you make quick direction changes. It is low and tight; But...overcontrolling WILL nail you. JMHO (But...you'll never hear about it when I screw up like that. )

I've been forced to make such moves in my old SUV at highway speeds (not to avoid animals...natives in hooptees ), and it's pucker time until the suspension finally damps out...a second or so seems like eternity. Both times, I felt I was right at the edge of losing it.

If you've got ANY time to react, you should be able to do so without losing control of a C6...you may not miss the obstacle, but you can only put in what the car can safely handle. This assumes you react instinctively from a lot of seat time, and not like you're in your wife's Buick. With near zero reaction time, you'll have to take the hit like Clem sez, and hope for the best, e.g. a small, short-legged animal.

Excessive power application without the the experience to handle it is a separate issue...it happens frequently on dealer test drives, and in several instances, the result was the same as this picture.

[Larry P.]

Re: Looks Roy's car

On the flip side, my C5 has saved me 3 times in 5 years. All three times the circumstance were that knowing my speed and distance I needed to stop, I knew I was going to hit something. In all three, the car, brakes and reaction of the car kept it from happening. One instance was where I was traveling at about 30 with the left lane stopped. Somebody waved a car to make a left turn and the lady did it without checking the second lane. When I saw the car start accross, I knew and the lady in the passenger seat knew she was gonna get hit. My car stopped and I think she was more surprised then I was. I couldn't have been much more then 15 feet going 30 and stopped. I could see the fear in her eyes.
So, it works both ways.
Larry

[Clem Z.]

NEVER switch of the active handling

and traction control on these new corvettes or you will find yourself in very bad position. with the power these cars have breaking traction and loosing control can happen in the blink of a eye. if you are doing track days or autocrossing turning of the traction control may help your lap time BUT leave on the active handling

[Chuck S.]

Re: Looks Roy's car

Larry, I think you misunderstood what I was saying...The C6 is a performance car; it will stop faster, turn quicker, and accelerate faster than almost any car you will encounter on the road.

It reacts so quickly to your input that sometimes it seems like it's anticipating your command. If the driver has the skills to drive the car to the edge of it's performance envelope, and not exceed those limits, they will be much safer than most other drivers simply because they can AVOID accidents.

This avoidance of accidents has been advanced as the reason insurance rates for new Corvettes are relatively low for high performance sports cars. I lean toward more mature, conservative owners with more driving experience, but in any event, drivers like this one are certainly messin' with the statistics; I'm glad he doesn't live in my neighborhood.

[Chuck S.]

What I Was Trying To Say... *NM*

[Larry P.]

Re: What I Was Trying To Say...

Chuck,
I don't think I misunderstood anything. I agree with you on the power side. I just made an observation that they're also much more reactive on the safe side as well.
Larry