Ranch Club Back Gate Drag Racing

Petter Solberg

New Member
I see Vette's on the road everyday, so of course they are commuter cars. It just isn't as practical for everyday driving as say a Toyota Camry with 4 doors, a huge trunk, good gas mileage. Believe me though, I would deal with it if a Vette were practical for me to own.

willie said:
What is wrong with a Corvette as a commuter car?
 

Petter Solberg

New Member
Actually every car that I see at the race track is better maintained than most of the cars that you will see on the road today.
Real auto racing has nothing to do with being "Macho". It is a hobby for most involved.

elaine said:
Taking care of it as opposed to tearing it up is not very macho.
 
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willie

Well-Known Member
elaine said:
Taking care of it as opposed to tearing it up is not very macho.
Why would you tear it up? 40k miles per year hurts the re sale and ice is a no-no but other than that, it's an ideal commuter car. If you mean safe parking, that is a problem with any car if you have pride in it.
 

mAlice

professional daydreamer
willie said:
Why would you tear it up? 40k miles per year hurts the re sale and ice is a no-no but other than that, it's an ideal commuter car. If you mean safe parking, that is a problem with any car if you have pride in it.


You misunderstood me. It isn't macho enough to use a sports a car as an every day car, or even a weekender. One must race it and tear it up to reach it's full potential.
 

mAlice

professional daydreamer
Petter Solberg said:
I see Vette's on the road everyday, so of course they are commuter cars. It just isn't as practical for everyday driving as say a Toyota Camry with 4 doors, a huge trunk, good gas mileage. Believe me though, I would deal with it if a Vette were practical for me to own.

I get 23 miles to the gallon, I don't golf so I don't need a large trunk and I don't usually want anyone in my car with me, so I don't need 4 doors. How is that impractical?
 

willie

Well-Known Member
Chasey_Lane said:
Where will I put my 4 car seats? :confused:
2 in the back, one in the passenger seat and one on the hood.
 

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MerF

You smell funny
elaine said:
You misunderstood me. It isn't macho enough to use a sports a car as an every day car, or even a weekender. One must race it and tear it up to reach it's full potential.
:confused: This is the most ignorant thing that will be posted today.
 

mAlice

professional daydreamer
MerF said:
:confused: This is the most ignorant thing that will be posted today.


I guess you missed the sarcasm. It's no more ignorant than to suggest that it's impractical or in some way wrong to drive a sports car on the street to and from work. You on the same page as me, now?
 

Petter Solberg

New Member
The primary concern of the engineers at Chevrolet when designing the Corvette was high performance, not how many grocery bags could be fit into it, or how safe it was to drive in the snow. Believe me, the latest vette had many miles of testing on the race track before it was distributed to dealers.
Macho has nothing to do with my argument. I am simply stating facts along with my opinion as to what a sports car is designed to do.
My original argument was that a Miata is a true "sports car" in which I stated facts to back that up.

elaine said:
You misunderstood me. It isn't macho enough to use a sports a car as an every day car, or even a weekender. One must race it and tear it up to reach it's full potential.
 

willie

Well-Known Member
Petter Solberg said:
I see Vette's on the road everyday, so of course they are commuter cars. It just isn't as practical for everyday driving as say a Toyota Camry with 4 doors, a huge trunk, good gas mileage. Believe me though, I would deal with it if a Vette were practical for me to own.
"practical" is different for each individual. A Camry is a wonderful car, reasonably priced, reliable and quite practical for very old boring people. :boxing: A C5 will hold a lot more cargo than you might expect and I doubt if you would believe the fuel mileage unless you were shown.
 

Petter Solberg

New Member
I understand your point, but I doubt if you will argue with me when I say that a C5 is most at home on a racetrack. It is an awesome machine that gets a person from point A to B, but truely shines on track with a good driver.

willie said:
"practical" is different for each individual. A Camry is a wonderful car, reasonably priced, reliable and quite practical for very old boring people. :boxing: A C5 will hold a lot more cargo than you might expect and I doubt if you would believe the fuel mileage unless you were shown.
 

willie

Well-Known Member
Petter Solberg said:
The primary concern of the engineers at Chevrolet when designing the Corvette was high performance, not how many grocery bags could be fit into it, or how safe it was to drive in the snow. Believe me, the latest vette had many miles of testing on the race track before it was distributed to dealers.
Macho has nothing to do with my argument. I am simply stating facts along with my opinion as to what a sports car is designed to do.
My original argument was that a Miata is a true "sports car" in which I stated facts to back that up.
You are absolutely wrong. Much to the displeasure of the purists, the C5 and now the C6 were designed to appeal to a much larger segment of drivers while also keeping it a high performance car.
 

Spoiled

Active Member
willie said:
You are absolutely wrong. Much to the displeasure of the purists, the C5 and now the C6 were designed to appeal to a much larger segment of drivers while also keeping it a high performance car.
How is that? It can take turns now? (bad american car joke)


I think the corvette still has the same reputation as it did decades ago, people just have more money now. They were popular then, the baby-boomers remember wanting one in highschool and as part of their midlife crisis (i can feel the red coming :x) they get one for everyday purposes, not track purposes... Drag racing isnt a new thing, its just new people doing it... Now a 16 year old can take their everyday car and with money they have from work and fix it up to race... A lot of people do the ricer thing and make it look like its quick... Before it was only sports cars doing the racing... The again in those days cars were much more macho :p

I was cruisin' in my Stingray late one night,
When an XKE pulled up on the right
He rolled down the window of his shiny new Jag,
And challenged me then and there to a drag
I said "You're on buddy -- my mill's running fine,
Let's come off the line now at Sunset and Vine
But I'll go you one better, if you've got the nerve,
Let's race all the way -- to Dead Man's Curve"
(Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play
(Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away
(Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say:
"Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve"
The street was deserted late Friday night;
We were buggin' each other while we sat out the light
We both popped the clutch when the light turned green,
You shoulda heard the whine from my screamin' machine!
I flew past La Brea, Schwab's and Crescent Heights,
And all the Jag could see were my six taillights
He passed me at Doheny then I started to swerve,
But I pulled her out and there we were - at Dead Man's Curve
(Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play
(Dead Man's Curve... [sounds of skids and crashes] )
(Spoken): "Well, the last thing I remember, Doc,
I started to swerve
And then I saw the Jag slide into the curve
I know I'll never forget that horrible sight,
I guess I found out for myself that everyone was right"
Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve...
(Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play
(Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away
(Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say:
"Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve"
(Dead Man's Curve) is no place to play
(Dead Man's Curve) you'd best keep away
(Dead Man's Curve) I can hear 'em say:
"Won't come back from Dead Man's Curve" (fade)
 

Petter Solberg

New Member
willie, I don't really want to argue you with as I do respect your opionion, but the vette does 0-60 in 4+ secs, lateral acceleration is .98g's, top speed in the 180mph range. The car didn't accidently end up with these performance specs. It was designed with them in mind. I understand that the car was designed as a road going car, and I do know what a real race car is, but where is all of that performance really even a consideration on public roads.

It is no Camry, even though it does work as a commuter with performance in mind. I could easily live with a vette as my one and only vehicle and rack up 25000 miles a year. I could fit the groceries in it, fit a passenger, and afford the gas as it isn't a gas guzzler, but it still isn't near to being the most practical car to own.

willie said:
You are absolutely wrong. Much to the displeasure of the purists, the C5 and now the C6 were designed to appeal to a much larger segment of drivers while also keeping it a high performance car.
 

mAlice

professional daydreamer
Spoiled said:
They were popular then, the baby-boomers remember wanting one in highschool and as part of their midlife crisis (i can feel the red coming :x) they get one for everyday purposes,


I'm not going to give you red karma, but I will correct you. It's not a mid-life crisis. It's a mid-life realization. A discovery. It's when the domestic process has been completed, or nearing completion and we realize we really can have the things that we've put off for so long so that we can give our brats everything that they think they're entitled to. It's the realization that we are as important as our children, and we can once again spoil ourselves. Only now we can afford to do it properly. This realization is not like a smack to the side of the head. It takes a while to break certain habits and not feel guilty about doing new things.
 
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dmc854

Guest
elaine said:
I'm not going to give you red karma, but I will correct you. It's not a mid-life crisis. It's a mid-life realization. A discovery. It's when the domestic process has been completed, or nearing completion and we realize we really can have the things that we've put off for so long so that we can give our brats everything that they think they're entitled to. It's the realization that we are as important as our children, and we can once again spoil ourselves. Only now we can afford to do it properly. This realization is not like a smack to the side of the head. It takes a while to break certain habits and not feel guilty about doing new things.

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: exactly!
 

aps45819

24/7 Single Dad
Spoiled said:
. Before it was only sports cars doing the racing... The again in those days cars were much more macho :p
Believe it or not, NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. They used to take the same Chevys, Fords and Dodges you could buy at a showroom do a few mods and run them.
Manufacturers were required to produce at least 500 copies of any model they wanted to race.
 
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