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Corvette guy wrecks into a guys '72 Road Runner...

Me, I don't get burn outs at all either.
Tires spinning, gas burning, risk of quarter damage, the car's not even moving and I'm not going anywhere.
 
onlyone said:
Me, I don't get burn outs at all either.
Tires spinning, gas burning, risk of quarter damage, the car's not even moving and I'm not going anywhere.
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Too many things can go wrong.
 
Autocrossing is fun. The courses are laid out in parking lots so if you lose control, you slide AWAY from the curb or light pole. I built my autcrosser to not break. Required maintenance is all I want to do, I just want to drive.

Professional drifters are impressive around a course, they even do it pairs, but to what end? The winner is picked subjectively, a Judge's opinion of who was most talented, not the first over the finish line.

Sure-Grip B-Bodies are tractable in a slide corrected with with the throttle, and that's a lot of fun, but dents suck.
 
67charger383 said:
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I actually like c3s.

Id drive one any day over a c8
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I think they look okay, it was pretty swoopy looking for a 1968 design. But I can't fit in them very well. The only time I drove one, my knee banged the steering column when I let out the clutch.
 
I have owned a C3 and a C4 as well as having driven quite a few C7s and while they have their issues I do have a soft spot for some of them.

I have thrashed my fair share of cars over the years, done burn outs, drag raced them, street raced them, etc. because thats what hot rodders did/do. Its not always safe and yes we should be cognizant of our surrounds when driving like dick but I would hazard a guess that everyone on here who has ever owned a "hot" car of any kind has beat on it at least once when he/she shouldn't have and knew better. Not saying its right but it is what it is. With the advent of cars with 500+ HP crashes and even death were a statistical certainty. My 01 Viper wants to kill me every time I start it, I know it so I operate it accordingly but it only takes one moment of lapse of judgement to result in significant damage, injury or perhaps even death.

Why do burn outs? Because you can plain and simple. It serves no value other than to make you smile if even for a moment. This speaks to the primal side of the brain and provides a feeling of power, knowing that you can do it whenever or wherever you want. But, just because you "can" do something doesn't mean you should.
 
Photon440 said:
I think they look okay, it was pretty swoopy looking for a 1968 design. But I can't fit in them very well. The only time I drove one, my knee banged the steering column when I let out the clutch.
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I can barely fit in an E body.
Looking at a c3 you'd think they have room on the inside...
 
67charger383 said:
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I actually like c3s.

Id drive one any day over a c8
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... and early C4's. I'll bet I built as many 1/25 models of the 1965 Mako Shark as I did Ramchargers.
The C3's are Art and physics. I like the '63/'64 B-Body, but the Corvette, one of the few cars that are great as both coupe and convertible, was the coolest shape from Detroit at that time. They are like aircraft inside and out. (Hope I can still come to Mopar Church next Sunday)
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69a100 said:
In all fairness, I have never seen what the big deal is over doing a burnout? I've never really had the desire to do one even though I've been in friends cars with they did them, I just don't see it? I had a friend destroy his 72 Impala that he bought from his Dad after he discovered the extra boost from flipping the air cleaner lid. This was a cherry car to start with, and it turned into a burnout bandit. The car lasted for about a year before he threw a rod. I try and take care of my hard earned money that I spend.
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I never got the whole sitting still and holding the brakes while you roast the tires idea but breaking the tires loose under hard acceleration or doing a nicely executed power slide is quite fun. The motor is well built with a rev limiter so no worries about blowing it up, I shift at 6,000 rpm where the rev limiter is set anyways. You also don't fling melted rubber on your quarters doing it that way either. To each their own, I built mine to have fun with and donuts are fun. Having said that I don't remember the last time I did it, must be getting old..
 
why is it that most C3 & C4 Vette owners ?
(I've owned several C2 & C3, 2 of them were racecars a 62 & 68)
many are the shirt halfway unbuttoned, chest hair exposed
aviator mirror glasses adorned, usually always bald/or balding
& big *** watch & usually several gold chains,
"the look at me crowd"

I know some really good people that own Vettes too
we see the douches that drive them all too often
 
sorry to see that 72 RR got hit too...
 
An L79 Corvette is no slouch.
Biden says: "I like speed". Don't we all, but had he driven a '67 Hemi GTX, he would have bailed on the 'Vette.
 
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