OT: encounter with 08 vette...
04-07-2008, 06:23 AM
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OT: encounter with 08 vette...
Late saturday night I had just merged onto interstate 10, leaving downtown with a friend from work and a brand new vette (nice looking car - we had seen it earlier downtown) pulled up next to us wanting to race.
Well, I pulled in behind him and he hit the gas. In retrospect I should have dropped it beforehand into 3rd and not 4th (we were prob only going about 60 at the time) but he pretty much ran, not walked away from us - Wow those cars are way fast!
I knew beforehand it wasn't going to be a win, esp. having a 240lb passenger in the car and at least half a tank of gas but what surprised me was how quick he pulled away, I mean he was like gone - in about 5 secs at least 50 yards ahead.
Fast cars for sure, but again, I bought the RS4 for many reasons other than ultimate speed!
Well, I pulled in behind him and he hit the gas. In retrospect I should have dropped it beforehand into 3rd and not 4th (we were prob only going about 60 at the time) but he pretty much ran, not walked away from us - Wow those cars are way fast!
I knew beforehand it wasn't going to be a win, esp. having a 240lb passenger in the car and at least half a tank of gas but what surprised me was how quick he pulled away, I mean he was like gone - in about 5 secs at least 50 yards ahead.
Fast cars for sure, but again, I bought the RS4 for many reasons other than ultimate speed!
04-07-2008, 06:36 AM
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Did you expect anything different.....
436hp, 3300lbs, rolling start at moderate speed, rear wheel drive.
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04-07-2008, 08:00 AM
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i wouldn't have even bothered in that situation.
first of all, racing with another passenger, you're jeopardizing their life...not cool.
secondly, the weight. i raced a base C6 vette in the opposite scenario once in my old B7S4...he had 1 passenger, I had none. From a 70mph roll he couldn't pull on me at all, up to 100....it was dead even.
if you're going to race anyone from a roll in the RS4, you need to be in whatever gear to have the rpms at 6000-6500 to start....it will seem like that's too high, but it works the best. assuming you don't blow the first gearchange.
secondly, the weight. i raced a base C6 vette in the opposite scenario once in my old B7S4...he had 1 passenger, I had none. From a 70mph roll he couldn't pull on me at all, up to 100....it was dead even.
if you're going to race anyone from a roll in the RS4, you need to be in whatever gear to have the rpms at 6000-6500 to start....it will seem like that's too high, but it works the best. assuming you don't blow the first gearchange.