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gmjunkie, are you in texas?
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Patrick said:Okay, let's take other traffic out as a variable. Here's a scenario: you're in the middle of the Utah desert en route to Las Vegas. There is no one around you on the road in any direction for at least 20 miles. The sun is bright in a perfectly clear sky, the temps are in the mid-80s, and the only thing you have to fear from the weather is getting a sunburn if you didn't use the right sunblock. The road is dry and clear (save for the occasional heat mirage).
In this situation, do you drive any differently behind the wheel of a Vette than behind the wheel of your other vehicles?
-Patrick
Patrick said:HD,
Now, Wyoming is a different story... (there are no women in Wyoming.) :L
-Patrick
MsSchroder said:You know, it is really weird. One minute I'm calm, cool, and collected, and then I slide in the............, and the.............. trembles obediently, and suddenly....
The spirit moves me!!!
Thats nice...now what "moves" the Vette?........... ...oh my bad...I get it...thats what moves the Vette......for a moment there I got lost...thought you were saying thats what moved YOU...:L
MsSchroder said:You know, it is really weird. One minute I'm calm, cool, and collected, and then I slide in the............, and the.............. trembles obediently, and suddenly....
The spirit moves me!!!
Thats nice...now what "moves" the Vette?........... ...oh my bad...I get it...thats what moves the Vette......for a moment there I got lost...thought you were saying thats what moved YOU...:L
MsSchroder said:[QUOTE='04 Torch Red]
I was :L
So, all those discussions about sheep reminded me of HS lit class. Anybody ever read any James Dickey? http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/507.html
Heavy Duty said:MsSchroder said:That has got to be the strangest poem i have ever read.
H.D.
I agree... add that one to the list of Hallmark cards you'll never see. :L
... As to Patrick's question...
In the past I have been an aggressive driver, I laughed out loud at Tammy's admonishment to all those "sheep" in the way. Been there. Done that.
But I think I'm less aggressive in my Corvette. I'm less likely to tailgate when I'm in my Vette. I like open road around me so I'll give it plenty of throttle to break away from the pack if I can, but I'll settle back to the posted speed limit or no more than 10 mph or so above it. But I'd do the same in my truck. If I were on Patrick's imaginary road, I'd likely run about 100 mph just to enjoy the power of the car and satisfy the need for speed. But I probably wouldn't race if I was sharing that road with someone else and they wanted to. I consider myself a skilled driver but my reflexes aren't what they used to be. :eyerole
The more I think about it, instead of increasing aggressiveness in my driving, my Corvette seems to have tamed it. It's like I know what I've got and what it's capable of, and I don't have to prove it.
Does that make sense?
MsSchroder said:[QUOTE='04 Torch Red]
I was :L
So, all those discussions about sheep reminded me of HS lit class. Anybody ever read any James Dickey? http://www.cs.rice.edu/~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/507.html
MsSchroder said:Patrick, this is all my fault. It all started with the sheep.
I apologize, and now return you to your thread.
rwpeders said:Have you noticed there is the group of drivers who seem to be inspired when they see a Vette to where they just have to pass you?
Patrick said:Interesting responses, as is the fact that we have multiple Corvette generation owners responding.
I'm hearing a common theme develop to the responses: we adapt our driving (timing, acceleration, breaking, lane placement, etc.) based upon what we're driving. The Corvette, having more nibleness and power, allows us to be a bit more daring in traffic than we might be if behind the wheel of a different vehicle.
Okay, let's take other traffic out as a variable. Here's a scenario: you're in the middle of the Utah desert en route to Las Vegas. There is no one around you on the road in any direction for at least 20 miles. The sun is bright in a perfectly clear sky, the temps are in the mid-80s, and the only thing you have to fear from the weather is getting a sunburn if you didn't use the right sunblock. The road is dry and clear (save for the occasional heat mirage).
In this situation, do you drive any differently behind the wheel of a Vette than behind the wheel of your other vehicles?
-Patrick