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BrianCunningham	Interesting article on early C4 handling	#1
Senior Guru Boston, MA for the most part :) 7763 Posts Member since: 2007/12/30 0:00	http://www.vetteweb.com/features/vemp ... vy_corvette_c4/index.html Quote: The old '85 to '87 Corvettes seem to rule the autocross courses around the United States. These old C4s flat beat everything that's come out of Chevrolet since the mid-'80s. When you look at the SCCA National Championships, you'll always find some of these old torque monsters in the standings. Quote: The point here is that, except for the Z06, the C5 is not a very good autocross car. Autocross, or Solo 2 in SCCA, is a unique form of competition. Really?
	Posted on: 2009/9/2 13:09
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DaleD	Re: Interesting article on early C4 handling	#2
Senior Guru Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 1389 Posts Member since: 2007/2/17 0:00	Has someone been drinking again?
	Posted on: 2009/9/2 13:48
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Matatk	Re: Interesting article on early C4 handling	#3
Webmaster SW Chicago Burbs 22806 Posts Member since: 2008/1/7 0:00	Sounds like more of an article to give that guy Roger a hand job than anything else. Says nothing about the suspension, engine, prep, set-up, etc. Lame. Matthew
	Posted on: 2009/9/2 13:51
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bogus	Re: Interesting article on early C4 handling	#4
Grand Imperial Pooh-Bah San Pedro, CA 20859 Posts Member since: 2005/9/7 0:00	I suspect it has a lot to do with how damned stiff the early C4 suspension was. I can see how they would kick serious ass on a tight, technical autox course.
	Posted on: 2009/9/2 14:06
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BrianCunningham	Re: Interesting article on early C4 handling	#5
Senior Guru Boston, MA for the most part :) 7763 Posts Member since: 2007/12/30 0:00	Quote: DaleD wrote: Has someone been drinking again? just coffee Besides I didn't write it :O
	Posted on: 2009/9/2 14:22
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CentralCoaster	Re: Interesting article on early C4 handling	#6
Senior Guru San Diego, CA 9454 Posts Member since: 2007/10/28 0:00	Lol! That must be why the C4s are placed in a slower class with a bigger handicap than the C5. Articles like that only serve to feed the dillusion many C4 owners have
	Posted on: 2009/9/2 14:32
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BrianCunningham	Re: Interesting article on early C4 handling	#7
Senior Guru Boston, MA for the most part :) 7763 Posts Member since: 2007/12/30 0:00	Well if you want to talk to the guy who wrote the article http://forums.corvetteforum.com/autoc ... dling.html#post1571354204 Quote: I wrote the article. I haven't seen that article for years now. Thanks for pointing it out. You also have to give a lot of credit to the L98 engine. All of that bottom end torque is a huge advantage. Chevy sold the LT1 by talking about horsepower. The problem is you don't drive horsepower - you drive torque. Roger should be out at the SCCA Solo Nationals - make sure you say hello to him. Richard Newton
	Posted on: 2009/9/2 14:34
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CentralCoaster	Re: Interesting article on early C4 handling	#8
Senior Guru San Diego, CA 9454 Posts Member since: 2007/10/28 0:00	But he said 84-87, not 85-91. Darn, I thought I had magical suspension or something!
	Posted on: 2009/9/2 19:41
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gascaleman	Re: Interesting article on early C4 handling	#9
Guru Newb South Georgia 20 Posts Member since: 2009/6/17 1:50	I know mine is magic. Last Monday on my way to work at about 60 mph a deer jumped in front of me, I hit brakes, then hard left, then hard right, then hard left to get back in my lane and steered around her. I looked in my mirror and the deer was standing in the road watching me leave, probably wondering what that low black thing was that buzzed her. My little 89 C4 convertable saved the day and my butt.
	Posted on: 2009/9/6 13:35

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