Well how do we always start these stories? Ok - well there I was stopped at this traffic light, when I see a beautiful red C5 Vett turn and head in the direction that I am heading. The Vett took off pretty fast. So I said to myself that he just mite want to play! The Vett had gone about a mile ahead of me, but I made up the distance quickly after the light changed. I really wanted this run, because although I live in Florida and there are lots of Vetts around but most are owned by older guys that just want to cruse and look cool, and that is ok with me .
But there was something different about this driver. As I got closer I notice to things, the windows were tinted, and the exhaust tips on the catback. The exhaust sound was not that of a stock C5, I could hear it over the sound of my magnaflows. As I was closing the gap, the next traffic light turn red. This is when I was able to get next to the Vett. I gave him a friendly rev. My windows are not tinted yet so I know that the driver was looking at me, but I could not see him (her). The Vett did not rev me back, so I was not sure if it was going to go when the light turn green. The road ahead was clear. I did a quick check to make sure the traction control was off, a/c off. The light turn green the Vett moved off at a normal speed, and so did I. And that is when the seconds turned into what seem like minuets. I notice the sound of the exhaust first, and then the front of the Vett lift. It took me a second to respond in like manner. We started on the roll at about 15 mph. The Vett had a half car on me and was getting grate traction. As for me I was trying to slip the clutch and make sure not to spend the tires. This was my first Vett run, and I did not want to mess it up. The F1’s let go and I started to spend! The Vett move to ¾ cars ahead of me. I held first to long and hit the rev limit and the Vett move to 1 car. I went to second and started to get traction, and started to pull hard on the Vett. 3rd gear I had made up the 1 car lead. From 3rd to 4th I was ahead by one and a half cars and still pulling more. I don’t know how fast we were going, I just know I was more than two cars ahead when we shut them down. This was my first run with a C5. I learn something tonight. If this had been a Z06 Vett, I don’t know if I could have made up the difference. I need to get drag radials, so that I will be ready for the next run. (with a Z06) My cars mods are Billet flow throttle body, Diablo chip, magnaflows catback, 2.93 pulley, and an AR cai. My dyno was 455.4 rwhp. The Vett driver sounded his horn and made a u-turn.
But there was something different about this driver. As I got closer I notice to things, the windows were tinted, and the exhaust tips on the catback. The exhaust sound was not that of a stock C5, I could hear it over the sound of my magnaflows. As I was closing the gap, the next traffic light turn red. This is when I was able to get next to the Vett. I gave him a friendly rev. My windows are not tinted yet so I know that the driver was looking at me, but I could not see him (her). The Vett did not rev me back, so I was not sure if it was going to go when the light turn green. The road ahead was clear. I did a quick check to make sure the traction control was off, a/c off. The light turn green the Vett moved off at a normal speed, and so did I. And that is when the seconds turned into what seem like minuets. I notice the sound of the exhaust first, and then the front of the Vett lift. It took me a second to respond in like manner. We started on the roll at about 15 mph. The Vett had a half car on me and was getting grate traction. As for me I was trying to slip the clutch and make sure not to spend the tires. This was my first Vett run, and I did not want to mess it up. The F1’s let go and I started to spend! The Vett move to ¾ cars ahead of me. I held first to long and hit the rev limit and the Vett move to 1 car. I went to second and started to get traction, and started to pull hard on the Vett. 3rd gear I had made up the 1 car lead. From 3rd to 4th I was ahead by one and a half cars and still pulling more. I don’t know how fast we were going, I just know I was more than two cars ahead when we shut them down. This was my first run with a C5. I learn something tonight. If this had been a Z06 Vett, I don’t know if I could have made up the difference. I need to get drag radials, so that I will be ready for the next run. (with a Z06) My cars mods are Billet flow throttle body, Diablo chip, magnaflows catback, 2.93 pulley, and an AR cai. My dyno was 455.4 rwhp. The Vett driver sounded his horn and made a u-turn.
