Z gets no respect? Rant
03-22-2008, 12:45 PM
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Be prepared to see jerks like that...At Laguna Seca for the American Le Mans final in Oct, There is a Vette corral with about 100-150 vettes and most of them belong at a Nascar event.
I sat in the bleachers by w/ my wife and a group of Vette guys came to sit and watch the qualifying round of ALMS..before too long they where talking ****/ bench racing...I just got up and sat around some "Porsche" fans..
I know some Corvette guys are more mature..but I guess "Pack Mentality" overrides maturity.
I sat in the bleachers by w/ my wife and a group of Vette guys came to sit and watch the qualifying round of ALMS..before too long they where talking ****/ bench racing...I just got up and sat around some "Porsche" fans.. I know some Corvette guys are more mature..but I guess "Pack Mentality" overrides maturity.
03-22-2008, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by nismo*son
well i have to rant for a bit... This weekend i went to a local auto cross event sponsored by this a corvette club. There were a bunch of cars there about 20 vettes, 10 vipers and a hand full of mixed cars there.. and there were a few occasions where i felt attacked / hated on because on my Z.
1. on saturday, I was lining up to run a lap and there were a couple of guys near the front starting line watching, so I pull up and they start yelling "goooo nissan" "come on 350z" but in a very sarcastic way. I run my lap and line back up and notice one of the guys spot me, so he taps his friend on the back and they both turn to me and start to point and laugh.
The thing is one of the guys had a toyota celica with pos wheels, unpainted aftermarket front bumper , carbon fiber hood with a painted hoopd scoop it looked like 
and the other guy had a ford mustang 93-98 stlye with ebay front headlights and nasty chrome wheels.. also the celica's best run was 104.xxx and the mustang like 1:10.xxx my best run was 58.454 which was in the top ten..
2. on sunday, i was in line waiting to run a lap and there was this chick that looked like a butch lesbian with some dude in a c5 vette lined up next to me, and I heard the chick say "oh look one of those 300zx... huh 350z, stupid why is it here" the thing is he couldnt get under a min lap..
There were a few other comments I heard this weekend about my car that really pissed me off...I just dont get why people were hating on my car, I kept up with the evos, beat a few sti's, beat a ton of vetts, stock vipers, honda's, rx8's, ect...
1. on saturday, I was lining up to run a lap and there were a couple of guys near the front starting line watching, so I pull up and they start yelling "goooo nissan" "come on 350z" but in a very sarcastic way. I run my lap and line back up and notice one of the guys spot me, so he taps his friend on the back and they both turn to me and start to point and laugh.
The thing is one of the guys had a toyota celica with pos wheels, unpainted aftermarket front bumper , carbon fiber hood with a painted hoopd scoop it looked like and the other guy had a ford mustang 93-98 stlye with ebay front headlights and nasty chrome wheels.. also the celica's best run was 104.xxx and the mustang like 1:10.xxx my best run was 58.454 which was in the top ten..2. on sunday, i was in line waiting to run a lap and there was this chick that looked like a butch lesbian with some dude in a c5 vette lined up next to me, and I heard the chick say "oh look one of those 300zx... huh 350z, stupid why is it here"
the thing is he couldnt get under a min lap.. There were a few other comments I heard this weekend about my car that really pissed me off...I just dont get why people were hating on my car, I kept up with the evos, beat a few sti's, beat a ton of vetts, stock vipers, honda's, rx8's, ect...
03-23-2008, 01:23 AM
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If you produce results, it'll take away their (lack of) credibility to their insults. Just brush your shoulders off, keep your mouth shut, and produce blazingly fast times Good luck (especially against the STi crowd - they tear up the AutoXs around here).
Good luck (especially against the STi crowd - they tear up the AutoXs around here).
03-23-2008, 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Concave
isnt autocrossing an automatic WAY harder than a 6speed where you can keep it in the gear you want?
if so, props dude. ricers and nerds always hate on everything.
if so, props dude. ricers and nerds always hate on everything.
03-23-2008, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Vino_NJ
ok...my 2 cents
maybe its you...I dont get disrespected in mine...never have
were you over reving in line...standing by it and posing with no camera around...or worse ...wiping it down for no reason...all reasons to be picked on
maybe its you...I dont get disrespected in mine...never have
were you over reving in line...standing by it and posing with no camera around...or worse ...wiping it down for no reason...all reasons to be picked on
Alot of people from any car following would laugh...
JUST AN FYI: I've had two Z's - an auto and a manual... no manual mode compares to a clutch
03-23-2008, 03:27 PM
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Prolly didnt plan racing auto-x when he bought the car. Some people just like the way sports cars look until they get a taste of speed. Should check out the paddle shifter mod.
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