Driving slow in luxury sports cars

[LarThaL]

Originally Posted by cawest19

When do the "mature" ones step on the gas

When the road is empty....but, then, nobody is there to see it.

[Mr C]

Originally Posted by persian54

Strange, I never have had a Honda guy or anything try to race me or anything.
Do you usually take Topanga ? or Kanan? Topanga has so much traffic these days it's unsafe to drive spirited :/

Kanan is wide and great, except there are so many cops...

But yeah, I hear you on cruising on PCH. I love opening the top and taking my girl there for a cruise. Weather is beautiful 70s there versus the 100 in the valley...

I take Topanga, but at 6:00 a.m. there is NO traffic, and on PCH, at that hour there are but only a few cars, mostly guys and gals going surfing. I come back on Kanan, and yes, plenty of Cops, but I cruise back, so no problem with that.

[persian54]

Originally Posted by Dakar92

I take Topanga, but at 6:00 a.m. there is NO traffic, and on PCH, at that hour there are but only a few cars, mostly guys and gals going surfing. I come back on Kanan, and yes, plenty of Cops, but I cruise back, so no problem with that.

oo 6AM

No wonder

I rarely get up that early :P

[persian54]

Originally Posted by sensi09

Not exactly what I would call reckless.

Well for me, doing something that may result in a ticket can be defined as reckless.

Making a decently hard left on a yellow arrow can get you a reckless driving ticket

[Mr C]

Originally Posted by persian54

oo 6AM

No wonder

I rarely get up that early :P

0600 to 0800 is the best time to do a Canyon Run to the beach. For instance, on Sundays I can do a Canyon Run and then get back to Woodland Hills for Supercar Sunday.

[spiff]

Originally Posted by Doctor J

+1

I love doing that

Feels good man. When you get good at it, you start realize that doing 95+ just to do 95+ is kind of "meh"..

On a track however...get that foot to the floor, son!

[schnell325]

If it was me you passed, it's because I just got a speeding ticket a few weeks ago.....I'll forget about it soon

[sensi09]

Originally Posted by Dakar92

0600 to 0800 is the best time to do a Canyon Run to the beach. For instance, on Sundays I can do a Canyon Run and then get back to Woodland Hills for Supercar Sunday.

I use to meet up at 6am for canyon runs before supercar sunday too....but at the old location.

[Mr C]

Originally Posted by sensi09

I use to meet up at 6am for canyon runs before supercar sunday too....but at the old location.

The old location was nice, but the new one is much bigger!

[Kiemyster]

Originally Posted by NycE93M3

thats me

gotta keep it real

Originally Posted by TriniJots

Nobody in Trinidad drives slow! haha
Good to see some Trini's on here!

this is true. thats why your better off driving @ 180+ down there so by time people see you, you done gone and dey cant give you no fuck up drive, or they stay far the fuck away from you cause dey DONE know d scene. well at least for me, everyone done know when dey see me inna my car to fucking move aside ahahahaha DONE KNOWWWWWW

Big up my trini police, allyuh fuckers could never catch a man ahahahah

Enjoy trinidad, every road is part of the race track, done know

[cawest19]

Originally Posted by VVG

When the road is empty....but, then, nobody is there to see it.

So that begs the question... If you're driving fast and no one is there to see it, are you really driving fast? LOL

[Edward]

People who have nice sports cars are usually older, and thus more mature and have a lot more to lose in life if they end up causing a big accident.

It is incredibly douchey when people in any kind of car (especially showy ones) drive obnoxiously fast in areas highly populated with pedestrians. My old office building was at the end of Rodeo Dr. and I can't begin to describe how many times I've seen the SAME local morons hauling ass up and down this 15-25 mph street. And for what....to show off to a gaggle of tourists from Kenosha WI to Spain?

Not to say I don't do my fair share of speeding...usually on the highway when I've got open road with no distractions or chp.

[ES_TRADER]

Originally Posted by Totti

... Was it Richpaeur?

Guilty as charged lol... Good one, I was thinking the same when I read that post too

[Chachi112]

Originally Posted by cawest19

I don't think I've ever seen a Corvette going fast on the highway

in most cases i would agree with you but i'm on my 5th vette in 9 years and i constantly go through back tires

[LarThaL]

Originally Posted by cawest19

So that begs the question... If you're driving fast and no one is there to see it, are you really driving fast? LOL

How did I just know that someone would come up with this response !!

[LarThaL]

Originally Posted by Edward

People who have nice sports cars are usually older, and thus more mature and have a lot more to lose in life......

Wow...truer words can not be spoken. When I was in my teens and twenties, I did some crazy stuff. Stupid crazy (although I have some good stories under my belt for beer night with the guys). I don't risk that kind of stuff now not because it wasn't fun, but because of the responsibilities I have towards my wife and kids and position in my career.

When the road is open and dry however, I still cut it lose from time to time. In shorter spurts, however. As a lifetime car enthusiast, I do drive faster than the average Joe, and have learned how to do it more properly and more safely, I believe. Still, there is always an element of risk. That, I suppose, is part of the appeal too.

[ThunderMoose]

Originally Posted by stefan

Anyone who frequents their local track won't have much of a desire to speed on public roads afterwards. My 2c. Probably why you see so many M drivers speeding.. Who knows. Maybe it's because we don't make any low end power and we are all constantly wringing our engines out and not realize how fast we're going ... lol

Agree with this post 100%. Fast isn't going 120 on the highway, fast is going from 140 to 60 through some esses.

[stefan]

Originally Posted by radiantm3

This is so true. After my HPDE I had no desire to drive fast/aggressive on public roads. Maybe it's safe to assume that M3 owners who drive like douches don't track their cars.

Indeed. That's the assumption I usually make.

It's just that once you've driven at track speeds and situations, the road is not satisfying anymore such that you just don't bother speeding. My mind will always be on the track!

[Titanium Silver]

Originally Posted by FStop7

Maturity.

+1000