ZO6 chasing a Ford GT through Detroit
 

This vid is pretty sweet to considering I drive all of these fwy's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICLw_Y-WuuI

Uh...

https://www.rx8club.com/general-automotive-49/ford-gt-vs-corvette-c6-z06-96773/

Cool but too crazy for me. Man those cars move though!

different video....but yeah, I could have posted it on that thread.

What an awesome video. That's really what life's all about.

It like how the Brits in the car are respectful of the GT and the driver.

???

Having dangerous fun without a care in the world.

Oh, yah. Gotta love videos of people being a public menace.

wonder if the lambo's they past followed behind them? also like how the GT had his blinker on for like 3 miles

One of the brits in the vid did say the lambo was following. That Murcielago looked awesome!

People like them deserves to die. Running around like an idiot on a public highway.

Espeically the Z06 in the back, he thinks hes all that, but chasing is ALWAYS easier than leading. Chasing, all you gotta do is to focus the dude in front of you, Dont even need to care much cuz the leading guy gonna take most of the pain.(the other ppl)

but leading, on the other hand, gotta look back, gotta look at the front, gotta look at the side, gotta look at the speed. loads of crap.

If if they slip on something and kill someone else ? I bet all they gonna say is "oops, sorry about your lost"

Jesus.

You're right, leading is much much harder than chasing.

"People like them deserves to die."

??whatever.

if those were civics and not exotics, and were driven by teens and not older people... all of you would be dissing this video.

i dont think the owners deserve to die, thats a bit extreme.. but theyre just as dumb as any other street racer out there.

-hS

Nah, they're dumber. Jackasses like that are far worse than any street racers I've met. Yes, I've done it... when I was 18. This is a classic case of more money than sense.

i agree

I might be a bit extreme.

but think of it. at their speed (not sure how fast but it seems pretty fast) , one little mistake can take their own, or someone else's life.

Reckless drivers.

Let me preference this by saying that I do drive fast. On my way to work in the mornings I'll hit 80-90 on the Toll Road, but there is never anyone on it and I always bring it down when there is trafic. I don't have a problem with diving 'respectfully' fast. After saying that these guys are just being idiots. Weaving in and out of traffic, going very fast. There is such a small margin for error. One little oil spot, hit a bump the wrong way, someone change lanes when you don't think they will.......There are pleanty of places around that you can go and drive like that all you want. They're called RACE TRACKS. Keep that kind of driving on the track.

That was way more than 80-90. When I lived in Atlanta, if you didn't run 80-90 you got run over. Would be funny if the cops could get the tag # off the GT.

The narrator said something about the Chief GT Designer being behind the wheel.

He mentions 230 kilometers per hour through traffic on the Detroit highway. That is 142mph :eek:

Not the best thing to do. Why didn't they take it to the track instead? :icon_no2:

I see it all the time since I live outside of Detroit and I think nothing of it because its a daily thing around here. The only drivers that suck are the ones who cant drive in the rain or snow. When it rains up here I've seen more cars wrecked and in the ditch then other than when it snows. Its not people like that its the ones who cant drive that endanger others.

Hey 2X, isn't that the truth. Not that I drive 147mph every day, but high 90's cutting and weaving is a fact of life with MI hwy driving. Everyone expects to be passed on the left or right around here and high speeds are just the natural flow of traffic. This video might shock a lot of people......but I see that type of driving every day and hitting triple digit speeds is part of my daily commute.

Wow! I believe here in Minnesota a person's license must be pulled for doing over 100 mph, 6 months suspension. :scared:

http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/171/17.html

I grew up in Minn.....moved to MI when I was 14. When I go back to visit family I'm always surprised by the difference in driving habits between the two states.

What are the differences?

First off, if youre not doing 90mph or more then youre not from around this area. Slower traffic normally does 80 or so.

Minnesotans are a little more courteous on the road. Minnesota has a larger % of 'vanilla' type cars in general so the driving style is more tame to match the owners. I'm not saying that they're no auto performance finatics in Minn.....but you are less likely to see a brand new Vette parked in a trailer park in Minn. In MI cars are much more important in terms of status which probably comes from the 'Motorcity' heritage, so you see a lot high-end cars in relation to income. It's actually quite rediculous to see $75K Rovers parked in the driveways of $40K homes in Detroit.

Back on topic.....The cops are more strict in Minn IMO....but it depends on the area. I think the hwy system in the SE part of Minn (which is where I grew-up and visit) is really confusing to non residents. The one-at-a-time on ramp system sucks IMO....but I understand the theory behind it.

Have you driven in MI? What were your thoughts?

I haven't driven in Michigan yet but it sounds like fun. :cool:

40k houses! :eek: I don't think there are many of those here in MN.

Sad to have a vehicle worth more than the house since depreciation is inevitable.

$40K is a 1,000 sq/ft house in the city of Detroit. You could definitely not find anything for that price outside of the city. But you're right, it's completely moronic to have a car that costs more than your house. Sadly you see it often here in MI.

The driving is a lot of fun for those that like speed and somewhat aggressive driving. Anyone who is a bit defensive or timid behind the wheel might find it stressful.

when ppl who put innocent ppl lives in danger, they deserve to be hung :)

Just about everywhere in the Portland area they have those ramp lights, although they aren't on 24/7, just throughout several hour chunks of the considered high volume times. I noticed that these times actually vary depending on which ramp it is, too.

Where is a cop when you need one. They should have been busted.

Psh^^^ I'm glad they had their fun.

I am hung. Now hanged, that would be much worse. :mdrmed:

What is the decal on the hood of the Z06?

:lol:

You sir are a dumbass.

i was thinking it was gum ball logo. if it was gum ball, they always do stupid crap like this. pretty much a cannonball run type of racing.

Well I live in the exact area that that video shows (you can actually see my apt complext for about 1 milisecond). Given the time of day and traffic levels there is little chance they got up that fast at least on the video. I can backup the comments about Detroit drivers as the exact route these 2 took used to be my exact commute every morning only leaving out the part from my loft to the freeway and freeway to work (total of about 4 miles).

You see people driving like this every day so it doesnt surprise me to see it at all, as a matter of fact I was walking my dog and watched 2 LR3's going approx 80-90mph down a semi-main road where the limit if 45 (Rotunda Drive).

I dunno about that. If you imagine the prevailing speed of traffic is 70mph or so, how much time would it take one of these 500+hp cars to accelerate from 70-140? No more than ten secs I'd say, maybe a little bit less. I think there were enough gaps in traffic for quick spurts up to those speeds.

ok.

I second that

i'll third.

crazy shit driving but that is what makes owning a sports car, chaseing a GT and being followed byt 2 lambos. i still love my 8....so in the next video a red gt and a black z06 are racing and the corvette was pulling, i htought the gt had more power and was lighter?

this might just be me but i did not see one dangerous thing happen in that video once. What is the point of having a $300,000 car if you can't have a little bit of fun in it. If they did get pulled over the cop would have probably asked for a ride in it.

So if you have a $300k car you're entitled to drive at triple digit speeds? I guess people who are rich and can afford expensive toys are above the law then.

According to an issue of Motor Trend that I have the Z06 is a little over 300lbs lighter than the GT.

Looks to me like what something I see crotch rockets do all the time.

I almost hit one once, because he was going so fast after I checked my blind spot,then my mirror, and put on blinker and started to merge he had come out of nowhere with a pack of bikes following him going a minimum of 140 at night on a busy highway. I truly believe I missed him by inches. He almost died that night, not to mention I could have died.

Stuff can happen fast, especially at those speeds.

I drive fast sometimes, but not stupid like that.
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Dumbass in the GT. Ford has the correct wheel width, but the 234/45 18 is WAY too small. The braking suffers. 255/40 18 is far better.

There is nothing wrong with driving fast and polite, but these guys were not polite. (the pickup was getting over, don't be an idiot, and extra second of flooring it will makeup the time)