LS impressed me today

[TheRebel]

I was driving to work this morning and was getting onto another highway when a kid gets right on my butt on the on-ramp (the circular type) Well I usually take them at 45 but thought I'd see if I could leave the kid so I slowed down to 55 in the start of it. The kid stays right with me so I give the LS a little more gas. 60 now and the kid is still right on me so a little more gas and I am doing 65. The kid backs off. I gotta say I am impressed with the way these cars handle the curves. I mean I could feel my body being pushed, but the LS felt like it could take a lot more. Any other car I have tried this with has the tires squalling at speeds close to that. So when we get on the straightway I hit 70 and stay there, the kid comes beside me smiling real big and then backs off behind me. He was driving a Nissan 350Z. I'm not writing this as a kill story but I know a few people will still have to tear it apart, but I don't feel like arguing. I do however think that instead of dargstrip racing, we should try road course racing because I think that is were these cars come alive.

 

[Vaughn84]

I totally agree. I nearly had the exact same thing happen to me except it was a BMW, not sure what series. I'd love to see how an LS would do on a road course.

 

[FreeFaller]

True...the LS suprises alot of people in the cornering department. It is where this vehicle truly shines.

However, running through the twisties involves a HUGE amount of driver skill and confidence. If you know how to run through a corner you could beat 90%+ of the drivers on the road even if they were in a Z06 and you were in a Town Car.

Nice job showing the little beeyotch how to drive. He was driving a 0.89G capable car (stock LS is about 0.84...tires and suspension work help ALOT)and didn't even know it.

 

[Crying Birch]

I totally agree. I nearly had the exact same thing happen to me except it was a BMW, not sure what series. I'd love to see how an LS would do on a road course.

I'm running my at an open track day in August. I'm on the stock tires, so that will be a limiting factor, but it should still be fun.