Crashed the 370z on Test Drive..

NXTAZEE

Good idea. In this particular situation, the VDC would not have let the driver have full acceleration, at that time, which lead to the back of the car stepping out like that. Speed, steering, lateral force and wheel spin are things the computer processes many times a second.

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370Z Purist

Even at 77 mph, it can probably still save your ***. Even braking or flooring the throttle, because you don't actually make the car go (remember, electronic throttle, drive by wire), it will likely override you.
VDC, or vehicle dynamic control, is literally a very advanced traction control system, and hence, can do a little more than a TCS system, but is essentially the same thing. However, VDC is capable of actually limiting the throttle.

Seriously, I haven't see so much ******** in my life. Guy thinks he's a race driver and doesn't give details. Last I heard, racing is not a government classified project.

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"Since one of my brake light bulbs just went out, the forum told me that my piston rings are about to blow."

nurburgring

one of the best drivers in The Peoples Republic of New Jersey.

370Z Purist

Describe in detail. Laziness is description only adds to your discredit. As if you have any credit at all.

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-Phil

"Since one of my brake light bulbs just went out, the forum told me that my piston rings are about to blow."

nurburgring

detail about what? the crash. what exactly would you like to know?

chubbs

Here's a resumé of the thread so far...

Possibility 1 - He REALLY crashed the car and is now proceeding to brag about it = MORON.

Possibility 2 - This is all a sick joke perpetrated by a guy who is bored = MORON.

Either way, this guy's tone is all wrong for this forum. Educ8tr hit the nail on the head some time ago with his short but succinct post.

In his other thread, he states, "i dont know how to drive manual. i am like formula 1 driver, only know how to drive with techmology. (sic) "


I am leaning towards Possibility 1.

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nurburgring

is there any possibility where the guy isn't a moron?

chubbs

The smiley tells me no, unfortunately there isn't - you need to gtfo.

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njmike

Yup, the streets are littered with carcasses of cars totaled by out of work pro race drivers.

It's a perfectly normal thing.

I don't even believe the test drive crash story. This kid has given noone any reason to believe anything he's said.

It's not hard to say what Grand Am team he raced for. There's only a dozen teams, and even if he did drive a Grand Am car, there's no prestige in buying a seat. anyone with $5k and a racing license can be a pro driver for an event. Anyone who qualified for even one event would be listed on the Grand Am website.

I'm really interested in finding out who this kid is. He made a claim that's easily proven, yet refuses to because he's just some punk kid caught in his own BS story.

370Z Purist

I'm done with this ****.
People can talk about the limits of VDC in a separate thread.
I'm just waiting for the lock.

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FricFrac

Lol - I've had a good laugh checking in on this Troll thread from time to time today.... if anyone seriously believes this thread..... hehe it reminds me of this really gullible girl we knew so we wanted to see just how dim witted she really was so we told here there was a light bulb in the engine in her car and if it burnt out the engine would stop running - it was called a timing light. She went for it. I should see if she believes the story in this thread ;P

Anyhow just out of curiosity with the VDC I threw my car pretty hard around some 90 degree corners but nothing over 45 MPH and the VDC works like a champ - its unbelievable (just like this story I think on an off/on ramp unless there was something crazy like a massive dip or something you'd have a hard time screwing up even at 77 MPH.... at 88 MPH all bets are off esp if you try it in a Delorian....

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FricFrac

We need some sound effects we can add to our posts - you know like the sound of fishing line going out when you go hook, line and sinker.....

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njmike

LOL!!!!! Can't drive a manual???

Guess what?

All Grand Am and ALMS Sports Cars (he said he's never run a prototype) are mandated to have manual transmissions. The Grand Am Porsche I crew for runs a sequential shift, straight cut, non-syncro box and is shifted with no clutch once in motion, but there's NO WAY that someone would be able to drive one without being able to drive a normal street car with a manual transmission. Let alone that it's 100% impossible to get licensed by any racing sanctioning body without being able to drive a manual car, barring an automatic being needed to accommodate a disability.


I'm done in this thread nurburgring is a troll at best, and a liar at worst. Either way, he's wasted enough of my time already.

nurburgring

stop with the hate guys. we are all on the same team here. we all love the Z and we are all respectful drivers.

chubbs

Erm no - I think you're in the small team, over there, in the corner.

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