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Old 01-29-2008, 05:16 PM   #1 (permalink)
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2nd day @ Spring Mountain!!

Didn't have time to post last night but just finished day 2 here.
There's a whole lot to learn. I will give a full report when I get home next week. This place is awsome!!I will tell you this, almost put a C6 in the gravel todaybut what they teach you in the classroom saved my a**
Gotta go to the night class now (at the bar)
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Old 01-30-2008, 12:58 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: 2nd day @ Spring Mountain!!

Can't wait to hear your assesment of the driving school. I am thinking about attending the 3-Day class.
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Old 01-30-2008, 01:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: 2nd day @ Spring Mountain!!

You can read my review from a few years ago here: Did Bragg-Smith level one! if you want. The facilities have improved, and its still the most fun you can have.
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Old 01-30-2008, 01:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: 2nd day @ Spring Mountain!!

I've done level one and level two. I'll go back in a heart beat and do it all
over again.

These cars, even the base C6 are way more than 99% of us will ever use.

They are absolutely scary in the right hands. The facility is great, and the
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Please tell them that Brian from Canada says hi! Specially Dave Petrie, a
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Re: 2nd day @ Spring Mountain!!

Wheelman, thanks for posting that link. I will look that over. I have only heard good things about this driving school.
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Have fun tonight at... er... class? Looking forward to your full report after you recover.
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Old 01-30-2008, 06:08 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Re: 2nd day @ Spring Mountain!!

Just finished up day 3, I'm exhausted. Today had to be the most intense fun I've ever had with my clothes on. I'll try to post something near intellegent tomorrow night. Just one thing, it was 37 here today with wind 30mph, I had the a.c. on all three days cause I was wringing wet, intense!
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Just finished up day 3, I'm exhausted. Today had to be the most intense fun I've ever had with my clothes on. I'll try to post something near intellegent tomorrow night. Just one thing, it was 37 here today with wind 30mph, I had the a.c. on all three days cause I was wringing wet, intense!
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So glad that you had a good time. Can't wait for your report on all that you learned.

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Old 01-31-2008, 08:52 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Re: 2nd day @ Spring Mountain!!

Just got home, long day of travel. Anyway, I never thought I could learn so much about driving in three days - Skid control on wet pavement with and W/O ABS in the Vettes.Learning to take a corner entry/apex/exit. Downshift, not as easy as it sounds while breaking, blip the throttle to match rpm with speed while braking (samefoot) and down shift smoothly . A lot of it is about being smooth-turning/throttle/braking and
shifting. Other than coming out of the pits I only used 3rd and 4th the whole time. You just can't use any where near all that HP when you're cornering.
Oh yeah, got to drive there Calloway Supercharged C6 one session. OMG what a machine, and a C5 ZO6,C6's, and of course the C6 ZO6's which I felt at home in. Now I know what my car will do------err, at least with me driving
Over all, the facility,instructors,cars ,everything was a 10. They asked to fill out a critique on how to maybe improve, beats me--
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