Fun with AWD?
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Fun with AWD?
I picked up a used 2007 G35x a few months ago. AWD is new to me and so far I love it, except I guess I get a little jealous when I hear someone squealing their back tires...
Anyways, it seems like it has to be really wet out for there to be any drama at all. If the pavement is dry, I literally can't get the thing to lose grip (with VDC off). Am I being too sheepish? Anyone have any thoughts on aggressive driving with AWD in general?
Also, does anyone have experience with autocross? I'm thinking of trying it out this summer (its cheap to participate and I don't know of any real tracks close to here I live).
Anyways, it seems like it has to be really wet out for there to be any drama at all. If the pavement is dry, I literally can't get the thing to lose grip (with VDC off). Am I being too sheepish? Anyone have any thoughts on aggressive driving with AWD in general?
Also, does anyone have experience with autocross? I'm thinking of trying it out this summer (its cheap to participate and I don't know of any real tracks close to here I live).
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Originally Posted by ampenner
Also, does anyone have experience with autocross? I don't know of any real tracks close to here I live
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About a month ago I got turned around in an old industrial park and was at a dead stop. I was pissed off at being lost and late and I felt like chirping the tires - which I never do. I punched it flat down and g-damn the car stuck on the road and shot forward like a cannon. Honestly I always knew this car was fun to drive (more fun than my old 04 Z) but this was nuts.
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What would really be cool is if we AWD cars had a sep switch to disable the awd system, so we could break our tires loose just like 2wd cars but i digress.... these sedans handle very well imo. In early May i will be taking mine to Brainerd Intl. raceway for a 1 day school!! 3 mile road course now if i could just get rid of that sickening 130 mph speed limiter..
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Originally Posted by AesonVirus
I'm not trying to start up the whole "What's the real limit" thing again, but my X has seen 145 and still had more to go when I let off.
I honestly don't know why, but ask 10 different people and get 10 different top ends.
I honestly don't know why, but ask 10 different people and get 10 different top ends.
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Autocross
Originally Posted by ampenner
Also, does anyone have experience with autocross? I'm thinking of trying it out this summer (its cheap to participate and I don't know of any real tracks close to here I live).
On a side note, there are no real tracks around here either, but I recently drove the 3.5 hours to College Station, TX for The Driver's Edge driving school at Texas World Speedway. I'll give more details and pics later, but suffice it to say that it was damned educational and the most fun i've yet had on four wheels.
P.S. While autocross is great fun while you're driving, the problem is that you don't drive enough. You'll spend from 3-7 hours at the track for only 4-8 minutes of total driving time. . . but it's great fun to compete against other vehicles, and that competition makes for a fun 4-8 minutes. Hope that helped.