GT Cars: What’s your hoon strategy?
04-17-2020, 03:51 AM
#16
I race my race cars on the track not my street cars.
I too limit my exposure on the street with my GT3 to just a few open view turns and unpopulated areas and keep the speed down everywhere else. I just did it today. I enjoy my street cars on the street this way. His use of 'hoon' is tongue in cheek.
Are you telling me you've never exceeded the speed limit in your GT3? "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" and all that good stuff...
I too limit my exposure on the street with my GT3 to just a few open view turns and unpopulated areas and keep the speed down everywhere else. I just did it today. I enjoy my street cars on the street this way. His use of 'hoon' is tongue in cheek.
Are you telling me you've never exceeded the speed limit in your GT3? "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" and all that good stuff...
Philosophically it goes against my grain to engage in so called spirited driving or hooning - I get my fun by going to a track and or engaging in real competition where the risks are very real but controlled and minimised where possible. I believe taking risks on public roads only has negative consequences, more importantly one act of stupidity could have serious consequences for innocent parties, coming back from a might shift, truck drivers, farmers moving equipment around, cattle being moved between paddocks.
I'm not the fun police, but I will point out something if I believe it shows a poor attitude to others. I've said my piece. Out
04-17-2020, 05:43 AM
#17
Same here. There’s a nice short twisty not too far from me that I frequently visit on those off nights. Hit it hard and leave before the cops come. Either go home to go to an entirely different run
04-17-2020, 06:57 AM
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04-17-2020, 09:17 AM
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I race my race cars on the track not my street cars.
I too limit my exposure on the street with my GT3 to just a few open view turns and unpopulated areas and keep the speed down everywhere else. I just did it today. I enjoy my street cars on the street this way. His use of 'hoon' is tongue in cheek.
Are you telling me you've never exceeded the speed limit in your GT3? "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" and all that good stuff...
I too limit my exposure on the street with my GT3 to just a few open view turns and unpopulated areas and keep the speed down everywhere else. I just did it today. I enjoy my street cars on the street this way. His use of 'hoon' is tongue in cheek.
Are you telling me you've never exceeded the speed limit in your GT3? "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone" and all that good stuff...
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04-17-2020, 11:27 AM
#20
Exactly. Yep, 95% of the time the GT3 on the street is docile as ever. Why even wind it up? Ever. Let’s Cadillac over to our games of Bridge at the nursing home. Let’s never get on it when the roads are dry and Clear...right? Then let’s make a comment about others being poor drivers when the whole reason for this thread was to be tongue in cheek and enjoy ourselves a little bit. JC
Seriously, some of you need to grow up big time and act like adults. Get this - it is people that condone this type of behaviour - whether you call it hooning or spirited driving that give the rest of us a bad name. Thats right you are "that" guy, the guy the cyclists, the pedestrian, the farmer, the house owner, the guy in the little car sees hacking along a back road - just because.
Do the rest of us a favour and wake up to yourselves.
04-17-2020, 11:50 AM
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Lighten up, Francises
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04-17-2020, 12:40 PM
#23
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Sounds like you boys need to hug it out! Maybe Hoon it out? Have a good ol down home Hoon fest!! Lmao
Of course! The majority of the time YOU MUST be a responsible driver. In fact, always. GT cars should heighten your awareness.
And every punk that takes his car to a track thinks he’s AJ Foyt or Emerson Fittipaldi. Gimmie a break. It’s a hobby folks. Just because you put your *** on a track doesn’t make you Mark Webber.
Including me! Lighten up! Go use your Sport Chrono.
Of course! The majority of the time YOU MUST be a responsible driver. In fact, always. GT cars should heighten your awareness.
And every punk that takes his car to a track thinks he’s AJ Foyt or Emerson Fittipaldi. Gimmie a break. It’s a hobby folks. Just because you put your *** on a track doesn’t make you Mark Webber.
Including me! Lighten up! Go use your Sport Chrono.
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04-17-2020, 02:09 PM
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and here comes the C&C crowd....
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04-17-2020, 02:10 PM
#25
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I did a lot of track days on bikes - in fact I quit riding on the street because of track days - way too much risk for way too crappy corners on the street.
But sometimes you just need to jump in real quick and set up a few corners. Nothing crazy, no top speed runs - that’s how you goto jail - often. You can have a blast in this car with a good corner exit and rip through 2nd, maybe halfway through 3rd. “I swear I was under 100 officer”
Used to ride late nights with a group in Chicago - common joke was, “let’s take it easy tonight keep it under 160”. Tons of close calls on a liter bike - for me and most everyone else who rides one. High risk, I’ve chilled out.
Speed kills! Everyone be safe out there.
But sometimes you just need to jump in real quick and set up a few corners. Nothing crazy, no top speed runs - that’s how you goto jail - often. You can have a blast in this car with a good corner exit and rip through 2nd, maybe halfway through 3rd. “I swear I was under 100 officer”
Used to ride late nights with a group in Chicago - common joke was, “let’s take it easy tonight keep it under 160”. Tons of close calls on a liter bike - for me and most everyone else who rides one. High risk, I’ve chilled out.
Speed kills! Everyone be safe out there.
04-17-2020, 03:17 PM
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I'm fortunate to live in a place where most of the secondary roads are curvy and hilly. So even runs close to or within the speed limit are very enjoyable. It's not the police that keep me in check, it's the overpopulation of deer.
The GT3 just builds speed WAY too quickly to ever "let the dog off the leash" on public roads, but I do enjoy staying in a lower gear and keeping the revs and speed up through the corners. Oh, and the occasional interstate onramp allows a nice 4-5 second blast well up into third gear...
But I agree that exploring the limits of a car like this on public roads is just asking for a Darwin Award. Or at the very least some large fines!
I think the only way to hoon even remotely responsibly on roads is in something with capabilities and limits more like a Miata. I borrowed a Boxster last week and have to admit, it might also be more fun than the GT3 on local roads.
The GT3 just builds speed WAY too quickly to ever "let the dog off the leash" on public roads, but I do enjoy staying in a lower gear and keeping the revs and speed up through the corners. Oh, and the occasional interstate onramp allows a nice 4-5 second blast well up into third gear...
But I agree that exploring the limits of a car like this on public roads is just asking for a Darwin Award. Or at the very least some large fines!
I think the only way to hoon even remotely responsibly on roads is in something with capabilities and limits more like a Miata. I borrowed a Boxster last week and have to admit, it might also be more fun than the GT3 on local roads.
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04-17-2020, 03:26 PM
#27
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I take the car to the track and let the demons out. Somewhat difficult at this time since most tracks are closed, so I drive it on the road like I drive all my other street cars on the road. So, I guess I don't "hoon". I agree with the others. Drive responsibly.
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arashiyama (04-19-2020)
04-18-2020, 09:00 AM
#29
Isn't there a big difference between the proverbial hooning suggested in the initial question and electing to drive assertively and in a controlled but dynamic manner on the street, allowing for acceleration and noise and power to be used within a normal reason? I know I have never been one in the hoon camp ever in my life, don't do burnouts, don't do brake stands, don't rev at stop lights or signs or if people ask and don't race people on the street. But I do enjoy driving in the lower gears to use the full power band and bring the noise, torque and sound. Which makes it feel more towards the hoon side I suppose, but is not really what's described here. No one needs to do that stuff out there on the street, otherwise you're just a YouTube wannabe I suspect. I wouldn't say driving at or near the speed limit controllably is hooning either (including if exceeding by a small margin).
