Comments on: Track Day with the CTS-V http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/ Entrepreneurial Leadership and Management . . . and Other Stuff Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michael Karesh http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-47258 Michael Karesh Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:40:21 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-47258 In the current climate these should be available for lower prices than they otherwise would have been. Looking forward to driving one myself. In the current climate these should be available for lower prices than they otherwise would have been. Looking forward to driving one myself.

]]> By: Michael Karesh http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106533 Michael Karesh Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:40:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106533 In the current climate these should be available for lower prices than they otherwise would have been. Looking forward to driving one myself. In the current climate these should be available for lower prices than they otherwise would have been. Looking forward to driving one myself.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-46000 Will Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:11:17 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-46000 Hey Dan, sorry we missed you. As you can tell from the previous comment, we didn't do too much, but enough to see that the CTS-V is very nice. The manual shifter and clutch were especially nice as well, of course, as the 556 ponies and 551 lb-ft of stump-pulling torque. Nothing quite like pressing the skinny pedal and having your helmet make a dent in the headrest. The performance of the car was outstanding. The fit and finish looked respectable as well. I think GM needs to upgrade their switchgear, but it was hardly a negative. Certainly worth consideration without regards to price. With the price difference, it's just too hard to beat. Hey Dan, sorry we missed you. As you can tell from the previous comment, we didn’t do too much, but enough to see that the CTS-V is very nice. The manual shifter and clutch were especially nice as well, of course, as the 556 ponies and 551 lb-ft of stump-pulling torque. Nothing quite like pressing the skinny pedal and having your helmet make a dent in the headrest.

The performance of the car was outstanding. The fit and finish looked respectable as well. I think GM needs to upgrade their switchgear, but it was hardly a negative. Certainly worth consideration without regards to price. With the price difference, it’s just too hard to beat.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106532 Will Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106532 Hey Dan, sorry we missed you. As you can tell from the previous comment, we didn't do too much, but enough to see that the CTS-V is very nice. The manual shifter and clutch were especially nice as well, of course, as the 556 ponies and 551 lb-ft of stump-pulling torque. Nothing quite like pressing the skinny pedal and having your helmet make a dent in the headrest. The performance of the car was outstanding. The fit and finish looked respectable as well. I think GM needs to upgrade their switchgear, but it was hardly a negative. Certainly worth consideration without regards to price. With the price difference, it's just too hard to beat. Hey Dan, sorry we missed you. As you can tell from the previous comment, we didn’t do too much, but enough to see that the CTS-V is very nice. The manual shifter and clutch were especially nice as well, of course, as the 556 ponies and 551 lb-ft of stump-pulling torque. Nothing quite like pressing the skinny pedal and having your helmet make a dent in the headrest.

The performance of the car was outstanding. The fit and finish looked respectable as well. I think GM needs to upgrade their switchgear, but it was hardly a negative. Certainly worth consideration without regards to price. With the price difference, it’s just too hard to beat.

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-45998 Will Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:04:12 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-45998 Doug, Jealous rage might be overkill. We started the day doing some lead/follow in XLR-Vs, then moved on to more lead/follow in regular CTSs. While driving the XLRs was fun and the CTSs interesting, we were subject to people who couldn't drive well in front of us. Not that I'm a great driving or anything, but it just wasn't hard finding a better line than some of the other folks. We did the CTS-Vs at the end. That was fun, but we only got to do two laps on the long track and with a pro in the passenger seat. While the second lap was way better than the first, two laps was hardly enough to get used to the track and get the most out of it. BTW, how do those Deeres handle in the tight corners? I hear Kubotas are much better in the twisties :-) Doug,

Jealous rage might be overkill. We started the day doing some lead/follow in XLR-Vs, then moved on to more lead/follow in regular CTSs. While driving the XLRs was fun and the CTSs interesting, we were subject to people who couldn’t drive well in front of us. Not that I’m a great driving or anything, but it just wasn’t hard finding a better line than some of the other folks.

We did the CTS-Vs at the end. That was fun, but we only got to do two laps on the long track and with a pro in the passenger seat. While the second lap was way better than the first, two laps was hardly enough to get used to the track and get the most out of it.

BTW, how do those Deeres handle in the tight corners? I hear Kubotas are much better in the twisties :-)

]]> By: Will http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106531 Will Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:04:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106531 Doug, Jealous rage might be overkill. We started the day doing some lead/follow in XLR-Vs, then moved on to more lead/follow in regular CTSs. While driving the XLRs was fun and the CTSs interesting, we were subject to people who couldn't drive well in front of us. Not that I'm a great driving or anything, but it just wasn't hard finding a better line than some of the other folks. We did the CTS-Vs at the end. That was fun, but we only got to do two laps on the long track and with a pro in the passenger seat. While the second lap was way better than the first, two laps was hardly enough to get used to the track and get the most out of it. BTW, how do those Deeres handle in the tight corners? I hear Kubotas are much better in the twisties :-) Doug,

Jealous rage might be overkill. We started the day doing some lead/follow in XLR-Vs, then moved on to more lead/follow in regular CTSs. While driving the XLRs was fun and the CTSs interesting, we were subject to people who couldn’t drive well in front of us. Not that I’m a great driving or anything, but it just wasn’t hard finding a better line than some of the other folks.

We did the CTS-Vs at the end. That was fun, but we only got to do two laps on the long track and with a pro in the passenger seat. While the second lap was way better than the first, two laps was hardly enough to get used to the track and get the most out of it.

BTW, how do those Deeres handle in the tight corners? I hear Kubotas are much better in the twisties :-)

]]> By: Dan http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-45995 Dan Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:00:35 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-45995 Wish I had known you two were there! I just got out to NY on Monday and would have shown up earlier. A few friends are charter members at monticello. Sounds like it's a hell of a car. Great to see that GM has made a great car - hopefully it isn't relegated to obscurity. First time I've ever wanted an american car. Wish I had known you two were there! I just got out to NY on Monday and would have shown up earlier. A few friends are charter members at monticello. Sounds like it’s a hell of a car. Great to see that GM has made a great car – hopefully it isn’t relegated to obscurity. First time I’ve ever wanted an american car.

]]> By: Dan http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106530 Dan Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:00:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106530 Wish I had known you two were there! I just got out to NY on Monday and would have shown up earlier. A few friends are charter members at monticello. Sounds like it's a hell of a car. Great to see that GM has made a great car - hopefully it isn't relegated to obscurity. First time I've ever wanted an american car. Wish I had known you two were there! I just got out to NY on Monday and would have shown up earlier. A few friends are charter members at monticello. Sounds like it’s a hell of a car. Great to see that GM has made a great car – hopefully it isn’t relegated to obscurity. First time I’ve ever wanted an american car.

]]> By: doug mitchell http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-45976 doug mitchell Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:27:39 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-45976 i'm in a jealous rage! with that weather...i'm thinking "tightest 3 loop donut" award, skid pad testing, and "are the instructors looking?" if we had such an event here, i think it would be "driving the new deere model x at the fairgrounds" i’m in a jealous rage! with that weather…i’m thinking “tightest 3 loop donut” award, skid pad testing, and “are the instructors looking?”

if we had such an event here, i think it would be “driving the new deere model x at the fairgrounds”

]]> By: doug mitchell http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106529 doug mitchell Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:27:00 +0000 http://www.2-speed.com/2008/11/track-day-with-the-cts-v/#comment-106529 i'm in a jealous rage! with that weather...i'm thinking "tightest 3 loop donut" award, skid pad testing, and "are the instructors looking?" if we had such an event here, i think it would be "driving the new deere model x at the fairgrounds" i’m in a jealous rage! with that weather…i’m thinking “tightest 3 loop donut” award, skid pad testing, and “are the instructors looking?”

if we had such an event here, i think it would be “driving the new deere model x at the fairgrounds”

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