mph1972

Ahhh, thanks for the info.

EtidW

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What tires do you have on I doubt that mine would have been safe at that speed they are about 1/2 life.

UncleRobb

These are Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (non-runflats). Tread is around 5mm (front and rear) of 8mm new. For such driving I consider 4mm minimum!

CCA Corvette Parts

That not fair

That was cool

Peace
Chip

Weapon-X

Cool vid, but let me get this straight; Hydroplaning was not a concern for you?

mark b

You know you are going fast in the rain when you dont need wipers...because the aero pushes the water out of your way

mark b

mark b

I reached 167 there last year in someone elses C5.. Car felt alittle floaty so I backed off. I wish I had my Vette there with a tighter suspension and 460HP! I drove it in the rain too but only stayed in the low 100's....I want to make enough money to travel there afew times a year just to get the speed bug out of my system, and then come to slow poke USA.

Daytona Bob

You Drive without Classic Rock?


Other then Film. Any Reason for No Music?

moserbe

Great video, thanks.

Mr. Couture

really be safe while driving in the rain with one hand

UncleRobb

That's a good question. Of course, when one really drives fast in the rain, hydroplaning has to be a concern. On the Autobahn, one frequently encounters this sign


which means slippery when the road is wet or dirty. I wouldn't want to drive faster than 60 to 80 mph after this sign when its raining. More often, however, one encounters this sign combination


"Bei Nässe" means "when wet." In the Vette and when wet, I stay at 90 km/h (55 mph). This situation is also shown in the video; it's where I get passed all the time by other cars. I think that driving fast in light rain is reasonably safe on German autobahns when one obays the speed limits. Sections that are slippery or prone for hydroplaning (since there may be standing water there) should idealy be marked with a speed limit. Still, when driving at such speeds, one better does not make any major mistakes and one needs to be prepared to temporarily loose grip due to hydroplaning or otherwise.

I have Rain-X'ed my wind shields, so this is happening anyway at such speeds. However, Rain-X works less well for the spray that's created by the vehicles I'm passing. Additionally, with the Bosch Aerotwin wipers pressing hard against the wind shield, the Rain-X layer is wiped off rather quickly.

When I drive that fast, I wouldn't want any distractions in form of music or otherwise. I could have put some music into the video but the latter was rather intended to be a documentary for my German Corvette buddys who didn't believe that I was actually driving that fast in the rain. Now they think I'm nuts. Its really hard to please these fellows.

By the way: there have been several instances of Vettes with extremely wide tires (that is C4-ZR1 and C6-Z06) spinning on the wet Autobahn at speeds of around 60 mph. Finally, close to where I live, I young man recently killed himself in a Dodge Viper. He was blocked by a slower vehicle driving in the leftmost lane. After that verhicle finally switched lanes, the Viper driver apparently accelerated a little too hard, lost control, and drove his car underneath the guardrail.

slpippen

[QUOTE=UncleRobb;1560627289]If you had been a passenger in my car, slowing down would have come with a pricetag

I may have liked it!

xwing

I'm jealous. I'd love to bring my car to Germany and see some decent speeds...

sliebl

What were those black things going back and forth on the windshield? I don't think our vette has those, I've never seen them.
Cool video!

bcseitz

I wouldn't have the nerve to drive that fast on wet roads. But what an opportunity that must be when the road is dry!!!

torchredfrc

I use PIAA wipers with spoilers for that exact reason! I found my stock wipers were only good to about 100mph.

Great video; wish we could do that here in the states and not have to pay to use the track.

kevin40zx

Jet-Jock

I have Michelin Pilot Sport A/S ZPs and they seem to do really well in the rain. We are now in our monsoon season. Yesterday it was pouring pretty good off and on so the roads were well wet, some standing.

I'm quite surprised at how well it grips the road, especially wet. Not saying I can't break it free but careful driving you can accelerate pretty hard and stay in road contact.

Oh rats..... excellent video thanks for sharing.

bobc997615

I love the way the wipers struggle on the downstroke at speed.