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This Is Why I Drive Sportscars

I have commented before that I drive like a fighter pilot. Not aggressively, but with that type of defensive mindset. Always scanning all directions looking for "threats" like dumb-a** drivers, people texting, debris in the road, overloaded trucks likely to drop a mattress or old washing machine in front of me, etc. I keep my distance from other cars and drivers, especially those exhibiting douchebag behavior or inattentiveness. I take driving seriously and have only had 1 accident in 42 years and it was not my fault. I have always owned performance cars as I like the manuverability, agility, good brakes, power when needed, and other characteristics that a fighter plane possesses. (except the crappy rear and side visibility that the Z has)
So yesterday I'm on a highway with 3 lanes in each direction, doing about 60 in a 55 zone. I'm in the left lane. The guy driving a truck in the center lane about 50 yards ahead of me runs over a hubcap in the road and launches it backwards. I see this hubcap coming directly back at me, Frisbee-like and at about 3 feet off the ground. I have good reflexes still and made a swerve to the left to avoid it but I was closing fast on a line of cars backed up in a left turn lane. It was like threading a needle to avoid sideswiping the stopped cars on the left and dodging the aluminum Frisbee that thought it had my Z's name on it. But, I successfully avoided the UFO that was closing on me at about 80 MPH.
My thoughts were that if I had been driving a "pig on stilts" like the ubiquitous SUV's and tried that move, I probably would have turned turtle and caused a multi-vehicle pile up. My stomach jumped a bit, but I smiled thinking about my subconscious driving habits and the taut handling of the Z when I needed it.

That is wild! Glad you are okay and you didnt hit the cap. HaHA THE UFO! :) Gotta love nimble steering of a Z.

Wow that sounded exciting...way to go!

Good job. That's why I drive sports cars too.

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Originally Posted by Dwight Frye (Post 2338655)

I have commented before that I drive like a fighter pilot. Not aggressively, but with that type of defensive mindset. Always scanning all directions looking for "threats" like dumb-a** drivers, people texting, debris in the road, overloaded trucks likely to drop a mattress or old washing machine in front of me, etc. I keep my distance from other cars and drivers, especially those exhibiting douchebag behavior or inattentiveness. I take driving seriously and have only had 1 accident in 42 years and it was not my fault. I have always owned performance cars as I like the manuverability, agility, good brakes, power when needed, and other characteristics that a fighter plane possesses. (except the crappy rear and side visibility that the Z has)
So yesterday I'm on a highway with 3 lanes in each direction, doing about 60 in a 55 zone. I'm in the left lane. The guy driving a truck in the center lane about 50 yards ahead of me runs over a hubcap in the road and launches it backwards. I see this hubcap coming directly back at me, Frisbee-like and at about 3 feet off the ground. I have good reflexes still and made a swerve to the left to avoid it but I was closing fast on a line of cars backed up in a left turn lane. It was like threading a needle to avoid sideswiping the stopped cars on the left and dodging the aluminum Frisbee that thought it had my Z's name on it. But, I successfully avoided the UFO that was closing on me at about 80 MPH.
My thoughts were that if I had been driving a "pig on stilts" like the ubiquitous SUV's and tried that move, I probably would have turned turtle and caused a multi-vehicle pile up. My stomach jumped a bit, but I smiled thinking about my subconscious driving habits and the taut handling of the Z when I needed it.

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Lol! He's dodging UFOs and threading needles and you guys want pics?! Lol!!
Then: WOW!

H2O sweet color! you need spacers!

That's real talk. Sports cars in the right hands are the safest cars on the road.

When I first laid eyes on my red Z I said oh hell no! I want Gray well they didn't have that in manual so I took what they had and now I love it x's 10000000 esp on CV3!

If this happens to me in the Z...I do what you do and gtfo of the way.

If I'm in my DD pick up truck then I hit it like a boss. It's supposed to be built like a rock...hopefully that's not false advertising.

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Originally Posted by Dwight Frye (Post 2338655)

You sound very much like me---another mature guy with the "wisdom of the years!"