![]() ![]() Whether it’s cruising the pleasure lanes on Highway 1 or sliding around an end sweeper at a local autocross, this car’s got it all going on. Of all the cars I’ve threaded through cones and clipped many an apex with as part of the Super Chevy Suspension Shootouts held over the past eight years, this car is in my Top Three of all time as it meets criteria for all of my needs. NoVa Car Meets - A List Mondays (7pm-) - Kingstowne Meet Springfield Plaza, Springfield, VA Thursdays (9-10:30pm) - BMW Meet (all euros welcome) Fairfax. “I can guarantee if this Nova was in my garage, it would be driven… a lot. On my cool-down “street test” lap, there was no difference in ride quality and this is a car whose bits all work together in harmony with many shades of grey for driving possibilities.” From corner entry to track out, the car went where it was pointed and enabled me to focus on the upcoming turns and proper driving lines to get there. It was trustable and gave a confident “hero” feel, and I finally was able to realize just how developed this suspension is with that awesome torque arm handling the load. Never form a prior opinion, they say, so I put that thought aside and promptly forgot about it.Īs far as that tire size difference I talked about earlier… well, no one apparently told the car this was a bad thing as it stuck like a tick! Handling was absolutely spot-on as the car was so easy to compress into a corner. 4/26/09 Revved Up 4 Kidz Charity Car Show. ![]() M2 Machines - Auto-Meets Release 52 Sorry - Sold Out. I must admit I was dubious when I took a closer look at the Nova and saw the disparity between the front and rear tire sizes as a 245/315 difference is a sure recipe for understeer. Laughlin Car Show 5/2/09 So Cal Novas Cruise through the Vineyards. If you’re interested in attending a car meet, the best way to find one is to search online. to a theme you would see hanging out at the local car meets in town. To me that seemed just plain wrong, since from all appearances, this ’68 Nova was just about perfect. “According to Speedtech they’ve only driven this Nova about 200 miles. “Speedtech’s entry into the 2015 Super Chevy Suspension and Handling Challenge, presented by Falken Tire, stood out from the field of eight cars for one simple reason… It was not built as a race car in disguise as a street car, but rather what a pro-touring car was always meant to be, a car that’s nice to cruise, but also one that has modern handling prowess.” ![]()
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