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vette_85 · 01-24-2013, 09:51 AM

During my lunch yesterday, happened to catch and meet 3 of GM's "mule" driver's. Very nice gentlemen. Video of them driving, and parked for a walk around. ENJOY :]

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raidmagic · 01-24-2013, 09:55 AM

I wonder what's with the taillights blinking like that. Is it a problem with the car or are they designed to do that. The white truck in front of the video car wasn't flickering.

That's as far as I got in the video due to the horrible music and the constant cussing.

DropTopGal · 01-24-2013, 10:00 AM

Is that a JSB C7?!

The more I see, the more I like! I'll take mine -- 2nd to 3rd year model as a "Z", fully loaded please.

T-Murphy · 01-24-2013, 10:05 AM

Nice catch!

vette_85 · 01-24-2013, 10:08 AM

Apologies for the music, i put it there to cover my cussing. Again, i was way to excited . Thank you, I couldnt believe I caught em like that. As for the lights, its my camera when it picks up LED's.

TheMelkMan · 01-24-2013, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by raidmagic

I wonder what's with the taillights blinking like that. Is it a problem with the car or are they designed to do that.

That's what I was wondering. vette_85, did you take this video yourself? Did you notice the lights flickering in person? I'm wondering if it's because LEDs run at a frequency that's out of sync with the camera (kind of like when you record an old CRT monitor in a video, and those horizontal bars flicker across the screen... it's a video artifact that isn't really there). Thanks for the video.

edit: Oh, you already explained it in your most recent post... missed it. Yeah, that's what I figured.

vette_85 · 01-24-2013, 10:12 AM

My lady was recording as i drove. BUt in person, No they did not blink. It was the camera. All LED tail lamps do it on my camera ive noticed

rottnrog · 01-24-2013, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by raidmagic

That's as far as I got in the video due to the horrible music and the constant cussing.

T-Murphy · 01-24-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by vette_85

Apologies for the music, i put it there to cover my cussing. Again, i was way to excited . Thank you, I couldnt believe I caught em like that. As for the lights, its my camera when it picks up LED's.

Your video is already spreading to C7 enthusiast sites

http://www.corvette7.com/?p=195

vette_85 · 01-24-2013, 10:24 AM

This is awesome. Thank you guys for the cool feedback. Again i know the music is annoying. But if your just gonna HATE on it, visit another thread. I just wanted to show everyone the cars. Thats what im hear for.

raidmagic · 01-24-2013, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by vette_85

My lady was recording as i drove. BUt in person, No they did not blink. It was the camera. All LED tail lamps do it on my camera ive noticed

Makes sense LED'S can be tricky to record

Chris Draper · 01-24-2013, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by raidmagic

I wonder what's with the taillights blinking like that. Is it a problem with the car or are they designed to do that. The white truck in front of the video car wasn't flickering.

It's the LEDs. The human eye can't see it, but cameras pick it up because they can only film at a set amount of frames per second. It's not an issue.

vette_85 · 01-24-2013, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Chris Draper

It's the LEDs. The human eye can't see it, but cameras pick it up because they can only film at a set amount of frames per second. It's not an issue.

T-Murphy · 01-24-2013, 10:40 AM

What did the engineers say to you btw? Get any info out of them?

vette_85 · 01-24-2013, 10:48 AM

More or less that they were test driving to find any kinks they may need to address. I asked him how the Direct Injection feels and the taller GENTLEMEN coming out of the BLUE one said "the torque and control is unbelievable, so fun to drive". Telling me that the black one was indeed a z51 w/the 7spd. The others base model. And of course that there getting stopped everywhere for pictures ha. Very cool guys though. Taller one was the most talkative. Other 2 seemed a little quieter, and i dont want to say "annoyed", but not as willing to talk about the car. So i didnt want to be a bother and let them have there lunch. I snapped a few more photos and had to get back to the shop for work I wish my lady would have gotten more of a walk around in the video, but the camera was dying. She liked the car on tv, and now LOVES the car seeing it now in person.