![]() Sure, you can go buy a Cadillac or a Mercedes and pay more money, but you don't get the attention that you get when you drive a Corvette." "You can drive a Corvette that's 20 years old and get the same attention as one that's brand new. What was it about 'Vettes that attracted him? He still owns it, along with a 2018 Z06, also a convertible, also in yellow and with a flashy red stripe. Though his daily ride is a pickup, Dedman says his Slingshot is "definitely more fun to drive than a car."īrooks' first Corvette was a 2000 yellow convertible. ![]() And if it rains, well, some Slingshots do come with a roof. Dedman says he has driven his to rendezvous with other Slingshot owners in Dallas and Northwest Arkansas. The two bucket seats are low but comfortable and the ride is surprisingly stable. "but then we started meeting other groups in different cities and we branched out."Ĭruising down Chenal Parkway with Dedman at the wheel of his 2017, orange and black, five-speed manual SLR model is a mix between motorcycling and riding in a convertible. "At first, we were Arkansas Slingshot Owners," Flood says. After they got their rides, they started looking for other Slingshot drivers. "We went out and test drove them and it was like, let's get these Slingshots," says Flood, who owns a 2018 Slingshot SL. Rodney Dedman and Choca Flood are SS22 members and caught the Slingshot bug last year. The Little Rock group will host other clubs from around the country this weekend (and no, your Slingshot doesn't have to have 22-inch wheels to belong). SS22, which stands for Slingshot and 22-inch wheels, has 68 members statewide. Minnesota-based Polaris Industries introduced the first one in 2014. Slingshots, which have two wheels up front and one in the back, are a bit younger. The iconic Corvette has been around since General Motors sent the first one off the assembly line in Flint, Mich., in 1953. Members of the international council from around the region will be in town for the weekend to hang out with their fellow 'Vette enthusiasts, Brooks says. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Staton Breidenthal SS22 Slingshot club members are Joe Broughton (left to right), Rodney Dedman, Raphael Johnson, Choca Flood, Jerry Martin, and Felesia Martin at Little Rock Central High School. ![]()
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