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Old 01-12-2015, 08:17 AM
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No offense, man, but all of your editorial content seems really obvious.

This is true. Although, I have no clue why all of the Corvette guys are all butt hurt over it.
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Old 01-12-2015, 09:16 AM
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I still want to know why the performance of the new Z06 seems to fall on it's face higher than 125mph. No one seems to have a good answer.
It hits a wall around 150 mph b/c of all the downforce the body generates. This is what enables the C7Z to lap VIR faster than a Porsche 918
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Old 01-12-2015, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
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I still want to know why the performance of the new Z06 seems to fall on it's face higher than 125mph. No one seems to have a good answer.
It hits a wall around 150 mph b/c of all the downforce the body generates. This is what enables the C7Z to lap VIR faster than a Porsche 918
Based on the 0-150 times, it hits a wall a lot sooner than that... probably closer to 120. Regardless, I'll admit that lap times are probably a more valuable metric for this car than standing mile drag races.
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Originally Posted by deepbluejh
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[quote name='deepbluejh' timestamp='1421080554' post='23464953']
I still want to know why the performance of the new Z06 seems to fall on it's face higher than 125mph. No one seems to have a good answer.
It hits a wall around 150 mph b/c of all the downforce the body generates. This is what enables the C7Z to lap VIR faster than a Porsche 918
Based on the 0-150 times, it hits a wall a lot sooner than that... probably closer to 120. Regardless, I'll admit that lap times are probably a more valuable metric for every car than standing mile drag races.
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Originally Posted by Mr.E.G.
Those guys on the Corvette forum are being a bunch of sore losers. "Oh, yeah, well if the road have a curve in it the Corvette would have won by bus lengths." Yeah? Well, if my grandmother had testicles, she'd be my grandfather.
LOL these are the same posts we see on s2ki when we lose to a mustang on the highway.
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Old 01-13-2015, 04:00 AM
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Originally Posted by suprmonky73
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Those guys on the Corvette forum are being a bunch of sore losers. "Oh, yeah, well if the road have a curve in it the Corvette would have won by bus lengths." Yeah? Well, if my grandmother had testicles, she'd be my grandfather.
LOL these are the same posts we see on s2ki when we lose to a mustang on the highway.
Let me fix that for you

"LOL these are the same posts we see on s2ki when we lose to ANYTHING on the highway."
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Old 01-13-2015, 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
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I still want to know why the performance of the new Z06 seems to fall on it's face higher than 125mph. No one seems to have a good answer.
It hits a wall around 150 mph b/c of all the downforce the body generates. This is what enables the C7Z to lap VIR faster than a Porsche 918
FWIW the C7Z was being driven by a hot-shoe engineer/semi-pro driver while the 918 was being driven by a ham-fisted auto journalist.

It's like the whole Lightning Lap thing - these are the best times set by a from a group of C/D journalists, not something like putting Randy Pobst in the driver seat for 5-10 laps and taking his best time in each vehicle. Not saying the C7Z isn't fast, just that the statement "faster than a 918 around VIR" is suspect.
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Old 01-13-2015, 04:22 AM
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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
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I still want to know why the performance of the new Z06 seems to fall on it's face higher than 125mph. No one seems to have a good answer.
It hits a wall around 150 mph b/c of all the downforce the body generates. This is what enables the C7Z to lap VIR faster than a Porsche 918
More like the driver of the 918 is an amateur magazine editor and the driver of the Z06/Z07 was a factory engineer/ semi pro driver.

I'd love to see the actual downforce numbers of the Z07 package. No one has released numbers.
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Old 01-13-2015, 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by duffman13
Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k' timestamp='1421086594' post='23465069
[quote name='deepbluejh' timestamp='1421080554' post='23464953']
I still want to know why the performance of the new Z06 seems to fall on it's face higher than 125mph. No one seems to have a good answer.
It hits a wall around 150 mph b/c of all the downforce the body generates. This is what enables the C7Z to lap VIR faster than a Porsche 918
FWIW the C7Z was being driven by a hot-shoe engineer/semi-pro driver while the 918 was being driven by a ham-fisted auto journalist.

It's like the whole Lightning Lap thing - these are the best times set by a from a group of C/D journalists, not something like putting Randy Pobst in the driver seat for 5-10 laps and taking his best time in each vehicle. Not saying the C7Z isn't fast, just that the statement "faster than a 918 around VIR" is suspect.
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And I'm well aware of that. Also let's not forget it was a different day, different track conditions. Same day, same pro-driver I'm sure the 918 wins. But to even be in the company of the 918 means this Z06 is a beast.
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Old 01-13-2015, 08:24 AM
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Did the 918 run the track with the new config or resurfacing or whatever they did? Up in Portland when pir was resurfaced and widened people were going 1.5-2 secs faster overnight. This track is basically a 90 sec lap for a fast streetcar. Not taking anything away but I've heard conflicting reports. If so, then the z06 is really THAT fast, but cars that previously ran the track need a shot with a great driver to know how close other cars are.
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