Positive ZL1 Reinforcement

[tpower]

My SS is a auto and I had a blast at mid ohio with it. the paddle shifters are simply awesome around the course

[BackinBlackSS/RS]

Originally Posted by Harley1

Good luck with that, this board is full of complainers and cry babies ...

You got that right. I am sick to death of it.

[Happy_Dan]

I could be wrong and would certainly defer to Racebum in this since he far exceeds anything I would hope to do in a car, but to really get into and through those corners fast, you need to be braking and downshifting and you do not want to upset the balance of the car and to really do that right, you need to rev match the downshift to be in the right RPM when you drop down a gear. I know the F-1 and race cars that are paddle shift have the computer do that rev match for them. It is not really and auto as we think of them.

I look forward to his reply.

[SlingShot]

Originally Posted by hognutz

No doom and gloom here. I am excited. detailed up the Z06 to sell.

I think people still don't realize what 7:41 lap time means if you like a car that handles well not just a car that has high HP.

It will be fun enough to drive I won't have to go to another brands car forum and feel the need to stir anything up for sure to get my kicks. ha ha.

Just to give an idea of the type of company we will be keeping ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCrburgring_lap_times



7:38 Nissan GT-R Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (07/2009), Dunlop SP Sport 600 DSST run flat tires used.

7:38 Porsche 911 Turbo September 2008 Porsche conducted test, stock vehicle with stock tires

7:38 Lexus LFA Horst von Saurma September 2010 Sport Auto conducted test,[33] Bridgestone Potenza S001 tires used.

7:38.85 Lexus LFA Sascha Bert November 2010 Auto Bild Sportscars supercomparo (LFA vs 458 vs SLS AMG vs GT-R vs LP570-4 vs Weismann GT) test conducted on the long 20.8 km configuration of Nurburgring (11/2010)

7:39 Porsche 911 Turbo (2010) Porsche Conducted Test Stock vehicle with stock tires

7:39 Ferrari 430 Scuderia Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (07/2008)

7:40 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Giorgio Sanna Lamborghini Autobild (01/2007)

7:40 Porsche 911 GT3 997MkII Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (06/2009)

7:40 Mercedes SLS AMG Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (2010)

7:40 Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren Klaus Ludwig AutoBild (07/2004)

7:40.6 Ford GT Markus Draper Octane Magazine

7:40.76 Lamborghini Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera Sascha Bert November 2010 Auto Bild Sportscars (11/2010)

7:41.23 Porsche 911 Turbo S Sascha Bert November 2010 Auto Bild Sportscars (11/2010)

7:41.27 Camaro ZL1 (2012) GM test driver Aaron Link October 2011 GM conducted test (10/2011)

7:41.50 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Sascha Bert August 2009 Auto Bild Sportscars (08/2009)

7:42 Porsche 911 GT3 Walter Röhrl Automobil (05/2006) Sport Auto (05/2006)

7:42 Lamborghini Murciélago LP670-4 SV Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (01/2010?)

7:42.99 Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 Jan Magnussen 2005 General Motors,[41][42] Motor Trend confirmed

7:43 Porsche 911 GT3 RS 'Motor' magazine

7:43.65 Nissan GT-R Sascha Bert November 2010 Auto Bild Sportscars (11/2010)

7:44 Audi R8 V10 Sport Auto (09/2009)

7:44 Pagani Zonda S Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (02/2005)

7:44.42 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Sascha Bert November 2010 Auto Bild Sportscars (11/2010)

7:46 Lamborgini Gallardo Superleggera Horst von Saurma Sport Auto (09/2007)

[htg39]

I am a Corvette Owner (2012 Centennial ZR1) and decided to take a plunge with ZL1...The order is at 3300 and I understand it has been Sequenced and has a Target Date to come off line next week.
I have been fortunate in my Life, and my one Vice has always been Corvettes dating back to my first one in 1965.
I made a lot of good friends along the way and they Prodded me into trying the Camaro's...I am sure I will be happy with it and hopefully I will also try a ZL1 Convertible which would be nice to have for the Summer.
I will say this in Conclusion: I WOULD TRADE IT ALL TO HAVE MY WIFE BACK WHO IS SUFFERING WITH ALS, and To Compound it we had to put one of our 2 Cats to sleep Yesterday.....Devistating to say the least because he was one of Wife's Companions...
Remember if you have your Health----you have EVERYTHING--the other things you can obtain......."Don't sweat the small stuff.
NO more Preaching......Harvey...
PS All I need now is one more Garage Space for the three cars... Harvey

[htron50]

Congrats on your 3300 status. Keep us posted will you please? Sounds like you better hurry up and get that garage space ready! I'm at almost the same stage as you, so if the weather will cooperate, my garage will be ready.

I appreciate your vice! Someone on this site has listed in their signature something like this "The Car is the right of passage marking when a boy becomes a man, and it is The Car that keeps the boy in the man"..... So, it is said, and so shall it be!

Thank you for sharing and expressing the challenges and heartache you are experiencing, and of course, how much we take for granted sometimes. I understand first hand the impact health has on your life. If I could say one thing to the younger folks on here, I'd say/ask: "If you don't take care of your health, where will you live?"

Welcome to the C5 community!

LB

[racebum]

On the way to an all day car show in Tampa, but will respond tonight. In the meantime read up on the automatic. I have played with the CTS V Coupe automatic and it does have F1 technology. Will go into greater details tonight, but I think the automatic will be better....a computer can do better and faster than a human.

[SlingShot]

Originally Posted by racebum

On the way to an all day car show in Tampa, but will respond tonight. In the meantime read up on the automatic. I have played with the CTS V Coupe automatic and it does have F1 technology. Will go into greater details tonight, but I think the automatic will be better....a computer can do better and faster than a human.

Oh how I can feel the can of worms ... LOL ... I also will be at a car show this morning in Tampa at the WireGrass Mall ... All three of our cars will be in the show.

[htron50]

Originally Posted by racebum

On the way to an all day car show in Tampa, but will respond tonight. In the meantime read up on the automatic. I have played with the CTS V Coupe automatic and it does have F1 technology. Will go into greater details tonight, but I think the automatic will be better....a computer can do better and faster than a human.

That's truly great hearing that coming from someone IN THE PITS and ON THE COURSE. Maybe we'll be at a driving school in the spring!

[Happy_Dan]

Indeed! I really look forward to the education! Thanks racebum I can't wait to read. I would look further into the auto myself today but off to pick up some parts!

[Frankzl1]

Have you guys seen this video?

[69 Rebel]

Video doesn't work.

[stymie]

Yeah, it does! My smoke detector went off...
VROOOOM VROOOOM
I have WINDOZE 7 Home Premium as my OS & of course, it froze my sh*t up & forced a reboot. NORMAL for this DELL. POS

Got to love MICROSLOP; 7 makes VISTA look good!

[Z4me]

I am going to positively love this car. Each day that goes by I'm a day closer to having the ZL1 in my driveway. The pic down below is on my screen saver at home and at work. Every mourning when I turn on my computer I have a big grin on my face. The most difficult aspect of buying this car overall is figuring the color and other options. I keep going back to white so will see.
Re living my youth of fast cars .