New Z/28.R Race Car – First Race – 6 PM Fri., 1/24 – Fox Sports 2

[RLHMARINES]

The Camaro race cars have never had a great showing at Daytona from what I was led to believe due to aero drag of the recessed head lamps area and the wide front end which in the past also contributed to lift in the front end. That's why the GT Camaro had flush head lamps setup to name a few things to help them out since the cars are much larger than the others.

[RLHMARINES]

The 00 Camaro GS.R was noted here in a after action report on GM's website.
http://media.gm.com/content/product/...n/bowtie3.html

[Southern Comfort]

Originally Posted by RLHMARINES

I was led to believe that the wrecked Camaro was not a Z/28 but a GS.R version instead after looking at the front end grill after the accident. It is a standard SS grill and not a Z/28 version.

My bad - went back and corrected my post.

Originally Posted by RLHMARINES

The 00 Camaro GS.R was noted here in a after action report on GM's website.
http://media.gm.com/content/product/...n/bowtie3.html

Great info there - Thank you!

[GTAHVIT]

I had a quick conversation with the driver for the 01 car. He said the bodies are pre production Z28s from the factory and that car was 4 days old... the blue Stevenson car 09 had difficulties early on and had to hit the garage... but one he got back on track he was making up ground. But I don't think he ever made it back to the lead lap... at least that's how it looked from the stands.

[RLHMARINES]

I think the 9 car finished 6 lapse down after getting more than 7 or more lapse down due to the fuel line issue at the start of the race.

[RLHMARINES]

Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

I had a quick conversation with the driver for the 01 car. He said the bodies are pre production Z28s from the factory and that car was 4 days old... the blue Stevenson car 09 had difficulties early on and had to hit the garage... but one he got back on track he was making up ground. But I don't think he ever made it back to the lead lap... at least that's how it looked from the stands.

Thanks. From the broadcast it looked kinda cold there so I hope you had plenty of anti-freeze.

[RLHMARINES]

Originally Posted by Southern Comfort

My bad - went back and corrected my post.

Great info there - Thank you!

No problem, just glad I could help.

[Mikebrinda]

Why do Z/28R's have different brakes for this racing instead of the factory Brembo's?

[2cnd chance]

Originally Posted by Mikebrinda

Why do Z/28R's have different brakes for this racing instead of the factory Brembo's?

That and anything else changed is due to the Continental Series rules. Brakes, 18" wheels/tires, etc. Like most racing venues they have to make the different "makes" competitive for racing. Obviously the BMW's have a little extra. However as pointed out the Z/28 is closer than most of the others to the street car.

[Mikebrinda]

Originally Posted by 2cnd chance

That and anything else changed is due to the Continental Series rules. Brakes, 18" wheels/tires, etc. Like most racing venues they have to make the different "makes" competitive for racing. Obviously the BMW's have a little extra. However as pointed out the Z/28 is closer than most of the others to the street car.

Does that mean the factory Brembo brakes constituted an unfair advantage for the Z/28's, and had to be by rule, regulated off the car to level the playing field?

[ZL1-V]

First race with obvious teething problems. The driver stated in the interview it was more of a test run. They plan on using Sebring to be more dialed in hopefully. BMW's looked strong. Porsche sandbagging? No, never in a million years. The Camaro's just didn't look right on the banking. It will all get sorted out. I'm glad I'm able to watch the series.

[chain777]

Originally Posted by 2cnd chance

That and anything else changed is due to the Continental Series rules. Brakes, 18" wheels/tires, etc. Like most racing venues they have to make the different "makes" competitive for racing. Obviously the BMW's have a little extra. However as pointed out the Z/28 is closer than most of the others to the street car.

Pointed out where? From GM marketing material? Besides the LS7, the aerodynamic package and the rear end, everything else (brakes, tires, suspension, transmission) has been changed. Take those things away, and it seems like it's less like the street version than the others. It does have the a/c and radio delete, so there's that...

[2cnd chance]

Originally Posted by Mikebrinda

Does that mean the factory Brembo brakes constituted an unfair advantage for the Z/28's, and had to be by rule, regulated off the car to level the playing field?

What it simply means is they don't fall within their rules. I would guess they are superior to the ones allowed.

[2cnd chance]

Originally Posted by chain777

Pointed out where? From GM marketing material? Besides the LS7, the aerodynamic package and the rear end, everything else (brakes, tires, suspension, transmission) has been changed. Take those things away, and it seems like it's less like the street version than the others. It does have the a/c and radio delete, so there's that...

Not interested.