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Old 04-12-2013, 07:21 PM   #15
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Power-to-weight favors the '69 Sunoco Special.

EVERYTHING else, especially including TIRES, favors the '14...
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Old 04-12-2013, 07:26 PM   #16
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Power-to-weight favors the '69 Sunoco Special.

EVERYTHING else, especially including TIRES, favors the '14...
Speaking of weight, don't forget the acid dipping done to the Trans Am Camaro.
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Old 04-12-2013, 07:35 PM   #17
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Speaking of weight, don't forget the acid dipping done to the Trans Am Camaro.

I forgot about that old bad assed trick...
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Old 04-12-2013, 07:41 PM   #18
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I found a dyno of a 70 boss mustang and it was 455 to the tire. Pretty decent. Also I found an in car 70 boss race car at laguna seca and I was trying to sync it with a video of new boss mustang laguna seca and that seemed pretty similar. The z would walk that car for sure.
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A little Googling provided a point of reference. Mark Donahue's fastest lap in winning the 1968 Trans Am race at Mid Ohio was 1:43.7. I have a LOT of experience at Mid Ohio and I can guarantee that the 2014 Z/28 will lap faster than that right out of the box.

http://www.historictransam.com/results/1968.pdf

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Old 04-12-2013, 08:38 PM   #20
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A little Googling provided a point of reference. Mark Donahue's fastest lap in winning the 1968 Trans Am race at Mid Ohio was 1:43.7. I have a LOT of experience at Mid Ohio and I can guarantee that the 2014 Z/28 will lap faster than that right out of the box.
What's the avg or best lap time of a modern street car at that track now?
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Old 04-12-2013, 09:23 PM   #21
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What's the avg or best lap time of a modern street car at that track now?
My best lap on the same track configuration in my 1994 stock class race car with 215 rwhp and 14 lbs/hp is 1:42 flat. And I'm not as good as Mark Donohue.

I have no doubt that I could handily beat my race car's times in a 2014 Z/28.
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Old 04-12-2013, 09:29 PM   #22
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On an average course like Laguna Seca
Yes.
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Old 04-12-2013, 10:40 PM   #23
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Does the '69 get to run on Trofeos?
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The new Z/28 would win, and by a large margin.
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Old 04-13-2013, 12:59 AM   #25
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So I'm continuing to answer my own question. The video of laguna seca on old bass I timed at 1.46 and the laguna seca new boss was 1.40. Got to say the in camera of the old car looks like a blast. Check these out
http://youtu.be/ybCNLNSz5uI

http://youtu.be/61mkleZfxdg
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Old 04-13-2013, 01:12 AM   #26
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Just to be sure I know the answer is new z but maybe SS could hang also?
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Just to be sure I know the answer is new z but maybe SS could hang also?
This would me a more interesting race.
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Old 04-13-2013, 09:09 AM   #28
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Just to be sure I know the answer is new z but maybe SS could hang also?
I believe it would if it was on race tires.
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