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Originally Posted by Outbackfarmer
He is absolutely right. The stock Z is a road course champion right out of the factory.
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Couldn't agree more - I had 2 of them - a C5 then a C6...I sold the C6 last year, as I only get to track 4-5 times/year, and the Z was just a heart-breaker to drive on the street - couldn't have any real fun!!! I made myself sell it after my last law breaking jaunt. Not worth going to jail over, and I decided to save some money. To put it in perspective, I am only putting about 4K miles on these cars/year, so a good portion of it is getting to, from and on the track.
I think the Camaro is a great platform, and, frankly, I am having more fun getting this car to a higher level a little at a time versus the Z which, as you note, doesn't need a damn thing (aside from brakes for sure and tires if you want more).
The track is begging the Camaro for more, though. Last event was part of a Corvette club. Surprisingly only a couple of Zs there. Tell you what, it was a blast roasting a bunch of "intermediate" Vette drivers in a Camaro...They were less than happy : )
If I add the SC, I'd still have $20K less in it than a Z, AND I have the backseat for my little one. He actually came to the track with me last time and loved it.