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Originally Posted by SIRLOIN

I read somewhere that a properly equipped 13 GT500, i assume that means 'base' model with recaro's, will be well into the 3700lb range...

Also, to the guy that said ZL1's are putting down 540 rwhp, please post up a dyno sheet showing those numbers? Stock...

All of the dyno numbers i have seen are between 475 to 515 rwhp... There is ATLEAST a 100 RWHP difference between these two cars...

Lastly, to all the people still going on about how the GT500 won't beat/compete with the ZL1 on the road course, I'll leave you with this...

The 13 GT500 accelerates way faster than the Z.
The 13 GT500 brakes much faster than the Z.
The 13 GT500 EQUALS the cornering G's of the Z.

^^^These are facts^^^

What do you guy's think all of that will equate to on a road course?

For everyone saying/thinking the Z will DOMINATE on a road course is kidding themselves. I'm not gonna sit here and say it's gonna be one way or the other, but I'm not gonna be naive about the whole thing either.

If i were yall, i would try the more humble approach at this point because these match ups are coming, and coming real soon. We all saw how everyone's speculation that the "puny" 285 tires would just sit and spin... We all saw how the base price didn't turn out to be those outrageous numbers everyone was saying... etc etc...

Is there a chance it could go either way? Maybe. But with what's out in the open right now, i don't see how anyone could be declaring a victory for the Z on a roadcourse...

You are correct those are facts ... But they only work for bench racing. There is no way you can say one way or the other without the two actually having a race. I'm talking a real race like 25 laps around the Glen. There is a lot more to it, then just one hot lap. Having a car that is not balanced is not good for long durations. The brakes could crap out on either car, you just don't know for sure on any given day what would really happen. That's the real world ...