[JusticePete]

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Originally Posted by JusticePete

I am guessing this is the best time they ran on this trip and to date, which is not to say it is the best lap the Z/28 can post.

I don't think the video 'leaked'. Who would have access to in car video outside of GM?

Adam Dean was doing the driving in the video.

I only watched the video once. After the rain hit, Adam stayed in it hard. The revs were pegged at 6k down the straight in the rain. He lost some time in wet braking, entry and exit speeds, but he ran the Z hard and put her in the garage wet.

My guess for the six second faster estimate by Al O in the press release is he based that on a best lap target created by computer. I have no idea how many sectors they divide the 13 mile ring run, but by taking the best sector actual lap times and pasting them together you end up with a theoretical best lap time.

I am sure Adam Dean is a top flight driver for GM. What I don't know is how much time he has spent driving at the Ring. Seat time at the Ring directly correlates to lower lap times more so than most tracks. 13 miles is a lot of track to learn inside out so that you can almost drive it with your eyes closed.

As the story develops we'll learn more details and then the real speculation can start. Just how fast can the Z/28 run the ring?