so, has anyone here that is talking smack ever DRIVEN on a race track in the rain? because I have... professionally... and let me tell you, it's not nearly as easy as some guys make it look
that track was wet in several places that you can't see/hear in the video... you can tell by the way he slows down and keeps his RPMs lower to stop from breaking the rear tires loose... he keeps it at 6,000 RPM in 5th gear on the long straight... compared to the ZR1 video from 2011, that's 600rpm less than the ZR1 in the same 5th gear... and 1,000 RPM less than he ran 4th gear to just before he started the long straight... so there is definitely a little left on the table.
another something I would like to point out is his hands and the steering wheel during the video... only in the rain does he ever have to *fight* the car... the steering wheel stays steady and he seems like he is just driving it like it's nothing... go watch a video of the GTR or Viper or even the ZR1 and watch the steering wheel: it twitches and the drivers have to fight it to keep the car in line... the Z/28 doesn't do that... at all... only when it's raining at the end does he have to really MAKE the car do what he wants it to... this, to me, indicates one of two things: 1) he isn't pushing it as hard as he could have... or 2) this car is exceptionally planted and steady compared to cars that are WAY more expensive... either of which means that a good driver on a dry day would have shaved several more seconds off the lap time.
videos for comparison:
GTR
Viper ACR-X
ZR1