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Old 10-20-2013, 09:03 PM   #13690
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Originally Posted by blufin View Post
I'm not really focused on the ZL1. I was just commenting about what someone said earlier that the 3.8 second advantage the Z/28 had over the ZL1 wasn't really worth the extra cost. To some, it is.

I guess during a longer run, like the 25 or 50 lap race I mentioned, that 3.8 second advantage will grow as the ZL1 brakes begin to fade and the car begins to heatsoak. That 3.8 second advantage could grow exponentially.
Go back and read some more, that 3.8 second advantage was only on the video "rain affected" run, they turned a much faster lap on a dry track down around 7:31. So closer to a 10 second advantage per lap for the Z/28 without even thinking about heat soak and brake fade. And we're thinking they might even get it down in to the 7:30 range.
Clyde.
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