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Originally Posted by shawn18
I have been following this thread the past couple of days and I gotta say , that as awesome as some of these numbers are that are being thrown at us. I just don't know if it warrants the 75k price tag. It seems awesome but can it be raced with the 305's in any sanctioned class? Would the ZL1 be comparable with the same tires? It just makes me wonder what exactly the purpose of the car is...Is it for guys who just wanna go to open track events and run hot laps or is it designed to go and actually race , or both?
My 1LE was 37k OTD..It seems like I can build a better car , if I were looking for a track monster with my car with the 40k I saved on price...Not sure but seems like it.
I think its an awesome car no doubt..I just don't think it warrants the 75k price tag.....Could I afford it..Yeah , probably so. Will I..no probably not..Its just not worth it to me to pay the money for it....And I am sure some people will think " well its just not the car for you" and maybe it's not , but the price doesn't justify the goods in this case. IMO
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I really think if GM wanted to put the z/28 into class racing - they would have picked a class or two and built the car minus VIN and went at it.
And if you are serious about class racing - buy the camaro you want to race in that class and go from there. Or go the body in white route and build your own.
The COPO is built to several classes depending on what the owner wants to do with it! But because they want to race in the faster stock classes - it required a roll bar (NHRA rules) and some radical HP (that wont pass too many smog tests).
Same should be said with the Z/28. IT IS A STREET CAR!!! Therefore things like roll bars, and radical cam shafts, and no air bags etc can not be used. In todays regulated society it is race car or street car. The factory has to choose. They made the z/28 a street car. So it has to be a street car.
You as the buyer - you can do whatever the hell you want with it. Want to put it in a sanction racing class - that is on you. Buy the parts needed to convert it and go nuts.
I don't want to race wheel to wheel. I just like making hot laps and looking to get back into it. The z/28 hooked me on day one and have held off all summer waiting for THIS car to do exactly that.
I agree with some on here that 75k is steep but not out of reach either.
Think of it this way - this is Chevy's 2014 Z06 with a back seat.
And I repeat - the Cobra R adjusted for inflation would be over 70k today