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Originally Posted by TrackClub
Perhaps, but not exactly 
The reason is that it is no longer necessary to "mod" a ZL1. One can order one which may very well be as fast, or perhaps even faster (we don't know), right from a GM dealer.
So we have 2 buyers: one spends 75Gs believing they are buying the fastest Camaro ever. The other spends 55Gs plus Recaros and rims/rubber. Let's be generous and say 63Gs. Both guys are the same level drivers. Both guys meet at the same track. Z/28 does not "walk away" from the ZL1. Who knows, maybe it even ends up being "pushed" a bit. This is hypothetical of course, but it could be a real scenario given the cars were only 2.87 seconds apart at Milford. But it is equally "hypothetical" to say that one car is faster vs another but on different type tires! Most mass market buyers won't know the difference. But folks that consider themselves "track rats" would find such suggestion amusing, as most use track specific r-comp (or slick) tires no matter what tires a car comes with from a factory. And most go thru multiple sets of tires per season. Ditto brake components, fluids, etc. They view those as "consumables".
So when marketing a "track car" to track savvy folks, one should be rather careful how comparos are made. Unless of course the car is intended for collectors and "garage racers" who simply wish to enjoy it as a special purchase (which is totally cool BTW).
NB given short stints at DE type events and heavy weight of both cars to start with (3800lb is by no means a lightweight vs 4000lb) both cars would likely manifest the same tire wear. But what would defo make the biggest difference, is a driver's style. If one is aggressive and not sufficiently smooth with controls, you can burn a set of tires off a 3000lb car in a hurry just as well. |
Shesus f'ing christ man! Give it a rest would you? Your fact twisting, speculative hypothetical BS spew is so f'ing tedious to read post after post after post. I have the experience, I know exactly what I am looking at and this isn't the first f'ing track car I am going to buy.
I know multiple buyers who are moving from much more expensive track cars because of the value the Z/28 provides. Don't come here and spew about who the buyers are and what they want because you don't have a clue what the f you are talking about.
Your constant, never-ending "warning" to some mythical buyer that exists in your mind only is so f'ing old.
This poster has to be a friggen Bot given its single-minded focus on trying to seed FUD (fear/uncertainty/doubt) in every GD post it makes.
Somewhere there is a forum better suited to your agenda than this one.