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Originally Posted by Crushinator
I realize the ZL1 guys have a really hard time justifying the Z/28 being that much quicker at any given track. But the fact is, it is. Take VIR for example. A 4.2 mile track where the Z/28 was almost 7 seconds faster. Times for each, 2:50.9 vs 2:57.5.
Again, on the Nurburgring, at 6 minutes the Z/28 is 10 seconds ahead of the ZL1 when the rain starts. Think about that, 10 seconds. So magically, the ZL1 gained 6 seconds over the last minute and 30 seconds? I don't think so. Had it not rained, the gap would've gotten longer and longer. I was being conservative when I said 6 or 7 seconds. I honestly think it would've been more.
And don't bring up the tires. This conversation is about what the cars can do from the factory...because we could always say, slap a blower on the Z/28 and the gap would be even higher.
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Isn't it great to debate 2 great Chevys? But we could play armchair racers all day. Note the ZL1 would out accelerate Z/28 in that last Ring sector. As a matter of fact it reaches top speed higher than that of Z06! VIR times between those 2 cars are a bit of apples and oranges, as the track got upgraded when they tested the Z/28 there. It is faster now. On the other hand, the ZL1 did do a 2.52 at the OLD track...GM stated the cars were 2.7 seconds apart at Milford. There is no doubt the tires accounted for much of this gap.
And speaking of tires: unlike a blower, they are consumables. Guys that seriously track their cars go through multi sets per season. So, unlike a blower, they can choose whatever suites them best. The point is, that tires are THE biggest differentiator of TRACK performance (bar only the driver). and since these are TRACK comparisons...well...you see where I am going with it.