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Camaro Z/28 is 3 seconds faster than the ZL1 on Milford Road Course
According to Mr. Wyndham's interview with John Fitzpatrick (LINK) the mysterious course where the z/28 proved to be 3 seconds faster than the ZL1 is the MRC, or Milford Road Course. Quote:
Now someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this course is owned by GM. It is a 2.9 mile course with 18 turns.. I am having a hard time finding lap times for current production vehicles, but this gives us an idea of how much faster the Z/28 is than the ZL1.
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04-02-2013, 12:31 PM | #2 |
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THANKS for that; I was dying to know where they clocked this. This actually looks like a pretty killer track, with a good mix of high speed sections and tight turns.
Here's what I found on Milford: CAR & DRIVER VISIT MILFORD VETTE AT MILFORD MONTOYA AT MILFORD
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04-02-2013, 12:45 PM | #3 |
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04-02-2013, 12:48 PM | #4 |
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If the Z/28 is 3 seconds faster than ZL1 on a 2.9 mile course, the theoretically it would be about 4 seconds faster on VIR, a 4.1 mile course. of course this doesnt take into account the course differences themselves, so that could be an inaccurate number.
but, 3-4 seconds faster than the ZL1's 2:57.5 on VIR (C&D's Lightning Lap) means this car might be running with the c6 z06, porsche GT3 RS, GTR, etc...
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04-02-2013, 01:06 PM | #5 |
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It would be interesting to see a map showing the speed, g's, and separation distance of the two vehicles at all appropriate locations on the Milford course.
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Did you see the "Ghost Car" they had at Daytona Qualifying? It compared two cars positions on the track in the same video. It was neat seeing cars take different lines into the corners.
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I would guess that the ZL-1 was faster on the straights with more HP, but the Z/28 is also a lot lighter so I would love to see the differences |
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I can easily imagine 3 seconds gained on that course by the Trofeos alone. They are a 50 treadwear rating and the the rubber is made in the same single vat as Pirelli's race slicks (I know someone in their Motorsport Division).
So that makes me think that GM is sandbagging, in a good way and rightly so at this point, the true potential of this car. The weight loss could be good for .5 second, deeper braking 1-2 seconds, and the aero for another second. This new Z/28 should easily run with GT3RS's and base Corvettes all day long. |
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I dont care if it was 30 seconds faster. No way I am paying more for a stripped down ZL1 than what I paid for a fully loaded one.
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Either very ignorant, or we have a jealous ZL1 owner here.
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04-02-2013, 09:42 PM | #14 |
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Should be interesting to see if they bring it to any tracks to publish lap times...they've still got all summer to do so....wouldn't surprise me. After all - this is a track car.
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