Stevenson Camaro Z28 Picks Up 1st Win at Continental Tire SportsCar Challenge Sebring

[MJanowich]

I watched the whole web stream of the Continental race on Friday. They said that there will be a shorter version of the race broadcast on one of the Fox Sports channels on Wed. the 19th. I don't see anything listed on the Fox Sports website so take it with a grain of salt.
This is the official YouTube channel for the CTSCC. They have a Sebring highlight video up already. http://www.youtube.com/user/IMSAvids

The IMSA.com website has a lot of decent info on it for both the Tudor and Continental series. They have the full CTSCC race at Daytona and will probably have the rest of the races uploaded a few days/weeks after the event. http://www.imsa.com/imsa-tv/episode/...-200-broadcast

[2cnd chance]

FYI, the Z/28 GS has been detuned to 470HP. It has Hydraulic PS, Steel rotors, Penske dampers & 18" wheels. It weighs in at 3,300 lbs. Most changes were due to the Continental Tire SC Challenge rules.

The latest edition Racer Magazine is a Special Chevy edition.

http://racer.com/index.php/imsa/continental-challenge

[102SS]

Originally Posted by ScottZ28

Speed no longer exists. It has changed to Fox Sports One and I think if they show these races at all they show them on tape delay days after the race.

I watched it Friday night at 6pm,not much of a delay.

[2cnd chance]

FS1 Wednesday at 1:PM.

[PYROLYSIS]

Originally Posted by 2cnd chance

FS1 Wednesday at 1:PM.

Thank you very much. Have it set to record.

[2cnd chance]

Originally Posted by PYROLYSIS

Thank you very much. Have it set to record.

[GuitarJozz]

That Z/28 looks great on the track in those pictures. I'm bummed though, I missed the Continental Tire Sebring race. Anyone know a place to watch it, or if IMSA will be adding it to their online race archives section of their website?.

And I agree that Fox Sports is crappy. They only showed 3 hours of the 12 hours at Sebring, and didn't show the Continental Tire race at all. They should have a separate channel for motorsports and auto racing, instead of trying to cater to all different type of sports fans with two lousy channels. Fox Sports Speed channel. That would be awesome! Otherwise, it seems like this when trying to watch these races, at least for me. For instance, here's what happened after I watched the first 3 hours of the 12 hours of Sebring race on FS1:

Ok, so after 3 hours I have to switch to online streaming. Ok where do I go? IMSA.com? Ok... website looks good! But where do I go to watch the rest of this race?! Ummm, oh wait, is this the right place? No there's no video here... Why isn't it on this page?! Oh, I know, because that would actually make sense.. Alright then, I'll just keep clicking everywhere until the video box comes up.... Ahh, finally got it... a half hour later. Oh well, I guess that's better than nothing. Let me just grab a drink from the fridge and..... Oh great, my internet just went out!! Son of a...!!! Why Fox Sports?! Why?!!

Anyway, congratulations to Stevenson Motorsports and their team. That Z/28 looks awesome on the track and I hope they continue to have success in the remaining races of the series.

[woodside783]

Fox sorts 3 nothing but motorsports

[Mikamaro]

Just finish watching the replay of it on ''FS1''

[LostPony]

Originally Posted by 2cnd chance

FYI, the Z/28 GS has been detuned to 470HP. It has Hydraulic PS, Steel rotors, Penske dampers & 18" wheels. It weighs in at 3,300 lbs. Most changes were due to the Continental Tire SC Challenge rules.

The latest edition Racer Magazine is a Special Chevy edition.

http://racer.com/index.php/imsa/continental-challenge

Actually it may be less than that. And it weighs more. The GS.R was 3300, but the Z/28R is 3400 and gets a 3.73 gear instead of the 3.45 gear in the GS.R.

With the restrictions on the LS3 in the GS.R being zero mods and stock air box, combined with the number of restrictions imposed on teams making far less than the Z/28's 505HP, I am doubtful of the 470 HP claim.

Sadly, the IMSA specs published for '14 do not list anything other than the car being conditionally approved and issued a waiver of the rule requiring 500 units built and available by the first race, weight, gear, engine restrictor (75mm), and max RPM (6300).

The list of lighter than stock components allowed in the GS.R would give you some idea how much the Z/28R may differ from the actual street car.

Car specific regs here: http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/fi...20%2314-58.pdf

Congrats on winning a race. I'll keep my opinions on racing a 7.0l engine against 3.8, 4.4, and 5.0s to myself.

[2cnd chance]

Originally Posted by LostPony

Actually it may be less than that. And it weighs more. The GS.R was 3300, but the Z/28R is 3400 and gets a 3.73 gear instead of the 3.45 gear in the GS.R.

With the restrictions on the LS3 in the GS.R being zero mods and stock air box, combined with the number of restrictions imposed on teams making far less than the Z/28's 505HP, I am doubtful of the 470 HP claim.

Sadly, the IMSA specs published for '14 do not list anything other than the car being conditionally approved and issued a waiver of the rule requiring 500 units built and available by the first race, weight, gear, engine restrictor (75mm), and max RPM (6300).

The list of lighter than stock components allowed in the GS.R would give you some idea how much the Z/28R may differ from the actual street car.

Car specific regs here: http://www.imsa.com/sites/default/fi...20%2314-58.pdf

Congrats on winning a race. I'll keep my opinions on racing a 7.0l engine against 3.8, 4.4, and 5.0s to myself.

I got the information from Racer Magazine in a Chevy Special review. They mentioned that due to the size and weight of the Camaro being significantly more than the competition it was allowed the HP. As for the size of the engine isn't it configured as weight to HP. Just like the Vipers are allowed a detuned V10 in GT racing.

[Bhobbs]

Originally Posted by LostPony

Congrats on winning a race. I'll keep my opinions on racing a 7.0l engine against 3.8, 4.4, and 5.0s to myself.

Considering those engines are DOHC and make more power per liter, that comparison is irrelevant and the rules should be changed that reflect that.

[LostPony]

Originally Posted by 2cnd chance

I got the information from Racer Magazine in a Chevy Special review. They mentioned that due to the size and weight of the Camaro being significantly more than the competition it was allowed the HP. As for the size of the engine isn't it configured as weight to HP. Just like the Vipers are allowed a detuned V10 in GT racing.

If the Camaro weighed significantly more than the rest of the field, then perhaps that would be true. However, the GS.R weighed just 3300 pounds as it was allowed many weight saving body panels. The Z/28R is limited to 3400 by the rules, just 50 pounds more than the Boss302R with optional GT500 brake package which most Boss teams are running.

The GS.R finished second in the points last year to the sandbagging Porsche 911. I would have thought they might try to further develop that car, as the Z/28R is listed as final year of eligibility in the specs per the site. At least I think that's what they are saying, as the car is listed in red at the top of the page and they define red as last year of production and eligibility. I am not sure why that is since they allowed the FR500 Mustangs to run several years after Ford switched to the Boss program.

Don't get me wrong, I love the competition in the GS class. To me it's the closest thing to the old Trans Am glory days of the late 60's early 70's. I was just as disenchanted with Ford when they ran a special 5.0L in the FR500s while the street car was a 4.6L slug. I was just stunned when I heard IMSA allowed the LS7 in the class. But there are many things that IMSA is doing that is upsetting not just fans, but also competitors. I hope they get it straight soon!

[LostPony]

Originally Posted by Bhobbs

Considering those engines are DOHC and make more power per liter, that comparison is irrelevant and the rules should be changed that reflect that.

GS isn't a power per liter field, they regularly audit the engines to make sure they comply with the power limit. No one really knows what that limit is, but many believe it to be 400-425. Every make of car has a specific builder for their engine. They are very specific on what is allowed, and after inspection and dyno to make sure they are in compliance, the engines are sealed and numbered.

If a team needs to make a repair that would break the seal, it must be done in front of an IMSA official. Once the repair is made and approved, the engine is resealed. If a seal is broken and not observed and approved by IMSA, the engine is deemed illegal and not eligible to compete.

There is no limit on cams or displacement other than what is OEM available. If GM wasn't allowed any mods beyond balancing to the 6.2 liter LS3, it surprised me that the LS7 was allowed.