01-28-2014, 12:37 AM | #127 |
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Fortunately they came to their senses and reversed the terrible decision they had made against the race winning Ferrari. There was no contact.
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01-28-2014, 08:01 AM | #129 |
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Anyone have any real info on the size of the restrictors used on the Camaros. I understand the Boss 302s (finished 7th, 8th, 9th) all had 57mm restrictors and the Camaros had 80mm restrictors. That doesn't sound accurate.
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01-28-2014, 01:46 PM | #130 |
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The phrase you all are looking for is Balance of Performance. The only class of Sports Car racing that I can think of that lets a race car developer go wild is the Le Mans Prototype 1 class in the World Endurance Championship, e.g. the Audi R18 e-tron Quattro. Development of those cars costs multiple millions of dollars.
Every other class of car under IMSA, FIA or ACO rules is heavily restricted in terms of engine output, weight, wheelbase dimensions, etc. There is more to a race car than just horsepower and tire width though. Look at the development that Corvette Racing has done on their cars over the years and how that has shaped the new C7 Corvettes. I'm hoping that now we have "factory backed" teams running the Z/28.R we'll see more trickle down race tech in future Camaro models.
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01-28-2014, 03:18 PM | #132 |
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Ok new to posting on the forum, but - Why does each stevenson z/28.r car have a different front end ? Do you have the option on the 2014 to have the 2013 headlight package?
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01-28-2014, 08:09 PM | #133 |
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more picts https://twitter.com/cksautosport
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01-29-2014, 10:55 AM | #134 |
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Stevenson is an excellent team but I wouldn't expect to see the Z/28 on the podium right away. We raced two 2010 SS Camaro's (built by Riley Technologies) in Grand Am in 2010. When a new car enters a series, they are generally restricted in hp, weight minimums, etc to ensure you don't burst on the scene and start winning. Each series expects the teams to "find speed" by fine tuning a new car via testing and racing. After enough race data is collected, the series MIGHT start making adjustments in the first year to allow you to be more competitive. It took several blown engines by us and Stevenson to get Grand Am to allow us to install better pistons (not for hp but for longevity). You wouldn't believe how political the whole process is. We switched to the Pirelli World Challenge series in 2011. Same process there. But the Camaros are now competitive in that series (Lawson Aschenbach and Andy Lee).
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01-31-2014, 06:59 AM | #136 |
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I just posted some of the new and previous camaros from the Continental Challenge in the motorsports forum. Feel free to download and share.
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