C7 at the "ring"
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P.S. I personally do not believe the C7 will match the Z06 from a performance perspective but I do believe it will be better than the GS and "closer" to the Z06. Where's my kool-aid?
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We're talking about a Z51 model being competitive with a previous generation Z06 model with a base price of probably at least $15K more.
To me that's incredible considering the compromises the team has to make for a car that is still a "base Corvette".
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In racing you have the ability to win or you are not competitive. They are still trying to clear outdated (dare I say obsolete) models you know.
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Wouldn't that technically be second generation run craps? I thought the C5 had even older ones. The statement of "today's Z06" was made in 2013, or possibly very late 2012 with journalist lag times or embargos, so that suggests PS2s. Even on the Goodyear runflats, the Z06 is not exactly slow. Nothing street legal that runs a 7:42.9 on the full Nordschleife is slow.
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Nope. The '13 Z06s come standard with the Gen2's. The you can get the MRSC with PS2s. The Cups come with the Z07 package.
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I think those who continue to accuse others of drinking the Tadge Kool-aid (Sam... cough... 90lx... cough) really just have their heads buried in the sand and can't accept the inevitable progression that is occurring. The C7 Z51 may not match the C6 Z06 (I predict it won't but it will be much closer than the GS) but your comment is about as close to a fact as you can get when there is no objective data yet. There is no way on earth that GM would not absolutely ensure the C7 Z51 is notably more capable than the C6 GS. Anyone who doubts that is just in a state of perpetual denial
because that would be an utter failure for the C7 Z51 and GM has too much invested for that to occur... and it won't.
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I think those who continue to accuse others of drinking the Tadge Kool-aid (Sam... cough... 90lx... cough) really just have their heads buried in the sand and can't accept the inevitable progression that is occurring. The C7 Z51 may not match the C6 Z06 (I predict it won't but it will be much closer than the GS) but your comment is about as close to a fact as you can get when there is no objective data yet. There is no way on earth that GM would not absolutely ensure the C7 Z51 is notably more capable than the C6 GS. Anyone who doubts that is just in a state of perpetual denial
because that would be an utter failure for the C7 Z51 and GM has too much invested for that to occur... and it won't.