hardhattg

Jason sent you a pm with regard to your drag radials .

Mopar Jimmy

So then if that 16 year old girl referred to in post #244 only weighed 110 lbs, versus a man who weighs 200 lbs, and I thought I read somewhere OP weighs 200 lbs, then that 16 year old girl should be able to stick the shifter in drive, stab the pedal, and click off a 9.9x et.

I don't know about you guys but I think that is pretty darn impressive, a bone stock (with drag radials) brand new car that can be daily driven that rips off high 9s in the 1/4 mile!

hawkgfr

Aw come on Shaun, the only thing the same is the incessant whining about any mention of anything that the Stingray didn't beat...

The only reason its more quiet now is those threads get carted off to another section or killed altogether....



Good luck with your new car though...I'm sure you'll love it.

jason427

I sent you an email

3 Z06ZR1

Oh my yes mad skills in an Auto. More like a 16 yr old with 1 lesson doing it second try!

OLD_GOAT

It's a shame that this thread titled 'Took A8 Z06 to Dragstrip tonight', had the trolls invade it with off topic pissing contest manual vs. auto.

Within the past 2 years I've driven the quarter in both manual and auto. Each has it's own story of how to race. This being said, the only thing that matters to me is the best time slip I can get and kicking the *** of the guy who lined up against me.

JMB

You've obviously never launched a "non DR true street tire" car with 650 HP off the line or you wouldn't have made this comment......I would agree with a super sticky tire that there's not much more than mash the pedal but this is far from the case with non drag radials!

Darion

Wow OP very nicely done. So the newest zo6 isn't slow, shocker! As if any car running low 11's and in the 10's is slow anyway. Then its highly capable of turning high Gs on the curvy track too, win win.

Oh but wait, as always gatta slide the ZR1 in there in a few comments and point out how an auto at the quarter mile is pointless in another. ZR1 an awesome ride, so is the new ZO6 deal with it and lets all get along.

I'm getting me one of these slow turds in a year when some little gremlins are worked out, which they will be. I do wish the car was a bit less lbs, but supercharged, its still crazy fast and all around capable of scaring a passenger silly.

To those of you hanging it out there and driving these cars hard and posting results and concerns, Thanks from a future owner!




Pat

Fore58

Thanks.....and that's what it boils down to, ET. Let's just throw out the skill factor and go with "better driver" for both the manual and the auto. I am actually impressed with the 131.61 trap speed from the A8.

Fore58

Since this was a reply....did I said anything about "mad skills"? And thanks for taking my comment out of context. So to you, that's how easy it is to handle a 10 second auto.....give a 16 year one lesson and she is good to go on the second try. I wonder how many lessons she needs for a manual. Okay, sir.

C7/Z06 Man

This is what "bracket racers" do, that's ALL THEY DO!

DerStig

I really dont understand the need for putting drag radials on this car and take it to the drag strip all the time. Do you guys realize this is a track car? And what I mean by "track" is not a "drag strip", I mean a real track like willow springs or VIR. Jesus, if you guys care so much about straight line speed, you are surely wasting thousands of dollars buying this car. You are much better of buying a 30k car and modding it purely for 1/4 mile.

I'm surprised every other thread on this forum is about 1/4 miles, drag radials, and X seconds and Y miles trap. What a different culture around here.

AirBusPilot

Well, that's your definition, right?

GM lists a 1/4 mile time for the Z06, so they seem to believe it has some importance.

1/4 mile times are a big deal here in America, and have been for decades. Sure, we all wish we could take a $100k car to COTA every weekend and prove our manliness, but for the most of us that's just not practical. Road racing use of any car is VERY destructive and expensive, unlike the occasional quarter mile blast.

99% of ALL performance cars NEVER see a road course, including BMW's, despite their marketing. Just because you buy a performance car, whether a Z06 M3/4/5/6 or GT3, doesn't mean you have to race it on a road course. And since nearly ALL these cars are licensed street vehicles, they really aren't designed to be actual race cars right off the showroom floor.

L Duncan

Forget aboutDerFag, he is here to only make trouble. He needs to drive his 325i and get lost.

jason427

Some people like to drag race cars. I have owned over 50 cars and Drag raced most of them. I also have been on a Road-course with a new R8V10 as a guest of Audi and it was a blast. However I would not want to tear up personal cars road racing them.

Here is an Idea! MAYBE if you see a thread titled "took my car to the Drag Strip" or something along those lines STAY the F%#@% out of it! Then you won't get annoyed

Jason

L Duncan

Jason unfortunately your wasting your time with this tool DerStig. He won't leave. I have to give him props for being the most hated person on this forum though.

Rumba

[QUOTE=DerStig;1589024553]I really dont understand the need for putting drag radials on this car and take it to the drag strip all the time. Do you guys realize this is a track car? And what I mean by "track" is not a "drag strip", I mean a real track like willow springs or VIR. Jesus, if you guys care so much about straight line speed, you are surely wasting thousands of dollars buying this car. You are much better of buying a 30k car and modding it purely for 1/4 mile.

I'm surprised every other thread on this forum is about 1/4 miles, drag radials, and X seconds and Y miles trap. What a different culture around here.[/QUOTE

No one here cares whether you understand anything.

molon labe

I agree, you really don't understand.

LS1LT1

And sometimes even WITH drag radials, drag racing an automatic Corvette is NOT as easy as some people think. Easier than a manual every time of course, but definitely not easy ALL of the time.

GARY2004Z06

Congrats OP and good luck in the future.
As for many other posts, I care not to comment other than there is a great deal of misinformation out there.