jim2527

Because they never got a good time. Many possible reasons....

But its nice to see an ultra ultra fast vindication lap by an independent!!

sunsalem

We can only hope.
Thanx for the video.


Regarding the driver...
His shifting could use some work, but he drove like a big boy and showed little fear and that's about all you can hope for in a test like this.

THAT is a crazy time...WOW!

topspeedPT

That Performante laptime is factory time tho.

I'm curious when Sport Auto puts their hands on one...

punky

Amazing silence from the haters and trolls who preached about the C7 Z06 not being able to post a respectable time. This outstanding time is a good, hard, slap across the face to this gang.

sunsalem

Don't count them out just yet....
I'm waiting for one to say "but it ISN'T an A8!"

punky

True but they generally pop like a Jack-in-the-Box at any and every mention of the almighty "Ring Time".

KnightDriveTV

It's a relative test though. Comparing SportAuto to manufacturer numbers is like comparing a dynojet in 50 degree weather at sea level to a Mustang Dyno in Denver.

Ultimate capability is one thing, as shown by professional manufacturer drivers backed by tons of channels of data and support. Put the car in the hands of a common man though, and it reveals how accessible a cars performance is. Getting some cars from 8/10's to 10/10's requires abundance of skill and ability, versus some cars bring you to 9/10's with a lot of confidence.

I think the SportAuto times reveal that the 918's performance is harder to access as a common driving enthusiast, especially when you have the responsibility of bringing the car home. Sport Auto is more real world, when it comes to common ownership and real life outcome. In that scenario, the Z06 is top tier.

Wulverine

Sam90lX and his band of merry C7Z Trolls are just gathering talking points. They will be here shortly, no doubt.

23/C8Z

Yeah. That and so many are on another level both in price and performance. I wouldn't mind paying but you would want it back to justify the expense unless it was a solid investment grade car.

back to the topic at hand, if i recall didn't they crash pretty bad and wasn't it in winter when they were there towards end? As well as another bad crash when nurburgring outlawed times for a bit?

or like someone said whenever they had the chance other vehicles etc caused issues on track

Always Red Dave

jbsblownc5

Pretty Cool, almost seemed like he was not pushing as hard as he could have in the last few minutes...

I like the way he double down shifted a few times!

The thing I've noticed about my Z06 and tracking it is how much easier it is to run a reasonably fast time vs driving my other vettes, that I have run similar times in, but REALLY had to work at it...

Good Job!!

EMINENT 1

Damn.

WaFp

Love that this was released! Fantastic driver that, IMO, given the same amount of time and prep as a factory diver, could wrangle a few more seconds out of her. He didn't NLS, double downshifted in spots, coasted in a few others, but his line is solid and he really didn't show to be timid and afraid of pushing from 8-10/10ths.

I love my M7! And as my buddy said "only the manual times matter! There's three pedals, that's 50% better. It's just math"

dar02081961

Its not, but anything that gets you nay sayers and haters off our nutz about the "ring time" is.

bcmarly

Sweet redemption, although many forum members have had steller times at other tracks around the country. But let's face it the Nurburgring is one of the world's most diverse tracks that will expose any weakness in car and driver.

keagan

Gotcha! Was basing off the fastest times. My bad!

Stingray23

They've had 3yrs to do it.

OnPoint

Ah, this is great to see.

Solid, solid time for the C7 Z06.

four0nefive

This is definitely a sub 7:10 car in GM's hands in my opinion.

Also I like that we get a lap time that not from GM, but is still very respectable and people are still trying to discredit it.

Wulverine