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The 2:00 min mark puts the GT3 debate at rest. You can see how far behind ZR1 is initially and how he quickly closes that gap. Almost feels like GT3 is in a different league.
Hard to say from this video. If Dave Schotz (yes the guy posting in ZR1 threads, thought he had here) was driving the GT3 since Adam is driving the ZR1 then it would be a reasonable comparison as both driver's are exceptional.
Otherwise with cars this quick it's a Driver's game. Often times the better driver will go right past the lesser.
Also my 2 minute mark is of clear track. 6 minutes or so he comes up on a GT3. It also skips there in strange fashion for some reason.
Hard to say from this video. If Dave Schotz (yes the guy posting in ZR1 threads, thought he had here) was driving the GT3 since Adam is driving the ZR1 then it would be a reasonable comparison as both driver's are exceptional.
Otherwise with cars this quick it's a Driver's game. Often times the better driver will go right past the lesser.
Also my 2 minute mark is of clear track. 6 minutes or so he comes up on a GT3. It also skips there in strange fashion for some reason.
i am looking at the second video which is of a yellow z06. In that one he completely destroys the gt3, its not even close
Hard to say from this video. If Dave Schotz (yes the guy posting in ZR1 threads, thought he had here) was driving the GT3 since Adam is driving the ZR1 then it would be a reasonable comparison as both driver's are exceptional.
Otherwise with cars this quick it's a Driver's game. Often times the better driver will go right past the lesser.
Also my 2 minute mark is of clear track. 6 minutes or so he comes up on a GT3. It also skips there in strange fashion for some reason.
I had a Corvette that would start developing high oil temps, but only during fast laps. It turned out to be a lose exhaust flange: the exhaust was blowing straight onto the side of the oil pan in close proximity to the temperature sensor. You might have him check for exhaust leaks there.
That makes sense. 2:15's and 16's is really hauling the mail there. Helps that he was driving the fastest color in the world.
I was there at COTA while Adam drove the ZR1, it’s all legit.
The owner brought his McLaren 720 has his primary track ride, the ZR1 was his backup. This ZR1 does not have the track package, the owner found it available at a dealer and picked it up, until his ordered A8 ZR1 is built. And yes, the car had 4xx miles on it, had local dealer make 1st oil change early just before bringing it to the track.
The Yellow Z06 Adam drove a 2:15 in is mine. We have been working (and spending lots of money) seeing how quick we can make this car, and keeping it stock weight and street legal.
Actual optimal lap time we were seeing was 2:14,’s, GSPEED thinks we can milk out a 2:13 with a bit more aero work. To go much faster then that we will need to start loosing weight.
Adam is a fantastic driver, very quick, and knows his stuff.
We were thinking of going to some other tracks around the country, we would like to see what kind of lap our car could do.
I was there at COTA while Adam drove the ZR1, it’s all legit.
The owner brought his McLaren 720 has his primary track ride, the ZR1 was his backup. This ZR1 does not have the track package, the owner found it available at a dealer and picked it up, until his ordered A8 ZR1 is built. And yes, the car had 4xx miles on it, had local dealer make 1st oil change early just before bringing it to the track.
The Yellow Z06 Adam drove a 2:15 in is mine. We have been working (and spending lots of money) seeing how quick we can make this car, and keeping it stock weight and street legal.
Actual optimal lap time we were seeing was 2:14,’s, GSPEED thinks we can milk out a 2:13 with a bit more aero work. To go much faster then that we will need to start loosing weight.
Adam is a fantastic driver, very quick, and knows his stuff.
We were thinking of going to some other tracks around the country, we would like to see what kind of lap our car could do.
1. Car has 15W-50 oil in it
2. Car is on Hoosier R7s
3. NO GT3 smashes lap times at COTA, they are painfully slow compared to what we’re playing with.
4. I cut the video because I backed out and let my two buddies regap me so I could do a hot lap. They didn’t know it was me in the car and I wasn’t about to stuff them in the brake zones.
5. COTA Speaking, you need a large footprint, lots of power and downforce, the GT3 doesn’t have lots of power and it has a small footprint. Some of my GT3 friends run 295s up front... not sure what that setup will do.
Looks like the oil temp was actually higher than 271, car still pulled hard and didn’t show any weaknesses. That’s just not the right car for a hot lap, very soft in the Esses... It’s a non ZTk car with no Comp seats, try driving that setup at the limit on R7s while holding yourself in. It’s just messy, trust me, I know! I still did a 2:21-2:22 on my warm up lap...the ZR1 is a monster. Operations C7Z is faster in every way, go watch my 2:15.90 video in that car...BTW notice it was raining during my 2:15 laps 🖖
I’ll be back at COTA with a ZTK car and we will see what’s up. Also, Hoosier R7 G loads will increase oil temps quicker than the ZP tire, I know there will be many ZR1s on Hoosiers. COTA and Texas is the true test on a car. Go look on my YouTube, I’ve wheeled almost every car at this point and NOTHING beats the sensations of driving a prepped Corvette...this is why I own 2 Z06s, high five. If there was something better for the money, I would buy it!
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1. Car has 15W-50 oil in it
2. Car is on Hoosier R7s
3. NO GT3 smashes lap times at COTA, they are painfully slow compared to what we’re playing with.
4. I cut the video because I backed out and let my two buddies regap me so I could do a hot lap. They didn’t know it was me in the car and I wasn’t about to stuff them in the brake zones.
5. COTA Speaking, you need a large footprint, lots of power and downforce, the GT3 doesn’t have lots of power and it has a small footprint. Some of my GT3 friends run 295s up front... not sure what that setup will do.
Looks like the oil temp was actually higher than 271, car still pulled hard and didn’t show any weaknesses. That’s just not the right car for a hot lap, very soft in the Esses... It’s a non ZTk car with no Comp seats, try driving that setup at the limit on R7s while holding yourself in. It’s just messy, trust me, I know! I still did a 2:21-2:22 on my warm up lap...the ZR1 is a monster. Operations C7Z is faster in every way, go watch my 2:15.90 video in that car.
I paused the video near the end of his session and grabbed this shot of the dash. It looks like it was 27x (278? 276?). In other words, while the oil temps went up quickly they also stabilized in the 270's. We also don't know ambient temp or whether 15W50 was in the car. I wouldn't be worried about this at all.
Ambient temps were 95 deg plus, and the car never got any hotter than 275. It had a fresh oil change with 15W50 and 100 octane in the tank.
Oh stop the BS and speculation and negative comments. Most of use are sick of it.
The facts are if coolant gets to 260 or above you have approached the upper limits.
If Oil temp gets to 320 you have approached the upper limits.
271 for oil temp is not a big deal.
If you don't have facts them keep your opinions to yourself.
Great response. Most people,regarding most subjects, not only don’t have the facts, they wouldn’t be able to understand or analyze the facts if given to them, yet they delusionally believe they are the experts. People generally do not know what they don’t know.
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Saw he missed that 4-5 shift on the out lap, down the back straight, going into 7th. I hate that damn gear! I've hit it so many times on track. It should have a much more difficult detent to engage in my opinion, or an electronic lockout would be nice.
05-28-2018, 06:40 PM
