Lightning lap
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I believe the C7 ZR1 lap was a 7:04 (If I recall correctly) - Note that this was done without even warming up the tires (Namely no warm up lap) and not in "ideal" weather conditions that day. The fastest unofficial time for the 720s is 7:08 I believe...
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The story is the C8s lap time, and it was VERY good. It not only beat its predecessors time by four seconds, but its rival mid engine GT4. Not only that, but the C8 can be considered the most successful LAUNCH vehicle in quite some time. Porsches 718 and 911 series cars are REFINED cars, as was the C7 if you TRULY know your Corvette history. The C8 IS A BRAND NEW VEHICLE FOLKS. All of those worries of understeer have melted away with many saying the C8 is close to perfect for a daily sports car that can be tracked. That is a monumental feat for any launch edition sports car.
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^^^^ Bingo and I'll be darn if this thread is just learning about tires just now...?
The "thing" with the base 60K C8 is that the ME "thing" was done for many things but everybody thinks it was done for just one thing and that is tracking. Not so...
The "thing" with the base 60K C8 is that the ME "thing" was done for many things but everybody thinks it was done for just one thing and that is tracking. Not so...
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6:5x segmented and 7:04 actual as per Jim's posts on the C7ZR1 section of this forum. IMHO the lack of warm up lap prevented reaching the segmented time.
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@jimmyb Jim's 7:04 Lap is still faster that the two noted 720s Ring times of 7:14 and 7:08 in the 720s - The drivers of those times were no slouches either.
Thus, that is why I agreed with the other member when he called out the lap time of the C7 ZR1. It should be noted as it is an awesome car. I do believe the C8 Z06 will be an awesome car too. I do not believe it will be as fast as the C7 ZR1 on these tracks. But that really, in my opinion, is not what the goal of that car is. There will be other models that will target it.
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@jimmyb Jim's 7:04 Lap is still faster that the two noted 720s Ring times of 7:14 and 7:08 in the 720s - The drivers of those times were no slouches either.
Thus, that is why I agreed with the other member when he called out the lap time of the C7 ZR1. It should be noted as it is an awesome car. I do believe the C8 Z06 will be an awesome car too. I do not believe it will be as fast as the C7 ZR1 on these tracks. But that really, in my opinion, is not what the goal of that car is. There will be other models that will target it.
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I don’t think you realize how close many models are if they wore the same tires. I wish Pobst or Mero would do a same day test of C6GS, C6Z07, C6ZR1, C7GS, C7Z07, C7ZR1 and C8Z51 all on Cup2s at the same track for comparison to rule out tire advancement. Randy or Jim are you listening?
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. I'm sure I could break the 16 minute mark..
.That said, it is funny how we (or me) look at these 'ring lap times that have been plummeting for the last 15 years and act like it's no big deal. I remember the 7:42 that Jan Mangusson did in a C6 Z06 in 2006 and thought: "Well, that's it...no one will beat that" (I THINK that was from a standing start, not a flying start, but I could be wrong). Then Mero does a 7:19 in a C6 ZR1 and I think a 7:22 in a C6 Z06 a few years later and on we go...
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You are exactly right, the 7:04 was a lap, the 6:5x was a segmented time. I am surprised by the 720S time of "only" 7:08, seems slow for a car of that potential although clearly I'm crazy saying that a 7:08 lap is "slow".... I'm sure I could break the 16 minute mark...
That said, it is funny how we (or me) look at these 'ring lap times that have been plummeting for the last 15 years and act like it's no big deal. I remember the 7:42 that Jan Mangusson did in a C6 Z06 in 2006 and thought: "Well, that's it...no one will beat that" (I THINK that was from a standing start, not a flying start, but I could be wrong). Then Mero does a 7:19 in a C6 ZR1 and I think a 7:22 in a C6 Z06 a few years later and on we go...
. I'm sure I could break the 16 minute mark...That said, it is funny how we (or me) look at these 'ring lap times that have been plummeting for the last 15 years and act like it's no big deal. I remember the 7:42 that Jan Mangusson did in a C6 Z06 in 2006 and thought: "Well, that's it...no one will beat that" (I THINK that was from a standing start, not a flying start, but I could be wrong). Then Mero does a 7:19 in a C6 ZR1 and I think a 7:22 in a C6 Z06 a few years later and on we go...
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