Z06 launch
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From: N. Alabama
Z06 launch
Just got back from track weekend and got a few laps from a GM performance engineer in his Z06. I have never, in 19 years of tracking and accelerating right smartly in various vehicles, experienced such a launch. Although he was not in actual launch mode, it was full throttle with everything turned off in a/h at pit out. There are no words to express that experience except to describe it as akin to a RATO! It took a half lap for me to get my senses back. I have had fun in my C7ZR1 but the 8Z06 is absolutely unbelievable. 
Oh yeah, completely stock. He looked over at me and said,"Can you believe it is completely stock!?"
Oh yeah, completely stock. He looked over at me and said,"Can you believe it is completely stock!?"
Burning Brakes
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Can't believe how you felt given that you have been tracking for quite a while, and considering your experiences with a C7 ZR1. Mighty impressive, and seems unbelievable with your excellent description. Got my 2024 Z06 late December so only now getting going here in the Northeast. Traded in my C7 Z06, a car I loved, and which had a few upgrades to bring it up to
about 710 hp. You had a ride that I would love to experience.
about 710 hp. You had a ride that I would love to experience.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 14,064
Likes: 1,166
From: N. Alabama
Can't believe how you felt given that you have been tracking for quite a while, and considering your experiences with a C7 ZR1. Mighty impressive, and seems unbelievable with your excellent description. Got my 2024 Z06 late December so only now getting going here in the Northeast. Traded in my C7 Z06, a car I loved, and which had a few upgrades to bring it up to
about 710 hp. You had a ride that I would love to experience.
about 710 hp. You had a ride that I would love to experience.
