C5 Z06 kid

Why do the new Camaro and still no time for the Z06? Maybe they have a Z06 there that will lap soon as well?

https://youtu.be/t4zSIVpVMaw

BaylorCorvette

Because they can't keep it cool?

In all seriousness, since it has been a couple years since the C7 Z06 has been out I do not expect to see a lap time for that car. However it looks like we'll see a time for the ZR1, they've been out at the 'Ring a ton with that car and the latest footage would seem to suggest they're going for a run with different cameras on the car.

http://www.corvetteactioncenter.com/...a-nose-camera/

I will say, I am disappointed that the Corvette has not produced a time for any of the C7 models. Team Camaro has produced a time for the 6th gen ZL1 and 6th gen ZL1 1LE already.

snow

Camaro is doing a great job on the ring! The ZL1 and 1LE are killing it. I'm also wonder why no posted numbers from Corvette either.

moose.b3

Just do the math!

Boba Fett

sunsalem

Very interesting.



Yeah, that.

btwicked

2015-2016 Z06 + Nurburgring = heat soaked car

thus no time released.

Easy math

rbartick

A new week, another ring thread. I predict a 20 page thread with the C5/C6 guys piling on.

revo1059

Damn, it even looks like he has the A/C on!

Heat soak? What heat soak?

Looks the old line about GM requiring that Corvette is the top performance car is no longer.

If you are happy with the Z06 as is then the ZL1 1LE time doesn't matter.

Hirohawa

I predict 25 pages of acrimony and C7 Z06 fanbois making excuses and lame personal attacks as the Corvette has officially taken a back seat to the Camaro.

"Congrats" GM for making the ZL1 Camaro the new performance priority - and completely screwing over the Corvette and it's heritage.

But what do I know I'm poor and jealous. So, so poor... and jealous.

Muscles

I will go look at it when it comes out. If i can see out of it and it doesn't have cooling issues I will strongly consider trading in my Z06. If I don't like it, no big deal, I will keep the Z06 for a few more years. This will probably be my last Corvette, I don't like the way GM handled it and it's problems at all.

G

C5 Z06 kid

It would be nice if the C7 Z06 would do a timed run I'm sure it would put down a good lap, but I agree the next time we'll probably see will be from the Zr1 or whatever they're going to call it, I'm glad the Camaro put down such a fast lap because it means Corvette will put down an even faster one.

revo1059

I don't see Camaro as the new performance priority, in all honestly I see that the Corvette team made a misstep in the design process (and it seems the QA process for the design) where the Camaro team was able to avoid (by knowing the Corvette issues before hand?) the pitfall and come out with a stronger vehicle.

I do remember some of the people saying "Ring times are useless!", "who cares, GM doesn't". Well apparently they do since they put together a video for the ZL1 1LE and distributed it. At this point the only reasonable conclusion is that the Z06 couldn't make a full lap at full power.

TARANTULA

This car only comes with a manual transmission correct?

dar02081961

Point well taken. Hopefully not 25 pages.

But I am curious as to how the lack of a posted C7 Zo6 Ring time makes the ZL1 faster or quicker in the real world?

I mean seriously do you think having a copy of the "official ring time" in your back pocket is going to help you or anyone else whip a C7 Z06 when run up on one?

Taken a "back seat" to the Camaro. LMAO, 400lbs heavier same engine. Yea ok. ZR1 around the corner as well. You are delusional.

What the ZL1 is though, is an *** kicking Chevy that runs with darn near anything in the world on a round track without making compromises.

What the haters should take from this is the Camaro just got the chassis to go with the power. And if the 400lb heavier ZL1 is turning 7:16s at the ring the Z06 is certainly much quicker.

revo1059

It's not quicker if it can't finish the lap at full power.

dar02081961

"At this point the only reasonable conclusion is that the Z06 couldn't make a full lap at full power."

That would be a totally unreasonable conclusion.
Since we don't know of, or haven't even heard of anyone overheating a Z06 in under 8 minutes.

Xanthophyll

Outrageous that we still don't have a 'Ring time after all this time. Guess it doesn't matter though.

dar02081961

That's just it. It did finish a bunch of laps at full power.
It didn't finish the "official timed" lap at full power.

Like I said if you think the lack of a Z06 Ring time is going to help you get in front of a Z06 at the local track you might be in for a disappointment.

I get it, the Ring time is a measuring stick and as such a bragging right that the Z06 missed out on.

To some its a big deal, to the haters it IS the deal, but the truth is out here in the real world its meaningless.

revo1059

Because there are no courses like the Ring where you can run a car flat out for that long.

Provide one other viable reason thy would hold back a time when they have released it for previous models and now are touting it for the Camaro. There really isn't another logical reason.