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Camaro ZL1 1LE just ran a 7:16 at the Ring

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Old 05-22-2019, 10:31 AM
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Holy crap, this was better than the chase scene in Bullit"!! To think this car costs under $30K...
It actually starts at $72k before options (still pretty good value - exactly half GT3)
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Old 05-22-2019, 11:02 AM
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Originally Posted by orthojoe
ZL1 1LE is faster than the GT4, but it will be harder to drive it fast. GT4 is relatively easy to drive quick, whereas it takes more skill to drive the ZL1 at it's limit. Porsches allow you to power out of a corner very easily with engine sitting behind you. Be prepared to do a lot of countersteering to manage a FR layout with a lot of torque and horsepower. This is a pro chasing me in my RS.
Dig that supercharger whine...
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Great video!

How long before blower belt flies off?
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The only issue with the camaro is tire life from fronts. The car is a beast
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Old 05-22-2019, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by C.J. Ichiban
The only issue with the camaro is tire life from fronts. The car is a beast
Oh yeah. Good point. Both guys I know who drive one say the fronts are done after 2 days at most. Then again, GT cars only get 3 days, so not much better ......
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I am not a pro, and I am not that fast, but at Sebring, I had one of these go by me so fast, you would have thought it was an LMP car.
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Originally Posted by orthojoe
Then again, GT cars only get 3 days, so not much better ......
"Say it ain't so" Joe, bring back the GT4 days with the RE71R's!
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Old 05-23-2019, 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by RDCR
"Say it ain't so" Joe, bring back the GT4 days with the RE71R's!
Joe is very fast - for more average drivers, the tires can last longer (somewhat track dependent too)
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Old 05-23-2019, 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by GrantG
Joe is very fast - for more average drivers, the tires can last longer (somewhat track dependent too)
Been there, seen that! In the GT4 days if I could keep Joe in sight for a few turns I felt like I had accomplished something. My post was more lamenting the fact that the tire cost of getting even a little bit faster goes up disporportionately! With the GT4 I was getting 8-9 days out of a set of tires. The rate things are going with cup 2's on the GT3 I'll be lucky if I get 5 maybe 6.
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Old 05-23-2019, 02:34 PM
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Wow, had not seen that video before. Check about 7 minute mark of the lap time, he enters that turn at 173mph! And the car gets a little unsettled. I puckered watching it, can't imagine the stones it would take to drive that!

I've driven the ring, it truly is a monster. Huge respect for the driver here
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Wow, had not seen that video before. Check about 7 minute mark of the lap time, he enters that turn at 173mph! And the car gets a little unsettled. I puckered watching it, can't imagine the stones it would take to drive that!

I've driven the ring, it truly is a monster. Huge respect for the driver here
When I had a loaner 991.2 Turbo, I was going 181 mph before that corner (and I slowed way earlier for the corner than that guy - car could've gone faster).
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Originally Posted by C.J. Ichiban
The only issue with the camaro is tire life from fronts. The car is a beast
Agreed, I believe it's also hard on front brakes and the pedal tends to go soft.
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Originally Posted by GrantG
When I had a loaner 991.2 Turbo, I was going 181 mph before that corner (and I slowed way earlier for the corner than that guy - car could've gone faster).
Very cool! I am assuming the ZL1 is at Vmax there with all the static aero. The car has big front dive planes and a serious wing. Imagine what it could do with active aero!
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Originally Posted by orthojoe
ZL1 1LE is faster than the GT4, but it will be harder to drive it fast. GT4 is relatively easy to drive quick, whereas it takes more skill to drive the ZL1 at it's limit. Porsches allow you to power out of a corner very easily with engine sitting behind you. Be prepared to do a lot of countersteering to manage a FR layout with a lot of torque and horsepower. This is a pro chasing me in my RS.

https://youtu.be/hgljsDFewcM
Great video, and both of you guys are great drivers. Thanks for making my day!
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Old 05-23-2019, 09:34 PM
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I believe I’ve watched several dozen great videos of great laps at the Ring, but that was truly a spectacular lap by a driver that is beyond words - other than than one. ‘*****’.

Congrats. I hope to be that good one day.
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