New Corvette...
06-21-2013, 03:08 PM
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Wow, you think a 2:22 lap at COTA or a 1:49 at TWS is all I got? Read my post above on the recent enhancements then toss in a new set of Michelin slicks/Finspeed wheels I have sitting in storage plus some aero that I may go ahead and put on early and then we can see what happens. Lord knows what you've done to your cheater 996 Turbo, but I'm guessing it's a little more than aero, bushings/alignment, seats/harnesses, and slicks.
Give me some advance notice on when you're going to roll into town, so I can get registered and get down there. It'll be good to have fresh blood. I'll show you the line.
Give me some advance notice on when you're going to roll into town, so I can get registered and get down there. It'll be good to have fresh blood. I'll show you the line.
I'll be in town whenever NARRA gets back down there. Hope you get that car setup to run with Messer and Weathers who is going to be a TT1 beast if LG ever finishes his motor. I'd like to get down there for the Narra event and stay and do COTA. Was my plan this year but got screwed up at the last minute.
06-21-2013, 04:10 PM
#1052
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It's all pipe dreams until you actually run a better time. My car is quite simple, stock turbos tuned, exhaust, aero, awd replaced with lsd, solid/adjustable suspension and enough weight reduction to make my ratio near max for TT1 with NARRA and NASA (with slicks).
I'll be in town whenever NARRA gets back down there. Hope you get that car setup to run with Messer and Weathers who is going to be a TT1 beast if LG ever finishes his motor. I'd like to get down there for the Narra event and stay and do COTA. Was my plan this year but got screwed up at the last minute.
I'll be in town whenever NARRA gets back down there. Hope you get that car setup to run with Messer and Weathers who is going to be a TT1 beast if LG ever finishes his motor. I'd like to get down there for the Narra event and stay and do COTA. Was my plan this year but got screwed up at the last minute.
Anyway, I'm your huckleberry. Shoot me a PM when NARRA has their schedule up and I'll see what I have to do to get registered and get down there. Have a nice weekend.
06-21-2013, 04:40 PM
#1053
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Whew...glad that's over at least for awhile. Was worried about all the testosterone oozing thru my iMac. What's the old expression...how fast do you wanna go...how much money you wanna spend? Think I'll go detail my GT3 for an upcoming Cars and Coffee. My best to all the virtual combatants!
06-21-2013, 09:50 PM
#1054
The corvette guys are saying the next z06 will have 550-575hp!
Still this base vette w/ z51 at $58k is a dam good proposition vs a similarly priced BASE cayman w/ its shameful 270hp.
HOWEVER , lets see what its like to drive. If it steers wells, shifts well, brakes well and doesnt fall apart i'm willing to overlook the hideous *** and go out and get her.
The vette team should invite chris harris to drive one!
Still this base vette w/ z51 at $58k is a dam good proposition vs a similarly priced BASE cayman w/ its shameful 270hp.
HOWEVER , lets see what its like to drive. If it steers wells, shifts well, brakes well and doesnt fall apart i'm willing to overlook the hideous *** and go out and get her.
The vette team should invite chris harris to drive one!
06-21-2013, 11:28 PM
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The Z will be about 80k. Will be hard to top 100k with a non special version Z06 unless it's dealer gouging like the C6Z when it came out.
Yawn.
I'll make sure to post NARRA's schedule if you can't find it on the interwebs. Have a good one.
Speaking of pipe dreams, at least I have some subpar baseline times at the tracks you are referencing. You have nothing.
Anyway, I'm your huckleberry. Shoot me a PM when NARRA has their schedule up and I'll see what I have to do to get registered and get down there. Have a nice weekend.
Anyway, I'm your huckleberry. Shoot me a PM when NARRA has their schedule up and I'll see what I have to do to get registered and get down there. Have a nice weekend.
I'll make sure to post NARRA's schedule if you can't find it on the interwebs. Have a good one.
06-21-2013, 11:44 PM
#1057
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My morning just got a little better.
cheater 996TT above and ZR1 "bone stock on slicks) are of the same cloth, at 8/10th you will pass anything in sight, but push the 10/10the all the time and they might pull into the put just before they give a NA a point by.
I go make some more coffee.
cheater 996TT above and ZR1 "bone stock on slicks) are of the same cloth, at 8/10th you will pass anything in sight, but push the 10/10the all the time and they might pull into the put just before they give a NA a point by.
I go make some more coffee.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-c...track-day.html
06-22-2013, 12:15 AM
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06-22-2013, 12:20 AM
#1059
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Speaking of pipe dreams, at least I have some subpar baseline times at the tracks you are referencing. You have nothing.
Anyway, I'm your huckleberry. Shoot me a PM when NARRA has their schedule up and I'll see what I have to do to get registered and get down there. Have a nice weekend.
Anyway, I'm your huckleberry. Shoot me a PM when NARRA has their schedule up and I'll see what I have to do to get registered and get down there. Have a nice weekend.
06-22-2013, 01:25 AM
#1060
What I could do with 50/50 wd, 200 more HP, and soft racing slicks at COTA...that's gotta be low teens on slicks. Never driven a vette though. Quickag passed me on 11-12 like I was going backwards (at 150).
06-22-2013, 02:49 AM
#1061
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what are we talking about in this thread?
what's COTA.
i know what a corvette is. fast big V8 i like.
going to bed. yawn.
what's COTA.
i know what a corvette is. fast big V8 i like.
going to bed. yawn.
06-22-2013, 02:59 AM
#1062
Yeah baby. I'll be trading my C6 ZR1 when the C7 ZR1 comes out (probably wait for second model year like I did this time). In the meantime, you guys need to start buying the C7 Z51 and come eout and chase me around here at the tracks in TX. A C7 Z51 with a bit of aero and some slicks will make me pay attention. 
Haha awesome!! My money is on Dez
06-22-2013, 03:15 AM
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Give me some advance notice on when you're going to roll into town, so I can get registered and get down there. It'll be good to have fresh blood. I'll ishow you the line.
06-22-2013, 05:18 AM
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He has a TT license and has run in NASA TT events in Texas. There won't be any problems there.
However as ShakeNBake points out, that car is potent. GT3's on slicks could run 2:22 at COTA and 1:49 at TWS. Jenk did a 1:52 on the RA1 combo in one (and only one) day at TWS in his 3.8 RS. Randy did a 2:27 at COTA in someone else's car on a new track at COTA. Both tracks have huge straights where there is nothing you can do without more hp, and more advantage to slicks on a green track.
He'll have to step well out of range of 3.8's on slicks to be competition for faster TT cars.
However as ShakeNBake points out, that car is potent. GT3's on slicks could run 2:22 at COTA and 1:49 at TWS. Jenk did a 1:52 on the RA1 combo in one (and only one) day at TWS in his 3.8 RS. Randy did a 2:27 at COTA in someone else's car on a new track at COTA. Both tracks have huge straights where there is nothing you can do without more hp, and more advantage to slicks on a green track.
He'll have to step well out of range of 3.8's on slicks to be competition for faster TT cars.
06-22-2013, 10:37 AM
#1065
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We shall see what my car is capable of with the new optimized set-up. Rest assured those laptimes aren't close to what the car can do now. As far as my driving, the only truly spec thing I've done is Level 1 and 2 Corvette driving school at Spring Mountain outside of Vegas. If you read kmcmcmahon's thread link above, you'll read that I set the overall student lap record at Spring Mountain.
What is interesting about that is they run truly stock Corvettes so everyone drives the same car. On the last two open lapping sessions on the last day of Level 2, they put transponders in the car. It was in my last session that I reset the student lap record, actually twice in back to back laps. So, over 1,000 students have gone through their school.
The only reason I mention that is you can bet I will get what is available out of my car when the time comes.
What is interesting about that is they run truly stock Corvettes so everyone drives the same car. On the last two open lapping sessions on the last day of Level 2, they put transponders in the car. It was in my last session that I reset the student lap record, actually twice in back to back laps. So, over 1,000 students have gone through their school.
The only reason I mention that is you can bet I will get what is available out of my car when the time comes.