I've always owned AWDs before and got pretty good with them. With my old 300 whp Evo-8 I could cut 1.65-1.70 60's and run low 12s at 112 all day long. I learned today and the Z06 is a totally different animal that requires a lot of practice
Ran at Mason Dixon dragway near Hagerstown, MD. DA was running between 0 and -500 all day, so great air to run in but it made it hard on traction.
I have a new-found respect for all you high-power rwd guys today. I was definitely a fish out of water after having the Evo at the track for so long. My burnouts sucked (couldn't keep the car straight), my launches sucked, and I wheel-hopped all over the place. My biggest problem with wheel-hop was always set off by my 1-2 shift. I hopped all the way through second gear on 2 out of 5 runs and partially on all the others. Hell, one run I wheel-hopped until about 85 in 3rd gear!
My first run was my worst:
60' - 2.12
1/8 - 8.32 @ 88.6
1/4 - 12.56 @ 118.70
My last run was my best 60/, 1/8, and 1/4 all at once:
60' - 2.04
1/8 - 7.97 @ 94.2
1/4 - 12.099 @ 120.38
Other runs were 12.50, 12.29, 12.15 @ 119-120.
I wanted an 11 so bad but I guess for my first time ever with other than AWD, I shouldn't be too ticked off. Get that 60' down to 1.80 and I should be 11.65-70. It will just take some practice I guess. Everyone had traction issues today.
12.29 @ 119 (listen to all the wheelhop):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jeHKdJ3S0M
12.15 @ 120:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T0DI1ZbBLE
12.09 @ 120:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ8KgrCAtXY
See YouTube description for additional information about the car and for 60-foots.
