__________________ My baby Z was the 12th Z06 to roll off the line on July 10, 2006. It was the 148th Z06 to roll off the production line for 2007 and I picked her up on August 2nd!!
er, an article about this feat was in corvette quarterly at least 2 issues ago. I seem to remember that the driver was flown in just for this run, did like three laps around the track and said "no more".
Part of the reason for the "no more" was the air you see in those pictures. the car doesn't produce enough down force at extreme speed....
Part of the reason for the "no more" was the air you see in those pictures. the car doesn't produce enough down force at extreme speed....
I think this is one of the few things that really keeps the C6Z from playing with the best of the best. Something like a Zonda F produces 600 Kg of downforce at high speeds. A Z06 just isn't in that same class. Personally, I'll give up lots of top speed in exchange for the downforce. I'd much rather have a 160 MPH top speed and a crapload of downforce, than a 198 MPH top speed with little.
But it's not an easy match for a car like this. First off, more downforce tends to go hand in hand with more drag, which hurts EPA fuel economy, and CAFE does matter to GM. Second, the bulk of the target audience thinks cars can be compared by a single number: how fast they are in the 1/4 mile. This mentality is common even among Vette owners - the % of owners who only care how the car performs in a straight line is quite high. So it's a better use of GM's money to just add more power, than to really worry about high speed stability.
Still, there's only so much you can expect for the price...
*edit* - and 3rd, cars like the Zonda with lots of downforce often get it with spoilers, and the Vette crowd would scream bloody murder if the Vette ever had a factory spoiler, even a functional one. Because, as we all know, "beating" another car just involves driving faster than that car in a straight line, and nonfunctional spoilers appear on Subarus, so all spoilers are to be avoided.
Last edited by novetteyet : 10-21-2006 at 11:28 AM.
7:28 - Porsche Carrera GT, Walther Röhrl, 2004
7:32.4 - Porsche Carrera GT, Horst Von Saurma, 2005
7:36 - Porsche Carrera GT, Walther Röhrl, 2002
7:40 - Mercedes Benz McLaren SLR, Klaus Ludwig, 2004 7:43 - Corvette C6 Z06, Jan Magnusson, 2006
Although a fantastic time, especially considering it was on street tires, it was not a record. Secondly, he did it once and it has yet to be repeated.
One can argue as to whether or not the Carrera GT was a production car, but the fact remains it was. Although limited in number it was still a street legal production car you could buy in the U.S.
Note: not to take anything away from the
Z06, especially considering the cost differential.
I think this is one of the few things that really keeps the C6Z from playing with the best of the best. Something like a Zonda F produces 600 Kg of downforce at high speeds. A Z06 just isn't in that same class. Personally, I'll give up lots of top speed in exchange for the downforce. I'd much rather have a 160 MPH top speed and a crapload of downforce, than a 198 MPH top speed with little.
But it's not an easy match for a car like this. First off, more downforce tends to go hand in hand with more drag, which hurts EPA fuel economy, and CAFE does matter to GM. Second, the bulk of the target audience thinks cars can be compared by a single number: how fast they are in the 1/4 mile. This mentality is common even among Vette owners - the % of owners who only care how the car performs in a straight line is quite high. So it's a better use of GM's money to just add more power, than to really worry about high speed stability.
Still, there's only so much you can expect for the price...
*edit* - and 3rd, cars like the Zonda with lots of downforce often get it with spoilers, and the Vette crowd would scream bloody murder if the Vette ever had a factory spoiler, even a functional one. Because, as we all know, "beating" another car just involves driving faster than that car in a straight line, and nonfunctional spoilers appear on Subarus, so all spoilers are to be avoided.
Well put, I think a retractable spoiler similar to the carerra GT and enzo should make its way to the next vette.
.1 second!? What a triumph, especially considering the ring is what 11 miles long? What is the power to weight of the GT3 RS anyways?
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7:28 - Porsche Carrera GT, Walther Röhrl, 2004
7:32.4 - Porsche Carrera GT, Horst Von Saurma, 2005
7:36 - Porsche Carrera GT, Walther Röhrl, 2002
7:40 - Mercedes Benz McLaren SLR, Klaus Ludwig, 2004
7:53 - Corvette C6 Z06, Jan Magnusson, 2006
I thought the C6 Z ran 7.42 not 7.53?
JB you are on the money.
The C5 Z06 posted a 7m56s and the C6 Z06 posted a 7:43s.
This C6 Z06 "news" is almost 2 years old now, so I am amazed Vettophiles don't know these numbers by heart..
When I get a free moment later today I will bring up the thread where I predicted the C6 Z06 would run 7m45s or so and almost to a T the Euro-Lovers called me out...
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My baby Z was the 12th Z06 to roll off the line on July 10, 2006. It was the 148th Z06 to roll off the production line for 2007 and I picked her up on August 2nd!! 
I seem to remember that the driver was flown in just for this run, did like three laps around the track and said "no more".
Now that is impressive! I love the SLR, cant believe the C6 Z and SLR were running so close to a Carrera GT.
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