k fine. ill explain myself.
you cannot believe this to be true.
ford NEVER cared about lap times?
come on dude.
YouTube Chevy just beat the Ford GT's VIR laptime - woops
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k fine. ill explain myself.
you cannot believe this to be true.
ford NEVER cared about lap times?
come on dude.
my biggest thing is, you cant get ford GT's. if you have cahs in hand, and walked into a ford dealer and said take all my money and give me one, they cant.
walk into just about any chevy dealer and do teh same for the ZR1, and you will have salesmen drooling over you to get the chance to take your money.
yes the ford GT is a fantastic car there is no doubt about it. but the zr1 is so much better because you might actually be able to own one.
walk into just about any chevy dealer and do teh same for the ZR1, and you will have salesmen drooling over you to get the chance to take your money.
yes the ford GT is a fantastic car there is no doubt about it. but the zr1 is so much better because you might actually be able to own one.
Eh, I don't really think so.
Food for thought, I've been on Camaro5 for about 5 years now. (Don't ask) and every time a debate comes up, Chevy is all about the handling aspect.
Ford has pretty much designed all cars to handle well, but, perform at a drag strip better. Up until the GT350, just about all cars produced by Ford were straight line cars.
Last I check, Ford has not published an official time in ages. Chevy, on the other hand, has.
Please don't take what I'm saying in a combative or argumentative way. I was stating my opinion that it is well known Chevy cares more about ring times and lap times than Ford.
I don't understand how anyone can take away the performance accomplishments of the ZR1...This thing is competing, lap time wise, with cars that are 4, 5, maybe 6 times as much. I don't give a shit how "dialed in or isn't" the ZR1 is, the thing is BONKERS fast.
The GT is a showcase of what Ford can technically do, but it's just slower than the ZR1. Fact. We can argue all day about subjective things like styling, looks, etc, but that's all it really is, subjective. The ZR1 is objectively faster. Drop mic /thread.
The GT is a showcase of what Ford can technically do, but it's just slower than the ZR1. Fact. We can argue all day about subjective things like styling, looks, etc, but that's all it really is, subjective. The ZR1 is objectively faster. Drop mic /thread.
dude come on man. one of the first times the GT was revealed to the public it was done so in straight up race car livery
Fuck I want an SVO so bad it hurts
so you're saying ford was showing it off "ricer style"?
this race livery? oh yeah, that doesn't mean shit, we don't plan on racing it, we just thought it looked cool.
Sarcasm went straight over your head man.
Answer my previous question, brah.
Chevy rolled up at VIR with full team, head engineer, harnesses, etc.
Ford rolled up at VIR with three people.
Ford ran first, said they weren't going for an "official fast lap time" then Chevy ran after, followed suit by also saying the same thing that it is basically just a casual run.
Kind of like saying when you race someone on the street, and barely beat them, you saying something like "Meh, I was only going half throttle brahhhhhhh" to save face.
One thing to consider - Who do you think knew their cars better?
A Pro driver that maybe drove it a handful of time, or the guy that designed, tested and built the car?
My money is on the guy that built the car and designed it.
Eehh, you can't use the Jim Mero isn't a pro driver as ammo...dude can fucking wheel, pro or not. Especially Corvette's. How many Nurburgring lap records has he set in Corvette's? A fuckload.
https://blog.caranddriver.com/light...corvette-ride-and-handling-engineer-jim-mero/
He raced the C6 ZR1 and has done over 15,000 Laps all over the world in many cars, including the Z06.
He also set a record at VIR with a Z06.
The Grand Job: Meet Jim Mero The Corvette Test Driver | Grand Tour Nation
He started racing cars at a young age.
I think this guy is more than your average engineer.
Just saying.
He raced the C6 ZR1 and has done over 15,000 Laps all over the world in many cars, including the Z06.
He also set a record at VIR with a Z06.
The Grand Job: Meet Jim Mero The Corvette Test Driver | Grand Tour Nation
He started racing cars at a young age.
I think this guy is more than your average engineer.
Just saying.
Never said any of that....Just saying that Jim Mero is hardly "just an engineer". Mero was a pro driver. He raced up through the ranks and actually raced in Le Mans in 1995. There's no one more qualified to set lap times in an OEM Corvette than Mero. I would say there would be minimal, if any drop off, with a "pro."
I am sure that is because it doesn't have an engine up front making it's dynamics much different.
An extreme version example would be that Deltawing race car. It uses tires that are very narrow up front. Like 4.5" wide kind of narrow.
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