Mc P1 vs. C7 Z at COTA


dbk

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An instructor in a C7 Z06 chasing around a P1. The disparity in acceleration on the straights is ridiculous.

[video=youtube;Cy6rRgMCD0w]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy6rRgMCD0w[/video]
 

BAT

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Holy crap! :eek
 

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As you say, the acceleration is amazing!!
 

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As you say, the acceleration is amazing!!

And yet, he never Really looses the C7 for good. Does the Vette have better brakes or a better driver?
 

FENZO

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And yet, he never Really looses the C7 for good. Does the Vette have better brakes or a better driver?

Probably more concerned with wadding up $1M.

Edit: After options, tax, etc... probably more like $1.7M. Right?
 
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Love the way the P1 wing automatically goes flat when it accelerates. Very cool.
 

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Probably more concerned with wadding up $1M.

That was my thought, too. Either that, or new to the track. He sure didn't drive it very aggressively until he was sure he was pointed straight ahead.
 

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Probably more concerned with wadding up $1M.

Edit: After options, tax, etc... probably more like $1.7M. Right?

That would be my guess.

They MSRP around ~$1.2m and asking prices seem to be around $1.7m-1.8m. Not sure if they actually move at those amounts though.
 

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Not sure if they actually move at those amounts though.

That one was moving pretty good... bah dum tsh.....http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Sting.ogg

How to beat a better driver in a P1 (with the same budget)?

1. Get a Z06
2. Get 15 more Z06s for your closest friends to run interference
:biggrin
 

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Its nice to see a P1 getting used properly.That being said It clearly illustrates the superior power to weight ratio of the P1 .
But even taking that into consideration.The ZO6 driver is a better driver as evidenced by his lines.
Just my 02
Yes ,here is no substitute for Power to weight ratios!
 

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The c7 looks like the only time they caught up was when the P1 was blocked. Maybe he will be back this Saturday or next. We are going out there both weekends
 

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I'm trying to get him to bring the P1 for the MVP sessions at the end of this month, but he might come in his 12c instead. I'll be in my 12c
 

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Hah Mongrel, didn't learn your lesson yet?
 

texas mongrel

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Hey, carz is carz, they can be fixed, and actually my 12c came back better than before its wreck, the new paint is sensational! Now, if I can only expunge the spirit of Joseph Lucas from its electronics.....
 

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But even taking that into consideration.The ZO6 driver is a better driver as evidenced by his lines.
Agree. The Corvette would not be keeping the P1's taillights in sight if the drivers were reversed.