A treat to read as usual, Walter. Now tell us how the acceleration of the Whippled GT compares to the ACR!
Every performance category, maybe, but with equivalent MPS Cup tires on a late model Z06 with minor mods, and the difference would be FAR less.....never mind that the Z06 is so much better in the role of a street car than the ACR that it's not even funny! The added refinement of the upcoming ZR1 with its magnetorheological shocks with riase the bar further in the refinement/livability arena.....
Totally agree the Vette's are the most practical of all the high powered cars. I have several miles in the C5 and C6 Z06's. They rock. The ZR1 a friend got drive at a rally in the mid-west. He was in awe.
Our cars actually ride as good and maybe better than the current C6 Z06 IMO. They are much more refined at speed as Walter pointed out. Steering feel and stability are hard to match.
We get speed without all the drama or vibrations. The C5Z actually feels faster than my GT, just because it makes a lot of noise, squats nice on launch, just a lot of mechanical sounds that amplify the exerience. It's 400 pounds lighter and more tossable.
But what feels fast is not always fast. Our cars launch like they are bolted to a rocket sled, just linear. The motor in the back is the big deal here IMO. When I first got the GT I though it was weak. I had to go drive them both in the same spot to see the Mph reached in both to understand.
But, the Vette, ACR, Viper, GT are a lot like weapons. Each is used for a different purpose. The one you carry is the one that is the best all around.
In magazine racing I will take the car that was close and had the worst tires everytime. Tires mean a lot in every category. Run Flats, F1's, Scuderia's or PS2's. Cars running the Run Flats will be 4 -5 secs faster on most 2.5 mile tracks. The F1's maybe 4 seconds, Scuderias about 3 using the PSC2 as the bar. It may give up 1-2 vs a Hoosier.
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