By far the most INSANE car I've ever driven on track. / zygrene See how I rank the C7 ZR1 on track in my Zygrene Performance Index: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
Props to Mr. C7 ZR1 Owner for letting you drive (on Sonoma no less!) and "getting it." Great insights from the shotgun seat. Seems like there's just too much engine for the chassis - I understand better why they went mid-engined for the C8. Great video!
I race a c7 z06 with about 10 hp less than that c7 zr1 and really struggled. Probably top 10 fastest time attack drivers in the country and that c7 z06 was hard. Started doing research and found that rear caster is adjustable on these cars. Well its called rear caster but not actually cause to be caster you have to have steering geometry. Anyways, I checked mine which was way negative and set close to 0 but slightly positive and the car was fixed. That simple. Except now it wouldn't turn at slow speeds. That ended up being the dsc sport controller which belongs in a trash car. Swapped to mcs remote coilovers and very very capable car now. Mostly st9ck and pretty fast, competitive with the best in the classes i run it in.
With the exception of the very best pro race drivers, does anyone think that for all others, all these super cars with between 700hp and 800hp, would actually be able to be driven harder (and thus faster) if they had less power? Surely being able to go half throttle round corners is better than having to coast (off throttle) round corners?? I just have the impression that driving say a GT3 RS at 9/10th's would be a more rewarding and satisfying experience, than driving something with much more power at 6/10ths. But not just more rewarding, but also quicker? (for non professionals). The first thing you are supposed to do when driving on track is to switch off all traction controls, but when you have that much power, it's too risky. If the chassis can't handle the power, then what's the point?
Same sentiments. Even then, there are examples of cars having half the power but truly wicked suspension setup, where the battle is to simply sustain the neutral state because most drivers can't exploit it. Even for pros, I think they'd prefer the car set up to be more exploitable, especially for longer events, because car control and confidence are directly proportional to how comfortable one is with controlling the car.
It's really all about taking which ever car you like and have at home, to take it to the track, push it to your limits and simply become more familiar with your car.
I think peak Corvette is C7 Grand Sport manual. Having driven a C8 and C7 ZR1 I feel neither is optimal driving experiences with the C8 being more GT and the ZR1 requiring you to be a racecar driver with its limits. ZR1 is crazy in everyway
You should still get one! Are the prices going up like everything else? FWIW IMHO it’s The C6 ZR1 that is the “pinnacle” of the front engine vettes, the C7 only real advantages are PTM & the fancy interior/exterior (sure 7 speed manual is cool I guess) - throw up all 3 gens on a lift C5-C7 & you’ll immediately see how similar they are. The suspension/brake components are almost all interchangeable on C6 & C5s (in fact my C5Z has C6 ZR1 swaybars for instance) the C6’s are essentially “C5.5’s” lol- you should still get one they’re very reliable & easy to work on & can be made into absolute monsters for relatively short $$$, I have far less into mine than what it’d take to buy a C7 ZR1, & it makes 718whp…..& weighs 400 lbs LESS than a C7 ZR1😳😳😜
@@MS-mr4zm I have my current FRS that I am not nearly done with yet. Now that it's not going to be registered for the road it will be converted to a full track car. Maybe after that chapter I will consider a Corvette 👍
A bit off topic, but I wish the grand sport would've been basically this, maybe with a bit less tech, but with either the Z06 engine or perhaps even the LT2 engine, vs being a base engined Z06. Don't get me wrong, I completely understand that the 'base engined Z06' is a very nice option to have, but I can't help but wish that would've been an option for stingrays, and the grand sport could revert to a more extreme beast like the first one was.
@@camonly849 An LT version of the LS7 would've certainly been amazing, I was mostly just listing existing engines because one of the GS's modern design traits is just being a mix of pre existing trims
