TOP SPEED RECORD RUN IN MY 2023 C8 CORVETTE Z06! 

Hope Mike Ward is able to watch these videos. Looks like he's built a quality engine for you.

Even if you had warm tires, those airstrip surfaces are a far cry from a prepped drag strip. Definitely need to take that to a proper strip when you get home to really get some proper numbers for the all important 0-60 and 1/4 mile, though I’m much more interested to see what it does on some road courses.

Z06 couldn’t reel back that GT500. Even after the jump it kept pulling away. GT500 also sounds way better.

This is my new (realistic) dream car… previously the C6 ZR1

Great video and amazing car. 3.70 - 2.60 = 1.1s 11.45 - 1.1s = 10.35s Sadly, that's not how it works when it comes to 1/4 mile drag racing. Also remember that if the speed/time tracker in the car is not GPS based, it is measuring wheel speed, which includes loss of tire traction, making it faster/quicker than it is. .

Great video but you really need to get a Dragy. The built in timer is completely inaccurate. With as big of a channel as you have you need to be using a Dragy. Results are irrelevant with the built in timer.

You deserve more Subs so many channels that have millions not even compare to you and your content keep it up it will pay off

Man, this Z06 content is incredible. Cannot wait to see comparison against other cars like the GT3, ZR1, 488 Pista, Mclaren 720s etc.

Congrats dude. Getting content like this out on the c8z this quick is huge

You talk way to much, and say very little

Why couldn’t you do a real burn out to heat the tires up?

Z07 package sucks for the straight lines.

I wanted to see you against that C7 z06 but of course no race 😂

Congratulations Austin on getting this awesome car!! Can you please post the window sticker? I (and many people) would like to see the actual price of the options. Thanks 🎉

Race Stock GT500 🐍👍 Stock vs Stock

🔥 Thanks for all the posts buddy! Loving all of this!

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Thanks for all this great content on the C8 Z06 Austin. It's great to see you really putting the car through its paces.

Lets just call it test and tune and learn and break in.

That GT500 Cracked dat a$$. No excuses - those things are so fast. Nice runs though and thanks for sharing.

Very nice Austin, congrats, please ping me when your 1st visit to San Clemente cars & coffee

Still waiting for a curb weight, you can stop at any Cat Scale on your journey back home.

I wish they could turn this guy's voice off when he talks

Coolest car kid on youtube

I don't think you're doing the launch control sequence correctly, at least not according to how the staff at Spring Mountain instructed us when I took the course.

Austin getting dusted on the strip by a GT500. That’s ok we’ll still watch your channel 😂

Did you ever drive a car before?

What were your times , speed etc. on the first few runs? That blue car ate the C8 for lunch and so did the GT500

This would have been good if dude never talked... Why is everybody trying to be a broadcaster show host?

I really like the Z06 and would love to own one. I'm holding out hope that I may possibly be able to get once sometime next year. However, these are my takeaways. I've been calling it out over the underwhelming torque figures and this race against the GT500 confirmed my suspicions. The Z06 will NOT be a straight line monster. While one may argue that it never intended to be, I argue that it really should have all the boxes checked. You can't give away that much straight line performance and expect to be taken seriously. While the Porsche GT3 is similar to the Z06 in some respect it is extremely fast in a straight line. We're talking real world and not spec sheet brochure sales copy. Even in those cold conditions a GT3 would not have gotten walked that badly. I do think the Z06 will excel around small to mid-size race tracks which is why the presser took place at Pittsburgh International instead of Road America or VIR. Taking in consideration its lack of grunt and seeing how badly it got walked by that Mustang, I seriously doubt this is a sub 7 minute Nurburgring car. I predict that It may end up between 7:10-7:29 at the ring. Excluding the GT3 most of the cars killing it at the Ring are forced induction. Also, the gearing seems off with the Z06 especially in the higher gears. Race Teams will probably be playing around with that final drive gearing. Perhaps GM did this for emissions? I would have preferred for it to be forced induction similar to the C7 Z06. In that case I think it would have been a world beater right out the gate. GM benchmarked a 10 year old Ferrari 458 Italia and my gut feels as if it is too little too late. Still a hell of a car and I would love to have one in "Lipstick Red" or maybe "Panty-dropper Orange" just for the attention and the 'flavor of the week'. Even after the last 6 years, I still think the track car to have is the ZL1-1LE. Spend a weekend stripping down a ZL1 to bring the weight down to 3400lbs and add a cam plus Ethanol and there's pretty much nothing beating you on any given track day. Such a shame that GM never put the LT5 (ZR1) in the Alpha Chassis Camaro, but we know why this was done. With 100 less horsepower it is the only car right now keeping that GT500 honest on a closed circuit short of spending $200k. I just can't imagine spending $180k to get walked by a GT500, but my God is that Z06 beautiful. I call it the car of mixed emotions.

Started laughing when Austin decided to close his window at 80 mph. I guess he got cold?

734 lbs of downforce is the available number. 850 lbs of downforce for the 992.1 GT3(non RS) in it's max downforce settings. Also weave back and forth to warm up the tires like a race car before the start of a race, etc, ect.

I've never seen a guy with a voice so high pitch. No matter he can't drive a sports car.

not true about best na v8. i would say Mercedes-Benz M156.

You’re gonna have to pull the wrapper off of it sometime! If you plan to drive, it’s gonna get rock chips and bug splats but those aren’t necessarily blemishes, they’re proof that the owner understands that round tires mean they’re supposed to roll!

I'm loving the Z06 videos. what an amazing car

Definitely NOT the most sticky tire money can buy...

Exhaust soon pls

HOW DID THIS GOOBER GET A Z06 before others?

go to a drag strip thats all you are doing here i wouldnt be on that track with anyone so unsafe

Be safe happy healthy and enjoy your car and you're learning how to be better

Awesome footage as usual. The cold definitely was against you. 65-70 degrees would have been perfect temps for you. When you get back to Cali, I'm sure we will see amazing speeds out of it!

Car is Freaking nuts! Glad your first series of videos is using the car correctly, not the stereotypical "*Straightpiping my xxxx*" or "*Worlds first Twin turbo kit*" after 1 day. loving the ZO6 Content dude!

Awesome! Once you get to the track this thing is going to be sweet!

Looks like the gt500 stayed pulling on ur z06

At 5:28 a guy said GM copied ford with this motor 😂😂

Not a prepped track to unleash the "Red Rocket " for best time

I'm impressed. To give reference to these numbers I witnessed a 812 superfast run 160 in the 1/2 mile and my refrigerator...umm I mean my trackhawk with 905 wheel hp ran 161 mph. This is impressive for bone stock!

Hurricane made you look like you threw the anchor out.

That GT500 look like it was walking away from it

lambo toke it by a mal Very impressive car but not a super car

This kid took a day of work for this?

Good stuff

My 08 Z06 bone stock did 205mph

Blue Lamborghini left it standing still! Vette hasn’t won one launch. Bet the goofy kid is glad he wasted all his money on this garbage!

Gt500 had the same tires. It's not the tires!

10:40 thanks for the rev. The sound OMG

Those tires are sticky for track use corner carving but not for dragstrip use.

I want that Lambo who blew by you….. Don’t know bud but $185,000 for a corvette??!😅

White car blew it away!

Yo, I can’t believe I missed you. I walked right past you. But I think I have some footage of your car as well

Get to the track before you destroy those Cup2R messing around going straight

Bro why do you have tape on the front bumper

Are you using the burnout mode correctly? Looks like it's holding the revs at around 3 or 4k. Gonna need higher to break tires loose. Looking online says to put in DRIVE, hold brake, pull and hold both paddles, floor throttle then release both paddles.

Need a picture of Mike Ward so we know who he really is...

Thanks for posting, but I am really looking forward to your thoughts when you go to Laguna Seca. Like you said, "I love corners!" Ditto! I can't wait to get back to Road Atlanta!

Thanks for the great information. Can't wait for my ZO6.

Nice job. Does the car have a line lock or some way to heat up the tires.?

DO A REAL BURNOUT and youll be hooked up guy

Great meeting you, Austin! The car is awesome and I can't wait to see more!👍

SWEEEEEEET VIDEO there Speed!@ CONGRATS! 👏👏👏SOOOO GLLAD U DROVE ALLLL NIGHT TO GET TO 1500 MILES!!!

Man the way the hurucan passes you it's like a speed glitch 😂

I just bought c8 loving it.

The car is amazing

If i remember correctly. The GT500 ran 160 mph which was reflected on the timing signs that I don't recall being shown during these current runs. You never warmed the GT500 P2 tires, ran with your window down and had terrible digs in the GT500 spinning for a minimum of 60 '.These are not drag races. It's a 1/2 mile speed event. Mentioning the GT500 left early means nothing. The Z06 is a nice car with an expensive price. But time will tell how well it performs on the track,

Again I love your videos and again first viewer

Fun to watch…thanks for sharing. Wonder how variables such as tire pressure and ambient temp would effect your trap speeds in the 1/2. Cold air is great for power but not for traction as we saw. However in the 1/2 mile I’d think the launch isn’t as critical as in say a 1/8 or 1/4 event

The most fun you can have with your clothes on!

I would like to see a 1/4 mile race between a stock C7 Z06 and the C8 Z06.

Jesus loves you all!! Have a blessed day and turn to Him for healing and salvation! He’s coming very soon! ✝️❤️

thats very slow for a 700hp car

Wow so interesting to see. Thought you would want more miles on it before doing speed runs. In F1 racing they have heated covers, perhaps you could get some for the rears and that would make the difference?

What's your elevation? Higher altitudes really hurt a naturally aspirated V8

Thanks for sharing. Looked like you had fun. Couple things, you lost me with the “stickiest tires you can buy” and the 2-3k hp Huracan. They aren’t and that’s some swing in hp lol. Get some more seat time and get some drag radials on the car then won’t need to bench race. 🎉🎉

Sorry world. These new Vette''s are a total let down. The fan boys will disagree but in comparison to every other car in that price range; it gets spanked. Chevy has been a let down for 25+ years. This car needed boost....NA is LAME. Good vid though.

that lamborghini ate you up

Glad to see you back again with the zo6

You need to reach out to Emilia Hartford and get her launch settings. I noticed that in spite of the wheel spin, you're bogging big time at each launch. She figured out settings that made it launch like a rocket.

The dashboard being laggy once again on the corvette z06 is really pissing me off! Why can the hellcat count every mph and the c8 z06 just can’t keep up

It’s nice to know that when it is 40*F my 911 Carrera 4S is as fast as the 2023 Z06 😂. That Z06 is simply badass! Great spec

awesome stuff man!

Pretty unimpressive compared to the GT500. Even though the GT500 jumped, the GT500 obviously kept pulling away. I thought the Z06 would be more impressive, especially after all of the hype.

Damn damn. That was awesome

The car is simply lacking displacement. Good off the line, but then above 100mph simply missing power. Not "horsepower", but power. Just like the Ferrari 458.

Looking fwd to u Vs McLaren, Ferrari, Lambo etc. I feel it will be much different than the others

Guys, #1 Just drive the car around a few miles to warm up the tires. #2 Pilots are NOT the stickiest, I've tried them all, Pilots are the most expensive, good rich, Good year, Kumho, General, Nankang, Nitto. Believe it or not, the stickiest is General's , them Kumho Ecsta. #3 The automatic shifts of this car are sloooow. Not trying to hate - just being factual.

OMG! Shmee150(Timothy Burton) said the Ultimate American Muscle is the 2022 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500😱‼️ After witnessing the Z06 getting it's Doors blown by that special edition 'Stang was a surprising upset!😱

Think the drag limitation is Cap because the GT500 two models ago did 196 MPH with 662hp 265 tire's all around but with less horsepower. And what about all the other high horsepower cars 10-20 years ago they made it past 200 mph like the Porsche Carrera GT V10 5.7l 605hp did, the Ford GT with 550 horsepower Ferrari Enzo with 660hp 485tq After saying all of that I would say it's more of a electronically limited politic type of thing to time stretch it sort of speak.the 5,000 lb Bentley GT 2 door was able to do 198 mph with less horsepower 500 V12 plus 15 years ago.

Thanks for the real word footage. Stop in Phoenix and see us 💯👍🏾😎

I have a feeling you have probably already mentioned this, but what is the plastic? film on the front, and when do you think you'll remove it? Thanks, and keep the great content coming!