[skylinuh!]

Very strong showing from the Z06 and 650S. Found a few scans online

 

[Ndw1138]

Very strong showing from the Z06 and 650S. Found a few scans online

GM brought a pretty good ringer. Interesting that every store bought z07 is significantly slower. Pretty hard to trust these results. Stig for example was so much slower relative to this competition.

Nathan

 

[skylinuh!]

GM brought a pretty good ringer. Interesting that every store bought z07 is significantly slower. Pretty hard to trust these results. Stig for example was so much slower relative to this competition.

Nathan

also keep in mind, different tracks suit different cars and top Gear tests their cars from a stop which also affects the lap times.

 

[Lambo Joe]

Yup, I heard ringer car (ECU flash, sport cup 2 tires), and ringer driver. Heard the other cars got C & D drivers and the Vette got a ringer driver (Jim Mero,handpicked by GM) that has practiced this course and car a bunch. Still its awesome to see that it those times can be done with enough skill,practice, and tires.

Ill add that I just "heard" all that stuff and dont know if some or all is true.

Money buys results, one way or another.

 

[Specv2006]

Besides the fact that gm reaallyyy wants to sell us that corvette....what is the point of this test then? They should have flown the dude that races the nismo around the ring in 7:08 to run it. Its strange....not only does the corvette have a driver mod in this comparison it also has a tune and cup tires wtf? What if mclaren and the other manufactures applied "tunes" to their cars?

 

[DRLC6]

Yup, I heard ringer car (ECU flash, sport cup 2 tires), and ringer driver. Heard the other cars got C & D drivers and the Vette got a ringer driver (Jim Mero,handpicked by GM) that has practiced this course and car a bunch. Still its awesome to see that it those times can be done with enough skill,practice, and tires.

Ill add that I just "heard" all that stuff and dont know if some or all is true.

Money buys results, one way or another.

Where did you see that Jim drove during this test? The tires come factory? when Jim did drive in the past at this track he posted a 2.41xx.

 

[crepr12]

Where did you see that Jim drove during this test? The tires come factory? when Jim did drive in the past at this track he posted a 2.41xx.

internet hype...give the Z its do...its a bad ass platform...Heard the same mess when the Nismo blasted the ring time....

 

[gtoscott1970]

internet hype...give the Z its do...its a bad ass platform...Heard the same mess when the Nismo blasted the ring time....

AMEN to the above! No Ringer - just 100% factory optional equipment you can buy off the show room floor!

To summarize some key data points from the article posted above:

2:53.2 GT-R (prior year result)
2:50.9 Camaro Z/28 (2014 Lightning Lap)
2:49.4 GT-R Nismo (2014 Lightning Lap on repaved track)
2:49.9 Viper TA (prior year result)
2:48.6 Viper ACR (prior year result)
2:47.5 Hurrican
2:45.8 McLaren 650s
2:44.6 Z06/Z07 (Driven by Car & Driver Editors in 100 degree heat with stock 180 tread Wear Sport Cup 2 Tires)
2:43.1 Porsche 918 (2014 Lightening Lap)
footnote:
2:41.3 Z06/Z07 (Driven by GM Ace driver Jim Mero, but not posted as an Official Car & Driver Lap time)

DAMN that's fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!