On the Z06 owners vid it says they are both stock but the GTR owner says the Z has a tune and filter?
Heres what the GTR owner had to say.
Hey all
So, the raging debate is, will the GTR stand up to the Z06 in the real world, stock for stock, equal drivers, stock tires. Well I can tell you it can. I went out for a 6th Gear track day at NHMS, a tight 1.57 mile 12 turn road course, the perfect storm for the Z06 with all the V8 low end grunt. FOr a 4000 pound car, no matter if it has AWD or not, a tight technical course is a real equalizer. I was nervous. I did not want to be the first GTR to get its ass handed it it in the real world and on tape. My good friend John (Yellow Z) and Eric (bronze Z) came up to see this thing for real.
The NHMS is a road-oval. An oval NASCAR with a road course built into the infield. I hate these. They are bumpy, beat the car, and with all the tight stuff at this place kills the tires. I honestly thought the Z06 would dominate me, as it is significantly lighter has 505 HP, and can get it down to the ground with huge tires.
Well, I can tell you, that the GTR keeps up just fine. We put the GTR in-between the 2 Z’s and we all were trading spots all day. i had a fantastic time once I figured out how to get this car to keep up. And… The car above 100, does not get pulled. As a matter of fact it pulls on the Z often.
Advantage Z06 - Tight stuff, slower speed corners were i push into the corner and cant get on the throttle. On turn 3 on the uphill the Z can turn in faster, thus eating me on the uphill.
Advantage GTR - The last chicane, were is a high speed sweeper, the GTR can put the power down and pulls the Z on the front strait. Coming out of the bowl turn if I am in 3rd, I can pull the Z coming out of the bowl. It took me a while to figure out i had to shift. I felt I could out brake the Z as well even though I was heavier.
Guys, the GTR is a fine track car, that keeps right up with anything on the track. Eric john and I were the fastest cars on street tires at this event, and EVERYONE was watching. The resounding consensus is that the GTR and Z06 are very much even, and would take a more advanced driver to get more out of both platforms.
I took video, however a lot of the runs with John were not recorded as I ran out of room on my stick. Its too bad as I passed him twice, and he passed me once. We both breathed a sigh of relief that we would not be the once all over the net getting the other once rear end kicked. When I ran wit Eric, I had a Z06 instructor in the car (Gary Hoffamn from Harbar) and was very tentative, but got back on pace and passed Eric at the end. I felt bad, the one C5 Z out with use was commenting that he felt like he was just getting in our way.
The conclusion is the cars are evenly matched. The GTR is not the modern day Delorian like the vette guys seem to be hoping. After a day of 5 hours of track time I drove home, brakes fine, minimal 2mm of bad wear. Rotors were fine, tranny needs a flush (My choice) and another oil change (my choice) but that is it.
From the Z06
Viddler.com - John And Scott 2 - Uploaded by MAZO6
From GTR (this one is like 20+mins)
Viddler.com - NHMS 8/21/08 - Uploaded by ScottsGTR