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monnieh

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I just raced my first c6 z06 today. He beat me so bad I am still sore about it.

I'm gonna get some of those $7k heads now!!!
 

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you're gonna need the juice...trust me. my numbers are similiar to yours and on the street, you'll need it. i dont ever track mine
 

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you're gonna need the juice...trust me. my numbers are similiar to yours and on the street, you'll need it. i dont ever track mine

Why's everyone need boost? I didn't need the juice either and I took one on with all motor (of course mine isn't stock). I pulled on the guy the entire time and my car only runs 11.60's on all motor. Funny thing was after that one pull he wanted some more ( I've never understood why people do that). It was obvious who was faster. We were caught in traffic so I had time to hit the openers and turned on the NOS ( I run only a 100 shot on the street) and I let him get in front of me on purpose. We hit a bit of open road and he took off. I'll say this that car is much loader from behind than it is from the front! LOL! I passed him at around the 110? mark (I remember I was just shifting to 4th) but he still wouldn't let up. It took 170+ for him to get the picture. He wasn't catching me.

Stock for stock I think they'll eat most Vipers for sure. Then again there's always the difference in drivers.
 

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I ran with one at 50 or so a few times and each time i would walk him slightly. While I do have a GEN III, it basically stock - mods mentioned below.
 

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Last Year, WANTED, and RANGER from the Z06 board, raced @ Cecil County.. Both cars were stock. I think the Z06 showed up with drag radials, if I can recall. WANTED was on the stock pilots...

At the end of the day, the results were pretty darn close..... The Z06 was only on top by a few tenths... I think Wanted had a few 11.30-11.40 passes..

Im not taking anything away from the Z06. Yes, it IS a very fast car.. However, I still think its a drivers race between a GENII, and a Z06...
 

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The only thing that I can say is WOW!! 170mph is just friggin' insane on the streets, thanx for the insight though.


I trap 135 in the 1/4. How much farther do you think it takes to get to 170 ? Not much!

I saw a C6 Z06 here at ORP running 12.5's ( I didn't race him) mid 120's so...

While I don't condone street racing it happens and it's not 5:00pm rush hour either. I do drive my car at the track. Then again I'm the only Viper at the track.

I would however be willing to bet not one of you Viper owners hasn't done something stupid on the streets. You just won't admit it. I'll admit it takes a ton of restraint to drive a Viper. You know for yourself how many cars, bikes that can challenge you for a race. I might race 2% of what challenges me.that's right I'm selective. I looked at the Z06 as a oppurtunity you don't get everyday. He wanted some and I was weak. someone give me counseling :drive:
 

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I'm all for a good 3rd gear run on an open road. It was the 170 that caught my eye. I just don't know off any streets in Atlanta where you could hit 170 without putting alot of other people in harms way. Somebody pulls out of a driveway or side street at 170, that would be ugly. Not trying to slam you just 170 on a public road jumped out at me.
 

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Wait a minute I've driven thru Atlanta before and heck you got to be doing 90 just to keep up there. LOL!

I would in no way do that speed on 99% of the roads here but there are places people go here to do just those things late at night. This was that place and at that time. It's what can I say........It's what you are there for. Get it.

Funny thing is I never look at my speedo or my tach. What I know is if my raptor goes off and I'm in 4th. I'm doing 150 and 5th is what I call getting stupid now!
 

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Damn, I wish I could find a Z06 here. I found one last year in my Stealth TT, but I lost. Things are different now and I can't find him!!!

After losing I bought bigger Turbos and SS headers for the Stealth, then I bought the sc'd Viper ... just in case.

Unfortunately, there just isn't enough Z06 vettes for much in Canada. The ordinary ones aren't worth the effort. I did see an Astin Martin Vanquish a couple days ago though. He wasn't interested in running or talking about it though.

Haha he said he refuses to use all the plug wires.

Ted
 

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The Z06 could have a boat load of mods..don't sweat it.
 

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lol. Funny how tides have turned. We now talk about what WE must do to beat a vette, and that it probably wasnt stock, or some other consoling words of wisdom. Fact is monie got it handed to him, by a faster car. Hats off to the driver and the car.

Our year is coming 2008 puts the viper back on top, or at least it better.

Jon
 

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You're talking about a 5-10 year old car being beaten by a new-1.5yr old car that was designed to eek a win from said 5-10 year old car. Not surprised at all.
 

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You're talking about a 5-10 year old car being beaten by a new-1.5yr old car that was designed to eek a win from said 5-10 year old car. Not surprised at all.


My thoughts EXACTLY! You know Chevrolet had a few Vipers/Ferraris/Porsches to test and take apart and analyze etc to make damn sure their product was just a bit better.

That's not to say Dodge/Ferrari etc doesn't do the same thing, all car manufacturers do, even down to econo/SUV's. It's just the way it is.


Rob
 

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