06 Z06 on DR's: 10.85 @ 129.5 mph
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06 Z06 on DR's: 10.85 @ 129.5 mph
Don't think this was posted, did a search for Z06 and didn't see it.
Ranger from the Vetteforums ran 10.85 @ 129.5 in a Z on DR's
Ranger from the Vetteforums ran 10.85 @ 129.5 in a Z on DR's
On my first pass of the day, after an hour-long cool-down and change of rear tires to the BFGs, I ran a clean pass with the type of launch and 1-2 shift I’ve been looking for. Here are the splits:
60'........1.679 3650 launch rpm with a fast clutch release and fast throttle squeeze
330'......4.625
660'......7.046 102.61
1000'.....9.114
1320'...10.856 129.50
Density altitude at the time of the pass was negative 850 feet on my TAG weather station. Air temperature was 51 degrees. Barometer was excellent and humidity was low.
Track surface temperature was 60 degrees, kissed sweetly by full sun.
60'........1.679 3650 launch rpm with a fast clutch release and fast throttle squeeze
330'......4.625
660'......7.046 102.61
1000'.....9.114
1320'...10.856 129.50
Density altitude at the time of the pass was negative 850 feet on my TAG weather station. Air temperature was 51 degrees. Barometer was excellent and humidity was low.
Track surface temperature was 60 degrees, kissed sweetly by full sun.
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10.85 on drag radials doesn't really surprise me. It's an awesome time, but I was expecting someone to hit high 10's with good tires on an otherwise-stock Z06.
That said, 129.50?! That's a HUGE improvement over the trap speeds I've seen so far. Then again, you can't really ask for a better DA.
What's the current best time on that GT500 that was first to run a 10.xxx a while back?
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That said, 129.50?! That's a HUGE improvement over the trap speeds I've seen so far. Then again, you can't really ask for a better DA.
What's the current best time on that GT500 that was first to run a 10.xxx a while back?
Oh yeah, and repost!
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I think he meant the other way around. For instance, (some) car magazines correct for sea level when they publish acceleration times. I know Car and Driver does, and if they ran a 10.85 at -850 DA, they'd publish ~11.1 (or whatever the result of the correction comes out to).
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They don't correct on time slips. They give you the da so you can correct it yourself. More times than not, it's people way above sea level wanting to correct their times to get a feel for how the car compares to everyone else's across the world. When your da is negative, you're running in conditions that are better than most. Hence, the correction. It's just like dyno pulls. They have SAE and STD to correct the hp/tq rating as if the pull was in perfect weather conditions. It puts everyone on a level playing field.
