Indeed! I'd say this is in direct retaliation for the Z28. Thanks Chevy! Were finally getting some brakes and tires that are on par with the engine performance of these cars. Along with IRS, this thing is going to be an absolute monster. I'd still like to see more tire, but this could be a staggered setup too. 295 seems a little small to be going on an 11 inch wheel like you were suggesting Gmitch, but its at least a 10 and likely 10.5. Michelin lists the wheel size range for that tire at 10-11.5". Now imagine if this thing had a dry sump 5.2 litre voodoo engine making 550 NA HP with an 8000 rpm redline.
Indeed! I'd say this is in direct retaliation for the Z28. Thanks Chevy! Were finally getting some brakes and tires that are on par with the engine performance of these cars. Along with IRS, this thing is going to be an absolute monster. I'd still like to see more tire, but this could be a staggered setup too. 295 seems a little small to be going on an 11 inch wheel like you were suggesting Gmitch, but its at least a 10 and likely 10.5. Michelin lists the wheel size range for that tire at 10-11.5". Now imagine if this thing had a dry sump 5.2 litre voodoo engine making 550 NA HP with an 8000 rpm redline.
are those 295's on the front? Mother of god!
Its gonna need more than that if it wants to beat the z/28 with 305's on all four corners. The Z/28 put down a 7:37.40 on the Nurburgring on a WET track, which is faster than a Porsche 911 Carrera S or a Lexus LFA.
And did so shod in R-Comps... the 2013 GT500 did it in 7:39.XX on street tires, down 40mm of tire up front, down 20mm of tire out back on 220 treadwear summer tires and in the damp.
Y'all really take Chevy's "Ring Times" to be 100% true... LOL.
Nor was the entire run in wet conditions, near the very end is when it was light drizzling.
It didn't start to rain till the end of the hot lap, but the track didn't look like it was completely dry before hand either. Now, the statement made that on a dry track it would've been 6 seconds faster is kind of out there.
kinda like the "we've run simulations" statement?
IN DHG
Its gonna need more than that if it wants to beat the z/28 with 305's on all four corners. The Z/28 put down a 7:37.40 on the Nurburgring on a WET track, which is faster than a Porsche 911 Carrera S or a Lexus LFA.