Both SteveEspo and I had a great day at Lime Rock Park yesterday and witnessed the first ZL1 ever seen on a track ( ;D ). It was being driven by a writer who was obviously there to promote the car. Lime Rock is a short 1.51 miles, is mostly turns and has some complex elevation changes. It is a true 'technical track' where brute horsepower only gets you so far and pigs and tanks can fail miserably (a.k.a. foreshadowing ;D ) ...
Unfortunately the ZL1 was not in my nor Steve's run group so I can't give you a head-to-head comparison, but here's what I do know:
Me: Fairly consistent 1:03 laps. This was actally my best day there so far and my tires were for SH%$ !, pretty close to corded. There's another second in there somewhere with fresh Nittos (I hope). (Note to Gary - I found for some reason yesterday that running 37 lbs hot on all for corners was better than my previous settings we discussed. This was the lowest I've run them but it was working. 40 up front was way too high yesterday. I'm thinking that as they wear the true optimum running temps start to show more.)
Steve: I don't have numbers on Steve but he was very close to my times. And he's runing not running on very sticky tires yet either! ;D
ZL1: Best time I caught in 2 1/2 runs was 1:05.9 and that was only one lap. Most were in the 1:07 to 1:09 range. I cannot comment on the drivers experience but I can only assume he knows what he's doing if Chevy sets him up with a car and has him writing another piece on that tank.
Conclusion: I'd say it's inconclusive since he was not running in my group, however the avg lap times leads me to believe the active suspenion of the ZL1 could not negate the weight factor on a tight track like LimeRock.
Unfortunately the ZL1 was not in my nor Steve's run group so I can't give you a head-to-head comparison, but here's what I do know:
Me: Fairly consistent 1:03 laps. This was actally my best day there so far and my tires were for SH%$ !, pretty close to corded. There's another second in there somewhere with fresh Nittos (I hope). (Note to Gary - I found for some reason yesterday that running 37 lbs hot on all for corners was better than my previous settings we discussed. This was the lowest I've run them but it was working. 40 up front was way too high yesterday. I'm thinking that as they wear the true optimum running temps start to show more.)
Steve: I don't have numbers on Steve but he was very close to my times. And he's runing not running on very sticky tires yet either! ;D
ZL1: Best time I caught in 2 1/2 runs was 1:05.9 and that was only one lap. Most were in the 1:07 to 1:09 range. I cannot comment on the drivers experience but I can only assume he knows what he's doing if Chevy sets him up with a car and has him writing another piece on that tank.
Conclusion: I'd say it's inconclusive since he was not running in my group, however the avg lap times leads me to believe the active suspenion of the ZL1 could not negate the weight factor on a tight track like LimeRock.