SleeperX

OT yes, but I am sure you guys will enjoy this..

http://www.autocar.co.uk/VideosWallp...AR=231915&CT=V

ENDSMTG

Cool!

baldmike73

the P-car walks the vette every time. i am drooling over that car

SleeperX

Bus lengths....

oldgixxer

Hmm,what happened there?Theres no denying the Porsche's performance as blistering but I've seen bone stock Z06's run 11.2@127mph at Atco rentals&10.85@130mph w D/R's
Was something really wrong with the Z06 or did Porsche send over a ringer

SleeperX

My guess is that the 997GT2 is a mid to high 10 second car. This race was up to 180mph. It seems that the 997GT2 must trap higher than 130mph.

oldgixxer

Yeah,you ain't kiddin!
Sweet Jesus,that car aint no joke
The mag's all said it was fast,but never said it was *THAT* fast.
Thats faster then the Carrera GT for christ sakes

TopGun32

If I remember corretly the C6z its gear perfectly up to 160mph after that.. its stops moving.


I recall the race with the highly modded M6..

jrcart

My grandmother can shift faster than that guy! I never heard him get 1st to 2nd right and you could have taken a nap between his 2nd and 3rd gear shifts. Granted if that car has the same tranny as my CTS-V the 2nd to 3rd is a long throw, but he should be ashamed! None-the-less we all knew what the outcome of that was going to be, just thought the vette could put up a little better fight.

Tuskir

Weird, Z06 and GT2 have pretty much the same power/weight ratio (GT2 has 25 more hp but weighs about 100lbs more). As far as GT2 trapping 130mph+ and running mid 10's, there is no way in hell that is possible in a 530hp, 3,200lbs car period. Porsche Carrera GT with 610hp, 3,000lbs runs 11 flat at 132mph.

V12Godspeed

No doubt the P-car is one fast competitor...

e55 baller

The Z06 ran 0-100 in 10 seconds? Thats a poorly performing Z06. Regardless the GT2 is a victory for the Germans!

06CLS500

I am in love. But unfortunately, it takes one hell of a driver to keep that GT2 on the road throught the twisties, no ABS or traction control if they did it like the 996 GT2.

jpohl402

Am anxiously awaiting release of new GT2..... all 997 Porsches are absolutely fabulous, especially Turbo/GT3/GT3RS and of course for a track car GT2..... They drive great, and I would love to have one someday. (Turbo/GT3 that is)
FYI: Although I am awaiting release of new GT2, I did not purchase one - merely I want to read about them, see one at my dealer, etc.......

AMG Rider

Wow! Impressive!
I need to get me one of those in the future!
I wasn't expecting it to kill Z06 that badly...Bus-lengths~
reminds me of a race between Proto 750 GT2 vs Murci couple months ago
up to 199mph! (Let's just say 7 bus-length or i couldn't even count or see)

By lookin at that vid, even if he shifted that Z06 perfectly, it seems like it would have no chance against 997 GT2.

Addicted2Speed

Have you guys seen the corvette forums lately? I mean poor guys, first the GTR, now this. They are in total denial

neveo

isnt that a river in egypt? no be serious a car priced at $68k against a car over $150k,,, experienced right hand driver in a right hand drive porsche, and into a left hand drive z06, no mention of a the additional hp due to it's over boosted twin turbo compared to normal aspirated z06, my daughter at 16 can shift better than that driver, he was grinding from 1 to 2 and missed getting into 3, ..

not trying to take anything a way from the p car as it deserves the props it receives but lets be realistic about the capabilities of the z06... yeah i am a bit biased as i have one.. 490 rwhp with intake/tune/headers ...next week close to 600 rwhp with head/cam/ and still maintain drivability, total cost of mods less than 6k

neveo

forgot to mention that it sounded to me that he was shifting the z06 at 5000 rpm's.....

nlpamg

the GT2 is amazing!

but I agree with a lot of the comments about the Z06... experience RHD driver in a LHD car, it also didn't sound like he was pushing as hard as it could and his shifts were pretty damn slow (all of which go back to the first comment--RHD in LHD).

dpavid

not to get off subject however... what was that device/computer they used to measure the performance?

SleeperX

I think Z06s typically run 0-100 in about 8.5 seconds, but that is with one person in the car not two.

ItalianStallion

The guy couldn't drive the Z to save his life...

In real life with 2 good drivers, I'd expect the GT2 to pull the Z06 by a few lengths every time.

CWW

+1

The vette driver screwed up at least 2 shifts that I can hear, and it didn't sound like he was building enough revs before upshifting...

05VENOM

- Absolute joke. At least it gave me a good laugh.
- See how much head room that guy had, was he like 5'4"
or something?

10.0 sec 0-100...my C5 ZO6 was faster than that!!

05VENOM

Sure as heck better for 100K more.