Is there a Vette in your Garage?

[Alan06SUT]

I have a 99 Fixed roof coupe FRC (hardtop)..grandpa to the z06. Z51, 6speed, 3.42. These are sort or rare as most are coupes and convertibles. FRC's are lighter and stiffer due to the fixed roof. I do SCCA autcross, but roadracing is the real deal!

I try to go to road Atlanta at least 6 times a year. its much more epensve than Auto-x. Its about $300.00/day, but you get 4 30 minute sessions in traffic, on a real road course. I hit speeds of about 135 or so. You sign your life away and no insurance will cover you out there!

Auto X is fun and cheap and I hit them as fillers between track days. They are low risk as its mostly done in parking lots and if you spin out, you hit a cone, no another car or a wall!

here is me (black) behind a new Z06 (yellow)....

[Alan06SUT]

FRC's have a trunk and a short roofline....




Coupes have a hatchback/removable Targa top...



And convertables are for girls!!!!

[Alan06SUT]

You can pick up a nice C5 for around 22K and roast 99% of anything out there (stock vs stock). These cars Include: Most Naturally aspirated Porches, All bimmers execpt new M5/M6, All Audis (maybe an rs4 would win, but I've never seen one at the track), most 90's Ferraris, Lotuses, older lambos, Austin Martin Vantage, 99.9% of all benzes, Impreza WRX STI, Lancer Evo, etc. Basically it will take down anything from 20K-60K for current sportscar prices. Stock mine dynos at 325RWHP/326 RWTQ and weighs 3180LBS.

And, if you really want to piss off some rich guys and you are sort of rich, get a new Z06 for 70K and destroy everything up to $250K. Yes Ford GT, Ferrari F430, Porche GT3 GT4, etc. I know what the magazines, dynos, etc say. I have seen/done all of the above at road atlanta over and over again. Vettes own the track. Tourque out of turns=Win!!!

I hang with new Z06 in the turns, but they roast exiting the turn and on the straight, just leaving me in the dust!

[KenP]

Fun vid, Bus. Damn kicks arse.