Anyone know the difference between consumer C6 Z06 and...
#16
I guess your thick? He asked about the FIA cars. Who cares if there not well known in the US? It's what he clearly asked. The Corvette boards are full of info on them, and it's a known fact stock Z06's are sent to Callaway Europe for the conversion. The FIA cars are in no way shape or form related to the cars that Team Corvette runs at LeMans. Looks like you need to stop assuming what you think the OP meant and answer the question he asked not the one you want to hear....
#17
http://corvette-racing.tripod.com/id21.html
Last edited by SINISTR; 08-23-2009 at 04:04 PM.
#18
You are compounding your ignorance on this subject. All the GT1 cars that are running in the European Lemans series, FIA GT series and , etc. are ex- PM cars or refreshed P&M cars....for example the second place car [Luc Aphland] at Lemans was an P&M car, the recent FIA 24HRS of Spa was also an ex-P&M car, the winner in Porugal FIA Euro LeMans 2 weeks ago, same ex-P&M car ....GET THE PICTURE !! The Euro GT3 cars are Z06R's built from actual street cars by Callaway competition in Germany. They are for sale for about $800,000 complete. Callaway also builds the GT4 Corvettes...from standard C6's.
This is not unusual , for example Prodrive has sold their Aston Martins and before that their Ferrari 550GT's to other teams. No everyone can afford the latest cars. The rules of the classifications determine the origins of the cars. Even the C6.R GT-1 cars use plenty of Chevrolet knowhow, they are just farther from a street car than a GT4 car. Corvette has basically been the best GT car in the world since the C5 came out. The record speaks for itself.
BTW there will be a couple of European teams running Corvettes in GT2 next year , as well as in the upcoming FIA World GT series.
As others have stated in this thread...it's best not to talk about what you don't know about.
This is not unusual , for example Prodrive has sold their Aston Martins and before that their Ferrari 550GT's to other teams. No everyone can afford the latest cars. The rules of the classifications determine the origins of the cars. Even the C6.R GT-1 cars use plenty of Chevrolet knowhow, they are just farther from a street car than a GT4 car. Corvette has basically been the best GT car in the world since the C5 came out. The record speaks for itself.
BTW there will be a couple of European teams running Corvettes in GT2 next year , as well as in the upcoming FIA World GT series.
As others have stated in this thread...it's best not to talk about what you don't know about.
Click this link and you will see just how much of the GT3 cars are road car based. Chassis, engine, tranny, clutch, etc...........http://corvette-racing.tripod.com/id21.html
Last edited by SINISTR; 08-23-2009 at 04:02 PM.
#19
Guys, I can understand some confusion brought about by the OP's post. He's not very clear. When I think of "Z06" together with "FIA," I don't automatically think of the C6.R that was raced in GT1 class. That car (if I'm correct) is based on a steel chassis, so is perhaps more properly classified as a very heavily modified C6. That would leave the Z06 raced in FIA GT3 class, officially referred to as Z06.R, which retains the alloy chassis of the roadgoing Z06.
#20
I guess if the OP asks about FIA cars that are road based (based on his question of only wheels and suspension changes) he can't possibly mean something that actually exists now can he? You keep bringing up the Pratt & Miller LeMans/GT1 cars acting like the FIA GT3 cars don't exist. Again, even though that is what the OP seems to have asked about. I answered his questions and you seem to have a problem with that. Look at this link, "road car chassis", road car engine, tranny and clutch"
http://corvette-racing.tripod.com/id21.html
http://corvette-racing.tripod.com/id21.html
#21
Looks to me like it's the other way around. At least I back up my claims and explain why I choose them.
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