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Originally Posted by TrackClub
Re your last paragraph: well said and i agree fully.
This car is what made me switch from a track prepped trailer queen. Haven't regreted my decision even once, in 3 seasons now. Arrive and drive is a beautiful thing. And the Camaro is a real champ! Cheers!
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Agree. What I find amusing is a lot of old and new track rats will start planning mods before the car becomes a limiter to performance. Chevy set the bar very high with SS 1LE, so high I'd say that 90%+ of owners that track these cars will never approach the performance limits of the car.
Yet in a never ending quest for speed, these folks mod the car. When in reality more time on track learning about the car and getting comfortable is what most truly need. In my case at this track in the video I posted earlier I went from a SS 1LE PB of 1:25.63 my first time out. To my new PB of 1:21.87, both of these PB times were set with the same mods which include Chevy track alignment and high temp brake fluid, all else stock. And there is still time to be had, maybe a 1/2 second or more from this new PB.
As proof of this more seat time is better than jumping straight into mods belief consider this. The very next day at the same track with cooler temps, no rain, much less wind, and a rubbered up track - your welcome. A ZLE driver set his PB of 1:21.83... only 4 hundredths quicker with better/stickier tires and 200HP advantage. Not saying a ZLE doesn't have more in it because a well driven stock ZLE will go around this track in 1:19 or better.
Arrive and drive is the way to go for sure. I gave up on the change tires...etc stuff at the track a long time ago and will never go back to that madness. Much more enjoyable to relax in between sessions, watch PDR and work on correcting my mistakes. I do get a chuckle out of watching others scramble after getting out of their car to prep for the next session, especially humorous when a good rain shows up!