[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by hotlapZL1

Nearly half of the last 1LE option would be replaced by MRC. If they do offer a MRC upgrade with the 1LE, a good chunk of its cost will be offset by what it replaces.

My guess is that the 1LE will have MRC standard.

Originally Posted by Nicul15

we should hope it will be, then it can be our own choice.

Right?

it should show the same pros/cons on the 1LE as the SS

Originally Posted by jessrayo

The only people that want to track a 1LE without magride are those that have never tracked a car with a good magride suspension or the people in class racing that are not allowed magride....because it is too good. All of the track tests of the new cars are using magride....if the car would track faster without magride the manufacturers would have a non-magride car at the track for a better lap time. It does not.

Originally Posted by Waiting46

And this is why it should be an *option* so that people that want to track in a class where they don't have the option of MRC can still get an incredibly good suspension set up, but those that want to tear tracks up can get the very best

There is a demand for both, so let people have both.

Originally Posted by SUMMIT WHITE SS

Incorrect.

I have an SCCA license, and run SCCA and NASA events. I have been doing track events and around people in the know for over 15 years. I also know multiple Vette owners who have had MRC, and have removed it for high end coilovers and gone quicker, and it allows more adjustability. MRC is great for what it is, and works fantastically on the street, but it is not the best solution for the track. MRC is used a lot now as it can give very good on track performance, and still keep good ride quality. It is not because it is the best bar none. I mean even GMC uses it in their full size trucks...to improve the ride. If you ask ten legit racers who will run their 1LE's on the track, not posers, I would bet 9/10 or 10/10 would not check the MRC option box. It is not saying MRC isn't awesome, it is, just not the best in this case.

I think there's been a lot of misunderstandings about MRC thrown around the internet...details lost in the fanfare...MRC is not a track suspension. That's not what it's designed to do.

Magnetic Ride control is designed to allow engineers to create a track-based suspension (ie stiff springs, swaybars, etc), but maximize comfort by allowing the dampers to behave dynamically on the road. It's a "best of both worlds" technology - but it is NOT a track star...That's why the Camaro team opted for DSSV on the Z/28.

And as people have already said - SCCA sees Mag Ride as "illegal" in competition. The 5th gen 1LE was cleared for competition...so if they follow suit in this generation - standard Magnetic Ride will undermine its past purpose...in short: If they keep the intent and formula the same for this generation's 1LE...then it CANNOT have Mag Ride.

However...the new stingray offers a Z51 "track package", and optional MRC...I hope they do the same thing for the Camaro - and I'll probably check both boxes. I miss my MRC.

Originally Posted by Waiting46

When is the last time you had your roads frozen over?

Im originally from long beach, and while the roads out there had their issues, they are NOTHING like the roads in places that get below freezing for extended periods of time with multiple thaw/freeze cycles.

I drove my 1LE every day, including through the winter...where it freezes over here regularly. And now I've up DSSV struts and do the same thing. It's fine.