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Originally Posted by Speedy1975
I know you're not directing this at me, but here's my unsolicited .02 cents.
Yes, prep and proper fuel will definitely help (93 vs 91 octane for example), however there is a lot more to it than hitting the gas and going straight. With proper prep, there may be opportunity to bump the launch RPM, adjust tire pressures for max MPH as well as launch RPM, how quickly the driver can roll to the floor with the throttle, etc and are all things the driver has to take in to account to get the most out of the conditions. Negative DA usually means colder temps and a lot of times at night, so then you have to deal with how the tires react to a cold track surface on top of everything else.
As you can see, a lot more than just smashing the throttle to the floor and holding the wheel straight. I sometimes WISH it was just that easy  |
LOL, yeah I get all of that but it really is just as easy as hitting the gas or rolling into it slightly if the track isn't good enough. The stickiest tracks will hold the car when just smashing the gas with the built in torque management. As with the C7 Z06s your best times will come from flashing the converter without any RPM preload and without traction control or launch control turned on to get in the way of a sticky track. If you do it right it is just as easy as hitting the gas and holding the wheel straight. I do that in my C7 Z06 and it runs 10.20s. As for run conditions and everything else as an example, nobody in Arizona is going to be competing against somebody who is running at MIR or ATCO, that is a half a second difference if not more just in track prep and DA.