08-22-2023, 08:05 PM | #1 | ||
Drives: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (2015) Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: Washington state
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Z28 review from a friend + bonus video about track day at The Ridge (WA)
Hello folks,
here's a video review that a friend of mine made of the Z/28. When you hear him referring to other cars, he's referring to his other cars. It's an opinion of an owner, not something he read online. you can check his channel(s) to see what I mean. As bonus content, a video from an infinitely less skilled driver: me. Here's my second track day, I've got promoted to intermediate group... beginners lap around 2:10 - 2:15 , intermediate around 2 mins and advanced/instructors are around 1:40-1:50 (it really depends on car and tires). I've lapped with 340 threadwear tires, so I was not expecting anything special, but the Z/28 is so fast that I was able to lap multiple times below 2 mins. Here's the fastest lap. This track was amazing! |
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08-23-2023, 08:01 AM | #2 | |
Drives: 2015 Z28 Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: Cambridge UK
Posts: 130
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If you havent already Id definitely recommend some driver training, makes a huge difference - as a starter for 10, youve got another 1000rpm before the redline, its the fastest 1000rpm too |
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08-23-2023, 05:52 PM | #3 |
Drives: 2015 z28 Black w/ac #645 Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Southeast Texas
Posts: 337
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I’m no “professional race car driver” but I’d say you did pretty dammed good. You weren’t scared of the car’s capabilities and that’s a plus . What tires you ran with 320 TW Michelin or Conti’s
Edit: I blew up pic saw they were Michelin ps4 |
08-23-2023, 11:01 PM | #4 | |
Drives: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (2015) Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: Washington state
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I did trackdays looooong time ago, it seems like I haven't entirely forgotten how to drive the z/28 is super easy (at least it seems to me) so I am not too worried to push it. |
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08-23-2023, 11:04 PM | #5 | |
Drives: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 (2015) Join Date: Feb 2023
Location: Washington state
Posts: 81
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as for the last 1000, that's true but: 1/ the Z/28 doesn't pull hard in last 1000 (in stock form) and it has so much torque that it doesn't really make a difference 2/ I was not trying to break the lap record of track |
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09-24-2023, 07:38 PM | #6 |
Drives: '16 Z06/Z07, '15 Z/28,1972 Stingray Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Drivers Seat
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Nice post, thanks!
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09-27-2023, 09:57 AM | #7 |
Drives: 2014 Z/28 Join Date: Jul 2022
Location: CA
Posts: 87
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I enjoyed the video review, I'm still struggling to understand why the Z/28 isn't more popular with track rats, a low mileage Z/28 is now one quarter of the price compared to a 997.x GT3.
I've driven the 997.1 GT3 and it may be one of the best cars I've ever driven but it's not 4x better than the Z/28. |
09-27-2023, 10:23 AM | #8 |
Drives: Z/28 Join Date: Feb 2022
Location: Orange County CA
Posts: 299
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Forget about 911s, not even comparable to Ms/Shelbys. I don't get it as well. People sleeping on Z somehow.
Love my Z so I'm good. |
09-28-2023, 04:18 PM | #9 |
Drives: 14 Z/28 #368 02 SS(sold) 2012 Equus Join Date: Jul 2019
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Posts: 184
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Most don't know it even existed.
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