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Originally Posted by 72MachOne99GT

I don't know, maybe I'm just tired of reading the whole 'drivers race' line, but it seems to me that we might as well not even consider ANY performance numbers because ultimately everything rolls its way into that line.

If we can't assume equal drivers when comparing these two (or any two) automobiles, then we are wasting our breath.

Personally, I'd rather take a car that has the ability to trap in the low to mid 120's in a race over another that is more commonly in the mid to high teens with the ability to scrape the 120's range.

We might as well just put everything into the hands of computers and simulate every possible combination of situations.

Equal drivers do not always equate to Evan Smiths or NHRAstockers. I'd agree with your trap assessment, but that only tells potential ET and horsepower. It takes a very good driver to reach that potential and not every Joe is going to be able to reach it no matter how much of his life he wastes perfecting his 60ft. The point I'm trying to get across is that the GT500 is not going to slaughter the ZL1 in the real world where drivers are the main indicator of who is going to win. Plus, you have to combine drivers with less than perfect weather conditions with most tracks not being prepped as well at the tracks as you see most of the hero runs made. I'm not denying that the GT500 will eat the ZL1 in a perfect world probably by a good half a second.