My TQless R8 V10 vs C7 Z06

gofast15

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Had couple nice runs yesterday at the track against C7Z , super nice owner that has been drag racing for years . Video is of our second race . I was also on no prep lane , I was pretty much the only one out there running right lane as everyone was running the left VHT prepped lane . Weather was nice mid 70's , around 1800 DA.My car was kind of hot as I drove it 2.5 hours to the track , had like 5 minutes cool down between runs . Talk about cutting a good light by both drivers.

here are the specs on both cars
2017 R8 - 7 speed DCT , AWD , 5.2L V10 N/A engine , 610HP , 413TQ , ~ 3600lbs
mods - catback exhaust only

2016 C7 Z06 - 8 speed auto , 6.2L LT4 supercharged engine , 650HP , 650TQ , ~3600lbs
mods - Halltech intake kit [ 40-50rwhp and 40rwtq gain] , 18 inch wheels with drag radials

 

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NA V10 representing!

The next slew of american v8 cars with DCT is going to finally catch up to what the euro cars had. Now its time to drop some weight.
 

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Sick Audi. Great race.

That AWD and DCT make things happen for the Audi. Surprised the Z even hung at the launch.
 

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Gotta love the DCT. That was a great race. You have an awesome R8!
 

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Bet the torqueless GT500 will disappoint just like the R8 does.....lol. Love your car....they're the sleeper super car imho. Less so in that color which is incredible but they're not as outlandishly styled as a Ferrari, McLaren, or their Lambo brethren.
 

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dam good race.
Thanks, sure it was

NA V10 representing!

The next slew of american v8 cars with DCT is going to finally catch up to what the euro cars had. Now its time to drop some weight.
It will be interesting when the new c8 and gt500 come out with DCTs

Sick Audi. Great race.

That AWD and DCT make things happen for the Audi. Surprised the Z even hung at the launch.
Thanks , not much advantage for AWD car when the other car is running drag radials on a vht prepped track . I watched the video few times and it seems like the Z was falling behind on the shifts . That's strange because GM claimed that the A8 shifts quicker then DCT

Gotta love the DCT. That was a great race. You have an awesome R8!
Thanks Bob , I always had manual cars . This is my second DCT car , no regrets at all . It's a fun transmission to drive in manual mode , upshifts and downshifts fast as hell .

Not what I expected. Thought you would have him from the dig and then he would walk you hard once he hooked. Impressed.
It would have been a different story on the street. It's crazy but my car runs better on the street then the track. I've run 10.41 @132 on the street. I'm gonna meet up with the owner again next month , we will see if he wants to do some dig runs on the street just to see the difference

nice car brother
Thanks

Awesome stuff.
I love both cars.
Thanks

Bet the torqueless GT500 will disappoint just like the R8 does.....lol. Love your car....they're the sleeper super car imho. Less so in that color which is incredible but they're not as outlandishly styled as a Ferrari, McLaren, or their Lambo brethren.
Thanks, seems like cars with short gearing and DCT don't need much torque to run great .
I like bright sports cars so I really like this color . It's a custom ordered PTS color [ Porsche color Mexico Blue ]
 

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Here are the slips from both runs . I spun a little on the first pass , I think tires picked up bunch of rocks and old rubber when I went around the water box . I decided to launch the car on the second pass to clean the tires off, it worked and car hooked hard. 1.58 60' on 20 inch Michelin PS4 tires is awesome. I wanted to make couple more passes but other cars started to take a shit on the track, like 3 cars broke right before I was going to make a pass . The last car blew up the engine pretty bad , oil everywhere with chunks of pistons and rods on the track.

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Looking at the pics, I’m a little confused... profile says you are a woman. But the slip picks show otherwise. You male or female, OP?
 

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My wife's account that she opened last year when she got 2015GT . I've had an account here awhile ago but didn't use it for few years .I don't remember the screen name and password for the old one so I post under her account now.
Here is the the fruitcake me LOL

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The A8 really wakes up with a tune. Too many safeguards built in from the factory. Watch some of RPM’s vids on YouTube after Fran tunes them.

Nice ride too OP. I love that color.
 

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