Thread: M3 v. C5 Z06?
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      04-18-2008, 04:22 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by spearfisher View Post
Interesting debate, and a lot of good points from a scientific stand point, but I still believe it's a close enough race where it's driver determined.
From a poster I used to keep in my office: "The race doesn't always go to the swift, nor the battle to the mighty - but that's the way to bet."

In this case, I'd bet on the Vette, drivers be damned. There's one shift involved, a straight back pull from third to fourth, so it's going to take a really bad driver against, say, powershifting Malter to change the outcome.

From 100 in fourth? Hmm. Maybe I put my money on the Powerkraut.

Against a Z51 C6? I'd bet on the Bow Tie Brigade, except in a very short race. The M3 will have better traction and more effective gearing while both cars make their way up into the meat of the power.

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