84 Z28 w/92 Corvette suspension
#72
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Eastern PA,
Posts: 10,417
Your suspension is no joke. The C4 was the first production car that could hold 1G in a corner. It was way ahead of the tire technologies at that time. If you pushed the stock car hard the tires would over heat. They had to make the tires super hard so they did not tear. Yes the C5 was better but not by much. Do you know the overall weight and how well it is centered? The 3rd gen camaro was pretty light, the C4’s were loaded with a lot tech and I am curious how that played out.
Do you consider yourself a driver or a builder? Have you done Autocross before? Maybe you just need more seat time. I have a friend that drove F1 and he taught Autocross to amateurs. He said he could tell the difference between the guys that used home simulators and the guys that did not. He suggested a mid range driving simulator with a direct drive wheel for practice.
Not saying this is right for you just passing along info that kind of surprised me. This guy drove F1 cars in the 80’s so he is not a young pup.
Thanks again for keeping this thread updated.
Do you consider yourself a driver or a builder? Have you done Autocross before? Maybe you just need more seat time. I have a friend that drove F1 and he taught Autocross to amateurs. He said he could tell the difference between the guys that used home simulators and the guys that did not. He suggested a mid range driving simulator with a direct drive wheel for practice.
Not saying this is right for you just passing along info that kind of surprised me. This guy drove F1 cars in the 80’s so he is not a young pup.
Thanks again for keeping this thread updated.
#73
Your suspension is no joke. The C4 was the first production car that could hold 1G in a corner. It was way ahead of the tire technologies at that time. If you pushed the stock car hard the tires would over heat. They had to make the tires super hard so they did not tear. Yes the C5 was better but not by much. Do you know the overall weight and how well it is centered? The 3rd gen camaro was pretty light, the C4’s were loaded with a lot tech and I am curious how that played out.
Do you consider yourself a driver or a builder? Have you done Autocross before? Maybe you just need more seat time. I have a friend that drove F1 and he taught Autocross to amateurs. He said he could tell the difference between the guys that used home simulators and the guys that did not. He suggested a mid range driving simulator with a direct drive wheel for practice.
Not saying this is right for you just passing along info that kind of surprised me. This guy drove F1 cars in the 80’s so he is not a young pup.
Thanks again for keeping this thread updated.
Do you consider yourself a driver or a builder? Have you done Autocross before? Maybe you just need more seat time. I have a friend that drove F1 and he taught Autocross to amateurs. He said he could tell the difference between the guys that used home simulators and the guys that did not. He suggested a mid range driving simulator with a direct drive wheel for practice.
Not saying this is right for you just passing along info that kind of surprised me. This guy drove F1 cars in the 80’s so he is not a young pup.
Thanks again for keeping this thread updated.
#74
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Eastern PA,
Posts: 10,417
I am in Aerospace myself. I am in manufacturing. Sounds like you are a lot better driver them me. Last time I was in a car with my F1 friend I about crapped my pants and that was in his stock street commuter car, Honda something. His Idea of a fun car is a Copper mini from the 60's with some BMW engine in it. He offered me a ride in it and I took one look at the harness on the drivers side and said no thank you.
#75
I am in Aerospace myself. I am in manufacturing. Sounds like you are a lot better driver them me. Last time I was in a car with my F1 friend I about crapped my pants and that was in his stock street commuter car, Honda something. His Idea of a fun car is a Copper mini from the 60's with some BMW engine in it. He offered me a ride in it and I took one look at the harness on the drivers side and said no thank you.
My son kicking my butt.
#76
Brought home the “Best of Show” trophy from the Pacific Northwest “All Camaro” show. 150+ 1st - 6th generation Camaros and they chose mine as the best one at the show. It was an amazing honor and very unexpected. What a great experience.
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