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parsonsj
11-05-2011, 07:19 PM
I'd post this directly, but a link is easier. I just updated my blog with some photos and thoughts about integrating an aftermarket race seat (Cobra Suzuka GT) into my Z06:

http://www.iimuchfabrication.com/wordpress/

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RS_Customs
11-07-2011, 05:04 PM
Cool stuff John. Car looks good!

Robert
parsonsj
11-08-2011, 09:00 AM
Thanks Robert! I'm really looking forward to getting back on the track again.
JEFFTATE
11-08-2011, 11:58 AM
That's cool John ,
You're doing R&D for stuff I want to do later ..
Thanks !
sik68
11-08-2011, 03:26 PM
John, that was an enlightening post. Addresses all the issues I was thinking about with racing seats in C6's.

In the Unfair build, is it safe to say your Z06 is hovering in the back of your mind as a benchmark car? :)
parsonsj
11-08-2011, 05:05 PM
is it safe to say your Z06 is hovering in the back of your mind as a benchmark car? Very much so! I was talking with Mark Stielow about that exact (sorry for the name drop, but this is a true story!) issue, and he said he'd done the math, and no matter what, the Z06 was a faster car. Just to back that up here's the fastest lap times from Hastings (last summer). Mark was driving Steven Rupp's Bad Penny:

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parsonsj
11-08-2011, 05:10 PM
You're doing R&D for stuff I want to do later ..You bet. I can set you up when you're ready.
sik68
11-08-2011, 05:13 PM
So he went 1:41.030 in his Z06 and 1:49.744 in Rupp's car? Aye caramba, Pro Touring has a lot of work to do.

Or are you comparing your time to "Steven Rupp SORC" time?
parsonsj
11-08-2011, 05:20 PM
No. I went 1:40.124 in the Z06. Mark went 1:41.030 in Bad Penny. Rupp went 1:49.744 in Penny.
sik68
11-08-2011, 05:21 PM
Ahhh I see. Good info!
parsonsj
11-08-2011, 05:23 PM
The cool thing about the Z06/Bad Penny comparison is that both cars used the same tires: Toyo R888s. In the same sizes too (I think): 295/30-18 in front, 335/30-18 in back.
sik68
11-08-2011, 08:10 PM
Another comparison I keep in my back pocket are the rumored top lap times at Spring Mountain for Ron Fellows and the other instructors:

Stock ZR1: 1:40.x
Stock Z06: 1:43.x
Stock Z51: 1:47.x

That Popp hit a 1:42 within his first 3 laps ever on the course, and Stielow hit 1:45 in Red Devil is a testament to how good these guys are. Hope we get some in-car footage.
parsonsj
11-08-2011, 09:35 PM
Anything sub-1:50 at Spring Mountain is smokin' !!