Geeto67 Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Anybody following this story on Jalopnik? http://jalopnik.com/my-salvage-z06-is-the-fastest-corvette-ever-to-go-up-pi-1796489202 I'm kind of impressed at both the time frame and how much of the street car is retained in this run. I love Pikes peak because like Bonneville it is top tier racing that is still accessible to anybody who wants to participate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99StockGT Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 I JUST read that when I was at lunch, very cool story as it progressed from a salvage car with a plan to a T/A car at Pikes Peak. Wondering how many other C7 Z06s have run up that mountain though, or was the one they built just THAT much more mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Not sure if a video is buried in there. For the impatient: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Look how smooth he is. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spankis Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Look how smooth he is. Amazing. For sure. I think @ Pikes Peak the proximity of the cliff edge is a strong incentive to stay smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 The people behind the metal temp barriers are crazy, a couple are on turn exits. No way I'd stand there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Too bad the dirt road is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Surprised that it didn't overheat like most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AudiOn19s Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Surprised that it didn't overheat like most. Saw automatic and thought exactly the same thing !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Saw automatic and thought exactly the same thing !!!! In the article it discusses the overheating problems he had with the car. Part of it was from having removed the ducting in the nose, so air wasn't flowing through the radiator. One of the fixes they used was to hook the windshield washer to spray the radiator through the run. There were other challenges too, like how removing the steering wheel prevented the TC from being turned off. It's really a good series of articles, you guys should read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versluis Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Pretty cool article. Worth the read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcan900 Posted June 30, 2017 Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 Agreed it was an interesting article to read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeto67 Posted June 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2017 in case anybody gets inspired here is the 2017 rule book: http://www.ppihc.com/wp-content/uploads/2017-PPIHC-Rulebook.pdf I am sure one or two of you have caged road race track cars that would pass inspection.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geeesammy Posted July 1, 2017 Report Share Posted July 1, 2017 In the article it discusses the overheating problems he had with the car. Part of it was from having removed the ducting in the nose, so air wasn't flowing through the radiator. One of the fixes they used was to hook the windshield washer to spray the radiator through the run. There were other challenges too, like how removing the steering wheel prevented the TC from being turned off. It's really a good series of articles, you guys should read it. Honestly a lot of these articles I would love to read but 95% of the time the author is so technically illiterate its too irritating to get far into them. Ill give this a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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