[rpoz-29]

My Camaro has been a body shop for two weeks getting the top painted under warranty. It's a hardtop and this is the second time. I shouldn't have told them I was in no hurry. Anyway, I was griping about it during lunch at a "Street Survival" school I was helping with. Another club member overheard me and offered me a ride in his '02 Z06. WOW. I'm just kicking the idea around right now, but is there a year to stay away from? Any preferred years? Is a Z06 that much better than a standard Corvette? Just wondering!

[rpoz-29]

Yeah, it was the Marx's. I was genuinely taken off guard when Keath offered to me, and I really enjoyed driving it. My time was only slightly faster than Glen Estelle's with his 3rd gen in S/M. Keath put over 2 seconds on me, so I didn't "find myself" as a driver, but it was nice to plant my right foot and not start smoking a tire. I'm looking around for Corvettes but, for right now, that's about all.

[Lordvader]

Im confused after reading the theme.

I have driven a couple stock c5z06 and I find them more nervous and over responsive to drive than a good stock F-body, which to me feels more trustable, predictable, linear and obedient.

c6 non Z06 Ive driven are much better cars to me.

Should this be because my lack of driving skill? or may be that I don't understand the car?

By the way; a friend of mine on a c5Z06 stock, is able to duplicate the best times of cars like GT3RS and AudiR8 on our racetracks.

Thanks.

[patred]

Im confused after reading the theme.

I have driven a couple stock c5z06 and I find them more nervous and over responsive to drive than a good stock F-body, which to me feels more trustable, predictable, linear and obedient.

Could be the car setup? One that I drove was a handful on old and tired V710s, but was practically a different car with better tires. And then it was back to being a handful when we ran it at Heartland Park (questionable surface), but we added more rear toe in, and was back to being a great car.

The C5 Z06 I drove earlier this year at the Dixie National Tour was great right from the start.

Pat