[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]

I ran the car at Virginia Motorsports Park. The pavement there is really poor, especially where the pavement is seamed. Those seams have sent me spinning a couple of times. That's one reason I like the Z06 as much as I do. RRC is better, but I haven't driven the Corvette there.

[Sam Strano]

I ran the car at Virginia Motorsports Park. The pavement there is really poor, especially where the pavement is seamed. Those seams have sent me spinning a couple of times. That's one reason I like the Z06 as much as I do. RRC is better, but I haven't driven the Corvette there.

Well in ESP a Camaro can be made a *LOT* better in those situations. A Watts link settles the car down an immense amount over not good (read smooth) pavement. But it's still a solid axle car, and carries less load on the rear than the Vette. Both things are going to make the Vette better.

[Lordvader]

I ran the car at Virginia Motorsports Park. The pavement there is really poor, especially where the pavement is seamed. Those seams have sent me spinning a couple of times. That's one reason I like the Z06 as much as I do. RRC is better, but I haven't driven the Corvette there.

Well in ESP a Camaro can be made a *LOT* better in those situations. A Watts link settles the car down an immense amount over not good (read smooth) pavement. But it's still a solid axle car, and carries less load on the rear than the Vette. Both things are going to make the Vette better.

That is what is to be expected, from the better weight distribution, better brakes, etc. So what would be a good initial set up? What is the car potential compared to an F-body?