[Chris 96 WS6]

Below you will see a link to a post that was supposed to be discussing the next Camaro. However, I seem to be butting heads with the guy named IZ28 that seems hellbent on proving the IROC-Z is a better handling car than any 4th gen ever made.

I find this very hard to believe considering the improvements in the 4th gen front suspension plus the availablility of 17" tires later on. He's quoting imaginary kid pad numbers like they are gospel.

http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread....d=1#post2354233

If anybody is interested, I could use some fact-based assistance. He claims 3rd gens still dominate F-stock to this day...I kinda find this hard to believe.

Not that I am anti-thirdgen, I've owned two of them, including an IROC, so don't take my opposition to this guy the wrong way. I just don't agree with his "facts."

[trackbird]

Well put Sam.

He was so hung up on skid pad numbers as the holy grail of handling that he had skewed his view of the big picture. While overlooking the differences of skid pad diameter, surface prep, etc.

I think they are as similar as they are different and as you've proven, both are capable performers. Though, I must admit that my 3rd gen felt "lighter on it's feet" than my current car. And, I've got far more money and better components in the new car....not that it is always the answer.