More Power or More Grip

[Hib Halverson]

Originally Posted by LGAFF

Hib Ferrari is not AWD, but the engine is in the back; look at the times 911s put up with lower MPH....I have heard some people mention the thought of a steel bat wing or something to put weight over the rear tires.....hmmmm

Sheesh. You guys, here, are anally tough crowd.

Ok, I got the Ferrari layout wrong, but my point, in general, was that cars with better weight bias (Ferrari and RWD Porsche 911s) or AWD (Nissan GTR) are always going to have an advantage in a drag race.

As for the big heavy wing idea, would the extra rear bite compensate for the extra weight?

Of course the other side of the coin comes on the track. Seems the 3G ZR1 does pretty darn well on the Nordschleife at the 'Ring.

And, on that note, I'll hijack this thread and put a new question out to the experts here:

What would it take to make a 2G ZR1 as quick around the Nurburgring as is the 09-13 ZR1?

[LGAFF]

put a 90 ZR-1 on a 2013 ZR1 Chassis; could match the ring #

Look at the times Mercedes are putting up at 3900lbs, I drove a C63 that runs 12.0s at 115 w/4 doors and less RWHP than my 92