jim2527

Well, ownerswho 'track' their cars tend be performance oriented people. Performance oriented people look to increase performance more so than non performance oriented people.

headers, intake, tune is usualy how it starts.

Foot on the floor

I don't know about chevrolet but other manufacturers will honor the warranty if the mods you do are approved by them and performed by the dealer.

SMFCPACFP

Nobody on this forum, as far I know, has the ability to tell you what would happen to the GM warranty under the circumstance you describe. Statements like "if it's not a timed event", or "if you haven't modified the car" they will honor the warranty don't have any value other than temping you to do something you might regret. The people on this forum are trying to be helpful, but their opinion carries no value in a warranty fight.

My best advice to you is this, ask the GM warranty people about your question above? Ask them if the racing event isn't a timed event, or if you haven't modified your car, will they honor the warranty? If you are afraid to ask them, maybe you shouldn't be doing it.

Here's the bottom line, GM isn't in the business of unknowingly sponsoring amateur racing programs and will fight like hell in paying warranty claims for such. They sometimes will fight you in paying legitimate claims.

Joe_Planet

My 08z blew the engine at redline doing 125 or so. They put a new engine in it.
How can they prove you were racing when the capability of the car is 200 mph +

Dr Chill

So if they end up covering unmodded cars running HPDE events on stock tires, I wonder how changing brake pads and fluid will affect warranty coverage since that is really not considered a mod, right?

Also, the automatic should eliminate the possibility of over-revs completely, correct?

zeshawn

Take the 991 GT3 as an example, if you drive it on a racetrack you can kiss your warrantee's *** goodbye, and that's a hardcore track car.

Also if im not mistaken GM made it very clear that they will cover the Z/28 for any damage incurred at the track.

I guess the only way to really know is to ask a dealership for more info from GM on the warrantee coverage.

NoOne

Because .05 percent of the owners will ever file a track related warranty claim.

First you cannot RACE a factory car as it sits. No safety equipment first of all, so that solves the warranty issue because once you start putting safety equipment on it your making big changes.

Second HPDE's as many have said, is not racing, and the power train is very resilient.

I would like to know if R Compound tires, even like 888's would void the warranty. The Z51 C7 as it sits with better pads and 888's would be a blast.

Bill Dearborn

This how it worked for me. The engine in my 08Z dropped a valve while I was at the Glen. Happened while the engine rpms were right at 6800 rpms speed was just short of 120 mph in 3rd. Took the car to the dealer and they read the ECM and sent the data to GM. The engine threw a manifold air pressure failure code when the valve dropped. They knew at what rpms the code was thrown and what speed the car was going. As with all high dollar repairs the GM Rep had to approve the warranty claim. When he saw the car the street tires were on it, a harness bar with shoulder belts attached was mounted behind the seats, car was covered in brake dust and rubber smears from track turds and there were Wilwood calipers on the front. Rep understood the car was tracked. He wrote on the repair order Authorize 1 time Goodwill replacement for potential non warranty repair. The rules are take the car in and tell them it is broken and then keep your mouth shut. Don't be an A Hole by making all sorts of derogatory comments, don't threaten getting a lawyer involved just let the process work. I knew of 8 other engines failing the same way and they were all covered by GM. Seven of those were repaired at dealerships scattered around upstate NY and 1 was repaired in Toronto, CA.

Bill

RC000E

HPDE, autocross events, exhibition stuff isn't racing, and it takes place often at a racetrack. Sanctioned racing is racing. They aren't demanding you drive your car like a ****, they are just eliminating covering the pounding of 10/10ths racing.

Your interpretation is skewed. If you don't modify the car, in order to void your warranty, you have every right to drive it to its limit to enjoy the technology you've paid good money for. It's when people put aftermarket tunes, alter hp levels, etc that problems occur. If you leave the car DEAD STOCK from a hp/power delivery perspective, you can drive the **** out of it and they will cover it, should the unlikely occur.

mirage2991

1) brake fluid and brake pads are covered under Magnuson-Moss warranty act, just like your oil filter is... replacement stock parts. I suspect tires would be in there too as long as they are DOT approved and of the same size (hence why they can't nail you if you choose to run Bridgstons over Michelins for example)

2) auto and over rev, that depends if the tcm would let you manually do it. Chances are, it won't allow a downshift if the lower gear puts you at or above the rev limiter... at least i would hope the engineers set it up that way... but if they didn't you can over-rev it too.

S.U. Vette

If they will cover the Z28, I don't see why they wont cover the Z06.

http://www.torquenews.com/106/warran...let-camaro-z28

jim2527

Good advice....

Ltrain925

You nailed it. Unless it's a timed event it's not considered racing. I wrecked my z06 at Laguna seca during a HPDE it wasn't timed. All state completely covered my car and towed it from Laguna seca. Drag racing well thats different...

HHughes1

Word of warning for all. Despite what you read on the forums, if you have a mechanical failure or crash while on a track designed for racing, you stand the potential for denied coverage. Insurance companies in particular have been incorporating specific language to exclude anything that takes place at a race track. Denial of warranty coverage seems like BS considering how much of their advertising is track specific but you have to admit running a car as a weekend track warrior will create much more stress than any street environment can replicate. Failure will eventually happen.