Runs11s

On the PDR, is it available to display engine or diagnostic stats such as the temps, etc? I'm guessing not but am considering whether the PDR is a must-have for when I buy.

Secondly, when you are lapping does the driver reset the lap timer each lap or is it picking up on something at the track start/finish?

Snorman

Those aren't Z06's in the video.
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Runs11s

I think he was referring to the OP's car.

TARANTULA

The instructor said "that automatic on the Z06"

Snorman

Ahh...my mistake. After they rotated I turned down the volume and saw that the other cars were Z51's.
Was unaware Fellows mixed Z06's in with Z51's in any of their programs.
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RichieRichZ06

Was that "Nick" instructing you?

Those guys are great and make the driving schools a lot of fun.

No offense, but I think one of them in a Z06 could easily be faster than a 1:17. He was driving a standard C7 one handed, talking on the radio while looking in the mirror at you and still managed to lead you to a 1:20.xx

racerns

When I was there years ago for the ZR1 class, the instructors drove Z51s and the students were in the ZR1s.

Les

I looked up the high temps in Pahrump for those 2 days and found that they were 80 & 82, so there goes the high ambient temp excuse. Let's face it, the car wasn't even being run that hard. I sure hope GM does the right thing with this situation.

Snorman

I'm talking about mixing Z06's in with Z51's for student cars.
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badhabit_wb

I think that's standard. When I was there in June they did the same thing. Those of us with z06's ran with the others. The z06's heated then as well but the ambient temps were around 113 and track temps much higher. I was driving an m7 and it heated and had reduced power and the power steering overheated an went out. Once I shifted to a higher gear it cooled off and ran fine as long as I kept it in the higher gears. Fwiw we all were running the a/c on all of the runs.

Snorman

That's good to know, as I was thinking of using my 2nd buyer discount to take another class out there, but not now (aside from the fact that they basically advertise a non-existent Level 3 course).
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badhabit_wb

Yeah I wanted to do the 3 day course and they told me I had to take the course within one year of purchasing the car and they couldn't guarantee I'd be able to do that. I took the 2 day and really enjoyed it but would have been a lot better satisfied if the cars had done their part.

Snorman

I'm talking about the Level 3 course, which they have on their website, and talk about at the debrief after Level 2. But haven't had on their schedule from pretty much all of 2015 and the beginning of 2016.
http://www.springmountainmotorsports...riving-schools
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badhabit_wb

Yeah they told me if I took the 3 day then I'd probably be able to take the level 3 next but if I took the 2 day probably not. Once I ran into the overheating I didn't pursue it.

JackTripper

I was there earlier in the year and had no issues. I had a Level 1 Z06 with an M7 transmission.

Could A8's be more susceptible to overheating?

Dabigsnake

Sorry, it was my second lap at 5:50 on video that shows the 120.0 lap.

Dabigsnake

They are amazing instructors, shifting, talking, and watching us in the R/view mirrors. All the instructors said that instructor Todd had the best time at 1:17 in a Z06. I know I could run a 1:18-19 pushing to redline throughout the track, but could only run one lap without overheating.

RC000E

I think this says enough. You can only expect so much from these cars. 100 degrees with the AC on is a lot. Cool down should be expected to some extent.

Les

Unless there's an error for the dates in question, temps were nowhere near 100 degrees in Pahrump-
http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/pah...weather/339381

brianinvegas

You are correct. It was 100 degrees September 30. A cold front moved in by Oct 3. So why do they have the a/c on for 80 degrees?