how did the C6 do at Daytona?

[citadel]

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[6 Shooter]

The C6R was not raced . . .

The C6R's 1st outing will be Mar 17 - Mar 19 @ Sebring International Raceway.

Later . . . . . .
6 Shooter

 

[wishuwerehere82]

Here's the 2005 schedule.

http://www.prattmiller.com/c5r_schedule.php

 

[OLDGOAT]

I was unaware that stock C6's were being raced at places like Daytona. I don't think a factory C6 is quite up to the task. It amused me during the C5 era how people would get excited about "C5" wins. I don't recall any C5's being raced. The factory, in its effort to portray the C5R as even remotely related to the C5, was reduced to explaining that the C5R actually used some stock C5 parts....like the dash panel or door frames or whatever or some bolts here or there. It would be interesting, though, to find out if the new Z06 has more in common with the multimillion dollar race version than its C5 predecessor had. Of course, the factory does use the R versions as development tools for the stock cars. But it's ho hum time for me as far as caring who wins these races. I don't follow it-these are not factory cars even in the most remote way. Being an oldgoat I recall decades ago when the cars that were raced by the factory or in factory sponsored events were actually the car you could buy at your local dealer....or at least close. An interesting race to me would be one in which factory cars right off the showroom floor were put up against each other. That would tell me something about the car I could buy. How long would one of the new Z06's last in a demanding race? Who knows but it would be interesting.

 

[c5vetter]

don't know of ANY factory that produces car for the public that are raced on any race track in the world - most of the cars that are raced today are specially prepared and NOT available for public consumption

now, in the old days, you used to be able to buy many of the same cars that were raced on Sunday from you local dealer on Monday - times have sure changed!

 

[Ripp 73]

Too bad I never had a chance to see those kind of days. I hear plenty about them, and really, I never get tired of hearing about it. Anyone have any good stories? Did anyone here ever go to a race on Sunday and decide that on Monday they were going to their local dealer and buying one?