Wow..... That was some excellent driving and the C6 Z06 Corvette is an excellent car. It is amazing that the C6 Z06 is still outperforming vehicles being produced today. The C6 Z06 was definitely a car ahead of its time.
@basketball798
2 жыл бұрын
Don't forget guys this is with old nurburgring set up andddd old tires! Put some cup2 R tires and it will easily do 7:10. This gen of Corvette was the best handling car of it's time
@robertwilsoniii2048
4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit. This car turns in like a Huracan Performante. They go for $39,000 right now used with low miles. What a steal.
@nickadkins7765
2 жыл бұрын
Not the Z07 which is what he's driving, but i agree! The base model C6Z is a few seconds slower and for the money the performance is definitely hard to beat for money spent!
@cyberspectre8675
2 жыл бұрын
This comment aged like whole milk 🥛
@nickadkins7765
2 жыл бұрын
@@cyberspectre8675 you haven't looked hard enough if you don't think you can find a C6Z with good mileage on it for $39k. They can still be had....
@mr.wildcat405
Жыл бұрын
what's considered 'low miles'?
@usmc2141ilya
5 жыл бұрын
that was the best car I ever had so far, best performance/dollar can bu even up to date lol
@DeePunter
Жыл бұрын
Its pretty expensive now😢
@jessemess7598
4 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised Jim could fit in the car with his balls being that big to drive like that
@95shagginwagon67
2 жыл бұрын
Bought a 2007 z06 with 27,000 miles. 10k miles later and it runs like a dream. Multiple 600+ mile road trips and it performs like it did when I got it. Threw some PS4’s on there and it HOOKS! It still spins in 1st and a little spin in 2nd, but it corners like crazy
@CharlieAtkins
Жыл бұрын
Traction control is your best option for optimum lap times.
@fideltrujillo5012
5 жыл бұрын
Jim Mero is one of the best drivers out there ... the c6 z06/z07 is one of the greatest vettes made it was light , n/a and has ceramic brakes. I love my mine except since mine is a 2011 it does not have the ptm .
@silentchaos1
4 жыл бұрын
ptm?
@steves186
4 жыл бұрын
Performance traction management system. It is a great system, but I find I use only 2 modes. All on = safest best times, or everything off = a lot of fun, but be careful. Disclaimer: I'm not a professional.
@silentchaos1
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you I have a 08 so I don't have that
@osunaxz
3 жыл бұрын
@@steves186 is there something different in the suspension of a 2012 compare to previous years or its the same?
@nickadkins7765
2 жыл бұрын
@@osunaxz 2012-13 Z06's have the magnetic ride control. I think that might only be for the Z07 option though. I am not 100% positive so don't quote me on that lol! The 2011 might also utilize the mag ride too for the Z07s but again not 100% sure
@FiragoMusic
Жыл бұрын
Pretty insane the chief chassis engineer can drive this well
@rwilson4073
7 ай бұрын
Those G's on every turn are insane, regularly hitting over 1.3 up to 1.8 and even a few times over that up to 2.2 in a banked turn, what a car
@gittyupalice96
2 жыл бұрын
That guys an impressive driver, I can just tell when someone's at the edge of what the tires can hold and he's right there the whole time. I do the same technique using the throttle blips to purposely spin the car out to see how much more the tires got to its name... Call it O.C.D. kind of like checking your clock 20 times to make sure you set it right, blipping the throttle and over-steering over and over and over always lets ya know where the car is at. As for the car, it must have the pancake suspension package, because that thing rides flat.
@CharlieAtkins
Жыл бұрын
I don't think that Mary Barra is going to take this guy off of the payroll! 🏎
@luigui707
25 күн бұрын
That's crazy, only 3 seconds slower than the zr1, by the same driver on both cars
@wassat999
4 жыл бұрын
Holy shit Jim! 😃
@reginaldsmith8197
Жыл бұрын
💯💯💯💯💯💣💣
@nickadkins7765
2 жыл бұрын
He had a few mistakes as well! I wouldn't be surprised if he tried it a handful more times that he would get a 7:20 or even 7:19!!!
@ztwntyn8
6 жыл бұрын
After watching the latest zl1 1LE lap, this driver looks sloppy. Not to put him down bc it takes big balls to go around bends at over 130 but I see mistakes that definitely cost seconds. Maybe the zl1 driver has more time on the ring? Either way gm makes some intense vehicles
@tonspike
6 жыл бұрын
It's the car. Jim Mero is an excellent driver, but you're seeing the difference in the aero the ZL1 1LE uses to its advantage, its weight, its newer and larger (front) tires and compounds, its DSSV dampers; the list goes on and on.
@rw895
5 жыл бұрын
ztwntyn8 More time at The Ring. Lol! He has over 4,000 laps at the Ring. So easy for us to criticize. Lots of stuff behind the scenes we don’t know about.
@camonly849
4 жыл бұрын
I would agree with you. Jim is a good driver, but I see a lot of times in the corners where hes getting the tail end out to much and all. The 2012 zr1 went 7:19. However if he drove smoother I would imagine he could hit the new zl1s time of 7:16. Granted I know its tough to drive and it's tough to have the right conditions when driving over there as well.
@chuckadams195
5 жыл бұрын
Disappointing your man needs more wheel time !!!!!!
@Merovinjian
5 жыл бұрын
I hope thats sarcasm
@ericabercrombie6780
4 жыл бұрын
@@Merovinjian he did botch quite a few corner exits. But he's a good driver though.
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