Amazing the Camaro beats the GT500 and RedEye....incredible to say the least

[ChargerChallenger]

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

Didn’t they say if the Mustang had fresh tires it would have been fastest around the track?

 

[ChargerChallenger]

Didn’t they say if the Mustang had fresh tires it would have been fastest around the track?

Yeah that was mentioned but would it be a huge difference? And for me the Camaro is dated and impressive overall being the lowest hp. And I have come close to buying the Camaro many times but the interior sucks which Chevy seems to have that issue with so many of their vehicles. I grew up Chevy so nit here to bash GM but I think it’s the facts.

 

[1971demon]

Didn’t they say if the Mustang had fresh tires it would have been fastest around the track?

not worried whos faster...Challenger beats em all in the style dept....and my cats are fast enough...

 

[Taxinator]

Yeah that was mentioned but would it be a huge difference? And for me the Camaro is dated and impressive overall being the lowest hp. And I have come close to buying the Camaro many times but the interior sucks which Chevy seems to have that issue with so many of their vehicles. I grew up Chevy so nit here to bash GM but I think it’s the facts.

The professional driver behind both vehicles said yes, the GT500 would be much faster with new tires. However, the driver still picked the Camaro as the better value...the price difference is not small.

 

[Taxinator]

not worried whos faster...Challenger beats em all in the style dept....and my cats are fast enough...

The Redeye did win the roll race plus the style department. 😉

 

[why2kmax]

The problem I have with these tests are that the 1LE and GT 500 come with far better tires for the racing they do. The Chally is at a big disadvantage to start with given the tires but that never seems to be acknowledged. They will address it for the other two cars but.... Sure even equal tires likely wouldnt give it the win but at least acknowledge that the car is far better than the showing it put in given the doughnuts its saddled with.

 

[MaxCarnage]

So they substitute the Camaro for non 1LE version so the aero doesn't hurt it in the drag race. Okay so can the Redeye substitute for the Demon that has the better tires for drag racing then? lol. The roll race was enough to see that the Redeye given sticky enough tires would beat the GT500 from a dig. Which is evident from my personal experiences at the track with my Redeye vs what a stock GT500 ET is trapping.

Seems like they just wanted to give each car a "win" in their own way.

 

[Slowpoke387]

So they substitute the Camaro for non 1LE version so the aero doesn't hurt it in the drag race. Okay so can the Redeye substitute for the Demon that has the better tires for drag racing then? lol. The roll race was enough to see that the Redeye given sticky enough tires would beat the GT500 from a dig. Which is evident from my personal experiences at the track with my Redeye vs what a stock GT500 ET is trapping.

Seems like they just wanted to give each car a "win" in their own way.

Demon is a 2018. It wouldnt qualify regardless.

 

[04Ram2500Hemi]

Yeah that was mentioned but would it be a huge difference? And for me the Camaro is dated and impressive overall being the lowest hp. And I have come close to buying the Camaro many times but the interior sucks which Chevy seems to have that issue with so many of their vehicles. I grew up Chevy so nit here to bash GM but I think it’s the facts.

I like the new Camaro (and Corvette) as well as the new Mustang. If I fit better in the Mustang or Corvette they would be on a possible list in the future, but I’m just too tall. The Challenger Hellcat is heavy, and you can only throw so much hp at the car to make up for it. Unless they give us an AWD Hellcat Challenger or Charger, we’ll always be in 3rd place on the track. For daily driving things change as the bigger car is more comfortable. So far 100% of my Hellcats life has been spent on the road, so I’m good with that.

 

[MaxCarnage]

Demon is a 2018. It wouldnt qualify regardless.

Neither should swapping cars out to other trims when it suits them, which is my point.

 

[Usmc341]

Roll on races are where it's at. I've never had a race from a dig but I've had many from a roll on. Redeye's torque really shines in those.

 

[Magnified]

How did I not see this posting? Actually well done, and I think it's pretty spot on.

 

[Magnified]

Further, I have to say that I have lamented for more than 20 years that I don't live out near Willow (or hell, better yet, the Nurburgring). I'd live at those places. Especially the 'Ring. Jesus, take any car you own on the track for just a few bucks? I'm there.

 

[Jack_Toepfer]

I'm not far from the Glenn, but the last time I was interested in going there I had a Jeep SRT8... they said no SUVs... so I didn't bother going. Haven't really been interested in attending since then.

 

[sad]

I'm about 1-15mins from my home track... and I make it out roughly 2x a month...... EXCEPT when i blow up something LOL eek.

 

[Magnified]

I'm not far from the Glenn, but the last time I was interested in going there I had a Jeep SRT8... they said no SUVs... so I didn't bother going. Haven't really been interested in attending since then.

The Ring is much more egalitarian... you can take work vans pulling a trailer on the course. lol, love it.

 

[DGatzby]

I'm about 1-15mins from my home track... and I make it out roughly 2x a month...... EXCEPT when i blow up something LOL eek.

Did you get your little toy fixed? Hope it was not bad. HC will be back by this time next week. Finally scored the part(s).

 

[sad]

Did you get your little toy fixed? Hope it was not bad. HC will be back by this time next week. Finally scored the part(s).

Not yet... been obsessed with accessorizing my new toy I bought... I truly have a problem. 😂😂😂

 

[1971demon]

The Ring is much more egalitarian... you can take work vans pulling a trailer on the course. lol, love it.

WTF mag...ease up on the big words will ya???