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    Clubsport

    in Chevrolet

    Posted

    .5"

    I hope they do this and take it beyond the 1LEs of the past as far as content goes.

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    I want a 5th Gen 1LE-R for race. A Z/28 version of the Mustang Cobra R.

    My Dream 1LE-R would be Base Car with;

    High Rev 5.3 or 5.7

    Minimum 350HP at the Wheels

    Race Ready T56 6 speed

    Alum Driveshaft

    No AC

    22 gal ATL fuel cell

    Autometer Guages

    Penske adj shocks

    17"x 9.5" light weight wheels

    6 piston front brakes

    Back seat delete

    Radio Delete

    Factory 8 pnt 1 3/4" DOM Roll cage

    Emissions Delete (option)

    Factory headers

    Heavy Duty Coil overs

    front splitter

    Functional rear spoiler

    No sound deadening

    Light weight everything

    and last but not least sell this Camaro for less than 50K to Road Racers only.

    Camaro Trim

    in Chevrolet

    Posted

    I'd love to see Z/28 as the lean roadcourse performer it began as.

    With that said, I love the SS tradition of being the highest horse version of each car. I have always loved SS Camaros, and if a way exists to make the SS king of the street and strip with Z/28 the roadcourse dominator, I'd be happiest with that .

    So, no , I didn't vote.

    BTW: choice#2 makes an incorrect assumption. In the years where both Z/28 and SS were offered, the highest powered version was the SS.

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    Dude,

    You stole my Thunder.

    I was gonna say what most Camaro enthusiest's should already know.

    The Z/28 was for us Road Racer dudes and the SS was for big Horse power

    Boulevard Brauling.

    The Z/28 should have a high winding low weight small block and be built to stop and Turn really well.

    The SS should have all the Heritage type stuff and the power to go with.

    ....

    in Chevrolet

    Posted

    That truck is hideous. If the HD has that ugly bulge in the Bed and still has an IFS.

    I will buy an 06 HD Duramax and wait for the next refresh.

    They should have stayed with the same sheet metal as the Burb and Tahoe, they are beautiful....

    Solstice SCCA SSB Racer

    in Heritage Marques

    Posted

    Looks sweet.  Hopefully, the Kappa platform will make a name for itself in road racing.

    I heard John Heinrency will drive it, so if thats true it will win at the Run-offs

    (SCCA National Championships) in September.

    Raybob ex SCCA Asedan Camaro Racer.

    GMT900 truck rendering and information

    in Chevrolet

    Posted

    And IFS is bad because.......????

    They ride and handle good and have had no problems.

    IFS is for light duty trucks. If IFS is so incredibly durable why does the 4500HD 4X4's have the SFA????

    And if IFS is so dang tuff why does FoMoCo and Dodge HD's still have the SFA???

    I don't think you could fill a small house with people who bought a GM HD because of the IFS! 8)

    Could Camaro Be Going NASCAR Racing?

    in General Motors

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    Fact is NASCAR reaches more people more hours a week than any other motorsport in this country. Advertisers go to where people are watching. With Toyota and the new markets the stereo type is wearing thin [unless you go to Talladegas infield].

    Trans AM is like all other road racing in this country a hard sell to the general public. Those here and myself love road racing because we understand it. But the general public just don't understand the road racing is technic where NASCAR is door to door close racing for 500 miles.

    I would not be Suprised if the France Family don't bring in a GT series that would run under Grand Am. The MFG are all involved there already. I had my Doughts about the Daytona Prototype series but Jim France has got a good competitive series going. I would guess they could do the same here with the Pony cars.

    The key is to make sure all makes of cars can win any given race, If one is dominate it will die a quick death. On dominate car has killed many series over the years, only F1 is able to get away with it.

    But F1 has never gotten a good foot hold in the states because Americans want compitition here not stratagy or technology.

    It is like football, if it is a good game most don't care who is playing.

    I think that if the France family/Nascar add to the Grand Am Cup a GT series that put the American Pony Cars on road courses it would be Popular, but never as popular as NASCAR. Lets face it NASCAR is all marketing and thats why us real car guy types don't usually watch alot of it. Me and my friends and family still get together to watch the rednecks at the 2 road courses. That is good racing.....

    I think the reason the old Trans Am did well with the fans was the realness of the cars that were racing. The fans could relate to a Camaro racing a mustang because that was happening on Main St. USA. If the Pony car wars came around again and the racing media marketed it right we could possible see the old TA racing again. 8)

    Could Camaro Be Going NASCAR Racing?

    in General Motors

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    NASA ? do they run all the events in Cape Kennedy ? I don't think participant driven race series are any competition for the Nextel cup series

    Honestly Nascar stands are packed and the ratings are huge .

    road racing is like masterbating , you like doing it , but no one likes to watch

    In Nascar , all the the fans in the stands know the names of , in pro road racing , the racers know the names of all of the fans stands

    Dude, with all respect Trans Am had a way bigger fan base in its hayday than NECKAR. I don't think that there still is the fan base in road racing that there once was but when the new Camaro and new Challenger are out and they are racing the Mustang we might get closer to the old days.

    Don't expect anything NASA or SCCA does to get widespread coverage. SCCA had it's chance to make Rally racing big in the U.S. and the blew that opportunity. American Iron is an interesting class, but NASA rarely strives for mainstream coverage of anything. They as well as SCCA suffer from NHRAitis, whereby they create so many rules and divisions to race in an outsider says to hell with it and doesn't even bother trying to find a race.

    SCCA would F*ck the whole thing up. NASA AI we have 9 pages of rules in SCCA AS has 35. Also in A sedan SCCA you have to run a 305 with a Carburator if you race a chevy because they still want that stupid old rule of 5 liter limit.

    Anyway the whole thing is gonna get all the more interesting when The new Camaro and new Challenger get out to us racers.

    Could Camaro Be Going NASCAR Racing?

    in General Motors

    Posted

    It would be cool to see the Camaro return to the IROC series.

    You all will see the New Camaro, New Challenger, New Mustang and GTO racing in either one of 3 series Grand Am Cup, NASA American Iron or SCCA American Sedan series.

    I want to be the first one in NASA American Iron to race the new Camaro.

    Come on Chevrolet build theCamaro. I'm tired of gettin beat up by new Mustangs!!!!!

    RayBob NASA AI #43 96SS

    When did your love affair start?

    in Chevrolet

    Posted · Edited by Raybob9289

    It must have all started for me on Sept 26th 1966. The day I was born and the same day that GM itroduced the all new Camaro. I saw the Camaro's at Watkins Glenn when I was a small boy and loved the white Owens Corning Camaro's. I wanted one for my 16th Birthday but my dad bought me a Book called Camaro "16 years of super cars". I ended up with a 70 chevelle but I still loved Camaro's and wanted one someday. 1987 my brother bought a brand new 87 IROC 350 and he let me drive it around town that night. I raced and beat many 5.0 liter Mustangs and thats when I had to have my own Camaro and that was 4 Camaro's ago. Now I rub fenders with Mustangs on the Road course and I WILL be the first NASA "American Iron" racer with a 5th gen.

    *UPDATED* New Spy Photos: 2007 GMC Sierra

    in GMC Trucks

    Posted

    Have you ever driven a pickup with a SFA through a field, roughest ride you've ever been on, I'd take one with IFS any day cus we have never had a problem with them.

    I have Driven a couple of my old Silverado 30's through a field and you are Correct they DO NOT ride real nice. but the wheel does'nt usually fall off. Thats cool If GM builds the new trucks with chic front ends we'll just keep bolten Dana 60's in them. IFS is junk.

    *UPDATED* New Spy Photos: 2007 GMC Sierra

    in GMC Trucks

    Posted

    Find me a case where a GM HD truck had a IFS that either failed or wasn't as capable as a nasty old solid axle front, and I'll agree with you.

    Until then, WTF?! :o

    Just looking old school and rugged doesn't mean crap, as I hope you know...

    CaddyCruiser, I mean no disrespect but I have broke the CV and the Tulip joints on my 02 Duramax HD2500 and 03 Duramax HD 2500. My local Chevrolet Dealer promptly repaired both trucks at no charge. But unless you beat trucks like we do in the Construction Industry you won't know of what I speak.

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