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LGAFF · 01-27-2012

Was reading an article on testing of the C5 Z06 and the C6......the article was about how GM sets the 1/4 times. Pointing out that GM uses no-lift shifting to set times, and that GM tests powertrains and they must be able to withstand 600....yes 600 1st through 6th gear powershift runs......

Most interesting is the fact that the GM test driver used to set the times is Luke Sewell, a native of Rockford, Il and learned to race at Byron.....small world....maybe he would come out to Byron and show some of us amateurs how to run a Vette down the track.

Question: Do all tracks allow the cars to move 1ft before the ET starts? I assume this is what they call shallow staging, GM subtracts the 1st foot in their calculations..

01-27-2012	#1
LGAFF Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Crystal Lake, IL Posts: 7,194	GMs Test Driver is Byron FBI Was reading an article on testing of the C5 Z06 and the C6......the article was about how GM sets the 1/4 times. Pointing out that GM uses no-lift shifting to set times, and that GM tests powertrains and they must be able to withstand 600....yes 600 1st through 6th gear powershift runs...... Most interesting is the fact that the GM test driver used to set the times is Luke Sewell, a native of Rockford, Il and learned to race at Byron.....small world....maybe he would come out to Byron and show some of us amateurs how to run a Vette down the track. Question: Do all tracks allow the cars to move 1ft before the ET starts? I assume this is what they call shallow staging, GM subtracts the 1st foot in their calculations.. __________________ LGAFF 90 #966-150K miles-sold 92 #234-sold 1987 Callaway TT #17 1991 ZR-1 #1359