[BADDASSC6]

Leedom,
The only factory suspension pieces on my car are the sway bars and the A-arms.

I have the braus harness bar (only one crash certified) and five point harnesses that I use when racing. Due to the hoop behind the driver the silver state classic rates the c6 to 125mph with no additional safety equipement. With tha said, I definately do not feel comfortable at 165 in a turn in a stock vette. I don't think that a crash at 145 would have any different outcome though. Reducing the speed reduces the likely hood of lossing control, but a crash at those speeds would be severe even in a NASCAR cage. The has aftermarket rotors and pads, but unlike drag racing as you learn a track the difference in speed and momentum are much more extreme which requires the driver to constanly adjust braking and turn in points which changes the line.

But just like drag racing the whole purpose is to see how hard and how fast I can make it around this track (safely).

[Vettezuki]

Cars pushed this hard need to be treated a bit like air planes, inspected ever time before going out, kind of thoroughly. Brake AND clutch fluid changed regularly, blah blah blah.

There's a reason real race cars are "real" different. What the Vette can handle off the show room floor is amazing, astounding actually, but it's not quite a full tilt race car and that's the world you're going into . . . as you well know.

[BADDASSC6]

Right, With that I will never ever run on chrome rims again!!!!!
It covers the cracks.

[Vettezuki]

Originally Posted by BADDASSC6

Right, With that I will never ever run on chrome rims again!!!!!
It covers the cracks.

Modern Nascars biff it hard at well over 165, and thanks to the glory of the Hans device, the driver's are so with it they can chase down and punch out the guy who ran them off the course. . .

[Leedom]

Originally Posted by BADDASSC6

Leedom,
The only factory suspension pieces on my car are the sway bars and the A-arms.

I have the braus harness bar (only one crash certified) and five point harnesses that I use when racing. Due to the hoop behind the driver the silver state classic rates the c6 to 125mph with no additional safety equipement. With tha said, I definately do not feel comfortable at 165 in a turn in a stock vette. I don't think that a crash at 145 would have any different outcome though. Reducing the speed reduces the likely hood of lossing control, but a crash at those speeds would be severe even in a NASCAR cage. The has aftermarket rotors and pads, but unlike drag racing as you learn a track the difference in speed and momentum are much more extreme which requires the driver to constanly adjust braking and turn in points which changes the line.

But just like drag racing the whole purpose is to see how hard and how fast I can make it around this track (safely).

Just so you know I was not trying to be critical of you. You have more saftey equipment/suspension upgades than I thought though (and more than most I recon). Many of my points were generalities about people not upgradeing the car as a whole. I drag race personally because I see it as cheaper and A LOT easier than having to learn a track so to speak.

[BADDASSC6]

Race cars are not all that different from street cars. I pretty much only like watching racing that use models that are representative of production variants. While we are making generalizations alot of professional driver's have died at speeds much less than 165 even with safety equipment.