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I attended day one of the Bondurant Advanced Driver School on Monday, June 23 to get a feel for how well the C7 might hold up for track day use. Bondurant utilizes the C7 with Z51, magnetic ride control, manual trans, and competition seats. I came away very impressed with both the C7's quickness and durability. After lunch, I drove the C7 for more than an hour continuously with the ambient temperature between 105 and 110 degrees. During that run, water temperature did climb to 240 degrees on two occasions. However, I was able to bring it back down to 220 by running a few laps at reduced speed. I experienced no warnings of excess heat in the engine, trans or diff. Very encouraging, as I had overheated the diff in my C5 after less than 10 laps at a Road America track day many years ago. It never was the same after that.
The only temperature related issue I experienced was with the display in the center console. It shut itself down with a message indicating that the shut down was due to overheating. That is a minor concern as I am planning on ordering the PDR option. I am wondering if the PDR would continue recording with the center console shut down due to overheating?
Driving the C7 in track mode was challenging and a lot of fun. I really needed to have the wheels straight and feed the power gradually to keep the rear of the car under control. Very different from what I normally drive on track. I've raced Spec Racer Fords in the SCCA for the past 10 years. Low horsepower and a lot more tire (relative to weight.) I normally go to full power at the apex with the Spec Racer.
I also enjoyed the auto rev match capability. I though it worked extremely well.
I'm looking forward to ordering my 2015. Planning on a Z06, but if the price is too high I'll be very happy with a Z51.
The only temperature related issue I experienced was with the display in the center console. It shut itself down with a message indicating that the shut down was due to overheating. That is a minor concern as I am planning on ordering the PDR option. I am wondering if the PDR would continue recording with the center console shut down due to overheating?
Driving the C7 in track mode was challenging and a lot of fun. I really needed to have the wheels straight and feed the power gradually to keep the rear of the car under control. Very different from what I normally drive on track. I've raced Spec Racer Fords in the SCCA for the past 10 years. Low horsepower and a lot more tire (relative to weight.) I normally go to full power at the apex with the Spec Racer.
I also enjoyed the auto rev match capability. I though it worked extremely well.
I'm looking forward to ordering my 2015. Planning on a Z06, but if the price is too high I'll be very happy with a Z51.