markstielow
markstielow
markstielow

No, there's a lot of good reason we don't want to do that.

The architecture wouldn't support an insert like that.

We have an SS. Go drive an SS they're really cool.

Mustang is gonna go through a learning curve on the IRS like we did in 1963 with the Corvette. I think it'll be a fun rivalry.

Yeah.

I had a meeting with Al Oppenheiser before I did it. I predicted the results.

1. ZL1, C6 Z06

In my experience the rotors last through about 20 or 30 sets of pads. The initial investment is high, but given the output the carbon ceramics might not be that bad.

The meetings were the hardest part of designing, doing the paper work. My racing background means I'm used to going pretty fast, but when you're trying to do a production volume car, the lead times gave me some pause because it's not a one-off deal. It has to be good for life. The trend is towards making vehicles

We wanted the iconic bowtie on the face of the car. The Chevrolet people wanted to keep the bowtie.

I just want to see 100 horse sized ducks.

Yes. I have an SCCA license and I do a lot of time attack shootouts. Yes, other engineers race too

A lot of the team that has worked on this car will be active on the next gen car. Many of the learnings will trickle down to the new car.

Part of the development process is driving them on public roads. Even at the Nurburgring, we might come up with a valve package, and then need to change it to make it comfortable later.

I like Pony Car style proportions, I haven't had a chance, but I'd like to do a lighterweight Camaro. Zeta limited us to the amount of mass reduction we could do.

We set out to have the fastest pony car out there. Once we started development of this car, we stopped benchmarking the Fords. We benchmarked the Z/28. We had to outrun ourselves.

I've heard rumors, but it'll be interesting to see what it's actually like when it comes out. And this won't be the last performance variant Camaro we ever build. We might have other stuff in the works also.

I was captain of my Formula SAE team in college, I had a high GPA when I interviewed for an internship. And I became fast friends with the chief engineer. Go to a good school, get involved in things like Formula SAE, and keep a high GPA.

We tried that at Road Atlanta. It did not achieve the same lap time as the Z/28. It was still slower. You need to rebalance the chassis to take advantage of the tires.

I have a GM company vehicle, and my only personal car is a 69 Camaro.