10 SECOND 1/4 MILE PASS IN MY STOCK 2020 C8 CORVETTE! (NO DRAG RADIALS OR MODS)

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[@stepheneridania]

The fact that he can't buy a 🍺 or cigar or a firearm is complete nonsense. I am 49 and this "young man" is more mature than me sometimes surely.

[@michaelbradley7529]

That was pretty random.

[@jerodlewis1356]

He can buy a cigar lol

[@MJC-GSXS750]

Super random, however why would you think he can't buy any of those items you said?

[@finnster321]

@@MJC-GSXS750 because hes not 21

[@jaymontange8260]

He does a great service to all young men . And he’s having fun!

[@jasongrubbs8362]

Bud you should not ever take your car through the water box with street tires. That’s for cars with slicks my man. Love your content and great stuff by the way!

[@AC-bl1rl]

A lot of places, you can't avoid it, its pain in the ass. Give'em a quick spin to clean and dry as much as you can, and let it rip. Comedy when people try to do full burnouts on their street tires, haha!

[@anthonybomicino3276]

@@AC-bl1rl yeah, and have the front tires drag and drip that water up for your rears to then go through when trying to launch 🤣

[@AC-bl1rl]

@@anthonybomicino3276 been there, done that

[@98tadriver]

Nice runs. Did you do the voice of Jeremy Freedman on the Simpsons? Asking for a friend

[@popsknows5648]

Most track will not let you on the prep unless you hit the water box. Rockingham was that way in 1988 when I took home 3 grand.

[@osofast18stang54]

I would be curious if your times match up using something like Dragy, instead of using the cars timer.

[@thesaus1975]

I have a feeling that, just like all stock on-board timing equipment, its not that accurate. It might be. But I haven't seen a stock on-board timing system turn out to be very accurate at all. Buy a Dragy and show us those numbers. Those Dragys are pretty awesome.

[@Cubanb407]

This is my thought as well as much as I love the c8 gotta be realistic when thinking power to weight

[@twfinc6855]

I dont think its accurate.. New 911 turbo s is AWD and a lot more HP, it does mid 2's... hes not getting 10's in quarter, no way.

[@itsonlyajetta3501]

TW F AWD and horsepower isn’t a measurement of how fast a car is. Not saying it’s accurate, but I wouldn’t be surprised it’s close to that time.

[@lyonheart84]

Watch the video again guys, at the track the same onboard timer was showing 0-60 in the mid 4s so it was indeed much slower on the strip, guess the surface didn't work for street tyres 😲😲

[@ubroberts5541]

Great job on the C8. The team at GM should be very proud of all their hard (and very smart) work!!! The Corvette deserves to be a world class competitor now.

[@dallasfrost1996]

sure is! its the best piece of american automobile in quite some time!

[@ubroberts5541]

Dallas Frost Can you say Shelby from 65-69? And those weren’t production line cars. “Quite some time” is an understatement.

[@dallasfrost1996]

@@ubroberts5541 huh? what are you trying to say????

[@craigthescott5074]

The Z06 has been a world class car since the C5.

[@Boblib1970]

Also if the 0-60 timer is measuring based on the speedometer, it's inaccurate too since it's measuring wheel spin. You could probably turn your line lock on, do a burnout in the water box, and get an even quicker 0-60 time.

[@busa_joe1159]

It’s a gps based system that’s does the measuring

[@nathanaelcole8466]

This car does not have line lock and can't really do a proper burnout.

[@chrislinden1884]

@@nathanaelcole8466 dude I have an 04 v6 mustang I do fat burnouts in if it's rwd you can always do a burnout

[@nathanaelcole8466]

@@chrislinden1884 it can't really do one because it has so much traction. It will literally push the front tires locked because it grips that good! The GT500 has line look to do a burnout but not the C8.

[@johnsuch2707]

Just loving these new videos of this wicked new Vette...Thank you

[@TheFlatlander440]

Good vid and if you didn't know, the C8 Corvettes finished 1-2 at Sebring IMSA race in the GTLM Class this past Saturday.

[@studio-flash]

Wowwww..no I didn't no that..I'm going to bed happy..regards from England.

[@unihughes]

The C8 also finished 1st, two weeks before that at Daytona.

[@TheFlatlander440]

@@unihughes Yep, I watched that race as well. Cheers to that!

[@skunkape72]

We were at Sebring and they looked so hooked up. The yellow one broke the GTLM lap record two laps in a row!

[@TheFlatlander440]

@@skunkape72 What was really funny was the two Porches 911 and 912 took themselves out on the first pit stop.

[@mkygod]

Im guessing the launch control isn't optimized for a super sticky drag surface. But I think its probably more likely that the wetness of the track was the main factor as you've surmised. When a very stick surface gets wet, it will actually get more slick than if it were a regular road surface getting wet with the same amount of water. The purpose of the water is to actually slick up the tire so that you can burnouts more easily to warm it. But you have evaporate the water completely on your tires by the time you line up. If you don't then the water can build up on the track as well as any potential wetness from cars that have lined up before and after you.

[@sonicloud7774]

I wonder how long it would take to get a dragy through the mail so you could actually check 0-60 and quartermile accuracy.

[@bad_gtr7505]

The last part of the video shows the green numbers that was not on the vet that was definitely a GPS system

[@johnnygt6039]

But you didn't run 10's at a track, your counting on a factory software from Chevy- I'd like to see you run 10's at the track. Make sure you are in the grove too to get max traction (its the none shiny part).

[@BillyBobDingledorf]

He was looking at that same factory software from Chevy while he was at the track. You're right, it may not have really been 10's, but it was definitely close. Certainly better than at the track.

[@johnnygt6039]

@@BillyBobDingledorf I agree, but yes- a track run will make it official.

[@HumanCarBomb]

It's also not crazy to think that the factory software might be fibbing just a little....why not put a little bigger smile on the owner's face. (-:

[@bad_gtr7505]

The green numbers at the end or not on the Corvette there is definitely a GPS system

[@RobertZinn]

The factory numbers on the dash and on the PDR video playback are not reliable. I have found that when comparing the PDR's Video Times to track time slips for the 1/4 mile, they are understated by as much as -0.1933 seconds and sometimes overstated by +0.060. Only rely on track time slips or Dragy numbers.

[@Deepimpactocean]

Is it possible that the C8 computer is not recording 0-60 times very accurately? You should get a dragy to see if you are really getting 2.6s

[@skip741x3]

Thats a good point..being that the drag numbers were Wayy different ...using a dragy would help verify and internal computers times

[@feagle]

Every magazine rated it at 2.9. Dragy is wrong in this case just like many others.

[@VinceCASPERPimentel]

The dash timer showed over 4 sec 0-60 at the strip....

[@izaakavenaluckyss1933]

No not possible it's one of the most technological advance computers in automotive technology today.

[@santiagolaub7520]

Feagle Magazines tests are crap

[@2fasttjm972]

Great video my friend and also a great question? You were right about the water box" when you line up pull a little to the left or a little to the right that's where it's going to be best prepped, don't forget dozens of racers front wheels run through the water as well as their rear wheels so they bring it right to the launch beam.🤔👋👋

[@twfinc6855]

I wont believe anything onboard timing, I want to see draggy results..

[@patricklavictoire3235]

I used to do track prepping at our local strip,i would apply the glue in the morning after it dried up from the night humidity,we would re-spray a few times in the day,the best 1/4 mile times were always by end of afternoon,the sun really activates that glue,night time could be an issue,you should try an afternoon run,see if its better,

[@vette-air911turbos3]

Nice buddy. The new C8 is amazing & anticipating greater performance from the big brother - Z06. That said, do not trust your on-board computer. And yes, track prep is vital for full drag-racing performance extrapolation...along with driving skills. And yes, lack of decent track prep can result in slower times vs a fairly flat - decent street surface. As stated by many, buy your self a Draggy or Vbox (I've used both) - both are great tools which can allow you to only see what the car is capable of running as testing surfaces allows. Additionally, the testing results can also help you tune your driving skills (launch technique, sitting position, best tires psi and so on). In the end, track results is the true indicator. However, for many, track is not an easy option or an option it all due to proximity. This is also when a Draggy or Vbox shines. They will provide performance metrics close to a track...much more realistic vs factory on-board computers. Summary, get a Draggy or Vbox. Be safe!

[@kickinbackinOC]

Great stuff, young man! My 700hp/690tq Viper only does like 3.3 seconds to 60mph. Even with the 335s out back. Ancient front-engine layout!

[@knjpollard]

Same with my Z06 and I have 345 Toyo 888R out back

[@bman1668]

Which viper in production has 700hp I would like to know …..

[@ShelbyvsViper]

To make a case for YOUR car.. you may have got a good one! I have had many a cars in my day and two that are identical. One would run a 13.1 or 13.2, 1/4 mike time and my buddies exact same car would be 2 tenths and sometimes 3 tenths faster (pissed me off because he had the faster car) but we went to the same gas station, same gas and everything.. we even changed drivers and his car was just 2/10’ths faster and would pull mine. He got a good one, just like yours.. clicking on all cylinders.. great content kid!

[@deucedaprodeuca]

Love the C8, not a hater, but those times are inaccurate. It's measuring the wheel spin in reference to the speedometer, it's not actually measuring distance traveled. You're not going to get 10s on the track, even with stickies.

[@revmatchtv]

PDR is GPS based, not the speedo.

[@thestang8888]

@@Teramydog he mentioned that all the c8 that ran 10's have been on a unprep surface but not on the drag strip. If you ask me it smell fishy. I believe the computer is counting some wheel spin.

[@busa_joe1159]

It’s gps not wheel speed

[@xjssts7127]

Thank you for saying all these good things about this Corvette, you are the best commentator for this Corvette that I ever seen on KZbin. I am not that much into this Corvette but u are making me want to go buy one.

[@gtmike916]

Poor surface conditions period point blank. You wouldn’t be slipping on adhesive.

[@tonyf8358]

I can't stop laughing! When he gets his timeslips and the disbelief! Love the videos!

[@revmatchtv]

One thing to test in the future is PDR vs an external data logger. I don’t think we know how accurate the Corvette data recorder is. Great video Austin!

[@SpeedPhenom]

Hey Eric! From my time tooling around with the PDR after track days, the system is very accurate. It comes accompanied with Cosworth Toolbox, which gives you live GPS updates and tons of metrics. It's got a dedicated GPS receiver. I'm pretty confident in it... However you do have a point. Would be interesting to compare with other engineered products!

[@revmatchtv]

Speed Phenom Good to know. Very impressive numbers!

[@shannonwoodcock1035]

@@SpeedPhenom Would be nice if you had an external logger on a run or two on the un-prepped roads to compare to the PDR. I saw the difference on the take off between the strip and the un-prepped road. Was it the tires? Level of prep? Moon & planets in the wrong orbits? In fact a video just on validating the PDR on how accurate or inaccurate it is could be very useful. Enjoy your video's please keep them coming!

[@MClark-bv9tn]

What's the cars weight? Impressive though

[@ces69]

M. Clark 3600lb

[@EvoluciaCT]

Hi @Speed Phenom! I hope your doing well. I just wanted to say that I am so happy to see you living life like this at such a young age. You are my inspiration to keep pushing so that one day, I can be just like you, owning amazing cars and being so successful at such a young age. Thanks for your time, Evan.

[@saeed5853]

Still I don’t believe that speedometer timer is accurate. Try using some advanced tech like draggy GPS.

[@m.w.9460]

Saeed it’s at lest as good as a draggy, probably more so.

[@twfinc6855]

I agree, the new porsche turbo S runs 2.5 to 2.6 with AWD... no way this is as fast

[@saeed5853]

TW F some already did comparison b/w dragy vs buit-in timer and the difference is significant

[@logut80]

Runs 12's & 13's then claims it runs 10's lmao Why am I not shocked

[@IndependenceCityMotoring]

Too much water left on the tires from the water box?

[@BillChristen3]

Such a pretty car.

[@XXBD]

Nice corvette Austin! Keep up the good content. By the way you passed through OOOOOOOklahoma where I live and went to a very small town and found a drag strip to run in your C8. I didn’t even know about that place until I saw it on your video. I love watching you launch your C8 from 0-60!

[@MrTroytroy]

Young guy learning the reality of marketing verse science 🤣

[@adamgirth2789]

Love this channel! Here every upload

[@glennw897]

Austin great video. My only thought te water box is that they are there for slicks. Water adhesion is strong! I believe you probably still have water in the treads. When dealing in seconds or less this might make difference.

[@98tadriver]

Nice runs. I remember my bolt on C5 running 10's at the track with a little weight reduction.

[@prettiboiCoBy60]

Just a few hundred pounds huh 😂

[@Highlander1432]

@@prettiboiCoBy60 With skinnies and slicks too

[@theamazingcj5708]

You can tell he was getting pissed 😂

[@Pittsburgh-412]

And yet nobody will consider this a super car? The numbers don't lie!!

[@121282bec]

Next time try dropping the psi in your tires and not rolling through the water box👍

[@E.T.GARAGE]

I have the same problem, non prepped digs right in, at the drag strip spin the tires all the way down the track, that is with hp all season tires on my 90 Corvette.

[@HellcatDreaminJosh]

Speed Phenom Great Video I'm glad you Drag raced your C8 Z51 Stingray for the first time at auto club famosa and I'm sorry to hear that track wasn't preped good enough I there was enough VHT or the rubber might not have been put down right and Congratulations on doing a 2.6s 0-6 and a 10.95 1/4 mile on an unpreped surface and for getting 130K subs

[@kerrylittle3900]

I have a 2020 Sebring orange C8 and tried drag racing it in the summer. Only did three races and every one I got horrible wheel hop at the lights. I didn't do the burnout pit and it's a Z51 with the tun flat tires on it. I was afraid of damaging my car. Once I did the launch and the other two races in sport and then track mode. Any idea what would cause the wheel hop? Once I got past the light tree it would hook up fine. I should mention that there no problems hooking up on the street. No wheel hop at all. Thinking maybe the track was just to sticky?

[@Murder6.2]

Buy a Dragy eliminates the need for sucky drag strips 👍🏼

[@zioo3117]

Hi Austin. That is so funny! "2.6 in your face!" Just amazing. I'm actually not sure of the wisdom of doing accelerations with the tires prepped for Laguna Seca. As you've shown, being hooked up has a lot to do with setting the car up correctly with the driver's selection of the combination things that must be selected. There is sometimes a little more weight with a passenger that helps to limit the wheel slip. Love the way you go over the fact that this car is a "Jack-of-all-trades and Master-of-some." You keep hitting it out of the park with different content.

[@Kai240i]

Street tires(even high performance sticky summer tires) does not do well on dragstrip. Dragstrip are designed for full slicks or drag radials, which is a whole different compound then street tires. I learned that the hard way too, going to dragstrip many times just to run slower times than on the street.

[@azchris1979]

Are you certain that was level ground?

[@DARKEST_VANTA]

that is IMPRESSIVE!! I had no idea. Naturally aspirated can still crush it

[@lr43068]

Incredibly versatile sports car! Great video. If you had to just pick one to drive which one would you pick?

[@rickeymcdowell4573]

I talked with you at the track I had the c7 blue one . Street tires are really bad for track surface they don’t hook at all . Street tires work for you on the street because all the weight is on the rear tire it helps it transfer weight so the car can launch and stay planted to the ground

[@MultiToolkit]

Base model non z51 , did you break the rings in early in the break in period?

[@bryansmith3195]

Don’t go threw the wet box the water from your front tires are makeing the back ones slip

[@bobfj8095]

Love listening to you!!!

[@wazzman8760]

Hi Austin, you are great for the C8 community. What setting did you use for you run. Thanks

[@dmocksautosnstuff]

Usual street tires don’t do good at drag tracks. Unless they’re really serious sport you summer tires But if they’re all season yeah you’re going to get nowhere near it’s true potential with all season tires summer tires or drag radios are best for track

[@donalddugan6557]

Get a good set of drag radials and air them down. A quick heat on dry asphalt is better, unless you plan on laying down a huge burnout.

[@mcopanzan]

That was very interesting, any idea what was happening on that drag strip? i mean u could hear tire sping half way down, bad preped surface, to much old rubber on it?.. weird

[@reviewcrewforyou]

Did you drop pressures at all? Also have to avoid the water box completely. No front or rear tires then just kind of launch up to the line so you get a little spin and dust the tires off

[@kerrmudgeon8302]

Maybe there's too much oil mixed in with the rubber on the track, hence the spinning all the way down it. Time they resurfaced that track. IMHO of course. Keep on with the great content man.

[@robnorth8514]

Not enough burn out and might need to drop the tire pressure some. Water box area might've been contaminated too, with some oil or something.

[@LearningFast]

The built in timer isn’t remotely close to accurate. That car is not capable of 10 seconds completely stock on street tires. It is fast and it probably can do 11.1 seconds but it won’t do sub 11 stock on stock tires.

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

First, I absolutely love the C-8! " But ", a couple questions/comments, were others at the track having traction issues ? " And " I would double check the built in GM timer/software with a highly reputable system. I'm not doubting your times, if it was mine , and I wish, I would want to know myself. It shouldn't be hard to verify. Beautiful ride dude! Thanks

[@studio-flash]

Oil on the track maybe?

[@Chitown388]

the c8 is a hyper supercar with 2.6s for 0-60mph. All for $60K. Amazing!

[@MissBossCampagna]

Interesting how that Vette works.

[@dennisgrabowski7738]

Is it possible you had so much traction from the prepped surface your rims were spinning inside the tires? I've heard of people needing to media blast the rims to increase the friction at the contact point.

[@nathanwoods2088]

Interesting idea, very possible. Should mark the wheels to see if there is internal rotation

[@jhastings454]

Stop

[@miken7452]

@@jhastings454 😂

[@claym1051]

besides the spinning, would the time discrepancy have anything to do with launch delay from green light?

[@dallasfrost1996]

yea maybe?... i was thinking that my self...

[@SpeedPhenom]

For my runs, the timing was based on when I launched and not when the light turns green. They gave us the option to choose. The discrepancy was caused by the wheel spin on the strip.

[@dallasfrost1996]

@@SpeedPhenom, after all you were on some "semi" worn out stock tires... so yea!

[@butch4481]

Corvette for life

[@Rskt4thbskt]

Did you check the track temps and the humidity both are a huge factor on grip at the strip

[@369motoman]

Cup tires are designed for old chip seald roads, ever seen a lap around nurburgring... put some drag radials on it and it will eat

[@benjames4663]

Maybe the tyre compound just didn't agree with that prepped surface?? Great content bro! 🤙

[@k-ceeuptown.3684]

Love de c8 content buddy,

[@tek4629]

He got a butt hurting.... the track is keeping it real

[@freddyrosenberg9288]

Beatifull car, awful wheels, they look straight out of the Pepboys rack.

[@123mustangone]

Tires need to be cleaned off and warmed up with a burnout. Water or no water. I know it’s tough to do it in that car. Might be easier if you started the burnout in the water and rolled out of the water to the dry pavement to heat up the tires.

[@Pedro-sm1db]

Sport 2 it the trick Traction control off Full brake & throttle Launch Base C8 w/Z51 pkg 10.2 1/4 @ Sea level

[@bradjones5066]

Dude started getting mad cause it was spinning 😂😂 THE CAR IS NOT BUILT FOR THE TRACK. The track is perfectly fine

[@blueovaldude]

Spoiler alert ! It doesn't run 10's . Actually 11's at the track . Everyone with a c8 has posted how the factory timer lies .

[@camclarke9952]

Then why are they beating the gt500 in a drag race? Someones lying it ain't gm...

[@thestang8888]

You can see clearly the tires are wet at 4:34. Do a proper burn out if you run into the water box.

[@user-og3lo7em1o]

its incredible how these cars are so cheap and has good performance

[@harrydemirchyan1883]

Do you know if on board timer uses wheel rotation to calculate distance or it uses GPS. I know lap timer uses GPS but not sure on on 0-60 and 1/4 mile. Either way I love your content and your cars.👌👍

[@LearningFast]

2:26 What is the deal with the SD card speed error?

[@SpeedPhenom]

I accidentally put in the wrong sd card.

[@rmm2424]

Drag strip is slicker than the street if not sprayed with VHT or similar substances. At the strip you are launching on rubber. Get some Hoosier drag radials.

[@arthurreece9155]

Mine is getting built next week cant wait enjoy you videos

[@graborangemus]

Love your content, but you cant claim 10 sec, if your not using an official timing system that is universally accepted. Go to a better drag strip and get a legit 10 sec time slip.

[@punisherofzombies3274]

Did you lower your tire pressure at all?

[@just_some_internet_guy]

So Austin, if you could only own one of your stable of cars, would the corvette be your choice?

[@Jesusprayerwarriorbw]

You r awesome as always

[@paulbare6371]

Great content sir, you have been a groundbreaker with the C8, stat's GM are you watching

[@landonhelm5091]

Stock tires & prep don't mix well a lot of times... drag radials with a small burnout will dead hook...

[@powerslayeru]

Will you ever mod the C8 Corvette?

[@ctetuning]

See i do want the corvette c8, but every guy is just gonna end up having one. But this video made me not care

[@rueben44]

Well the cool thing is there will be at least 4 different variants.

[@ctetuning]

@@rueben44 ya the zo6 is the car to really get!

[@David-jh8mp]

Get the Z06 or Zora.

[@Smokebox_345]

Is there any way to lower the rpms on the launch control? If soo that could be something to mess with for a better launch ..

[@SpeedPhenom]

Yes there is. On my final pass I lowered the launch rpm to around 2,000. Same results unfortunately.

[@Smokebox_345]

Ohh I got a reply 🤙 , but damn that’s really odd you do better on un prepped

[@amazoidal]

The engine is not the most advanced being a 1954 design but it is well executed. The new 5.5 liter DOHC will solve a lot of problems.

[@m.w.9460]

Stanny1 what problems?

[@trashbandit2449]

Not supposed to be the most advanced, it's the base model.

[@amazoidal]

Non-Crossflow two-valve heads, pushrods, cam in block. Old design, modified to the hilt, works well in the C8 as long as the 8 speed shifts at torque peak. Chevy wouldn't be making the DOHC 5.5 if they didn't think the C8 needed a world-class engine. Unfortunately, it will raise the price of the C8 and it may not be competitive with the GT500 anymore. We will see.

[@trashbandit2449]

@@amazoidal it wasn't supposed to compete with the GT500, that's mostly a straight line car that does OK ish on the track. The base model is just supposed to be cheap performance and a base to build some track monsters from. Maybe the grandsport will be a similar price as the GT500 but that's going to be another 2 to 3 years

[@king-o-vetts9899]

Stanny1 come on guy. Please ask someone who knows something about cars what a cross flow head is. Sorry but you obviously just don’t know.

[@pianomanic71]

The in car software starts counting when you move. The clock at the track starts when IT starts and there is some reaction time to get moving.

[@100mphClub]

Incorrect. Reaction time has zero to do with your ET. Reaction time only matters when racing the vehicle next to you. This is why guys will sit there and spool up their turbos before launching to get their best time.

[@jwillautomobiles]

That DCT is still pretty wicked

[@AnotherWasted1]

Wow. Very unexpected results!

[@jeffheath4435]

In Medford Or at 1200' I watched and then raced a 23 C8.. It ran consistent mid 12's with a 2.0 60'. Our mph was not working for the 1/4 unfortunately that night but the 8th mile was. It ran consistent 88-89 mph in the 8th. Not a 10 second car.. just saying

[@twoweeledsoto6072]

I don't drag race, but if it's spinning more on the track than an unprepped surface, then there is a problem with the surface.

[@brandonzabodyn2797]

Two words: BURNOUT MODE

[@Gladiatorguy1998]

Keep up the good work bro!

[@jpsaadee7195]

Bcz there's water on the tited and while u were launching they're still wet that's why it was spinning even when u skipped the water in your run the ground still wet that's why

[@jpsaadee7195]

Tires*

[@trashbandit2449]

That's what I was thinking, needs a bigger burnout or a run in the day when the tires can be dry

[@camillecarter1784]

Nice work in giving us your thrill!

[@redgt3244]

Sorry PDR is not a real 1/4 time

[@dominic4988]

Would have ran a good time if you would have done a burnout, i dont get why you would launch control out of the water box instead of holding both paddles in and dumping it to get wheel speed and do a good burnout