Guys...
https://fastestlaps.com/tracks/laguna-seca-post-1988
See where #64 is? Yeah. Corvette has ALWAYS beat The base trim Porsche’s.
C7 (last gen) Stingray: 1:38.28.
991 (last gen) 911 base: 1:39.30.
Both driven by Randy Pobst.
Where the Corvette has always fallen short is when you start comparing the upper trims (Z06 vs GT3 RS, ZR1 vs GT2 RS) when it comes to track times. That’s what the move to mid engine was suppose to alleviate, the high HP versions not being able to keep up with how the 911 GTx RSes able to laid down power.
By sheer extrapolation, the fact that the z51 C8 is less than 1/4s faster than the 992 should be of concern, as the base C7 bested the base 911 S by a full second at Laguna, where the ability to lay down power should be in favor of the 911.
It’s no guarantee that any of the higher trims will be able to keep up with the Porsche’s considering the base Z51 seems to have lost significant edge to the Porsche on raw lap times.