Around the outside at turn two farken! From my armchair, i reckon the vette driver was throwing too much it just to keep up. Love this racing. Vette driver did give him room though which screwed his line

From my armchair, the 'Vette is doin' it to himself. He apexes early, & rides the inner edge halfway through. Kills his exit speed, and takes the whole straight for his hp to catch up. Datsun, on the other hand dives in hard, heavy brake while aiming just past apex, rolling in the throttle.

Y’all are great gents👍

Trying to dance with something a bit out of it's league. Imagine if this was for 2 hours or even one hour! Heavier cars will be conserving brakes and rubber just to make it to the end.

I can only imagine the smiles on their faces, a driver's bliss.

Well as they say, don't try this at home! 😉

The thing the Z does the best is rust!

@@yesode4201 just like your 2006 accord

@@Payday5 No! Sorry little boy I have a 1975Z and a rusty Corolla. When you move out of your Mommy’s I will sell you a Z. Ok

I only ever saw positively dangerously rusty ones , Jack up and door wont open , nice motors

s30

Yep

Couldn't said it better 🇺🇸👍

Thanks sean. Glad you enjoyed it!

@@BlendLineTV Absolutely fantastic editing! And if you had music playing, you bet I would have complained!

When I was in HS in the 80s there was a guy with a Z and a guy with a C3. Even though I am a died in the wool Vette lover... that Z was as cool as could be.

i watched a well prepared 260z with a fire breathing Ed Pink Z engine nearly lap the pack at Texas Motor Speedway it just wove through the field as it ate up some tires that day. it sounded amazing.

But you had to do a shitload of mods on your Nissans and the weight difference to the Corvette .......... majority of the time Corvette's and Porsche's are stock ..... all that is done is , bigger radiators , upgrades to make the car breathe better , bigger brakes and suspension upgrades and a roll cage .......... and they are good to go for road racing ......... and there was no 383 Stroker in any Datsun 280Z or 300ZX off the stock assembly line ....all 4cyl or straight 6's / V-6's .... Porsche is the lightest then the 280z , then the Corvette ......... with Engine upgrades to the stock engines in the three , the 280Z , is not even in the same ball park as the Corvette or Porsche ................................

​@@patpeterson2671 Rather have the Datsun all day long over a Corvette

@@patpeterson2671 a stock S30 Z car would absolutely whup a stock C2 vette in the corners, the only advantage the vette has is on a long straight, and a 75-78 vette doesn't have much of an advantage even there against a stock 75-78 280z. Put a chev lump in the Datsun and the C2 corvette stands no chance whatsoever. Further, if you Put a modern LS based engine in the Datsun, (with appropriate brake and suspension upgrades, of course), even a MODERN corvette will have an epic challenge. Against that, C2 once again will look like an oxcart in comparison ,!no matter what kind of engine its running. The corvette is still cool AF but it simply has no chance on a tight road course against a well prepped and driven s30 Z car. FWIW, there is absolutely nothing outside the body shell that is "stock" on that particular Corvette, all the mods on both cars did was make the action happen faster. The ultimate irony is how the modern Nissan Z has basically become the modern day C2 Corvette, its heavy, riding on a dated platform, not super powerful and will get handed its ass on a tight road course by a modern Camaro (let alone a C8 vette)

@@twoeightythreez Unless i'm mistaken this is a C3

My V8 z has got it 8n the strait to. 😆

Independent suspension on the Z cars really work and it a light weight car. I had a 75 280z about 20 years ago.

Yup, this is the sort of racing where you can appreciate both cars and both drivers for being willing to get them out on track for us to enjoy!

@@BlendLineTV it's real racing not turn left, turn left,

The L series is The hemi of Japanese engines-Fact

@@jamierodriguez3554 I always thought the L series was more like the Chevy small block of Japanese engines myself. Nissan used them in almost EVERYTHING. The S20 six from the Z432 or the GT-R was Japans Hemi. But if you want to get technical about it, Japan actually HAD A HEMI V8 in the 3V engine (Toyota Century)

Yep... Diving into the turns way too soon.

well we know he's not that smart by his car choice ... lol

The Z's lighter as well

Cheers Mighty Oakes! We've been putting up videos of just raw car noise for a while within the mix of what we create, but really glad to see people enjoying the videos and support from people like yourself is invaluable!

Tell the truth and the truth will be heard 🇺🇸🇺🇸👍

That's so cool to hear! Glad you're enjoying the content DaveyGa!

I agree 👍🇺🇸

LT1 350 and L28

He can only go as fast as those stock size tires will let him.

Yeah, how good is to see someone racing a car they love and getting absolutely everything they can out of it as well.

Agree 🇺🇸👍

That period never ended. Fairladys will always be primo.

Yep, anyone who's ever driven a C3 knows that the rear end can be unforgiving. They corner great but when they do lose rear grip most times they're gone. This driver did a great job of pushing that vette to it's limit....but just a bit too much when he finally lost it. A great video of two cars with slightly different but equally effective attributes....vette with a bit more speed, zed with a bit more cornering.

True but the smiles per mile are lower

The Z has independent rear suspension what are you talkin about

group S means stock engine, stock breaks...they are allowed to balance the engine better and thats pretty much it

@@willrogers5713 Stock for that year is LT1 350 or 454 BBC. Neither of those will spin to 7500 RPM.

@@Panthercholo its an LT1. definitely not stock

@@PirateHarbour Figured. Nothing American from that time winds up like that. Maybe a DZ 302...maybe.

@@Panthercholo Not saying this vette was an L88.. but they will spin to 8k repeatedly. I've been there and seen it first hand.

Cedrics are great. Is yours a 330 (78-79) or a 430 (79-83)? The 330s were also available as a coupe and looks killer in that bodystyle.

As an American…I agree! I find Corvettes too bulky. Then again, as a 260Z owner, maybe I’m biased! 😉

The Z was forcing the Vette to take a super tight line thru that corner, Worked beautifully!

So the 280Z guy smiled at the end of the race. The vette guy smiled every time he mash the throttle. 🙃

I once had a 79 Datsun pickup. DUDE!! this statement is not hyperbole

that's if you dont have good tires and suspension designed for racing like this

And think of all that exercise you got! Each and every time you smiled and tightened the sphincter 😆

I always felt the oversteer was a result of sitting almost at the back tires, you initially tend to overcorrect because you feel you're way out there. It takes some getting used to.

Joe Oski --- you might be correct but the clutch isn't the real culprit. the suspension setup is the main problem which in turn is causing the tires to take that horsepower directly from the drivetrain with no buffer from the suspension keeping the car weight and the spring and compression working together. your clutch theory also plays into that horsepower being sent to the rear end in a bad way causing loss of traction. basically the Vette couldn't handle the enthusiasm its driver had in trying to beat that Zcar.

A longer throw throttle stroke would help him regulate power.