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Originally Posted by Dimis

Racing is all about traction - tires and set-up (Suspension and aero included).
Driver skill is a distant third to the two above. There are plenty examples of this.

In regards to old vs new (458 Italia vs Kirkham):
Its been done... Well sort of. No twisty bits on the track but hey... It was a hoot anyway:

Drag race - Kirkham 65 side-oiler vs Ferrari 458 italia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW0qpOdRNp4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTf0bj7Ho0U


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If I wanted a street cobra that I could track Tommy gave you a good list in post #4
Start there, and let your budget guide you.

Best wishes

I think most everyone's talking about a track event, not drag racing. But... since you're mentioning/comparing drag capabilities of a much modified Cobra to a stock Ferrari lets compare apples to apples. I've several buddies that have heads/cam/intake Z06s that are V-E-R-Y streetable w/no power adders (nitrous or boost) and still running a hydraulic roller cam that are turning 9.80s and 9.90s @ 140+ through the quarter.

Now... if you really want to get wild there's a guy with an 08 Z06 that won the LSX street car shootout last year (as I recall) with a 5.19 @ 223.