From AutoBlog.com:
My lame launch put us about ten feet off the Z06’s bumper, and with the throttle pegged to the floor, the rear-mounted, dual-clutch gear box runs through the ratios in full automatic mode. Our necks are jolted back at each shift and we can feel our spines forming a valley in the suede-covered buckets. You know the stats; you can do the math. The Z06 is around 3,100 pounds and comes packing 505 hp. The GT-R is down 25 horsepower (TDC NOTE: not true, Motortrend dyno’d the GTR at 430whp which is almost identical to the Z06) and is almost 700 pounds heavier. But in defiance of the laws of physics, the distance between us never changes. And it continues down our imaginary quarter-mile before we brake simultaneously and make a quick left into a row of homes to talk shop and take a few photos. “The guys on the ‘Vette forum aren’t going to believe this,” Rich says as he snaps away on his disposable camera. “It’s way faster than I would’ve thought.”
From the Z06 owner:
I pull up next to it and its a new Nissan GTR. I ask the two guys; “Ok, guys, what are you doing, a test for some magazines?”. Yep! I asked them if they wanted to test it against a 06 with 45,000 miles on it…….. 2,000 rpm launch, to 2nd, then 3rd, shut down after about 110……. Got them on the start by 2 car lengths, opened it up a little to 3 about halfway through 2nd, then we were the same to the end. They followed to my home. Took pictures, exchanged business cards. The driver said he did not quite have the launch control down yet. Hey, it took me 6 months to learn how to drive my car! He took pictures too and said he would send some to me. His passenger was from Popular Science Magazine.
