[VIDEO] Track Redemption for the 2015 Corvette Z06 with the First Blown Engine

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Sometimes a sad story does have a happy ending.

You may recall the poor fellow whose 2015 Corvette Z06 suffered a blown engine the day after Christmas, of all days, after he had enjoyed driving the supercar for just 891 miles.

But don’t fret any longer for Lawdogg149, as he is known on Corvette Forum.

Thanks to a great effort by Chevrolet and his dealer, Lawdogg is back in the saddle again in his Torch Red Z06, and we can even watch them on the track through a video captured by his Performance Data Recorder.

Five days after the blown engine, Lawdogg shared a photo of the LT4 motor that would eventually serve as the replacement. The new motor was quickly installed and broken in, and Lawdogg was able to attend a much anticipated track event at Road Atlanta on Jan. 10-11.

In case you’ve been upset by those videos showing a Viper beating a Z06, Lawdogg can put your worries to rest since he owns both models.

“I would say after both days of driving both the Viper and the Z06, the Corvette wins the award,” Lawdogg reported to Corvette Forum. “I ran several split sessions of 15 minutes Viper (and then) 15 minutes Z06. The Corvette was a lot quicker and more balanced in the turns.”

Lawdogg says his best lap time at a 42-degree Road Atlanta (with a passenger) was 1:35.02 (that lap happens at 24:03 in the video) and he’s definitely impressed with his new Corvette.

“Let me just say wow again,” he wrote on the forum. “Never have I owned a car that I could not find the limits in two days tracking. My fastest lap was at the end of the second day with a passenger. I tried all weekend to find the car’s limits, but it kept on taking more and more. I would enter a turn at what I thought was the limit for the car and tires, only to find that it stuck. Next lap I would try even faster. I would stick again. Most of my weekend was with passengers. That is what I enjoy doing the most: letting others experience the car as much as I do.”

We’re glad to hear that Chevy stepped up to the plate and provided Lawdogg with a new engine so quickly. It sounds like he’s not holding a grudge and is definitely enjoying being one of the few lucky Z06 owners. Check out the Video from Lawdogg’s 2015 Corvette Z06s peformance data recorder:


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