Serious question Jeff. Which car is more capable at the track? Penismobile or Vette? I imagine your penismobile is, but only because you have more money dedicated to it and stickier tires.
Unless the track(s) by you are really small. Then I could see less power being more useful.
not an apples to apples comparison
vette is a base c5, on mpss tires, z06 struts and sways, z06 transmission, bit better clutch and slightly lighter flywheel, and better seats.
for the <4k i have in it its a hell of a car, its pretty much impossible to have a better car for 4k, but the car itself was essentially free because of my fathers health.
penismobile has the blower, kwv3, sways, caster adding strut mounts, performance alignment, track brakes and pads, etc etc. Obviously has way way more sunk into it.
On the basis of oil cooling alone the penismobile trumps the vette, let alone the braking situation.
After a couple autox runs the oil temps on the vette start making you cry, I wouldn't dare run a track session on it as it sits. The penismobile with the coolant loop (oem sti) oil cooler i added gets high, but its borderline high for a 20+ minute session, and is perfect for autox.
That said, you start the slippery vette slope of mods and that gap would get closed up real fast. The formula for tits retarded incredible vette is out there and long established. The penismobiles really are still being pushed and grown on that end. Theres not many shops really pushing the envelope of high end track use with them and posting about it except maybe element tuning, and they've had significant oiling issues and gone through some major hurdles/catastrophes.
plus the steering rack on the vette feels like you're the captain of a whaling ship throwing the wheel back and forth.
guy thats consistently in the running for ftd at the local non scca events with his heavily modified vette uses a small steering wheel.