ha ha... some of these comments i just have to laugh at.
There is a big difference between talking about cars you have seen or read about and actually owning/driving/racing one.
For those that said the ford gt was a sports car but the vette wasn't... definitely need to get on some medication. The vette is winning road course races all over the world... beating tons of exotic cars. And with a good driver and good tires it will whoop most cars at the strip.. stock, N/A with all the creature comforts.
And i know for sure that any stock Ls1 6-speed will destroy a mustang GT in handling.... as well as ET. The factory torque arm and panhard bar do wonders.. plus the center of gravity is lower and the footprint is wider.
I have respect for anything quick/fast.... but what you guys need to realize is the foundation you have to start with when comparing some of these v-tech/<8 cylinder cars to a Z06/Ls1/Ls6/etc.. Mod for mod you can't touch them.
And sure on a tight auto-X track, a miata might beat a vette/camaro/firebird.... but at the end of the day, you still have a miata....