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ZR1 hits 7:26.4 on the Ring
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Corvette ZR1 Laps Nurburgring In 7:26.4
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Today, the 2009 Corvette ZR1 officially stepped up the global war for Nürburgring supremacy, as General Motors development engineer Jim Mero drove a stock ZR1 around the Nürburgring in a time of 7:26.4. That's significantly faster than the 7:29 lap set by the Nissan GT-R. We can't wait to see what the rest of the world's supercar competitors are gonna do now to step up their game.
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Wow, Chevy basically did exactly what it appears they set out to do. It would still be interesting though, if one auto magazine got ahold of about half a dozen of these super vehicles and ran the ring, all the standards being the same, same driver.
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Simply amazing.
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Wouldnt expect any less. The Z06 is an incredible vehicle already and they go and improve it to make the ZR1. Wow.
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Im not a Chevy or ford fan, but i will say this. I am more than ecstatic that an American muscle is on top. Way to go Chevy
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take that american car haters...
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Im looking on supercars.net and it looks like the ZR1 is the fastest production car around the Ring.
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Driven by an engineer?
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Quote: Originally Posted by
RTShadow Wow, Chevy basically did exactly what it appears they set out to do. It would still be interesting though, if one auto magazine got ahold of about half a dozen of these super vehicles and ran the ring, all the standards being the same, same driver.
Wait for C&D to do their updated testing at VIR Grand Course (3+ miles). They'll hopefully pit the ZR1, Viper ACR, GTR, new 911 turbo, and a couple other 100-150k supercars and see who comes out ahead.
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Nice. I would really like to see what the ACR viper does around it.
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Quote: Originally Posted by
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lol didnt nissan hire a professional driver??? i want to see the time with a seasoned vet at the wheel
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Quote: Originally Posted by
BLKDOUTSRT4 lol didnt nissan hire a professional driver??? i want to see the time with a seasoned vet at the wheel
That's exactly my thought as well.
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Quote: Originally Posted by
BLKDOUTSRT4 lol didnt nissan hire a professional driver??? i want to see the time with a seasoned vet at the wheel
Well, The engineer would know the car better than anyone.. And I would imagine he is pretty experienced at the ring'
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Quote: Originally Posted by
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You can't be an effective suspension development engineer without knowing how to drive the vehicle you are developing.
This past Monday I watched an SRT engineer make laps at a road course in a Caliber testing upgrade parts.
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Quote: Originally Posted by
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Yeah but there is a reason they are engineers not professional drivers.
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