Here is Rob Spaghetti: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=__hWBtKFasQ
He makes a good point about the C6 ZR1 which had a similar GT aspiration. These are faster and also more pleasant than their hard core Z06 counterparts. And the C6 ZR1 seems like a good deal right now.
2019 Corvette ZR1
Re: 2019 Corvette ZR1
http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a1 ... ap-record/
Correct me if I'm wrong but the ZR1 is the last hurrah for front engine super Corvettes, right? This isn't even the mid-engined one.
Correct me if I'm wrong but the ZR1 is the last hurrah for front engine super Corvettes, right? This isn't even the mid-engined one.
LOLJust last week we told you a Ford GT set a new lap record for production cars around Virginia International Raceway's Grand Course West layout. Now, that record has been broken by the new Corvette ZR1.
Chevrolet announced today it was able to lap a 2019 ZR1 equipped with the optional eight-speed auto and ZTK performance package around VIR in 2:37.25. That's 1.37 seconds quicker than the Ford GT's time, making the ZR1 the fastest production vehicle to ever lap the course.
The driver, vehicle dynamics engineer Jim Mero, is known for his mastery of the Nurburgring behind the wheel of Chevy products. If anyone was going to break the record, it would be him. Chevy was keen to note that Mero is an engineer, not a pro-driver. That was definitely a dig at Ford, which set the record using Ford GT race driver Billy Johnson.
Also, like Ford, Chevy claims it wasn't going for a record, rather the time was set during validation testing for the ZR1. What's next? Dodge takes a Viper ACR, sets a new record, and then claims they didn't intend to set the record because a child was driving it, it was stuck in third gear the whole time, and the kid parked it near where the oak tree was for a brief picnic. It could happen. Probably? Maybe?
Re: 2019 Corvette ZR1
Just last week we told you a Ford GT set a new lap record for production cars around Virginia International Raceway's Grand Course West layout. Now, that record has been broken by the new Corvette ZR1.
Chevrolet announced today it was able to lap a 2019 ZR1 equipped with the optional eight-speed auto and ZTK performance package around VIR in 2:37.25. That's 1.37 seconds quicker than the Ford GT's time, making the ZR1 the fastest production vehicle to ever lap the course.
That is awesome!!!
Also:
...Nope... LOLWhat's next? Dodge takes a Viper ACR, sets a new record