so... look what showed up at my autox today...
09-28-2008, 10:26 PM
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so... look what showed up at my autox today...
yeah 09 ZR1, most rediculous car i've ever seen, i'm still at a loss for words
my C5Z, kinda boring after looking at that ZR1
my C5Z, kinda boring after looking at that ZR1
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Glad it's not sitting in a collection 
09-28-2008, 10:54 PM
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09-29-2008, 12:10 AM
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GM owns that car and it was brought to that event by a girl......a very fast girlie by the name of Karen Rafferty. I knew she was going to be there , she had called to see if I was coming up. Karen is a BIG shiet GM marketing executive.......She posses a several National Championships including the one that she won in my ASP rocket......
I was busy painting the garage...................
09-29-2008, 06:51 AM
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09-29-2008, 07:20 AM
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GM owns that car and it was brought to that event by a girl......a very fast girlie by the name of Karen Rafferty. I knew she was going to be there , she had called to see if I was coming up. Karen is a BIG shiet GM marketing executive.......She posses a several National Championships including the one that she won in my ASP rocket......
I was busy painting the garage...................
I was busy painting the garage...................
09-29-2008, 08:14 AM
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GM owns that car and it was brought to that event by a girl......a very fast girlie by the name of Karen Rafferty. I knew she was going to be there , she had called to see if I was coming up. Karen is a BIG shiet GM marketing executive.......She posses a several National Championships including the one that she won in my ASP rocket......
I was busy painting the garage...................
I was busy painting the garage...................
Just to paint the picture.
Top Pax was Greg Lloyd with a 39.5 in his ASP Convertable Vette that is RAFT prepared on Hoosier.
2nd in pax was me in a lowly me in my ESP Camaro with a 40.5 on Hoosier.
Karen ran a 41.2 on stock runflats...sure they are super compound run flats but that is great nonetheless. In my opinion after watching that car around the course it appears that the ZR1 is just that much better for autox than the C6Z06. The power just seems very manageable.
09-30-2008, 10:37 AM
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I got to ride with Karen on Sunday and was very impressed with the car. It was a blast. Yes, she REALLY wanted to have some A6s on the car, as she couldn't even beat the OLDEST Corvette at the event. She ran a 42.1 (not a 41.2) in the second heat, while my old '68 ran a 41.4 in the cooler 1st heat. She ran in 1st the whole time.
It seemed like the ZR1 (just like all C4s, C5s & C6s) corners faster than my old car, but I can get to the corners a bit faster, being a lighter car, that's just as traction limited as the newer Corvettes. It did have more body roll than my car, but it IS a "street" car.
Incredible car. Would have been interesting to see what RAFT RACER would have done in the car!!
Mike P
It seemed like the ZR1 (just like all C4s, C5s & C6s) corners faster than my old car, but I can get to the corners a bit faster, being a lighter car, that's just as traction limited as the newer Corvettes. It did have more body roll than my car, but it IS a "street" car.
Incredible car. Would have been interesting to see what RAFT RACER would have done in the car!!
Mike P
09-30-2008, 11:09 AM
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Hmm...Karen is registered for my club's event this Sunday in her Grand Sport. I wonder if this car will make another surprise appearance?
09-30-2008, 11:32 AM
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One can only hope. I'll be there to see though!
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10-02-2008, 09:29 PM
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I got to ride with Karen on Sunday and was very impressed with the car. It was a blast. Yes, she REALLY wanted to have some A6s on the car, as she couldn't even beat the OLDEST Corvette at the event. She ran a 42.1 (not a 41.2) in the second heat, while my old '68 ran a 41.4 in the cooler 1st heat. She ran in 1st the whole time.
It seemed like the ZR1 (just like all C4s, C5s & C6s) corners faster than my old car, but I can get to the corners a bit faster, being a lighter car, that's just as traction limited as the newer Corvettes. It did have more body roll than my car, but it IS a "street" car.
Incredible car. Would have been interesting to see what RAFT RACER would have done in the car!!
Mike P
It seemed like the ZR1 (just like all C4s, C5s & C6s) corners faster than my old car, but I can get to the corners a bit faster, being a lighter car, that's just as traction limited as the newer Corvettes. It did have more body roll than my car, but it IS a "street" car.
Incredible car. Would have been interesting to see what RAFT RACER would have done in the car!!
Mike P
10-02-2008, 10:04 PM
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I have never posted a photo so this may not work, but if it does, here is a photo of the ZR1 and driver in action.
http://richard.safier.com/OVR/Stan20...s/z06_0607.jpg
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http://richard.safier.com/OVR/Stan20...s/z06_0607.jpg
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