[Z06] Top Speed
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From: King George VA
I hit 148 at the end of the front straight at Memphis, which is the fastest track I have raced on.
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From: Virginia Beach
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Rev limiter in 4th gear on the back straight of VIR... guess that's 145ish.
Got caught going 152 in my Cobra vert when I was 18, got luck and got let off (long story) so I really don't need to push my luck in the Z06. I used my get out of jail free card allready.
Got caught going 152 in my Cobra vert when I was 18, got luck and got let off (long story) so I really don't need to push my luck in the Z06. I used my get out of jail free card allready.
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From: Meadows Place Texas
Naturally, I haven't done this myself. However, on a long stretch of lonely road, at two in the morning, I know that mine will hold the speedometer steady at 165 with a small amount of travel still left on the accelerator. For anyone interested, I am certain it can hold that speed comfortable for more than 65 miles before slowing on approach to a small town. Again, I am not making a confession of running at three times the speed limit.. only stating that I know my Z06 could do it.
dave
dave
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From: Augusta GA
St. Jude Donor '05-'06
Originally Posted by Cobra4B
Mexico is a popular place to speed... after you eat those tacos you must drive very fast as to not shat in your vette 
Damn!!!! I needed that. I am in AL now and wow talk about pick-ups...Dave
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From: I'm not quite middle aged and I only own one gold chain! San Jose CA
Originally Posted by chiefDave
Damn!!!! I needed that. I am in AL now and wow talk about pick-ups...Dave
I drove through AL this past summer and could not believe how many pickup trucks wanted to take me on...unbelievable. Nearly every time I passed a pickup on the freeway they would whip back around me and take off again. I couldn't stop laughing at them. And I wasn't flaunting my speed or anything...really...I wasn't!I wonder if those guys have exhaust leaks in their cabs or something. Z06 vs Pickup truck...hmm let's see now...which one will be faster...hmm...Come on Bubba...let's see what she'll do!
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From: King George VA
Originally Posted by Scott04Z
Z06 vs Pickup truck...hmm let's see now...which one will be faster...hmm...Come on Bubba...let's see what she'll do!
Then there's the Lightning and the new Dodge. Put a corner in the road and its a different story...
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From: Dallas,Tx
Have any of you high speed guys felt it gets light or floats up there about 150 ?? And bump steer ?? I just got mine a month ago or so and I felt ( 31psi in frount tires) that mine gets light in frount and seeems to want to wander ?? Do I need alignment checked ? thanks
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From: Norfolk VA
Originally Posted by ZR1Post
283 kph or 177mph with my ZR1 on a German Autobahn...too fast for a public road......, but what a rush!
