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Old 04-20-2017, 04:37 PM
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Old 04-20-2017, 04:41 PM
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stage 2 aero. hmm. It is a long straight.
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Old 04-20-2017, 04:43 PM
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They turned a great time, but it will never be released ...
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Is it me or are they counting the laps without overheating on the back...maybe?
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Is it me or are they counting the laps without overheating on the back...maybe?
number of burgers eaten?

I had the same question.
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Old 04-20-2017, 04:47 PM
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Is it me or are they counting the laps without overheating on the back...maybe?
24 hours of Nurburgring
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It appears the front and rear wheels are differnt too.
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24 hours of Nurburgring


I didn't think Team Vette ran that....but makes sense. Maybe the Callaway cars?
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Is that car hard to keep clean?
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Not Callaway, but not completely stock either. Look how low this car is, given the typical 4 inches between the tire and body.
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Originally Posted by schlok
It appears the front and rear wheels are differnt too.
Looks like Z06 wheels in front and Grand Sport wheels in the back.
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The suspension is under compression. Every Z06 looks like that on the outside wheels while cornering.

Maybe they can time half a lap and then the next time around time the other half. Add them together and then you have a Z06 Ring time despite overheating.

Is the 24 hashes the number of limp mode events? And what's the wire pull loop coming out of the rear fascia?
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Could buy that if the down the straight shot didn't look about the same.
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stage 2 aero. hmm. It is a long straight.
Oh, this could be Goood! Finally getting that time in an A8 none the less!? Wet pants time!
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Would be nice if GM would announce the z06 and zr1 lap times...

A good way to build more excitement..
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Could buy that if the down the straight shot didn't look about the same.
The third shot from the rear is corner exit and still under lateral Gs. All three photos are cornering.
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Well it is the most track-capable Corvette ever.
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Old 04-20-2017, 08:54 PM
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Forgetting the internet sarcasm here, I am darned happy if they are stepping up and getting us a time. The car deserves it. We deserve it. Tadge deserves it.
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Old 04-20-2017, 08:56 PM
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nice video game..
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ok...now they are just screwing with us.... I predict that if GM cannot beat the ACR's time, they won't release an official time for the ZR1 either.

...is it possible that the C7Z could not achieve a better time than the C6Z/Z07 at the Nurburgring?
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