Steven and I had exchanged some PMs where I promised him I wouldnt post anything critiquing ZR1 anymore not because what I am posting is inflamatory or trolling but because it is just upsetting so many people and it was never my intention to cause drama here. But I want to post one last message to clear the air.

You guys have been missing my point since day one. First and foremost, dont be suprised if one day I post pictures of my gt350 with a zr1 next to it. I actually quite like the car.

What I dont like (and I have a tendency to do the same for other things in life, its my personality) is the ignorance and people putting on blinders. What I dont like is people picking and choosing the strengths of this car and twisting the truth so they dont face the reality. People coming here and saying:

- When ZR1 does bad in a 1/4 mile race, “oh but its not meant for drag strip, its a track car”
- When it posts a bad track time (like that ZL1 comparison in Germany or very close Z06 time motor trend posted), “oh but its not meant to be a track car, its a luxury grand tourer”.

People have to understand and accept the car for what it is. The hype has to die down.

And why that has to happen is because that will make the changes in GM that we will all benefit. Enough of the band aid solutions (adding more power where the problem is not enough weight reduction). Enough of the incomplete car launches and marketing disasters (Nurburgring picture behind Z06 launch in detroit auto show but no nurburgring time, claims by Tadge about the most “track capable corvette z06” which cant complete 5 full laps.

GM is getting away with these “fiascos” because YOU, the BLINDER people let them. Its like some people will vote for a person because he/she is republican/democrat not because he/she is fit to be a president and lead others but because they are so single minded, so stubborn that they will only vote for one party. You know the type. I am trying my best here to expose that mentality gets us, the enthusiasts, nowhere.

Similar to how people made Porsche listen to make a 6MT GT3 (imagine the complex logistics and cost of this change), we, the market, can make GM listen. All it will take is people stop drinking the koolaid and be objective.

The summary is this, ZR1 is what Z06 should have been MINUS the uber extra fuel injection/downforce/carbon fiber everywhere items
that make it a $140,000 car it is. All GM had to do was to give the cooling Z06 needed in the proper form.

Furthermore, the price of $140,000 is too high for what you get. I dont understand why they couldnt price this car like they priced Z06. Z06 is priced so well, it is a bargain.

Lastly, GM needs to find a way to come up with an elegant, lightweight, bespoke track car. You guys keep making fun of my GT350 but what I like about that car is its bespoke. Its engine will never show up in any model of Ford. You keep making the argument that GM can make corvette so affordable by sharing its components with other models in their lineup. Thats BS. How can Ford make a complete bespoke engine, new transmission, completely new drive terrain that shares very little with other models?

I want GM to come up with a TRUE porsche GT3 competitor. I am not asking for them to make a car that will go faster around the lap. Thats like putting makeup on a pig. I want something unique about this track car that no other GM car besides its own variations (aka GT3 and GT3RS similarity) will have. And I want them
to sell it at an affordable price.

I want all of these things not because I am a troll or I hate Corvette. I want these things because I hate having to bend backwards to these moronic porsche dealership empire. I dont want to spend my hard earned money on a german car. I live in America and I want Americans to beat Germans.

I hope this post clarifies my point. I genuienly think we can make a change if enough of us speaks. Enough of us makes youtube videos or blogs.

Can you read my post again, especially around the parts touching on GM?

I am doing this because GM, the company behind Corvette, the one in Detroit, makes claims about their cars getting people like me interested. If they never put a nurburgring poster in their launch, never test their cars in nurburgring, if their chief engineer never made claims about “the most track readiness” but instead said, “hey guys, this is just a luxurious fast grand tourer like porsche turbo or bmw m6 or bentley or ferrari 488. Its not really for track”. I wouldnt even be here.

I believe there is a segment of corvette market that GM should carve out for a proper GT3 class car. Which the C6 Z06 truly was, wasnt it? I think they can come out with a naturally aspirated, 3250 lbs, mid 500hp, mid engine car which doesnt have heated and cooled seats and whatever other luxury items you guys want. And thats all I am saying. They can still have the “king” making 1000 hp weighing 3700 lbs. the issue right now is Z06 overheats and ZR1 is too heavy. Both cars have issue putting power down (this article you quote explains how well 911 is balanced and puts the power down). None of what I am saying is trolling. Stop the personal attacks and try and understand where I am coming from.