Ring time...finally
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Ring times are out - Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X and ZR1 now the fastest cars from an American manufacturer
# Time Vehicle Category
1 06:29.090 Mercedes AMG One Super Sports Car
2 06:43.300 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Manthey Performance Kit Sports Car
3 06:44.749 Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR Modified Vehicles
4 06:48.047 Mercedes AMG Black Series Sports Car
5 06:49.275 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Prototypes / Pre-Production Vehicles
6 06:49.328 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Sports Car
7 06:50.763 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Prototypes / Pre-Production Vehicles
8 06:52.072 Ford Mustang GTD Sports Car
Link to Press Release
# Time Vehicle Category
1 06:29.090 Mercedes AMG One Super Sports Car
2 06:43.300 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Manthey Performance Kit Sports Car
3 06:44.749 Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR Modified Vehicles
4 06:48.047 Mercedes AMG Black Series Sports Car
5 06:49.275 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Prototypes / Pre-Production Vehicles
6 06:49.328 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Sports Car
7 06:50.763 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Prototypes / Pre-Production Vehicles
8 06:52.072 Ford Mustang GTD Sports Car
Link to Press Release
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Ring times are out - Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X and ZR1 now the fastest cars from an American manufacturer
# Time Vehicle Category
1 06:29.090 Mercedes AMG One Super Sports Car
2 06:43.300 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Manthey Performance Kit Sports Car
3 06:44.749 Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR Modified Vehicles
4 06:48.047 Mercedes AMG Black Series Sports Car
5 06:49.275 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Prototypes / Pre-Production Vehicles
6 06:49.328 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Sports Car
7 06:50.763 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Prototypes / Pre-Production Vehicles
8 06:52.072 Ford Mustang GTD Sports Car
Link to Press Release
# Time Vehicle Category
1 06:29.090 Mercedes AMG One Super Sports Car
2 06:43.300 Porsche 911 GT2 RS Manthey Performance Kit Sports Car
3 06:44.749 Porsche 911 GT2 RS MR Modified Vehicles
4 06:48.047 Mercedes AMG Black Series Sports Car
5 06:49.275 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X Prototypes / Pre-Production Vehicles
6 06:49.328 Porsche 911 GT3 RS Sports Car
7 06:50.763 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Prototypes / Pre-Production Vehicles
8 06:52.072 Ford Mustang GTD Sports Car
Link to Press Release
”The Corvettes at the Nürburgring were all U.S. production-spec vehicles, with the only modifications being the safety equipment recommended by the track. This includes a roll hoop, full containment race seat, fire extinguisher, and a six-point safety harness. All three set lap times for the Prototype/Pre-Production category, since the ZR1 and ZR1X are not sold in Europe and the Z06 was a North American variant.”
Source: https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html...-ZR1X-ZR1.html
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Proves HP isn’t the end all be all on track. Certainly nothing to hang one’s head over though. Probably one of the only cars in production that could smoke the competition from a dig, a roll, and on track. That’s a well balanced achievement.
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I noticed some people on other media are jumping on the fact that the ZR1 and ZR1X are listed as “Prototype / Pre-Production” and are saying that invalidates their time. Here is how GM explains it:
”The Corvettes at the Nürburgring were all U.S. production-spec vehicles, with the only modifications being the safety equipment recommended by the track. This includes a roll hoop, full containment race seat, fire extinguisher, and a six-point safety harness. All three set lap times for the Prototype/Pre-Production category, since the ZR1 and ZR1X are not sold in Europe and the Z06 was a North American variant.”
Source: https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html...-ZR1X-ZR1.html
”The Corvettes at the Nürburgring were all U.S. production-spec vehicles, with the only modifications being the safety equipment recommended by the track. This includes a roll hoop, full containment race seat, fire extinguisher, and a six-point safety harness. All three set lap times for the Prototype/Pre-Production category, since the ZR1 and ZR1X are not sold in Europe and the Z06 was a North American variant.”
Source: https://news.gm.com/home.detail.html...-ZR1X-ZR1.html
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I love my C8, but this is super anti climactic.
With Corvettes, it's always "but the price" excuse. Go freakin' put Val Bottas or Sergio Perez in the damn cars and see what they can do with it!
With Corvettes, it's always "but the price" excuse. Go freakin' put Val Bottas or Sergio Perez in the damn cars and see what they can do with it!
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So I don't know if your statement holds water given the $$$$ v ET in this one.
The consumables because of the extra weight v the acceleration/handling you have a good argument there. But up-front costs nothing touching a ZR1 an X or heck even the C8Z for that matter. And on any American track? Its not even close.
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They are amazing numbers set by drivers whose day job is to design cars.
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