ZR1: Snow
Tech Contributor
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 10,445
Likes: 4,403
From: Northern VA
"Ask Tadge" Producer
With proper tires and enough ground clearance (ie: the road's been plowed or there isn't a lot of snow yet), the cars will go just fine. Obviously you can't drive them like you're on the race track on a dry, summer day. But they'll go.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
Posts: 3,384
Likes: 993
Harlan drove/commutes to work in his Z06 for the last two winters (he lives just miles outside of Detroit) and did not put it into the ditch. That is NOT a staged picture, for he truly drives his Corvettes to and from work almost every single day in the winter too.
He is track trained, is a very skillful driver. Comments about his putting it into the ditch, IMO, are just jealousy. We all would love to have his job, driving his Z06, now his ZR1 300+ days per year.
He is track trained, is a very skillful driver. Comments about his putting it into the ditch, IMO, are just jealousy. We all would love to have his job, driving his Z06, now his ZR1 300+ days per year.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 5,832
Likes: 1,682
From: Rochester New York
Well my '18 Z06 has been stored in my garage since November 4th and would not think of driving it through Rochester NY Winters. With that said, If GM was going to let me use a ZR1....I would drive it through the Winter! I am sure if Harlan was paying for the ZR1 it would be stored like mine! Besides, this ZR1 is a pre production car that was made for testing and evaluation. This car can not be sold and will continue to be used for testing or crushed.
Last edited by Supersonic 427; Dec 13, 2017 at 01:27 PM.
Moderator
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 29,353
Likes: 3,887
From: West MI
CF Banner Relay Captain
West MI & JAX/NE Florida
Events Coordinator
St. Jude Donor '11-'17, '21
Harlan drove/commutes to work in his Z06 for the last two winters (he lives just miles outside of Detroit) and did not put it into the ditch. That is NOT a staged picture, for he truly drives his Corvettes to and from work almost every single day in the winter too.
He is track trained, is a very skillful driver. Comments about his putting it into the ditch, IMO, are just jealousy. We all would love to have his job, driving his Z06, now his ZR1 300+ days per year.
He is track trained, is a very skillful driver. Comments about his putting it into the ditch, IMO, are just jealousy. We all would love to have his job, driving his Z06, now his ZR1 300+ days per year.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 3,641
Likes: 2,689
From: Pacific Northwest
Correct; IVERS (Integration Vehicle Engineering Release) are made with many parts not approved for production, and do get crushed.
Last edited by elegant; Dec 14, 2017 at 12:58 AM.
Tech Contributor
Joined: Mar 1999
Posts: 10,445
Likes: 4,403
From: Northern VA
"Ask Tadge" Producer
(Psst. It's a car!)
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 859
Likes: 98
Team Owner
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 20,933
Likes: 905
From: salem OR
If your windshield is not cracked you can count plenty of chips and paint damage. All over the car.
The harsh weather didn't hurt the car but the semi's and other cars throwing gravel sure did. After all they are a summer car no matter
if you stick a set of snow tires on it is a compromise car in the snow which I wouldn't be caught dead in.
IMO they look like buffoons in the snow. But to each his own.
People do dumb stuff in general!
Team Owner
Joined: Sep 1999
Posts: 41,732
Likes: 1,718
From: Springfield MO
