RV King
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RV King
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Sam wouldn't drive a 5 series...He likes cars where you have to slam the doors to get them to close right. :biggrin
BlackICE
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Corvette ZR-1 knocks four seconds off 'Ring time
Back at the Nürburgring, the hot Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 has just ripped four seconds off its claimed 7:26 lap. The new time, with Jan Magnussen at the wheel, is a claimed 7:22.4 for the full 12.93-mile loop. While the number is pretty bloody fast, it is still .3 seconds off the time earned by the Dodge Viper ACR (ouch, those three tenths really have to hurt!). We take these lap times with a grain of salt, as we've yet to see everyone on the 73-turn course under the same conditions, and with officially certified timing equipment. Again, so you don't have to Google the competition's best-claimed Ring times yourself, here they are: Porsche GT2 - 7:32, Nissan GT-R - 7:29, Corvette ZR1 - 7:22.4 and the Dodge Viper ACR - 7:22.1. Thanks for the tip, Xeyad!
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/28/corvette-zr-1-knocks-four-seconds-off-ring-time/
Back at the Nürburgring, the hot Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 has just ripped four seconds off its claimed 7:26 lap. The new time, with Jan Magnussen at the wheel, is a claimed 7:22.4 for the full 12.93-mile loop. While the number is pretty bloody fast, it is still .3 seconds off the time earned by the Dodge Viper ACR (ouch, those three tenths really have to hurt!). We take these lap times with a grain of salt, as we've yet to see everyone on the 73-turn course under the same conditions, and with officially certified timing equipment. Again, so you don't have to Google the competition's best-claimed Ring times yourself, here they are: Porsche GT2 - 7:32, Nissan GT-R - 7:29, Corvette ZR1 - 7:22.4 and the Dodge Viper ACR - 7:22.1. Thanks for the tip, Xeyad!
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/28/corvette-zr-1-knocks-four-seconds-off-ring-time/
just kidding... he is Macho Sam
Speaking of Macho, I just found the "GTR-BMW" club grand opening day picture.
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- Dec 9, 2005
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This new ZR1 time is said to be Bogus and didn't happen. Even the guys on the Vette forum aren't buying it.
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The GTR's where I live sticker around 79k before markup and the base ZR1 is around 106k thats only about a 25k difference. The GTR really makes up most of its time on all tracks with all wheel drive where it really gets an advantage. I raced with a GTR a couple of weeks ago and I really liked the car and personally I think in person its a beautiful car.
"Speaking of Macho, I just found the "GTR-BMW" club grand opening day picture." & "The guy with the feather duster on his head drives an M5"
HHGT, those 2 are the funniest $%^&*ng posts I've ever seen on this forum.
Additionally, the new Car and Driver has an extensive test among a Z51, Z06 and ZR1 vette. What I found most compelling, is the various acceleration results for the the ZR1 are essentially no better than those of the C&D test of the FGT against the 360 Modena and Porsche 911 GT3 (1/2004 issue). The most impressive stat was a 0-100 time of about 7.6 seconds, but the quarter mile was 11.5 @ 126 (or 128-mag is not in front of me), and if memory serves, the 1/04 issue showed a quarter mile time almost identical for the GT. Furthermore, many other car mag rags showed similar (if not even better) quarter mile times for the GT. Makes me wonder about 1) actual HP rating of GT-too conservative? and 2) how much power loss on front engine vs mid engine of the GT.
Either way, the GT is the bomb, especially aesthetically.
HHGT, those 2 are the funniest $%^&*ng posts I've ever seen on this forum.
Additionally, the new Car and Driver has an extensive test among a Z51, Z06 and ZR1 vette. What I found most compelling, is the various acceleration results for the the ZR1 are essentially no better than those of the C&D test of the FGT against the 360 Modena and Porsche 911 GT3 (1/2004 issue). The most impressive stat was a 0-100 time of about 7.6 seconds, but the quarter mile was 11.5 @ 126 (or 128-mag is not in front of me), and if memory serves, the 1/04 issue showed a quarter mile time almost identical for the GT. Furthermore, many other car mag rags showed similar (if not even better) quarter mile times for the GT. Makes me wonder about 1) actual HP rating of GT-too conservative? and 2) how much power loss on front engine vs mid engine of the GT.
Either way, the GT is the bomb, especially aesthetically.