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02/01/2018 at 01:42 • Filed to: None
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"deprecated account" (savethei4s)
02/01/2018 at 01:42 • Filed to: None | 4
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The ZR1's new VIR record makes me soooooo happy. SO. FREAKING. HAPPY. Front engine OHV V8 for the win, baby. Still probably gets better gas mileage than a GT, too.
Eric @ opposite-lock.com
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02/01/2018 at 02:16 |
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Troublesome Ford GT being shook down accidentally sets a hot lap -vs- Setting out to set a hot lap.
I don’t know, it seems like one is not quite like the other.
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
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02/01/2018 at 04:02 |
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yea a fully prepped car sent specifically to set a lap time Vs a car they were running for a mag shoot and happened to set a time
Wheelerguy
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02/01/2018 at 04:13 |
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Not yet. The Viper ACR still has the Laguna Seca record. Only when either the GT or ZR1 beat that do we crown a new champion.
random001
> Eric @ opposite-lock.com
02/01/2018 at 06:30 |
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They said the ‘Vette was there for validation testing, not out to set a lap time. So basically, these were both shakedown runs.
That said, the ZR1 was piloted by an engineer, the GT was piloted by a professional racecar driver, so there’s that...
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random001
> TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
02/01/2018 at 06:31 |
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Both were there for T&E, not record runs. RIF, I guess?
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random001
> Wheelerguy
02/01/2018 at 06:31 |
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It’s a good time to be alive...
boxrocket
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02/01/2018 at 06:39 |
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Others have already said what I thought, so I’ll just leave my usual c7 response: It’s over-designed in a bad way (yet still managed to mimic the Viper and front-engine Ferraris), and the interior could be mistaken for a cruze coupe (I know it doesn’t exist), as un-special as it is.
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> random001
02/01/2018 at 12:17 |
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BOOM.
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> Wheelerguy
02/01/2018 at 12:19 |
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I can definitely see either pulling that off, so it’s only a matter of time. I just can’t wait to see what the Z does around the ‘ring.
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> boxrocket
02/01/2018 at 12:20 |
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Personally, I think the C6 was better designed, but in both cases you have to remember the price point. Gotta cut costs somewhere.
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boxrocket
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02/03/2018 at 12:41 |
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That’s just the thing. If you except the competition, the vette doesn’t satisfy its price point. It’s only when you consider it a relative bargain that it seems worthwhile. It can certainly perform, but for similar money, I’ll be a lot happier in a Jaguar coupe/convertible, because I can be comfortable, feel like the money I spent is tangible EVERY time I drive it (not just on the track), and make more of its capabilities on a regular basis without breaking laws or being a danger on the roads. Similar but less satisfaction with a comparable German coupe/convertible.