new ring time for ZR1 -- 7:22.4 ?

[Joe]

From GMinsidenews.com

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

...Now though , it was Driven by Jan Magnussen. Which he was able to take the monster in 7:22.4 round the 13 mile feary track . That's a whole 4 seconds faster than before. Which makes it now faster than a Ferrari Enzo , Pagani Zonda F Clubsport and a Maserati MC12 ! However , it still didn't take Dodge's Viper ACR off the lead (which did it in 7:22.1). Its just awesome seeing the Americans beating the Europeans on there own land .

Here's the ZR-1's NEW lap time profile :

Lap time ID: 49063045e0652
Car: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (476 kw)
Track: Nordschleife
Lap time: 7.22.4
Driven by: Jan Magnussen Submitter
IP: 24.208.168.135
Date & time of submission: 27/10/08, 23:19:01

Sources: Motorgears.blogspot.com | CorvetteForum | Autoblog

Here's the caveat though: the posting has been removed from fastestlaps.com, with the message, "Lap time reference information is not provided!" It is also not listed on their Nurburgring lap times page. Is this an early sign of an official GM time? Or is it bogus? Let the discussion begin...

This is just barely below the fastest car (dodge viper SRT10) which ran 7:22.1
to the ZR1's 7:22.4

 

[wikdsvt]

From GMinsidenews.com

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

...Now though , it was Driven by Jan Magnussen. Which he was able to take the monster in 7:22.4 round the 13 mile feary track . That's a whole 4 seconds faster than before. Which makes it now faster than a Ferrari Enzo , Pagani Zonda F Clubsport and a Maserati MC12 ! However , it still didn't take Dodge's Viper ACR off the lead (which did it in 7:22.1). Its just awesome seeing the Americans beating the Europeans on there own land .

Here's the ZR-1's NEW lap time profile :

Lap time ID: 49063045e0652
Car: 2008 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (476 kw)
Track: Nordschleife
Lap time: 7.22.4
Driven by: Jan Magnussen Submitter
IP: 24.208.168.135
Date & time of submission: 27/10/08, 23:19:01

Sources: Motorgears.blogspot.com | CorvetteForum | Autoblog

Here's the caveat though: the posting has been removed from fastestlaps.com, with the message, "Lap time reference information is not provided!" It is also not listed on their Nurburgring lap times page. Is this an early sign of an official GM time? Or is it bogus? Let the discussion begin...

This is just barely below the fastest car (dodge viper SRT10) which ran 7:22.1
to the ZR1's 7:22.4

Dodge Viper ACR.

 

[cjmatt]

Dodge Viper ACR.

aka stripped out viper race car vs. Corvette with better stereo and cushy suspension

 

[NOSWS6]

I wonder what the lap time would be if the ZR-1 shared the same tire as the ACR?

 

[4 cam tbird]

I wonder what the lap time would be if the ZR-1 shared the same tire as the ACR?

That is an interesting thing to ponder isn't it.

 

[Scooter70]

Jim Mero did an informal presentation for the Corvette hospitality tent at the Grand Prix this year. He mentioned that due to the extreme costs involved with getting a car and support team to Germany, they had no plans to go back with the ZR1 just to chase a record. He did say that Jan would have been faster than his time. After all, it is just a street car.

 

[DRKCYDE]

Jim Mero did an informal presentation for the Corvette hospitality tent at the Grand Prix this year. He mentioned that due to the extreme costs involved with getting a car and support team to Germany, they had no plans to go back with the ZR1 just to chase a record. He did say that Jan would have been faster than his time. After all, it is just a street car.

Did you actually believe that?

 

[LTLHOMER]

Don't worry we'll always have enough money for executives to fly around to golf, drink cocktails, and have fun driving cars all day. After all, it was their great decision making that got us to the level of success we are at today. And no one needs to turn out the lights, they've been off for months as a cost-savings initiative. I wonder how much those lights are compared to the cost of the five ZR1s sitting in our parking lots for execs to drive when there is a shortage of those cars and they're going for 25k+ over sticker.

 

[Scooter70]

Did you actually believe that?

Yes. The idiots in charge need to save money to buy Chrysler('s debt and financial obligations). :nayner: