2009 ZR1 Reaches 7:26.4 on the Nurburgring

[monaroCountry]

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[Fiorano]

for reals?! wow go GM -Go Corvette!

[bruxell]

Wow, the noises that car is making are incredible! The time speaks highly of the chassis development that the team have put in, but I would like to see more confirmation of the timing. Is there anything other than the title of the video that says the cars are going that fast?

I still say "ring" times are of minimal importance, but if this turns out to be true the Corvette team have earned a vacation...

[RacingManiac]

well they kinda got called back in after the supposed end of development.....

just curious, what's ZO6's time?

[digitalcraft]

One site I saw said the Z06 did 7:42.9.

This site says 7:40

The wiki page says 7:42.99 under muggy conditions. (notice they also have a V-spec GT-R on already with 7:25? And a LF-A?

[monaroCountry]

The GTR VSpec 7:25 time isnt reliable and was timed by an unknown bystander, the LF-A is the same, both are not official and so cant be trusted as production.

The ZO6 went around with a time of 7:42 but this was with a standing start, on the old suspension setup etc. The Corvette ZR1 made it around with a time of 7:26.4 with a flying start, however more time can be had with more time (more than 2 weeks, nissan spent 2 months) on the ring and a professional driver as pilot (not an engineer).

[Ferrer]

Originally Posted by monaroCountry

The GTR VSpec 7:25 time isnt reliable and was timed by an unknown bystander, the LF-A is the same, both are not official and so cant be trusted as production.

The ZO6 went around with a time of 7:42 but this was with a standing start, on the old suspension setup etc. The Corvette ZR1 made it around with a time of 7:26.4 with a flying start, however more time can be had with more time (more than 2 weeks, nissan spent 2 months) on the ring and a professional driver as pilot (not an engineer).

Congratulations.

[digitalcraft]

The ZO6 went around with a time of 7:42 but this was with a standing start

I thought that didn't matter because they do more than just 1 lap and take the best one?

[Sledgehammer]

Originally Posted by monaroCountry

...however more time can be had with more time

Reverse that.

[kingofthering]

Originally Posted by monaroCountry

The GTR VSpec 7:25 time isnt reliable and was timed by an unknown bystander, the LF-A is the same, both are not official and so cant be trusted as production.

The ZO6 went around with a time of 7:42 but this was with a standing start, on the old suspension setup etc. The Corvette ZR1 made it around with a time of 7:26.4 with a flying start, however more time can be had with more time (more than 2 weeks, nissan spent 2 months) on the ring and a professional driver as pilot (not an engineer).

Yeah, yeah,we know. GT-R = bad, Corvette = good.

[LHamilton_w]

Originally Posted by monaroCountry

7:25...same for the LF-A

What a load of BS.

[The_Canuck]

[digitalcraft]

Oh have there been lots of topics about the ZR-1 reaching 7:26.4 on Nur?

[The_Canuck]

Originally Posted by digitalcraft

Oh have there been lots of topics about the ZR-1 reaching 7:26.4 on Nur?

Yes, enough to justify the GIF, which is 2.

[kingofthering]

Originally Posted by digitalcraft

Oh have there been lots of topics about the ZR-1 reaching 7:26.4 on Nur?

Most of his posts involve how the GT-R sucks and how the ZR1 rocks. He's like a Bizzaro world GT-R fanboy.