ZR1 is King of the Ring ... again

As an American, I wish that the Corvette were King of LeMans (despite my distaste for Government Motors). Unfortunately, that will likely never be the case even if I live to be 120. Class victories are nice, but that's all they are.

 

The Corvettes were not racing the prototypes, they were racing the GT2 cars which they defeated

 

anybody in the racing world including the casual viewer like myself knows that Corvette Racing is for real.

 

Regardless, I'd like to see an American car win it all - not only class.

 

American GT40 w Foyt & Gurney already won LeMans back in the 60s

We'll see how Gurney's Delta Wing Thing does in 2012
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I know; I want it to happen again - sooner rather than later. As I remember it, with the class win success of the Corvette GM was talking six or so years ago about going for the overall win at LeMans. Obviously that plan got derailed. Still, I hope that an American manufacturer will win it all again.

 

Mark Basseng drove the Pagani Zonda R to a lap time of 6:47.5:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPd0ATqvoJM[/ame]

Beat the 599xx by more than 10 seconds.

 

I say put Sabine Schmitz (the Ring M5 Taxi driver) behind the wheel and let's see what that crazy lady can do!

 

Pagani's are amazing. Zonda R is my fave car, incredible ride

 

After watching the Pagani video, it makes me wonder what a ZR-1 would do with a paddle shift transmission? I know this is a bench racing question that we'll never know the answer to but.....

Jimmy

 

what's the sticker price on a ZR1? Are there option packages on the car? What about the fit/finish and interior quality? Are they still built with some "balsa wood" in them?

 

MSRP is ~ $110K but plenty of wheelin' & dealin' at the dealer.

http://www.chevrolet.com/corvette-zr1/

A couple threads if interested:

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=291375

http://www.ferrarichat.com/forum/showthread.php?t=319807

 

hes a highly rated ''race car'' driver,at sebring,lemans,daytona

 

The interior has been improved somewhat but you are better off getting a full new interior from Caravaggio.

I never heard of the Balsa wood. Where is that supposed to be ?

Porsche used balsa wood for some race car shifters bcus its very light

 

A 12 z06 w/ the 07 package just didi it in 7.22! Thats like 20s better than last time at the ring. Impressive.

 

My 84 308QV had a piece of wood in the trunk under the carpet. Any clue why Ferrari put wood in the trunk ?

 

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok1WUO3p1oQ[/ame]

 

All C5's did, not just the Z06.

 

i believe balsa wood is still used in floor of std corvettes while z06/zr1 use carbon fiber.

 

i love when folks (top gear) make fun of the vette for things like "balsa wood", or the leaf spring, etc. and all but ignore the end results.

 

William, do you still have the 308?

 

Which one is the best "bang-for-the-buck"...?...meanning performance per Dollars...