A professional driver pilots the new ZR-1 Corvette at incredible speeds around a race course. After 8 minutes of watching it, I know how my wife feels when I drive 'crazy'.
the LT-4 was an awesome motor. i almost bought my friends LT-4 (it only came in a manny) red vert before i got mine. then there is the very collectible grand sport
Pshh, please thats nothing. I drive like that to school every morning. Just kidding:lol: The sound of that is freaking amazing. I wish I would get to drive one...yea, in my dreams:lol:
That new ZR-1 is a work of art. GM did the Corvette right. The C6 Vette is awesome on its own. There is just something so awesome about a front engine, rear tranny car that is awesome.
Reminds me of a clip I saw many years ago with a 1960's vintage Ford GT40 427. They put a speed readout in the corner of the display. It was incredible to see the speed pushing 200-210-220 at times.
Saw a TV show about a year ago about the development of the Corvette Z06 and the test drove one on the Germany Autobahn. They topped out at over 170+ MPH and would have gone faster if it was not for the traffic.
What was amazing was the fact that they changed the size of the brake cooling ducts in the lower facia and it completely upset the balance of the car and they had to redesign the ducts for better cooling but return to the original size. Something most people would never experience here in the USA since there are no roads in the US where it is legal or safe to drive 170+MPH.
Very impressive! Loved passing the bikes. And even getting loose a couple times around the 6 minute mark, that car seemed to want to get back to control. The steering did seem a bit stiff, but its good to have a pro that knows the track and how to handle the car.
I would have to say not bad for a non-Ford / non-Ferrari!
One of the more unusual aspects in the video is that you do feel the sensation of speed that you don't often get in a video.
I would have loved to have been in the passenger seat during that ride, however I think I and most of the folks here would have probably crapped their pants, since I got a little nervous the few times when he dove into a corner and actually ran off the pavement....I thought he was going to loose it a few times.