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| Jeffvette | ZR1 at "The Ring" with video..... awesome | ||
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Not sure who Jim Mero is, but the guy can drive.
http://jalopnik.com/398297/video-proo ... -zr1-7264-nurburgring-lap |
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Posted on: 2008/7/10 22:10
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| CSS996 | Re: ZR1 at "The Ring" with video..... awesome | ||
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Awesome vid!
Looks like Gran Turismo 5!  I can't tell you how many laps I've made around that track over the years in that series of video games. My favorite track, by far! |
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Posted on: 2008/7/10 23:59
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| JrRifleCoach | Re: ZR1 at "The Ring" with video..... awesome | ||
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Thats a torque MONSTER! 178mph @ 5350rpm or thereabouts......
Was that with or without the valet key on? |
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Posted on: 2008/7/11 3:55
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| BrianCunningham | Re: ZR1 at "The Ring" with video..... awesome | ||
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WTF is up with the "Rape Art" ad on that page????
Here's YouTube version http://www.youtube.com/v/k6mEirkQN8o&hl |
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Posted on: 2008/7/11 15:42
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| BrianCunningham | Re: ZR1 at "The Ring" with video..... awesome | ||
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If your a technical guy like me, here's a video of it being built
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yjUeg2PaM_g&feature=related |
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| CentralCoaster | Re: ZR1 at "The Ring" with video..... awesome | ||
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Looks like he hit 179 mph, but wasn't all the way in it on the long straight.
I don't know that nurburgring is the best test, the track is so long and a driver is never going to hit every turn right, and the size of their cajones seem to be a big factor. But I guess it simulates street driving pretty well. |
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| bogus | Re: ZR1 at "The Ring" with video..... awesome | ||
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The Ring is the most challenging track in the world. It is long, changes elevation, soooo many turns... about 80, IIRC...
It requires a driver that no only has balls of iron, but KNOWS the track. You could put a great driver on that track, but if they don't know it, it will take them days to get up to speed. I would say that the ZR1 did that record not because of great handling dynamics but because of brute power. Mr. Mero deserves that record, he worked his ass off to get it!!! There were several times where his car control saved the day. |
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