[DeTomaso] the vette is king of the ring for stock cars

[j g]

The new vett cooked this list and it is a bone stock car with production tires .
 
Over the last two weeks, we have been doing our final tuning and testing there before we start ZR1 production cars. This morning (Friday June 27), General Motors development engineer Jim Mero drove the Corvette ZR1 around the Nürburgring in a time of 7:26.4.
Jim commented after the lap that conditions were good except for a strong headwind down the main straight and that the lap was solid, but he felt there were a few places he could have gone faster.
The car was bone stock with the exception of the communications and safety equipment. The tires were production Michelin Pilot Sport 2’s. These tires have been developed specifically for the ZR1 and will have impressive wet traction and wear (tread wear rating = 220), in addition to excellent dry road holding. Chassis alignment and vehicle height were set to factory specs. Likewise, the engine calibrations were absolutely stock, emissions compliant and the car ran on pump (not racing) fuel. The vehicle was exactly like the cars that will be built in Bowling Green, Kentucky and sold around the world later this summer.


--- On Thu, 1/21/10, hemipanter at hemipanter.se <hemipanter at hemipanter.se> wrote:


From: hemipanter at hemipanter.se <hemipanter at hemipanter.se>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Interesting power plant
To: "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>
Cc: "De Tomaso List" <detomaso at realbig.com>
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 3:54 PM


I do not think we should pull high gears on the brand that can deliver
fast lap times. The car that is number 3
(http://www.garaget.org/cars_top.php the "Loaded") on the Swedish "garage"
site with the 1140 hp Volvo, has done great at the ring, here is the list.
7:22 BMW M3 CSL Loaded
7:28 Pagani Zonda F Clubsport
7:28 Porsche Carrera GT
7:32 Porsche 911 GT2
7:32 Porsche Gemballa GTR Biturbo
7:33 Pagani Zonda F
7:34 Koenigsegg CCR
7:35 Porsche RUF RT12
7:38 Nissan GT-R
7:38 Mercedes SLR 722 GT Mclaren
7:39 Porsche 911 GT3 997
7:40 Porsche 911 Turbo 997
7:40 Mercedes SLR McLaren
7:40 Bugatti Veyron
7:40 Lamborghini Murcielago LP640
7:40 Mercedes CLK DTM
7:42 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
7:42 Ford GT
7:42 Porsche 996 GT3
7:43 Chevrolet Corvette Z06
7:43 Lamborghini Murcielago
7:43 Tech Art Porsche GT2 (20.000 kilometers)
7:43 Pagani Zonda C12 S
7:45 Aston Martin V8 Vantage N24
7:46 Porsche 996 GT2
7:46 Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera
7:46 Jaguar XJ 220
7:47 Ferrari 599 GTB Fioran
7:47 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano
7:48 Porsche 997 GT3 RS
7:49 Porsche 997 Turbo
7:50 BMW X5 LeMans
7:50 BMW M3 CSL
Goran

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