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FIA World Speed Records
Whilst at the NCM, I asked if the 24-hour record holding ZR-1 still held the 5000 mile record. Nope. The VW also owns that distance in addition to the 24 hours:
http://www.fia.com/sites/default/fil...%20Records.pdf Oh well ...
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Re: FIA World Speed Records
I do not think that car was sold to public like ZR-1?
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Re: FIA World Speed Records
The FIA world records are "run what ya brung"
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Re: FIA World Speed Records
I find solace in the fact that it's not a production car.
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Re: FIA World Speed Records
Yeah but would you rather have a VW? Me neither...lol
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Re: FIA World Speed Records
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Re: FIA World Speed Records
Hello from Switzerland,
Let's see the facts! The VW Nardo was purpose built, a prototype, in some way a test mule! If the Germans would not have been successful they would have said that it was just a test drive. After their success they hammered down the ZR-1 as a loser in their car magazines. But, if the Germans had to take a nearly stock BMW, Mercedes, Porsche or Audi they would have failed! (Sorry, but I have to mention it:I do not like German cars!!) This is the reason why I am still very proud to own a ZR-1, because a ZR-1 was able to do something, that no German or any European nearly stock car was able to do!!!!!  Franz
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Re: FIA World Speed Records
Quote:
and the rest is 
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Re: FIA World Speed Records
Is that why Reeves didn't show for the 25th? BTW, have u seen Reeves lately?
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"Hammered down the ZR-1 did they?"
Yes they did, because not many people here in Europe, people who think that only the Europeans are able to build fast sports cars, liked the idea that a Corvette realised these world records! Franz
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