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Originally Posted by spork2367
Remove that qualifier and assume factory gearing and there are probably 30+ cars from the late 70's to 90's that best the ZR1 in top speed. Although admittedly most wouldn't keep up in acceleration at all.
I chuckled at that comparison.
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Remember too, the FIA (Stockton) ZR-1 also had the accelerator "blocked" to limit the throttle to the pre-determined setting necessary to break the record w/o over stressing the motor needlessly (ref: Heart of the BEast by Young)