The Zr-1 continues to impress me as I get to know it more>>>

[ZR1Vette]

Of course with this absolutely beautiful weather (mid Atlantic area anyway...but I do feel for those in middle America...what crap weather for them) cars are out in droves. So took the ZR out for several nice long spins and hit a few back roads... chance to really wind things out so WOT and to 6500+ rpm...only can say impressive and really love the OHC set up...very exotic sounding (Ellen even commented the difference between our C6 and the ZR)... and even though the C6 is a Lingenfelter set up with 470 RWHP and is stronger/faster than the ZR there is just something special about the LT5

I am not a street racing type, but always enjoy a spirited ride and what I am describing ended quickly and at a reasonable speed>>> at a double right turn at a stop light a CLK55 AMG (had to be a 2006 model)...nice looking ride, but had the "dude" with the baseball cap on backwards and seat back WAY back and the thump thump music going (you get the picture)...anyway light changes and no traffic and he hits it... I went to 65 mph in no time and shut it down just to let him read the rear license plate... he just stared at the car as he meekly cruised by... could see the 'WTF a 1990 Corvette' stare... I smiled and just nicely cruise along at 50 listening to 1960 tunes (BTW...I think the Bose system in the ZR-1 sounds great... better than the Bose in the C6 for sure).
Oh...having owned several AMGs I know the potential for these cars...if it were a CLK63 would have been a MUCH different story

[ZZZZZR1]

Oh yes....


I'm sure you had the Perma Grin the whole time!!!!!! We need to have a BBQ in the Northern Virginia / Maryland area soon..... I wonder how many Z owners we could round up in a Sunday?

Nice story!

David
94 AB #150

[ZR1Vette]

Hi David..
Absolutely a BBQ on a nice Sunday... can have over my place (very glad to host) or somewhere of everone's choosing... even do a Sweetwater Tavern visit or what ever..just love to GTG with fellow ZR drivers...and oh those machines

[tomtom72]

Nice story Mike!

It's true about the stare sometimes.....I really get a chuckle from the looks from other drivers of more up-to-date equipment when a Z driver opens it up they for sure know something "doesn't sound right" ......or it's a "what's wrong with this picture look" .....

I think it's priceless because no way do our motors sound like a typical sbc.....or at least I'm sure that at 6500 + rpms my LT5 doesn't sound anything like what my LT-1 used to sound like, two entirely different mechanical symphonies.


Tom

[cuisinartvette]

Always fun catching a much more expensive car off guard, half the fun of driving a "plain" looking C4.

On the way to a car show yesterday morning I had a F430 get right on my tail...passed me, started zig zaggin in and out of traffic. not a good time or place, wonder what the outcome of that might have been, heard they are pretty quick.

[Paul Workman]

In certain (discrete) situations, where safe to do so, Pete related to me that pulling down from (whatever) to 2nd gear and standing on it for a couple seconds or so really takes the smirk off of a lot of faces behind the wheel of newer machinery. I B danged if he isn't right about that (too)!!

Being able to "sit at the bar" with much newer machines, especially with smaller CID, is oh so sweet!

P.

Originally Posted by ZR1Vette

(BTW...I think the Bose system in the ZR-1 sounds great... better than the Bose in the C6 for sure).

I agree with you, but the system missing the equalizer, then it should be GREAT!

[flyin ryan]

nice story Micheal.

[blackjack]

theres a subaru wrx in my neighborhood.and boy is he pissed off when he sees the z !!....priceless
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[HIZNHRZ]

Dave and Michael, getting the "local" ZR1s together would be great. A BBQ might make it more attractive to wives, which in my case would be better yet. I finally got my car back so I don't need much of an excuse to drive it. Perhaps the thing to do would be start a new post so that we could coordinate a date and time that works for the largest number of interested people.