Mallet GTP Grand Sport

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Originally Posted by Corvette95

this car wasnt even built until 95/96

Correct - it first appeared at the 1996 One Lap of America at Watkins Glen. Jim Minneker was the driver and was supposed to start behind Sam Haldiman's ZR-1. Sam told Jim to start first because he didn't want to slow him down. The Mallet pooped out on the first lap, and SAMS ZR1 went on to place better than the Mallett overall. There were 5 ZR-1s that ran that
One Lap. The Mallett was/is not a ZR-1.

The whole story is here:

http://www.zr1netregistry.com/ZR1newstrack.htm

which is authored by "SAMS ZR1". Look about 2/3rds of the way down -
the One Lap was run in June 1996.

Qouting Sam:
1996 had 5 ZR-1 teams. Reed Kryder is driving Russ Wilson’s ZR-1 and is car
number 4. R.K. Smith is driving Russ Anton’s 91 ZR-1 and is car #5. Duane
Grahovec with George Hall is #7 and Steve Ahlgrim & Scott Ahlgrim is #9.
Sam Haldiman and Matt Hinman drove #16. This makes a total of 5 ZR-1's
running in this years One Lap."

A partial listing of the final results are listed below:

1996 One Lap
FINAL RANKINGS

3 4 6585
5 5 6505
13 7 5940
4 9 6510
18 16 5355
36 17 4425 <---- the Mallett

the first column is finishing position, second is car number and
third is total points.

All 5 ZR-1s finished ahead of the Mallett.

i told him its not zr1!!
thanks for posting.

i had this magazine with mallet corvette, s/c. pictures and article.
i must look and find in which magazine that was, i have more than 100 magazines, carcraft, Superchevy, corvette fever,...
when i find it i will post pictures of mallet corvette.

here is R. Smith's Zr-1 to start his hot lap...

Quote:Originally Posted by A26B
ANy pictures of the engine? Article says a "modified ZR-1", then goes on to say a ?????? cid aluminum splayed valve ???? V ???? something or other. I don't see where it is an LT5. It could be a modified ZR-1 in chassis/body only and have a small block, splayed valve engine that is S/C'd, not an LT5.

Originally Posted by HADI-ZR1

as i remember from picture which i saw in magazine before 17-18 years ago, it wasnt lt5 !! sorry.

here the pictures as i promised to Post, from Corvette fever magazine!
showing that Mallet Zr1 isnt LT5 supercharged!!

[Kevin]

so it's not really a ZR-1 then...that makes me sad

[HIZNHRZ]

Car sounds like a monster. I would love to see an article and some pictures.