FIA World Speed Records

[Dime]

They may dislike it all they want. The FACT is that the ZR-1 is a production car. Not a prototype concept car.

It's one thing to make a prototype that performs. It's a another thing completely to produce it.

Apples to oranges.

[gbrtng]

Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Is that why Reeves didn't show for the 25th? BTW, have u seen Reeves lately?

I find it unlikely he would show up after making the following statement:


From an interview with Reeves Callaway by John Nelson in "Vette" (magazine) dated July 2002, pages 45 and 46
entitled "Reeves Callaway - The Ultimate Insider's Look at the 1978-91 Twin Turbo Corvette Program"

RC: "The ZR-1 program was way over budget and way behind schedule. This was 1986-1/2. But they wanted the
high-tech image, and they went to Lotus, which was a huge mistake. Lotuses, uh, Loti, have released unto the automotive
community some of the biggest disasters of engine design of all time. And the ZR-1 was certainly one of those.
Talk about an overweight, underperforming pig. The ZR-1 is a nightmare of complexity for very little performance."

VETTE: (stunned silence)

Form your own opinion - he took lots of money doing body kits and engine upgrades for the ZR-1 anyhow ...

still

[mgbrv8]

Cool car but I cant seem to find a registry for it

Dave

[XfireZ51]

Reeves Callaway: " Talk about an overweight, underperforming pig".
As I said, have you seen Reeves Callaway recently?

[efnfast]

Originally Posted by mgbrv8

Cool car but I cant seem to find a registry for it

Dave

Is that the car that took the prize away from the ZR-1? When did that happen? I know when we got it, but not when we lost it.

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by gbrtng

I find it unlikely he would show up after making the following statement:


From an interview with Reeves Callaway by John Nelson in "Vette" (magazine) dated July 2002, pages 45 and 46
entitled "Reeves Callaway - The Ultimate Insider's Look at the 1978-91 Twin Turbo Corvette Program"

RC: "The ZR-1 program was way over budget and way behind schedule. This was 1986-1/2. But they wanted the
high-tech image, and they went to Lotus, which was a huge mistake. Lotuses, uh, Loti, have released unto the automotive
community some of the biggest disasters of engine design of all time. And the ZR-1 was certainly one of those.
Talk about an overweight, underperforming pig. The ZR-1 is a nightmare of complexity for very little performance."

VETTE: (stunned silence)

Form your own opinion - he took lots of money doing body kits and engine upgrades for the ZR-1 anyhow ...

still

according to the callaway guys he was misquoted

[mgbrv8]

Originally Posted by efnfast

Is that the car that took the prize away from the ZR-1? When did that happen? I know when we got it, but not when we lost it.

Nardo its VWs test track

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nard%C3%B2_Ring

[ZR-1 Franz]

Nardo is a town in Italy and so is called the test track there.
It is a huge circle and the track is high banked and there are safety
rails. It is, compared to Fort Stockton, rather easy to drive fast there
because it is a constant "curve". The track was built and owned by
Fiat, I believe in 1975. Since 2014 it belongs to the Germans (Porsche).
I would like to see how the Europeans would manage Fort Stockton!
They would not like it and their cars wouldn't either!
Lotus: I think it was never a strategy at Lotus to build anything
heavier than they had to. Their sports cars were lightweights and
Colin Chapman wanted to have his Formula one cars as light as
possible.

Franz

[XfireZ51]

Originally Posted by Kevin

according to the callaway guys he was misquoted

I have heard he has a hard-** that GM cancelled the B2K program for the LT-5.

[LGAFF]

The ZR-1 still holds a class record the last I checked(a few years ago)....check the FIA website.