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Fully Vetted · 09-12-2014

You also have to remember the GT was already out of production when the ZR1 came out so we can't really bench race them and any head to head competition would have to have an asterisk. Had Ford continued production you'd have to assume they would have kept up in the power race and not conceded the victory to Chevrolet at the 'Ring. However, those are all assumptions.

The question you posed was which would you take if both sets of keys were on the table. It comes down to one thing for me. The GT is a stand alone purpose built race car for the street. There are no other versions of the car. You either have one or you don't. The ZR1 is a heavily modified $50k Corvette. However well done it is (and it is very well done) for over $100k I would want something that is instantly recognizable as something special with a certain amount of exclusivity. Put a wide body kit on a C6 coupe and you have a clone Z. That's not happening with a GT.

BigJohn · 09-12-2014

The GT-40 race cars had to have room for two suitcases and carry a spair tire.

09-12-2014	#21
Fully Vetted Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Rockwall, Tx Posts: 1,510	Re: C8 mid-engine Zora ZR1 (no hyphen) for 2017 You also have to remember the GT was already out of production when the ZR1 came out so we can't really bench race them and any head to head competition would have to have an asterisk. Had Ford continued production you'd have to assume they would have kept up in the power race and not conceded the victory to Chevrolet at the 'Ring. However, those are all assumptions. The question you posed was which would you take if both sets of keys were on the table. It comes down to one thing for me. The GT is a stand alone purpose built race car for the street. There are no other versions of the car. You either have one or you don't. The ZR1 is a heavily modified $50k Corvette. However well done it is (and it is very well done) for over $100k I would want something that is instantly recognizable as something special with a certain amount of exclusivity. Put a wide body kit on a C6 coupe and you have a clone Z. That's not happening with a GT. __________________ _________________ 1994 AB/Grey #141 430 RWHP/392 RWTQ FBI Lyposuction / Secondaries relieved of duty / SW Long Tube Headers / Corsa Exhaust / FIC SS Injectors / MSD Coils / Lightweight Pulleys / Corey tuned B & M Shifter / Aluminum Flywheel / Samco Hoses / Shelby Series One's / C4 No Flex Frame Stiffener BBC - Bling By Carter: Custom ZR-1 Center Caps / Custom Plenum Plate / Air Box Knobs / TB Cover / Oil Filter Cover

09-12-2014	#22
BigJohn Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ledyard,CT Posts: 8,043	Re: C8 mid-engine Zora ZR1 (no hyphen) for 2017 The GT-40 race cars had to have room for two suitcases and carry a spair tire.