Chevrolet has tested Corvettes about Nürburgring decades ago, but more than 10 years have passed since the company released the time of Nordschleife for the American sports car. This changes Thursday. Cheyi brought three Corvettes C8 to ‘episode – z06, zr1, and Zr1x– Now he claims the title of the fastest American car around the German circle.
Both ZR1 and ZR1X Ford Mustang GTD 6: 52.072. ZR1 managed from 6: 50.763 while zR1X hybrid at that time to 6: 49.275, until the Porsche 911 GT3 RS. Meanwhile, Z06 set a great respectable 7: 11.826.
- Corvette Zr1X – 6: 49.275
- Corvette Zr1 – 6: 50.763
- Corvette Z06 – 7: 11.826
All three Corvettes were stock production cars with the exception of some safety-roll-collar adjustments, a bucket seat, six points harnessing, and a frustrating system. Each of them appeared on its optional performance package and Michel Sport Cup 2 R
Photo by: Chevrolet
Photo by: Chevrolet
Lural times are set by Corvette engineers, not professional race car drivers, a fact that Chevy is proud of. Aaron Link Vehicle Performing Manager has selected time in Z06, and a Dynamics Brian Wallace engineer, set time in ZR1, and Drew Cattell driver set up time in ZR1X.
Kane Morris, President of GM Motorsport, noted in a statement:
We have created a different kind of relationship between our cars, iconic paths, and our engineers, the way we develop our cars. This Corvettes has not been tried by the Pro drives of the Pro Race Car. They were driven by the same engineers who were designed, engineered and seized.
Brian, Aaron and Dero grew into international drivers and even better engineers. Their bosom times are now among the fastest people who have been registered by the non -professional in the ring, which is very great.
On the contrary, Dirk Müller set the sports car set the Nurburgring time in Mustang GTD, while the Porsche Perester Persians driver has long implemented 911 GT3 RS. Mercedes-Aamg Factory Driver Maro Engil is the only one to carry stock production cars around Nürburging faster than Cattell in ZR1X, with his rolls in the AMG GT Black and One Hypercar series.
Chevi put a documentary in the Nürburgring project, characterized by a lot of good insight in this process. Placing a quick roll in the “episode” requires a lot of simulation and development in Michigan, a fair share of logistical challenges and fate, in the form of dry conditions. In addition to a lot and a lot of Michelin.
Corvette zr1 He already has a production car roll record About Road America, Road ATLANTA, Watkins Glen, and both full and full courses in Raceway Virginia International. One imagines the Corvette engineers who want to improve with ZR1X of the 1250 -horsepower power, and the competitors who want to go down.
