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Marty Howard
 Post subject: 1 week old ZR-1 is lost
PostPosted: Wed Oct 07, 2009 1:34 pm 
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Happened at the Glen this weekend. I think I heard everyone is ok but the car may be a total loss.

good and sad news at the same time.

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http://vimeo.com/6911276

about 1/2 through.

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For those that don't want to watch the most boring video ever you see the ZR-1 at the 15:40 mark.

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One thing that the camera car isn't in any danger of hitting is an apex. Yeesh.

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Marty Howard
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Karl Shultz wrote:
One thing that the camera car isn't in any danger of hitting is an apex. Yeesh.


No, he can do pretty well when he needs to

http://vimeo.com/6912035

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Vincent Keene wrote:
For those that don't want to watch the most boring video ever you see the ZR-1 at the 15:40 mark.


I like how the Cobra is being "held up" by a Volvo with a wing on it. :lol:

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Vincent Keene wrote:
For those that don't want to watch the most boring video ever you see the ZR-1 at the 15:40 mark.


Thanks. What was the white car infront of the ffr looks like a volvo with a wing?

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Jalopnik picked it up with a ton of closeup pictures of the aftermath.

http://jalopnik.com/5375768/corvette-zr ... tkins-glen
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clinehall wrote:
Vincent Keene wrote:
For those that don't want to watch the most boring video ever you see the ZR-1 at the 15:40 mark.


Thanks. What was the white car infront of the ffr looks like a volvo with a wing?


A nickel says that it's an S60-R.

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JamesMilko wrote:
Jalopnik picked it up with a ton of closeup pictures of the aftermath.

http://jalopnik.com/5375768/corvette-zr ... tkins-glen


That aint buffing out

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Watch this guys video. He was following the ZR1. About 8:30 in they setup for the turn where the mess takes place. It's a pretty hard hit.

http://racing.itfais.com/blog/?page_id=3&mid=58

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Graham Jagger wrote:
Watch this guys video. He was following the ZR1. About 8:30 in they setup for the turn where the mess takes place. It's a pretty hard hit.

http://racing.itfais.com/blog/?page_id=3&mid=58


Dear ZR1 driver, an apex ain't just a city in North Carolina.

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Jason Tower
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Graham Jagger wrote:
Watch this guys video. He was following the ZR1. About 8:30 in they setup for the turn where the mess takes place. It's a pretty hard hit.

http://racing.itfais.com/blog/?page_id=3&mid=58


was that a standard gearbox the camera car had? those were some of the fastest and most abrupt shifts i've seen, especially down. but in a good way!
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Graham Jagger wrote:
Watch this guys video. He was following the ZR1. About 8:30 in they setup for the turn where the mess takes place. It's a pretty hard hit.

http://racing.itfais.com/blog/?page_id=3&mid=58


The ZR-1 driver certainly seemed like a novice driver. Consistently drove that corner wrong along and other corners as well.
I get the feeling he was intimidated by the Charger driver, getting pushed faster each lap until he blew the corner. The prior laps he was already hit the outside rumble strips.

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He should not have been a novice, if I'm not mistaken it was a NASA event and they screen the comp school personel closely requiring at least thirty events before allowing you to take a comp school. And the vette didn't have the required orange sticker required for a novice racer displayed on the rear of the car. That means he had more than four races under his belt.

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The write up on jalopnik indicates he got his license this year so perhaps the rules aren't as stringent for NASA northeast as they as are for NASA Midatlantic.

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