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Old 10-28-2008, 01:45 PM
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ZR1 makes second lap at the Ring, shaves 4 seconds off time
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/10/28/c...off-ring-time/

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Omg! This car must have Satan under the hood!
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that is crazy fast, i am suprised we dont hear more about crashes at the ring. the GTR is still a better price for perforamce deal though and deffinitly more unique.
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the gtr is a piece of sht...the zr1 hasss WAYYYYYYYY more sex appeal...saw em both in person, and the zr1 is just SEXY
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Damn, but not really surprised.
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That's amazing.
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Looks like that LS9 can be bought as a crate engine. Wowsers!
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Originally Posted by DailyDriver2k5
Omg! This car must have Satan under the hood!
except its slower than the cheaper viper acr :p
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Old 10-28-2008, 09:40 PM
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its also 10x more daily driveable than the viper acr.
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Originally Posted by DailyDriver2k5
Omg! This car must have Satan under the hood!
Not quite satan but something else evil sits under the hood of this ZR1.

"Jake" The Skull C6R
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TiDER9IdAJs

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Originally Posted by monaroCountry
Not quite satan but something else evil sits under the hood of this ZR1.

"Jake" The Skull C6R
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TiDER9IdAJs

Oh i am pretty familiar with that logo, the Compuserve boys in the ALMS came up with that logo. So killer and a proper logo for the Vette!
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THIS PWNZ ALL Y0 ZR1, GT-R, WHATEVER !
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what GTR?
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Originally Posted by monaroCountry
Not quite satan but something else evil sits under the hood of this ZR1.

"Jake" The Skull C6R
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=TiDER9IdAJs

Compuserve Team FTW? looks like they are the ppl working witht he zr1. i guess next year we should see them using at least one in ALMS
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Originally Posted by DailyDriver2k5
Oh i am pretty familiar with that logo, the Compuserve boys in the ALMS came up with that logo. So killer and a proper logo for the Vette!
lmao, when i seen pic with the logo. first thing that came to mind is Team Compuserve. i guess they are going to use one in ALMS. should be very interesting to see how it does compared to their cars now .

man next year ALMS is going to rock. With the M3 joining the ranks
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that's insanely fast!!!
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The GTR is only fast until the transmission breaks. Which occurs on a weekly basis.
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lmao, when i seen pic with the logo. first thing that came to mind is Team Compuserve. i guess they are going to use one in ALMS. should be very interesting to see how it does compared to their cars now .

man next year ALMS is going to rock. With the M3 joining the ranks
Your not kidding,next year is going to have some amazing racing in the ALMS. I hope they get the ZR-1 too...

Because next year is going to rock so much , I am going to buy me a new camera , just for the track!
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The GTR is only fast until the transmission breaks. Which occurs on a weekly basis.
where did u get that from ?

Dont try to make stuff up.

GR6 is a very strong tranny.
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It most certainly is a very strong tranny. Only problem with the GTR is that when you own one you can't turn your VDC off unless you want to risk voiding your warranty and that is how they put up the times on the Ring. Still a great car, but they should really remove letting a owner be able to do that as a normal part of the car unless they want to stand behind their product all the way.
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Originally Posted by nycgps
where did u get that from ?

Dont try to make stuff up.

GR6 is a very strong tranny.
Download the owners manual here and read page 52:

http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/techpub...09_GTR_SMG.pdf
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Originally Posted by kennyfrc1
Download the owners manual here and read page 52:

http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/techpub...09_GTR_SMG.pdf
you are no different from the same idiots on other boards talking about the renesis breaks after 15k miles because mazda had a recall.
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
you are no different from the same idiots on other boards talking about the renesis breaks after 15k miles because mazda had a recall.
I suggest you go a do some reasearch before making such ignorant posts.
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Originally Posted by kennyfrc1
Download the owners manual here and read page 52:

http://www.nissanusa.com/pdf/techpub...09_GTR_SMG.pdf
What does owners maunal has anything with tranny blowing up ?
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