RE: Pic Of The Week: Corvette C6.R

[cookievette]

Went to Le Mans, heard the 'Vette and the Astons at full chat then came home and sold my soul to buy a C6 Z06. Cannot say much more than that. The world needs the sound of V8's. Let's hope that the magic will continue on race tracks everywhere to keep the faith.

[GTO 2 UFO]

Me too !

Girlfriend said our C6 Z06 will have to go soon while we were on our way to Goodwood last Monday. She got told in no uncertain terms that was never going to happen - and never is a long time.

The Zee and me went to Le Mans last year and flew around as part of a 6 or 7 Vette convoy. Needs doing again this year !

And Mitch of Bauer Millett fame, why haven't you answered my call to your mobile about a week ago ? Please check your mesaages, Sir !

Best Regards to all,
Chas and Dee

[timbo48]

Thanks for that, best sound at LM for me. A couple of years ago was standing at the Dunlop esses with a plastic glass of 1776 and leaning on the fence. Diesels raised not a ripple on the surface, LMP1s with petrol caused a slight disturbance, Corvettes almost caused the lager to jump out of the glass. Hope the GT2 cars are the same this year, unfortunately I won't be there, damn it.

[*Al*]

I went to LeMans for 9 years consectuctive and the sound of the Corvette will stay with me for ever! Awesome.

[PunterCam]

team will said:

sizequeen13 said:

thats gt5 isnt it?

Exactly what I thought!

In all seriousness, it is a computer image isn't it?

[JimexPL]

Could do with one of these in my garage -

[555ST]

GTO 2 UFO said:

Me too !

Girlfriend said our C6 Z06 will have to go soon while we were on our way to Goodwood last Monday.

Hi Chas and Dee,
Spotted you on the road heading south between Midhurst and Cocking. I was in the antithesis of a Z06 - a Polo Bluemotion - which I'm sure you didn't give a second glance!
Best,
Stephen.

[Regiment]

5 USA said:

Yup! Pure rolling thunder!

In 6 weeks time I'll have the hotel window open and fall asleep to the sound of them running through the night....

Hotel window, that's terrible. You need a tent and a spot right next to the track to truely appreciate Le Mans . Think i got about 3 hours sleep on the Sunday morning last year before we all went to the concrete steps on the start/finish line and sat there, watched the cars go by and dozed off. The Corvettes and that Saleen were monstrously loud but still didn't stop me napping...neither did the thousands of French people that surrounded us and shouted abuse everytime a Peugeot dropped out.

Edited by Regiment on Tuesday 3rd May 12:28

[vetteheadracer]

Anyone fancy a vette fix this weekend? Get yourselves along to Donnington as the Dutch Supercar Challenge series is visiting and they feature three ex P&M Corvettes, a C5R and two C6R chassis.
I'm looking forward to hearing all three plus 2 TVR Sagaris V8s, 4 Moslers a Marcos LM600 which will rival the vettes for aural pleasure, a Viper an Aston Martin DBRS9 and a car with a great name a K1 Attack roadster!

All part of the Britcar weekend at Donnington this weekend

http://www.donington-park.co.uk/pages/donington-pa...

[Pilgrim20vt]

Regiment said:

...neither did the thousands of French people that surrounded us and shouted abuse everytime a Peugeot dropped out.

Last year that would have been a LOT of shouting

[mulsanne64]

Don't worry - the Vettes sound as good as ever! If you look closely at the rear of the Larbre car at the test, it's actually running a revised aero valence from one of the two factory Vettes, specially shipped over for evaluation.