VIDEO: Lap of Laguna Seca from inside Corvette ZR1!
The folks at Corvette Quarterly have been holding onto this vid ever since the Corvette ZR1 was trotted out at Laguna Seca in October for a hot lap. In it we get a cockpit's view of the track from inside the most powerful Corvette ever produced, but aside from the visuals, we really get rockin' to the soundtrack that features a distinct and glorious supercharger whine right at the beginning as the car's leaving the pits that just can't be denied. And while the driver was taking it easy, there's plenty of tire screeching and V8 rumbling to the redline that can be heard, too. Enjoy!
[Source: Corvette Quarterly]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Jared 3:40PM (12/06/2007)
watching in-car footage of the corkscrew always scares the bejeezus out of me.
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nissanfreak87 3:45PM (12/06/2007)
the corkscrew scares me in video games, haha
AlmsFan 3:48PM (12/06/2007)
That LS9 sounds sweet. The LS7 still sounds better, you can't mistake the sound of a bigblock. The C6Rs at the track are awsome.
I bet you get a chill down your spine when you hear the whine and feel the horsepower of the supercharger!
Carlos 4:08PM (12/06/2007)
It's not a big block, or atleast GM likes to think that haha.
That car sounds so great, but I can't help but notice how much pitch there is upon launching the car? Maybe it was just the camera?
Harrity 4:35PM (12/06/2007)
The LS7 is NOT a big block.
It is a 427.x (closer to 428, actually) cubic inch small block V8.
:)
Chris Vitale 4:02PM (12/06/2007)
Is it just me, or is anybody else experiencing youtube problems? I can't get the vids to download more than half way!
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TheOne442 4:23PM (12/06/2007)
just you, sorry
Chris Vitale 4:34PM (12/06/2007)
Damnit. My computer, my moms, and my girlfriends are all having the same issue. I want to hear this thing!
Chris Vitale 4:34PM (12/06/2007)
Damnit. My computer, my moms, and my girlfriends are all having the same issue. I want to hear this thing!
paul34 6:16PM (12/06/2007)
Same here, Chris. It's not your computer, it's just the YouTube servers being too heavily loaded to fully speed the video download. Always seems to happen around this time... continues into the night, usually.
Carlos 4:09PM (12/06/2007)
Haha I also like at the end of the video. "Like the exhaust?"
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Golferal 4:16PM (12/06/2007)
Who's the puss behind the wheel? My 70 year old mom could drive faster than that.
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epilonious 4:21PM (12/06/2007)
youtube links of you driving laguna seca better, or you're chock full of crap.
(Gran Tourismo doesn't count)
TheOne442 4:23PM (12/06/2007)
He got ya on that one!
Andrew 4:23PM (12/06/2007)
The guy was just playing around. He wasn't going that slow, I mean maybe early braking in one corner, came out of a corner real soft, but he had sqealing tires in almost every turn.
naggs 4:39PM (12/06/2007)
he obviously was not pushing it hard
doesnt mean he is a bad driver
David(Postal) 4:53PM (12/06/2007)
so he braked before the corkscrew? You realize this car isn't even in PRODUCTION yet. He drove it pretty hard for a car you need to be careful with!
why not the LS2/LS7? 5:13PM (12/06/2007)
He pushed it pretty hard through 5, then let up almost completely on the run up the hill.
Still the car got to show some potential.
seoultrain 6:15PM (12/06/2007)
I'm sure they told him to take it easy on the corkscrew, being a pre-production model and all. He actually got on the power really early on turn 5. At least a lot earlier than I can in video games. He obviously wasn't going 100%, but his lines were good, as far as i can tell.
Golferal 6:48PM (12/06/2007)
@epilonious
You make the arrangements and I'll oblige.