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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]

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UPDATE 3: High-res gallery at Winding Road!
UPDATE 2: VIDEO added after the jump!
UDPATE: Awesome pic of the ZR1 (below) found at Corvetteforum.com. Clearly a number of people were taking pics of the car in the paddock, so more images should be inundating the net as we speak.

click above image to view larger pic on Corvetteforum.com

Turns out that the rumors were true and the Corvette ZR1 was in attendance at Laguna Seca Raceway this evening. The Blue Devil, however, was wearing the same Velocity Yellow color as its racing brethren, as well as the familiar black coverings we've seen in so many spy photos that cover the most interesting parts.

The ZR1, however, was not officially unveiled as some reports suggested. Motor Trend reports that the car was trotted out onto the track, did a couple hot laps, and was loaded back on the trailer and left, presumably back to Detroit. It was fairly uneventful and we didn't see anything we haven't seen before, but perhaps Motor Trend can sell its pics to Jalopnik for $1,000 and make some money for its trouble.

Click HERE to view the much sought after pic of the Corvette ZR1 lapping Laguna Seca.

[Source: Motor Trend, Corvetteforum.com]

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Well, based on the fact that BadBoyVettes has what appears to be a shot of it in its transporter, we have to wonder if that might indeed be the case. Standard-issue Z06es don't wear hood camo, nor do they rock the serious power dome clearly hiding beneath it in the photo above. Let's go into 100% speculation mode here for a moment:

  • BBV follows the C6.Rs from race to race.
  • The C6.Rs are in Monterey for the ALMS season-ender at Laguna Seca.
  • The photo above is likely the ZR1, and hence was also probably taken at Monterey.
  • The Velocity Yellow finish on the depicted car matches the C6.Rs base color.
  • We're going to go out on a limb and guess that GM's going to have the disguised ZR1 at the race.
Seriously, why not? Nissan generated mountains of buzz by trotting the masked GT-R out at places like Goodwood ahead of its reveal. Doing so with the ZR1 at an event where Corvette Racing is one of the major draws is a good way to get Corvette fans energized. Sure, we could be 100% wrong, but why else would there be a prettied-up, camouflaged car in a color that ties into the race team (and that hasn't been snapped by spy photogs yet, as far as we know) at Monterey?

Well, probably at Monterey. BadBoyVettes is such a tease. We'll have to see what happens over the weekend.

[Source: BadBoyVettes.com]

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