Z06 @ nurburgring

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Jan Magnusson took four laps in the new Z at the 'Ring, under less than ideal conditions according to Motor Trend. The conditions were hot and muggy and done on treaded tires.

"To put that lap in perspective, it's within fractions of a second of the best times ever set by Porsche's hard core 996 GT2 and about 10 seconds faster than the best laps by such exotics as the 493-horse V-10 Lamborghini Gallardo and the 617-horse, supercharged V-8 powered Mercedes Benz Mclaren SLR. .... "the only production car that's gone faster at the 'Ring is Porsche's $450,000 Carrera GT."

Hall of Fame at the 'Ring:

Porsche Carrera GT ........ 7 min. 32 sec.
Corvette Z06 ................ 7 min. 42 sec.
Porsche 996 GT2 ........... 7 min. 42 sec.
Pagani Zonda S ............. 7 min. 44 sec.
Lambo Murcielago .......... 7 min. 50 sec.
Lambo Gallardo ............. 7 min. 52 sec.
Merc Mclaren SLR .......... 7 min. 52 sec.
Corvette C6 ................. 7 min. 59 sec.
Porsche 911 ................. 8 min. 07 sec.
dodge Viper GTs ........... 8 min. 10 sec.

 

[Chris Draper]

Here's a pic from a Danish car magazine.

 

[Wyodude]

Just drove the Nurburgring myself

Hey, these are awesome photos and although my times were slightly slower than 7:42 (ha), I drove the Nordschleife two weeks ago. It was one of my adult life dreams and it was worth every minute of waiting. Awesome! I started a new thread concerning my trip. Let me tell you....do it if you ever get the chance!

 

[Rob]

Looks like the Z06is in damn good company.