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ZR-1 Franz · 06-01-2013

When I began to drive Corvettes, my first one was a '74 Coupe, many people here
could not understand. I often was asked, why I would not drive an European sports car.
I never wanted, even the Corvette's reputation wasn't good here. In German car
magazines the Corvette did not often get fair critics. Me for myself often told those
who criticized the Corvette, that the day would come when they all would shut their big mouths! And this day came and you could not read a lot about this record in European car magazines.
This is what the Europeans understand as "fair". I think
there was no European sports
car at this time which would have been able to get this record and the Europeans
had to take a purpose built race car, yes this VW is a race car, to beat the ZR-1.
May be they would never have it this way easy, if they had to drive it in Fort Stockton.
In Nardo you have side rails on the whole track, it is much better illuminated and so on.
All of these facts make me so proud to have a ZR-1 in my garage, especially here in
Europe!!!!

06-01-2013	#48
ZR-1 Franz Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Solothurn, Switzerland Posts: 144	Re: endurance record When I began to drive Corvettes, my first one was a '74 Coupe, many people here could not understand. I often was asked, why I would not drive an European sports car. I never wanted, even the Corvette's reputation wasn't good here. In German car magazines the Corvette did not often get fair critics. Me for myself often told those who criticized the Corvette, that the day would come when they all would shut their big mouths! And this day came and you could not read a lot about this record in European car magazines. This is what the Europeans understand as "fair". I think there was no European sports car at this time which would have been able to get this record and the Europeans had to take a purpose built race car, yes this VW is a race car, to beat the ZR-1. May be they would never have it this way easy, if they had to drive it in Fort Stockton. In Nardo you have side rails on the whole track, it is much better illuminated and so on. All of these facts make me so proud to have a ZR-1 in my garage, especially here in Europe!!!! Last edited by ZR-1 Franz; 06-01-2013 at 07:54 AM.