Drag Racing Results - Bone Stock ZR1 Runs 10s on Factory Tires

This past Monday my father and I took the '09 ZR1 up to a last minute private rental at MIR put on by Ranger of corvetteforum fame. This was the first time we ran the car since the April rental where I turned an 11.05 on stock tires and Ranger ran a 10.98 on drag radials in the car. We had a little better air than April but it was pretty close. We ended up with 2 new record times for a bone stock ZR1 and stock with drag radial. These times may be the quickest confirmed 1/4 mile ETs of any bone stock street legal production car avaliable in America.

10.851 @ 129.89 w/ 1.708 60' Bone stock on stock tires, me driving

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDA2mrdpR7s

10.730 @ 132.46 w/ 1.72 60' stock on drag radial, Ranger driving.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBXnXJa17rE

Check out the full story here http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c6-corvette-zr1/2446927-new-record-times-for-stock-zr1.html

10.85 straight from the factory? Thats awesome!:drool:

Thats great but what is the sticker on that baby not that i can afford it anyway. LOL

Simply put, exceptional.

Holy S**t. Not to take away from the ZR1 but a Z06 with a S/C will probuce approx the same power. It there something the ZR1 has that aids in the increadble times other than that monster motor? God that thing sounds beautiful!!!!!!!

Great driving Neal and John!

Congrats.....outstanding times.

I remember a stock z06 that ran 10.90's with tires only.
still very nice. should go much quicker

how is the 60' worse with drag radials?

I remember a stock z06 that ran 10.90's with tires only.
still very nice. should go much quicker

10.90's? Stock Z06? That's seems like a super fast time for stock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=469NvIOiz7U

I think the ZR1 still has more in it. Should be more than a couple tenths faster than a Z06.

im not surprised.
look at the mph 129-132 :eek2:

how is the 60' worse with drag radials?

We put the drag radials on late in the day and that is when Ranger took some pass (I did all the stock tire passes). He only did 3 passed , hot lapped, in a row. Every single one was a 10.73x. He did pull a 1.68 60' time on the last pass but it was not the best ET as the car may have been heating up some. We are just scratching the surface on the drag radial we have confidence that we will see 10.5s once we get a little more experience with the DRs.

the first guy just shifted slower than the second the car took off good with the first driver with out DRs. Good runs

I think the ZR1 still has more in it. Should be more than a couple tenths faster than a Z06.

Yes, I agree that it has more in it. The ZR1 has only been out a year and only a hand full are making it to the track. The best Z06 times came after a few years and may passes at the strip. We are still learing how to best drive the car. It is different than the Z06, different launch, different shift points, different gearing. I think we will see 10.7s on stock tires and 10.5s on drag radials.

the first guy just shifted slower than the second the car took off good with the first driver with out DRs. Good runs

Ranger is a shifting machine, he consistantly got +2mph more than me out of the car just by his percison and speed. Before these last 2 rentals it had been many years since I had done any drag racing in a manual tranny car.

That is rediculous! in stock form
FRIGGIN AWESOME:chug:

Yes, I agree that it has more in it. The ZR1 has only been out a year and only a hand full are making it to the track. The best Z06 times came after a few years and may passes at the strip. We are still learing how to best drive the car. It is different than the Z06, different launch, different shift points, different gearing. I think we will see 10.7s on stock tires and 10.5s on drag radials.

Sounds good, can't wait to see what you guys can wring out of it with some more seat time!

Sounds good, can't wait to see what you guys can wring out of it with some more seat time!

A few more passes and some better weather and the ZR1 might go 10.60 @ 134-135 on 18" drag radials. All they need to do is catch a sunny day with the DA around -1500 or better and watch out!

I met Ranger this past summer and he's a really good driver and coach too.

Congrats, both passes looked very good.

The DR pass shifted much quicker. If you could get your shifts as quick as "ranger" you would have seen 10.7 or maybe into the 10.6. Very impressive!!!

Sounds like pure sex!

I know these car sticker over 100g and many people will say "oh give me 50g to sink in my car and I will run circles around that ZR1!!" But if the ZR1 breaks he can drop it off to the dealer for warrenty work, just clean the rubber from the wheel wells! You can't beat that!!

I know these car sticker over 100g and many people will say "oh give me 50g to sink in my car and I will run circles around that ZR1!!" But if the ZR1 breaks he can drop it off to the dealer for warrenty work, just clean the rubber from the wheel wells! You can't beat that!!

Another thing is from what I understand you can spend all the money in the world and you won't get it to handle like the ZR1 also. It doesn't cost that much to make a 9 seccond car anymore. So a drag race with 20-30 grand you have a stock ZR1 beat.

They are sweet looking and that things sounds awesome!

Daaayyyum.. Thats fast.. I'll take 2 please, lol.