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The Corvette ZR1X and ZR1 are Now the Fastest American Cars on the Nürburgring
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this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2025
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I expected much more from a 1250hp mid engine sports car
The people driving these are engineers who worked on them and not race car drivers.
I’m sure there will be faster lap times in the future.
Some of these drivers hold lap records at respected race tracks across America.
2025 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Races into Action with Five Track Records
Year the article went on for a whole paragraph about how experienced the drivers were, even if they find a better driver it's not going to get near the top of that list.
Is this context they were being generous. They drive them at the Milford proving ground normally and aren’t trying to set records. The cars speak for themselves here so they let what I’d consider an amateur set them.
90% of these peoples day to day isn’t driving or racing cars.
"GM also highlighted the experience of their drivers at the Nürburgring. Aaron Link has 800 laps at the Nürburgring while Brian Wallace has 425 laps and Drew Cattell has 600 laps."
Not Milford
This just sounds like an attempt to deflect criticism. "Oh I wasn't really trying", either put up or shut up. These are their times and they will continue to be until someone beats those times with stock cars.
Also the drivers are actually good, so it's a bit misleading to paint them as amateurs.