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Originally Posted by fresh_Z06
I'm with you RC45, common sense should prevail here. Guys, it's a blue Z with black rims. If any one else receives Corvette Quarterly, there is an article in there about 24 hour testing of a white Z06 at Virgina's International Raceway by the Corvette team. Guess what that Z is wearing - yep, black wheels.  |
MAkes sense to me--they'll be black after lapping the ring anyway. Any hard testing is going to make those shiny rims dirty and ugly. If folks are taking pictures, you'd want to hide all the brake dust. Black rims.
Although, I wonder if they're kicking themselves for sending over a blue one instead of a red or yellow one?
I guess I can see how they might have done it on purpose--like I explained before, the press and everyone starts thinking a 7:40 is the best a Blue devil can do, and then this amazing time makes the cover of one of the major mags, and it shouts, "Z06 turns 7:40 on the Nurburgring." Whammo--the rumours played their part by throwing everyone off the scent. And then, there is still the Blue Devil floating around in development--menacing the CGT and Enzo, easily capable of times that will embarass the $400k+ cars.
If I was working at GM, I'd be watching all this drama and laughing to myself.
