1990 ZR-1 Speed Record: Aver 24-Hour 174.885-MPH! – 2 VIDEO
Race-prepared, Stock 1990 ZR-1 Shatters a 50 Year 24-Hour Speed Record – 2 Video Below! (This story first appeared in the May 2017 issue of...
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THE KING IS BACK!!! The New 2019 ZR1 Corvette: The Facts
2019 C7 ZR1 Corvette: The King Is Back! Of course, only the Corvette engineering gods have driven the new ZR1, so us mere mortals will have to wait and be satiated with images and words. The Car and Driver December 2017 story quotes Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter describing the ZR1 as, “… the most we know how to do…” He also describer the ZR1 as, “… a high-powered grand touring car.” Yes indeed, GRAND!
Morrison 1990 ZR-1 Speed Record: Aver 24-Hour 174.885-MPH! – VIDEO
Relive the historic 1990 Corvette ZR-1 endurance run where Morrison’s team averaged an astonishing 174.885 mph over 24 hours. Powered by the LT5, the C4 ZR-1 proved it could compete on the world stage, establishing Corvette as a true high-speed performance benchmark and cementing its place in modern Corvette history.
Vette Videos: 1992 C4 ZR-1 Corvette Promotional Video
Even though the big news for the ‘92 Corvette was the LT1 350 engine with 300-horsepower (a 50-hp jump from the previous L98 engine), the 375-horsepower ZR-1 continued to get most of the attention. The ZL-1 and it’s LT5 engine had proven itself in March 1990 when the Morrison Motorsports ZR-1 shattered a 50-year 24 hour average speed record, recording an astonishing 175.885-mph speed!
The engine was so stout that engine builders, such as Corvette racing legend, Kim Baker, were building LT5 engines that were pulling horsepower figures in the low 600-plus range, WITHOUT the use of turbos, roots, or centrical superchargers! The LT5 was arguably one of the strongest engines to ever work under the hood of a Corvette.
The Art of the C4 ZR-1 LT-5 Corvette Engine
While 3-deuces had been around for over 10 years on Pontiacs, seeing that big triangular air cleaner atop of the already enormous big-block stuffed into the ‘67 Sting Ray was almost better than a Playboy centerfold!
