-THE LEADERBOARD- LAUNCH // OCTOBER 2011
COVER SHOT
THIS MONTHS COVER SHOT IS A 2009 CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR-1 CONVERTED INTO A TRUE GRIP RACER.
I STARTED THIS BUILD OFF KEEPING THE VETTE IN THE S700 CLASS BUT QUICKLY LEARNED ABOUT THIS SUPERCAR'S POTENTIAL AND FOUND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE FULLY MODIFIED.
THIS CORVETTE NOW WEIGHS IN AT 2,667 LBS. AND IS POWERED BY A C6.R RACING MOTOR THAT HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A TURBO CHARGED BEAST LITERALLY THUMPING OUT 976 HP AND 833 LB-FT TORQUE.
THE CAR FALLS INTO THE R3 CLASS AT A 790 RATING. KNOWING THIS CAR WOULD NEED A GOOD TUNE I BEGAN PURCHASING SEVERAL TUNES AND FINALLY FOUND MY OWN TUNE THAT WORKED FOR MY STYLE. GRIP OVER SLIP FOR THIS HOTLAPPER.
THE PAINT, HOWEVER, WAS NOT IN-HOUSE. I LOOKED FOR A RACE REPLICA AND FOUND THIS GEM. I PURCHASED THE PAINT FOR $10,000.00 FROM lx hornet ON THE STOREFRONT.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST QUALITY PAINTS I HAVE FOUND FOR ANY CAR. I EQUIPPED THE WHEELS WITH THE ADVAN RGII AND PUT THE SIZE UP TO 20 INCHES. THE CAR HAS THE STANCE OF A PURE BRED RACECAR. YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW IT STARTED AS A "PLANE JANE" ZR-1 JUDGING BY THE QUALITY!
DUE TO THE PROGRESSION WITH THE MANUFACTURERS I WAS ABLE TO FULLY EQUIP THIS CAR AS YOU SEE FOR UNDER $25,000.00 INCLUDING THE PRICE OF THE CAR! A BENEFIT OF OWNING FM3 WAS HAVING THIS CAR GIFTED.
WRITTEN BY: lxl 1894 ICEMAN