News from the Ring - Page 2

newb · 05-20-2016, 02:43 PM

May 18th from Nurburgring... Confirmed as written

DenverTaco07 · 05-20-2016, 02:55 PM

We are hearing stuff from him like:

"Best high performance team in the business...this (ZL1) tore up the ring"

"5th Gen ZL1 owners, start saving up, cuz this thing is a beast"

"There are no words to describe what we will eventually share with everyone about the Camaro ZL1 performance, except Holy ________!!!!! ( fill in the blank here with appropriate expletive). Enjoy the torture of waiting. It will be worth it! I kid you not."

I don't see him saying this without the news being top 20 at Nurburgring. We expect it to do well, so why all the hype if it isn't something big.

oakaro68 · 05-20-2016, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07

We are hearing stuff from him like:

"Best high performance team in the business...this (ZL1) tore up the ring"

"5th Gen ZL1 owners, start saving up, cuz this thing is a beast"

"There are no words to describe what we will eventually share with everyone about the Camaro ZL1 performance, except Holy ________!!!!! ( fill in the blank here with appropriate expletive). Enjoy the torture of waiting. It will be worth it! I kid you not."

I don't see him saying this without the news being top 20 at Nurburgring. We expect it to do well, so why all the hype if it isn't something big.

Well as much as I'm wanting it to be big news, it could be a marketing strategy (think psychological ops) to get us all hyped up about a product they want to sell.

I know it's going to be fast. I also know I'll be in the market for one next year. As much as I want it to be faster than xyz car, and I'm sure it'll hold up very well, I don't really care as much. This thing will definitely be wicked fast. It's not a car you'll be able to reach limits on every day roads. A track will really be (mostly) the only place you can actually push this car to it's limits, and I'm sure I'll reach MY limit much sooner than the limitations of this ZL1

I absolutely cannot wait to experience that.

OldJedi · 05-20-2016, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by oakaro68

Someone mentioned in another thread that the red Z/28 at the ring had ohio plates, is this correct? Al O. made it sound like the manufacturers 'rented' out the ring and so only professional drivers were out during that time. Can anyone shed light on this?

Al owns a red 2015 Z28 he drove to Camaro Fest in Bowling Green. I do not remember the type of plates on the car.

fattyz28 · 05-20-2016, 11:05 PM

After looking at the lap times on the Nurburgring site, the new zl1 must have beat the zr1 making it the fastest Gm vehicle offered for the track. That would make me ecstatic if I was the chief. Just speculation on my part. Regardless of the time or real horsepower number, the car looks great. Kudos to the team that put it together.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 05-23-2016, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DenverTaco07

We are hearing stuff from him like:

"Best high performance team in the business...this (ZL1) tore up the ring"

"5th Gen ZL1 owners, start saving up, cuz this thing is a beast"

"There are no words to describe what we will eventually share with everyone about the Camaro ZL1 performance, except Holy ________!!!!! ( fill in the blank here with appropriate expletive). Enjoy the torture of waiting. It will be worth it! I kid you not."

I don't see him saying this without the news being top 20 at Nurburgring. We expect it to do well, so why all the hype if it isn't something big.

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Originally Posted by oakaro68

Well as much as I'm wanting it to be big news, it could be a marketing strategy (think psychological ops) to get us all hyped up about a product they want to sell.

Or he could just be really, really excited. I can imagine I would be excited if my team of people were putting in extra hours, improving the car as though it were a personal challenge, and if the car was getting faster, and faster, and faster! :happanim:

Al is not known to be tightly scripted.

DenverTaco07 · 05-23-2016, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

Or he could just be really, really excited. I can imagine I would be excited if my team of people were putting in extra hours, improving the car as though it were a personal challenge, and if the car was getting faster, and faster, and faster! :happanim:

Al is not known to be tightly scripted.

We should find out in 3...2...10...9...20...19...

Tr6 · 05-23-2016, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

Al is not known to be tightly scripted.

No kidding. The man is a jedi master, playing all sorts of mind games. He has had the experience to become one haha.

HDRDTD · 05-23-2016, 09:35 AM

Those of us that are lucky enough to know Al, know that Al does NOT BS.

If Al says it, you can take it to the bank.

Al is a very down to earth guy and is a Camaro fanatic through and through.

SpeedIsLife · 05-23-2016, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by HDRDTD

Those of us that are lucky enough to know Al, know that Al does NOT BS.

If Al says it, you can take it to the bank.

Al is a very down to earth guy and is a Camaro fanatic through and through.

Eh...he's still a hype man trying to build excitement, and successfully doing so.

He also said that people would be "pleasantly surprised" about the 6th Gen prices, that didn't quite pan out.

Tr6 · 05-23-2016, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

Eh...he's still a hype man trying to build excitement, and successfully doing so.

He also said that people would be "pleasantly surprised" about the 6th Gen prices, that didn't quite pan out.

Debatable really, all up the interpretation personally. Considering it's better than an M4 which costs 80k loaded vs 50-51k.

Also people got spoiled with the prices of gen5's new and used. Dealerships doing massive incentives, the used market for it, even new ones are not new as in, gen6 is out which is the real new car etc.

Does AO get the hype built up a bit? Of course but it isn't unprecedented. Quality and performance facts do not lie.

*Mr. Wyndham* · 05-23-2016, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by HDRDTD

Those of us that are lucky enough to know Al, know that Al does NOT BS.

If Al says it, you can take it to the bank.

Al is a very down to earth guy and is a Camaro fanatic through and through.

This is all very true.

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Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

Eh...he's still a hype man trying to build excitement, and successfully doing so.

He also said that people would be "pleasantly surprised" about the 6th Gen prices, that didn't quite pan out.

If he didn't hype, he wouldn't be representing the brand he's so enthusiastic about very well...and thus, not doing a good job as Chief Engineer and representative of the brand.

But he hasn't ever really hyped something that wasn't grounded in reality. People's relative opinion, notwithstanding.

That all said, the reason I said anything at all is because people like to interpret benign comments as some hidden gospel all the time, and apply their own opinions to it.

I don't think this is a good time to do that. All we know for a fact is....the ZL1 is GOOD. VERY GOOD. According to Al: "Holy ________"

OldJedi · 05-23-2016, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tr6

No kidding. The man is a jedi master, playing all sorts of mind games. He has had the experience to become one haha.

Trained him well I did

Zeke.Malvo · 05-23-2016, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

Eh...he's still a hype man trying to build excitement, and successfully doing so.

He also said that people would be "pleasantly surprised" about the 6th Gen prices, that didn't quite pan out.

+1

It's like when Fbodfather promised a "big honkin V8" in '09 in the 5th gen when it was first being released, but then was only offered with the standard small block as expected.

05-20-2016, 02:43 PM	#15
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05-20-2016, 02:55 PM	#16
DenverTaco07 Drives: 2017 SS 1LE, 2017 Volt, 2013 Pilot Join Date: May 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 4,274	We are hearing stuff from him like: "Best high performance team in the business...this (ZL1) tore up the ring" "5th Gen ZL1 owners, start saving up, cuz this thing is a beast" "There are no words to describe what we will eventually share with everyone about the Camaro ZL1 performance, except Holy ________!!!!! ( fill in the blank here with appropriate expletive). Enjoy the torture of waiting. It will be worth it! I kid you not." I don't see him saying this without the news being top 20 at Nurburgring. We expect it to do well, so why all the hype if it isn't something big. __________________ 2017 SS 1LE \| HBM \| Vortech V3-Si supercharger (620RWHP and 575ft lbs) \| PDR \| Black Bowties \| Illuminated Front Black Bowtie \| Illuminated Door Sills \| Smoked Tails \| vented seats mod

05-20-2016, 11:05 PM	#19
fattyz28 Drives: 20 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: AR Posts: 113	After looking at the lap times on the Nurburgring site, the new zl1 must have beat the zr1 making it the fastest Gm vehicle offered for the track. That would make me ecstatic if I was the chief. Just speculation on my part. Regardless of the time or real horsepower number, the car looks great. Kudos to the team that put it together.

05-23-2016, 09:35 AM	#23
HDRDTD Drives: 2013 Triple Black ZL1 Vert M6 ECF Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Trenton, Michigan Posts: 7,047	Those of us that are lucky enough to know Al, know that Al does NOT BS. If Al says it, you can take it to the bank. Al is a very down to earth guy and is a Camaro fanatic through and through.

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