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Old 12-19-2011, 03:37 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by tooslow View Post
There isn't one. There is not going to be one, either. Ford has already stated multiple times it only ran the GT500 on the 'Ring recently for engineering purposes only. Is it really that big of deal? I mean, even if Ford were to better the unofficial ZL1 time, are they really going to gain any significant sales from doing so? Contrary to popular belief, GM and Ford are in the business of selling cars. Bragging rights are typically only the concern of consumers and websites/forums. In two cars with such a small demographic of buyers as the ZL1 and GT500, I'd guess there's not going to be too much cross shopping going on; at least not enough to make any dent into the bottom line of either company.

It's only the die-hard Camaro and Mustang fans that really seem to put any stock in having bragging rights between the two cars. Wasted energy IMO.
Don't pretend that GM didn't send the ZL1 to the 'ring for engineering purposes though. Thats the main reason they, and just about everybody else goes there. GM simply told everyone what their best time was.
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