Launch Control 


I realize many of you folks have had the chance to hit extremely high speeds in various types of cars. This weekend I was one of the twelve lucky recipients that won the raffle for a ride in the ZR 1 at the GM Proving Grounds at this years National Convention. Man, what a ride! The driver just happened to be one of the guys that developed "Launch Control" and was quite happy to demonstrate it's function. From a dead stop, Luke (the engineer) hit the button, the tach jumped to 4000 rpm, he dumped the clutch and we were gone! Straight threw the gears, within seconds we were well over 100 mph. Prior to launching we had just completed a few laps reaching 160 mph on the oval track. I was amazed at how smooth the car rode at such high speeds! For sure a ride I'll never forget! Many thanks to all involved!!! Can we do it again!



I realize many of you folks have had the chance to hit extremely high speeds in various types of cars. This weekend I was one of the twelve lucky recipients that won the raffle for a ride in the ZR 1 at the GM Proving Grounds at this years National Convention. Man, what a ride! The driver just happened to be one of the guys that developed "Launch Control" and was quite happy to demonstrate it's function. From a dead stop, Luke (the engineer) hit the button, the tach jumped to 4000 rpm, he dumped the clutch and we were gone! Straight threw the gears, within seconds we were well over 100 mph. Prior to launching we had just completed a few laps reaching 160 mph on the oval track. I was amazed at how smooth the car rode at such high speeds! For sure a ride I'll never forget! Many thanks to all involved!!! Can we do it again!

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