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Old 02-25-2009, 07:50 PM   #1
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Thumbs up John Heinricy Tests the Hennessey ZR1

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Old 02-25-2009, 10:03 PM   #2
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wow - Heinricy went to work for Hennessey? I hope he gets paid in cash Hennessey's cheques are not really worth anything

And if they did post a 1:38 lap, then why not show that lap with telemetry.

Hate to say, but for the cost of the ZR1 plus the mods, a 1:38 is not that impressive. - it's farging fast, but not that impressive - stock 996 GT3 with a good driver will run 1:40.

The PS2's are the limiting factor, and for a true comparison, I would like to see what Heinricy could do with a stock ZR1 at MSR.

The most impressive part of the lap is the 140mph+ back straightaway speed - thats fast.. but the mid corner speeds are not that much more than a well driven C6 Z06.

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Old 02-26-2009, 03:37 AM   #3
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Very nice sound ! And it's powerful, but how much more than stock ZR1 ?

edit : oops, saw it at the end
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Old 02-26-2009, 04:04 AM   #4
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Originally Posted by RC45 View Post
wow - Heinricy went to work for Hennessey? I hope he gets paid in cash Hennessey's cheques are not really worth anything

And if they did post a 1:38 lap, then why not show that lap with telemetry.

Hate to say, but for the cost of the ZR1 plus the mods, a 1:38 is not that impressive. - it's farging fast, but not that impressive - stock 996 GT3 with a good driver will run 1:40.

The PS2's are the limiting factor, and for a true comparison, I would like to see what Heinricy could do with a stock ZR1 at MSR.

The most impressive part of the lap is the 140mph+ back straightaway speed - thats fast.. but the mid corner speeds are not that much more than a well driven C6 Z06.
This is all true, but was he really at 10/10's? What if he was just at 9/10's etc for testing purposes?
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:13 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by 79TA View Post
This is all true, but was he really at 10/10's? What if he was just at 9/10's etc for testing purposes?
Still - anything with Hennesseys name on it I take with a HUGE grain of salt.

I bet thats why they hired Heinricy, to get some legitimacy to their claims.

I find it odd that they claim a 1:38 lap, but dont have telemetry/video of it.
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Old 03-12-2009, 04:19 AM   #7
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Were you able to glean anything from this video, RC? While the lap time isn't displayed, was it a good lap time? How does it compare to that of Camzilla's?
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