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Well until then. It's the 1LE. I guess that's the answer I seek. I actually don't see it happening. But we'll see. |
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07-31-2012, 02:26 PM | #128 | |
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I'm sure when the 1LE RPO code existed in the past that the Camaro owners of that time knew what the 1LE was. For example, I didn't get into Camaros until 2002 when I bought my '94. My 94 isn't a 1LE, but I still know they had the 1LE RPO code for 4th gens.
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07-31-2012, 02:27 PM | #129 | |
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LOL!!! If all buyers drove like that, then they could all be test drivers. No, a random pro driver could not drive as well as the development engineer (who is a professional driver too). The development engineer knows the car like the back of his hand. They know its faults, they knows its weaknesses. They have spent countless hours test driving.(i.e. Aaron Link drove 40 laps, over 3 days, around the Nurburgring to get 7:41 in the ZL1). Aaron Link is to GM, what Gene Martindal is to Ford, what Jules Bianchi is to Ferrari, and what Valentino Balboni was to Lamborghini. |
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07-31-2012, 02:28 PM | #130 |
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Good analogy - but admittedly I got goosebumps a little thinking of Aaron Link being compared to Valentino Balboni.
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07-31-2012, 02:29 PM | #131 | |
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Thank God for Sang Yup Lee. |
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07-31-2012, 02:30 PM | #132 | |
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I've always kinda of felt this way. |
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07-31-2012, 02:32 PM | #133 |
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Part of it too might be attributed to the internet too... Being a Camaro fan in today's time with the ability to not only find tons of information on current models and RPOs but also past history makes us more knowledgeable now. Back then (not to make you sound old) aside from the dealerships the best resource was probably magazines which definitely doesn't give the full exposure that we have with today's connected-ness. Lap times announced and we've already seen 3 different "reviews" for the 1LE So in any case - we'll see what happens from here on out -- will 9th gen Camaro owners know what a 1LE is or not? That's the question
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07-31-2012, 02:39 PM | #134 | |
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Well, it would be almost impossible to bring a Z28 now. They have put so much into making the ZL1 the ultimate track car. And the 1LE has shown it's moxy. To make a Z28 would mean it kind of has to fall somewhere between almost. If the ZL1 would have leaned straight line rather than state of the art road course then the Z28 would have a place. I think I just derailed this thread. |
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07-31-2012, 02:40 PM | #135 |
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Atleast for the 5th gen.
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But I will be going to the next race! It's like 8 minutes from home on Circuit Gilles Villeneuve,Montreal. The #57 Stevenson Camaro GT won last year! Let's hope they can repeat. http://www.motorsport.com/grandam/ne...ntreal-gt-win/ This was the Land of the racing GEN3 1LE back in the days... Players Series/GM Motorsport. http://www.playerschallengeseries.ca/Production_nos.htm
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07-31-2012, 03:22 PM | #139 | |
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You must be talking to people who have very little interest in cars. You can NOT call yourself a car enthusiast, you definitely can't call yourself a Camaro enthusiast, if you don't know what a ZL1, COPO, Baldwin-Motion or Yenko Camaro is. Most people recognize Z/28, but that is only because Chevy slapped that name on so many cars that didn't truely represent what a Z/28 should have been. |
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07-31-2012, 03:37 PM | #140 |
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Flash Back People! lol 20 years ago...
Camaro Enthusiast March 1992. A brief history into how 1LE came to be. As well as listing of magazine articles that featured information on 1LE.
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