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A hardtop convertible Chevrolet Corvette Z06 will be the pace car for the 107th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday 28 May, Chevrolet said today. This is the first generation of Corvette Z06 to offer a hardtop convertible, with capability ability to “serve on track at any speed and provide open roof comfort on the street,” Chevrolet claimed. Corvette has paced the 500 more times than any car. The 2023 race is the 34th time for Chevrolet dating back to 1948; the 20th time since 1978 for the Corvette.
With a Red Mist (not to be confused with the racer’s meaning of that term. Ah, the perils of a young communications staff.) Metallic exterior paint and two-tone Jet Black and Sky Cool Gray with Torch Red accents on the interior, the ‘Vette also has the requisite marketing Indianapolis 500 logos. Spider-design forged aluminum wheels finished in Tech Bronze are part of the package, which likely will be marketed to street buyers.
The 2023 Corvette Z06 has a 5.5-liter LT6 engine that is rated at 670 horsepower, giving it the claim to be the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 ever in any production car. It will not however the fastest Corvette – Electrifying – Fastest Corvette in History is a Hybrid. The Carbon Aero package on the pace car supplies 734 pounds of downforce at 186 mph, more than any other Corvette as near as we can tell.
See IMS.com for tickets and more information on all Month of May events and activities at IMS, which is now, thankfully, owned by Roger Penske. Also see Corvette Z06 GT3.R 2024 Racecar Shown at Daytona; Penske Automotive Group SEC 8K Filing – Cuts Credit Costs; Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette to Pace 2021 Indy 500; The Brickyard – Honda vs Chevy at Indy 500 Sunday.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
Corvette Z06 is Pace Car for 107th Indianapolis 500
Click the Corvette for more.
A hardtop convertible Chevrolet Corvette Z06 will be the pace car for the 107th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday 28 May, Chevrolet said today. This is the first generation of Corvette Z06 to offer a hardtop convertible, with capability ability to “serve on track at any speed and provide open roof comfort on the street,” Chevrolet claimed. Corvette has paced the 500 more times than any car. The 2023 race is the 34th time for Chevrolet dating back to 1948; the 20th time since 1978 for the Corvette.
With a Red Mist (not to be confused with the racer’s meaning of that term. Ah, the perils of a young communications staff.) Metallic exterior paint and two-tone Jet Black and Sky Cool Gray with Torch Red accents on the interior, the ‘Vette also has the requisite marketing Indianapolis 500 logos. Spider-design forged aluminum wheels finished in Tech Bronze are part of the package, which likely will be marketed to street buyers.
The 2023 Corvette Z06 has a 5.5-liter LT6 engine that is rated at 670 horsepower, giving it the claim to be the most powerful naturally aspirated V8 ever in any production car. It will not however the fastest Corvette – Electrifying – Fastest Corvette in History is a Hybrid. The Carbon Aero package on the pace car supplies 734 pounds of downforce at 186 mph, more than any other Corvette as near as we can tell.
See IMS.com for tickets and more information on all Month of May events and activities at IMS, which is now, thankfully, owned by Roger Penske. Also see Corvette Z06 GT3.R 2024 Racecar Shown at Daytona; Penske Automotive Group SEC 8K Filing – Cuts Credit Costs; Mid-Engine Chevrolet Corvette to Pace 2021 Indy 500; The Brickyard – Honda vs Chevy at Indy 500 Sunday.
About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn. He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe. Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap. AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks. Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.