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Old 06-25-2009 | 11:38 AM
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Cool VIDEO: MotorTrend pits Corvette ZR1 against F/A-18 Hornet



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The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 has dominated everything in its $100,000 price range, and quite a few supercars that double or triple its MSRP. With just about everything with four wheels subservient to the ZR1, MotorTrend decided to forgo cars and trucks for something with a bit more boost.

MotorTrend's Aurthor St. Antoine thought a more credible contender against the ZR1 would be an F/A-18 Hornet from the Blue Angel squad. So it was Blue Devil vs. Blue Angel, with one vehicle doling out 638 hp and able to hit 60 in 3.3 seconds, and the other capable of mach 1.8 and packing 32,000 pounds of thrust. It doesn't exactly sound like a fair fight, but the race is pretty simple: the first to the one-mile mark wins.

Hit the jump to find out who comes out victorious in the battle of the bow tie vs. Navy fighter jet. If you're not into all the hoopla surrounding the ZR1 and the Blue Angel F/A-18 and you just want to see the race, skip to about eight minutes in. We're pretty sure this race was just an excuse for St. Antoine to get in the cockpit of an F-18, but we can't say we blame him.


http://www.autoblog.com/2009/06/24/v...-f-a18-hornet/
Old 06-25-2009 | 12:19 PM
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sick!
Old 06-25-2009 | 12:44 PM
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kelly clarkson WTF? LMAO
Old 06-26-2009 | 10:21 PM
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love those flyby sound clips of the zr1
Old 06-26-2009 | 11:45 PM
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Cool video, but Youtube comments make me want to puke... and then run around sterilizing people.
Old 06-27-2009 | 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by 89IROC
kelly clarkson WTF? LMAO
LMAO, reminded me of 40 Year old Virgin. I can't believe that was the safety word.
Old 06-27-2009 | 12:39 AM
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THis is old. They did a video on the worlds fastest C5 and a jet a few yrs ago. But i dont remember who made the video.



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