Automobile Takes New Corvette Z06 to the Track

Are you feeling a bit groggy today as you try to fight through to get to the weekend? Well let me give you a little pick-me-up, courtesy of 650 angry American horses.

Automobile has been testing the new Z06, and they decided that with a supercharged 6.2-liter V8, the only sensible place to give it a good workout was at the Chuckwalla Valley Raceway.

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What we see in the video below is more than three minutes of noise and action as the big red ‘Vette blasts around the track. Automobile’s Editor-at-Large Arthur St. Antoine is the man behind the wheel and he gives us a play-by-play of every corner and straightaway, as well the occasional check of the G-Meter.

The noise is great, the visuals are intense, and best yet, he’s driving a proper Z06 with three real pedals. From the sounds of it, he can really nail a good heel-toe downshift.

I’ll shut up and let you get to it. It’s only three and a bit minutes long, so you can watch it before your next scheduled meeting. Enjoy, and don’t forget that the weekend is just a day away.

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via [Automobile Magazine]