Can you believe this "Z07" is a 9-second street car?
forged rules for three
classes. In addition to the "bone stock" class, theres "modified"
(without nitrous), and the main attraction, "Run What Ya Brung."
This is the no-holds barred, heads-up class, which was our main reason for
attending. We wanted to see who was the fastest.
The
last two years, Viper was fastest. But the tide would turn this year if Sriyantha
Weerasuria, called S.W. for short, had his way. As proprietor of Elite Motorsports
in Austin, S.W. is known for hot Corvettes, including his latest, a 2001 Z07.
Whats this? S.W. bored and stroked a Z06 to seven liters and named the
result, appropriately, Z07. (Editors note: Look
for a feature on this Z07 soon).
At
the july 1 Viper/Vette Shootout, S.W. had two main contenders for King of
the