Friday 2nd March 1990
At the Firestone Test Center near Fort Stockton, Texas, a team of drivers completed a two day trial during which they set a dozen land speed records with a Corvette ZR-1 and a Corvette L-98. Cars were in near stock condition, minus mufflers and catalytic converters. Records broken included 5000 miles in a time of 28:46:12.462, 5000 km in a time of 17:40:53.748, and 4221.256 miles in 24 hours. Average speed for all record runs were 170-175 mph. The ZR-1 set the 24-hour record, driving over 4200 miles at an average 175-mph. Drivers were: John Heinricy (Corvette Development and Validation Manager), Jim Minneker (Powertrain Manager), Scott Allman (Chassis Development Engineer), racers Tommy Morrison, Don Knowles, Stuart Hayner, Scott Lagasse, and Kim Baker.
