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[RC45]

...a brief moment today...

A tidbit of info about the new C6 Z06 somehow ended up in my little corner of JW...

http://www.motorworld.net/forum/show...18159&start=20

So I posted a thread on Z06Vette.com about a minute later.

http://www.z06vette.com/forums/showt...t=70048&page=1

Well - it took off from there and less than 24 hours later these were the types of emails that Web Masters all over the grand Al-Gore created InterWeb/s were receiving....

---------------------------- Original Message --------------------------- Subject: Corvette Photo From: [email protected] Date: Wed, November 10, 2004 11:26 am To: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir, My name is Mike xxxxxxx and I'm the xxxxxxx of Broadcast Communications for General Motors. I've noticed that you have one of GM's embargoed photographs of the 2005 Corvette on your website. Since this image is embargoed until January 10, 2005, I am asking that you remove the image from your site until the embargo is lifted. While I don't expect you to tell me who provided you with the image, I am wondering if you would tell me if you received the image before Noon on Tuesday, November 9. If there is any confusion regarding usage of GM's embargoed images or if you would like to discuss the situation with me, I can be reached through email, or by phone at 313-665-xxxx. Thank you for your help with this matter. Mike xxxxxxxx ---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: C6 Z06 Pics From: [email protected] Date: Wed, November 10, 2004 4:42 pm To: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Sir, Please remove the pictures that are part of the following: DIGITALCORVETTES.COM > C6 Corvette > C6 Corvette - Z06 & C6R > Is this it? These pictures are the property of General Motors. Please contact me so we can discuss this issue in further detail. Thanks, Robert xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Securitas Computer Forensic Investigator General Motors Corporate Security Office 313.665.xxxx Cell 313.xxx.xxxx

The likes of GMInsidernews and LS1TEch.com and and LS2.com and DigitalCorvettes.com etc across the vastness of Bushes Internets all posted threads based on that single thread I started based on a single anonymous tidbit I received here at JW.

So - when people say they are connected - let's know and respect them for being connected - because they are...

JW IS the automotive centre of the universe... hehehehe

This is the offending image - and JW posted it FIRST - before ANYONE else!!!

[yg60m]

LOL, I save this image before it disappear And now you have direct contacts with GM boards

[RAMAN]

Damn! Too late.....on a separate note, what the hell does a "Securitas Computer Forensic Investigator" do anyways??

[deth]

haha..nice! saved! as far as "Securitas Computer Forensic Investigator" i think they hunt around and try to find ppl like RC posting 'embargoed' photos

[DMbaseball1604]

haha, yeah...you should call them up on a weekly basis to see how things are coming haha

[HeilSvenska]

Fascinating. I wonder if car makers keep taps on the JW and others for ideas. I would. It'd be foolish for a company to ignore reactions to its own cars. But I don't believe in marketing research though.

[yg60m]

BTW, did you also show the coloured PS pics ?

[RC45]

Originally Posted by yg60m BTW, did you also show the coloured PS pics ?

I tried - but by now all the other forums are too scared to post the images - and only allow links..

This is the other bit of information that had everyone talking and posting up a storm on hundreds of forums across the Net..

* 6-piston front and 4-piston rear calipers
* Cross-drilled rotors
* Aluminum engine block with 104.8-mm bores and pressed-in liners
* Forged steel crankshaft with 101.6-mm stroke
* 6-bolt, forged steel main bearing caps
* Titanium connecting rods
* Cast aluminum flat-top pistons
* Racing-derived CNC-ported aluminum cylinder heads with 70-cc chambers
* 56mm titanium intake valves
* 41mm sodium-filled exhaust valves
* 11.0:1 compression ratio
* Composite manifold with 90 mm single-bore throttle body
* Camshaft with 15-mm (.591-inch) lift
* Dry-sump oiling system
* 7000-rpm redline
WEIGHT: 3130lbs/1420kg

500hp/475lb-ft torque.

Here are the other colour pics for your general consumption..

[HeilSvenska]

I think you should really put the pics away RC45. You don't want to get sued. Or god forbid should GM try to shut JW down.

[yg60m]

Does a JW staff member received a mail from GM ? I don't think so ...

[racer_f50]

Originally Posted by HeilSvenska I think you should really put the pics away RC45. You don't want to get sued. Or god forbid should GM try to shut JW down.

they're not hosted on JW, so i dont think anything would happen like that.

kinda crazy how protective of their pics GM are, way to go RC in causing such chaos

[possessed_beaver]

thanks RC45, gotta love freedom of speach.

they aren't under any legal obligation to remove the pics?

are they?

why not host them somewhere outside the united states.

[nthfinity]

omfg! thats great JW! im sure this is the first of many more
i was away at work and all this chaos has erupted all over the forums! man, intence, nuts! well done JW
i love how the picture keeps re-apparing in your posts! lmao!

[DeMoN]

Wow so much fuzz on an image! Its not like its so much different from the standard C6...

[bmwmpower]

this C6 is not bad